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2011 Inspire Awards by Donate Life Hollywood

2011 Inspire Awards by Donate Life Hollywood

When: Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 at 10:00pm

Donate Life Hollywood (DLH) is making final preparations for the 2011 Inspire Awards, which will be held June 22 at Hollywood’s historic Avalon Theater. The awards show is held each year to celebrate positive organ donation storylines on television and in film. Find out more at DonateLifeHollywood.org.

There’s still time to vote for your choice for Donate Life Hollywood Person of the Year award, which will be presented at the event. Nominees are Jack Black, Grizz Chapman, Ann Lopez, Brad Ellis and Ryan Merriman. Vote today. Also on June 22, DLH will launch an online Donate Life Film Festival that will feature six filmmakers and recognize patrons – Variety, MarketCast, Twentieth Century Fox and the Joseph Helfgot Foundation.

Writers and producers will be recognized for creating donation-related stories:

  • Boston Med - Episode 8
  • Desperate Housewives - Susan’s kidney storyline
  • Entourage - “Buzzed”
  • ESPN’s E:60 - “The Gift”
  • Family Guy - “New Kidney in Town”
  • General Hospital - Jake’s organ donation
  • Glee - “Special Education”
  • Grey’s Anatomy - “These Arms of Mine”
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show - Tara Storch interview
  • The Nate Berkus Show - The Ogbuji family
  • The NFL Today - Chris Henry feature
  • The 5th Quarter - Independent film