Events

The Big Walkowski is a Brooklyn-based charity basketball tournament hosted by Joel Walkowski. The event is a competitive 3-on-3 basketball tournament that raises funds in memory of organ donor hero Kenny DeForest, who saved five lives with his gifts of life. The 2025 tournament will be held on September 6th at American Playground in Greenpoint at 11am. Come check out the talent and cheer the players on.

To make a charitable contribution to the event, click here. For more information, contact info@liveonnyfoundation.org.

In 2019, Victoria McDonnell suffered a fatal brain aneurysm at the age of 26. She died a hero as an #organdonor. Victoria's last act of kindness was to donate her organs - saving the lives of three people. Please join us at Wolfe's Pond Park in Staten Island at 10am for a 5K race in her memory. This run honors Victoria's life and bring awareness to the need and importance of the gift of life through organ donation and transplantation. All proceeds from Victoria's Run for Life will go to the LiveOnNY Foundation to help organ donor and recipient families.

Register for the race here: here. Make a donation in Victoria's honor here.

Announcing the 2025 LiveOnNY Donor Heroes 5K, dedicated to honoring our donor heroes and their families. Join us for this special run/walk on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at the Fountain of the Planets, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY.

This event is a wonderful opportunity to unite as a community, raising funds to promote organ, eye and tissue donation. Participate as an individual or form a team with friends and family who have been touched by donation. Let’s walk together to support this vital cause.

Hospital teams participating "as a workplace team in a community walk/run promoting organ donation awareness" counts for 50 points on the HRSA 2025 DoNation Campaign Scorecard!

We encourage everyone to join us and invite your loved ones. Together, we can help honor, change, and save lives through organ and tissue donation, celebrating those who have made a profound impact on others' lives.

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Join the 5K for Life Run/Walk in East Islip, NY taking place on Saturday, October 18th. The event will honor donor heroes and support organ donation. Race proceeds will benefit LiveOnNY Foundation.

Register for the event here.

The 2nd Annual Give Life NY 5K Run/Walk in East Meadow, NY is taking place on Sunday, September 19th. The event is being held to to raise awareness for organ donation. The Co-directors of the event, Mindy Davidson and Bob Goldfarb are runners and non-directed living donors, and the race committee is made up of organ donors and organ recipients. Race proceeds will benefit LiveOnNY Foundation.

Register for the event here.