135 Pageviews Read Stories
- EIN 27-2091960
- (352) 224-1600
- 4039 W Newberry Rd Gainesville FL 32607 USA
- www.fivepointsoflife.org
- Facebook page
- 5PointsofLife
- Add to Favorites
Promote This Nonprofit
Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: To educate and raise awareness on the five ways to share life with others through lifesaving donations.
Programs: Raising awareness of the ways to share life with others through the donation of blood, marrow, cord blood, organ and tissue. Promoting awareness through marathons and other sporting events. Five points of life foundation holds its annual Race Weekend event in Gainesville in February, which includes a Marathon, Half Marathon, Marathon Relay, 5K, 5K/Half Marathon Challenge and Kids Marathon races. Five Points also organized kids' marathon events in 9 other cities, 2 golf tournaments in Gainesville and Birmingham, a bourbon tasting and one-miler run, raising awareness of the ways to share life with others through the donation of blood, marrow, cord blood, organ and tissue. Promoting awareness through presentations and distribution of education materials in various schools. Five points of life in the classroom program is taught at schools and reaches children ages 5 to 18 through curriculum designed for specific age groups. The curriculum is delivered in one class period and explores the science behind donation through hands-on, interactive elements and the social responsibility of donation. Over 145,000 students have been taught the curriculum.