OUR MISSION
Founded in 2023, Lax for Life uses the power of sports to save lives by promoting organ donor registration, raising awareness about transplantation, and helping youth, community, and underserved athletic programs gain access to life saving AEDs.
OUR VISION
A world where every athlete, family and community is empowered to save lives through organ donor registration, heart safety, and the power of sport.
OBJECTIVES
Sports Events
Host sports-based events that bring communities together to raise awareness about organ donation, transplantation, and heart safety while inspiring action that saves lives.
Organ Donation Registration
Increase organ donor registrations by educating athletes, families, and communities about the life-saving impact of donation and providing simple, accessible opportunities to register.
Heart Safety & AED Access
Help youth, community, and underserved athletic programs gain access to life-saving AEDs by building partnerships, raising funds, and identifying areas of greatest need.
Awareness & Partnerships
Develop educational campaigns and strategic partnerships that expand awareness of organ donation, transplantation, and heart safety while advancing our mission through the power of sport.
RYAN’S JOURNEY
RYAN’S STORY
In November 2020, Ryan Scoble, a junior defenseman at Mercyhurst University was called home early for the holidays. His father had unexpectedly been diagnosed with late stage heart failure and was fighting for his life in critical care. As Ryan watched his father’s battle to recover and thrive, he couldn’t have imagined what was ahead. A short four months later Ryan himself was pulled from a lacrosse game struggling to catch his breath. He had been battling shortness of breath and fatigue for weeks suspecting allergies. He was mistaken. Ryan himself was in late stage heart failure. He soon learned his only chance of survival was a heart transplant.
Ryan’s eventful journey from the brink of death back to the lacrosse field is ultimately one of hope and striving to fulfill his second chance. Now a recent graduate beginning his professional life, Ryan is focused on raising awareness of organ donation so that others in need can fulfill their second chances.
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