2026 Donor Celebration Service

Each year, one day on the MERI calendar stands apart from the rest. On October 3, 2026, we came together for our annual Donor Celebration Service to honor the people at the heart of everything we do: the donors who chose whole body donation, and the families who carried out their wishes with love.

Every day at our Memphis facility, physicians, surgeons, nurses, and EMTs build skills they’ll rely on for the rest of their careers. That training is only possible because someone decided their final act would be one of giving. Their gift to medical education and research continues long after that decision is made, carried forward by every clinician who learns from them. The MERI | Genesis team is honored to be entrusted with this incredible act of courage.

To the families who spent the afternoon with us: thank you for sharing your loved ones with us, and for trusting us to care for them. We know that saying yes to donation isn’t always easy. We work to earn that trust at every step, from the first day through the day we return your loved one to you.

We’re also thankful to Hot Graphics, Global Security Services, MNB Architecture, and Mid South Mortuary whose generous support helped make this year’s service a fitting tribute to the donors we honored.

To each donor remembered on October 3, 2026, and to the families who stood beside them: your generosity will shape the care patients receive for years to come. Your legacy lives on in every lesson learned.