Name: Giving Tree Dedication Ceremony 2026
Start: 2026-06-26T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-06-26T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Island Prairie Park

A new organ and tissue donor memorial tree is dedicated each year at Island Prairie Park in Frankfort, IL the evening before The Maddog Strong’s Annual Miles for Maddog Awareness Walk that passes the park each June. Join us at Island Prairie Park (7700 Frankfort Square Road Frankfort, IL) this year on June 26th from 7-8pm to honor 2025’s deceased donors.
Do you have a donor hero or a living donor that you would like to be included in our dedication? Please fill out this Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejSedawozvcr0YHm849ehl9z2nWF8Up_cMfHBwr9MaWCWzRw/viewform
IF YOU ARE A DONOR FAMILY & PLAN ON ATTENDING IN-PERSON: Please email [email protected] the name of your donor hero & that you will be attending the event.
The Maddog Strong Foundation and the Frankfort Square Park District created the first living memorial to organ and tissue donors in the Chicago Southland: The Giving Trees at Island Prairie Park in Frankfort Square. The Giving Trees are individual trees dedicated to organ and tissue donors from various years.