Planting hope at Shelby Farms
Artavius Veasey, left, and Marty Jackson plant eight trees May 9 in Shelby Farms near Beaver Lake in conjunction with Mid-South Transplant Foundation to honor the eight lives that can be saved through organ donation. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Wes Hopper with Urban Forestry gives the crowd tips for planting trees at an event honoring transplant recipients and organ donors at Shelby Farms on May 9. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Urban Forestry handed out tress and succulents at an event honoring transplant recipients and organ donors at Shelby Farms on May 9. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Wes Hopper with Urban Forestry plants a tree at an event honoring transplant recipients and organ donors at Shelby Farms on May 9. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Mary Beck with Mid-South Transplant Foundation said a few words to the crowd before a tree-planting event to honor transplant recipients and organ donors at Shelby Farms on May 9. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Wes Hopper with Urban Forestry grabs a "Plant Hope" hat from Mid-South Transplant Foundation before planting trees to honor transplant recipients and organ donors at Shelby Farms on May 9. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Bruce Randolph with the Shelby County Health Department plants a tree at an event honoring transplant recipients and organ donors at Shelby Farms on May 9. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Gay Hannah, a kidney-transplant recipient, shares her story of survival before a tree-planting event to honor transplant recipients and organ donors at Shelby Farms on May 9. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
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Patrick Lantrip is an award-winning writer, photographer and videographer based in Memphis, Tennessee. When not exploring the outdoors, Patrick enjoys spending time with his son, Aaron.
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