Inside the World’s Biggest Gathering of Organ Transplant Recipients

Every year, thousands of people get together to celebrate organs – kidneys, hearts, lungs, livers. They are transplant recipients and doctors and the families of donors and they converge on Cal State Fullerton to raise money and awareness for organ transplantation. This year, the annual event added something new: setting the official Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of organ transplant recipients in one location. Our producer Matt Holzman was there as a participant.


Press Play producer Matt Holzman and his sisters, Janet,
Lisa and Stefanie have all had kidney transplants.

 


Cristina Conlon is an official adjudicator with the Guinness Book of World Records.

 


Press Play producer Matt Holzman was one of 314 people
participating in the Guinness World Record for "the largest gathering
of organ transplant recipients in one location."