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Talk about giving a gift

BoardBuzz was touched by this story we first heard about on Good Morning America. It seems eighth grader Morgan Corliss needed a kidney and when family donors weren't able to help, a very special donor stepped up: her middle school principal. BoardBuzz is always overwhelmed by educators who go above and beyond, and this principal is truly going the extra mile.

Jim Friel, the principal at Morgan's middle school, barely knew the eighth-grader, but he did not hesitate. "I just had this overwhelming feeling," Friel said. "It's the right thing to do." "I've spent 24 years of my life trying make a difference in the lives of kids, and if this isn't making a difference in the life of a child, I don't know what is." Doctors told Friel to expect several weeks of pain and missed work -- sacrifices that discourage many people from becoming donors. "There's no way I can ever thank him so that it's enough," Morgan's mother said. "She'll be able to go to those school dances. She'll be able to play outside -- do all those things and live a teenage life." Friel is undergoing more blood tests to ensure he's a good match for Morgan. So far, all signs look promising for a transplant next month.

In this holiday season, what could be a more selfless act of giving than this? We love the warm-fuzzies, and this is one of the fuzziest.

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on December 19, 2007 (boomark / email).