{"id":400497,"date":"2026-08-07T19:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T19:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/400497\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T19:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T19:30:17","slug":"celebrating-the-gift-of-life-lifegifts-2nd-annual-hopefest-comes-to-west-texas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/400497\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the gift of life: LifeGift\u2019s 2nd annual HopeFest comes to West Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; The West Texas community is gearing up for a vibrant, family-friendly celebration of life. On Saturday, August 8, 2026, LifeGift will host its second annual HopeFest from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Texas Tech University Recreational Softball Fields in Lubbock. The free event honors organ, eye and tissue donors across 109 Texas counties while raising awareness for donor registration. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Anyone who attends can enjoy a complimentary ballpark lunch, including hot dogs, walking tacos and Frito pies, rounded out with sweet shaved ice treats from Bahama Bucks <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">LifeGift says they will feature: <\/p>\n<p>Softball Showdown:\u00a0A 6-team tournament featuring Covenant Health and University Medical Center, with awards for Best Team Name, Best Uniform, and the Championship Trophy.The Honor Path:\u00a0A touching tribute created by donor families in remembrance of their loved ones.Family Fun:\u00a0Activities including a HopeSpot selfie station, face painting, crafts, and music by DJ with TJ.Kite Flight Helicopter:\u00a0The Covenant Children\u2019s medical helicopter and transport team landing on-site for interactive tours.First Responder Vehicles:\u00a0Up-close exploration of a Lubbock Police patrol unit and a Lubbock Fire Department fire engine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">LifeGift\u2019s HopeFest offers hope for men, women and children waiting for life-saving organ, eye and tissue transplants in West Texas. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Currently, more than 11,000 Texans are waiting for these transplants. Organizers are hoping the event inspires more people to register as heroes. <\/p>\n<p>When:\u00a0Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Where:\u00a0Texas Tech University Recreational Softball Fields, 10th Street &amp; Texas Tech Parkway, Lubbock, TX 79409<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Celebrating the gift of life: LifeGift\u2019s 2nd annual HopeFest comes to West Texas\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786131017_769_AXRQ5IGIHBHK3FYFGSXUWI6DJQ.jfif.jpeg\" width=\"980\" height=\"872\" \/>Celebrating the gift of life: LifeGift\u2019s 2nd annual HopeFest comes to West Texas(LifeGift)<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; The West Texas community is gearing up for a vibrant, family-friendly celebration of life.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400481,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[140556,140555,140558,1071,140554,168,170,169,35584,1769,140557],"class_list":["post-400497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-august-8","tag-bahama-bucks","tag-donor-registration","tag-hot-dogs","tag-lifegifts","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news","tag-organ-donation","tag-texas-tech","tag-texas-tech-softball-fields"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}