Registration is open for the Donate Life Family Fun Run in Baltimore, which supports organ donations in the Maryland and D.C. Metro region.

WJZ is a proud media sponsor of the 17th annual event, which includes a 5K run and 1K walk. It's Saturday, September 27, at the Camden Yards Sports Complex in Downtown Baltimore, with an option to participate virtually.

The race means a lot to heart transplant recipient Dave McLaughlin, who just celebrated the 5-year anniversary of his transplant on August 25. At the time, he had a left ventricular assist device, known as an LVAD, a mechanical pump that kept his heart functioning.

"My heart was down to 10 percent effectiveness, and it was really, really bad at that point," McLaughlin said.

He was placed on the heart transplant list and had to get p

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