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Tayden Tomblin, 17, died after suffering a head injury while skateboarding on Thanksgiving

The family of the Santa Barbara, Calif., teen donated his organs in accordance with his wishes and called it a “profound honor” that he helped seven people

A GoFundMe established for the family will help create a non-profit in his name that advocates for helmet use and provides protective headgear for kids

The family of a teen who died from a head injury sustained while skateboarding on Thanksgiving has donated his organs — and now, they’re working to set up a nonprofit advocating helmet use in his name.

Tayden Tomblin, a 17-year-old high school senior from Santa Barbara, Calif., was visiting family and friends in Palos Verdes for Thanksgiving when he fell and injured his head

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