BAY CITY, MI - A Bay City man who once saved a 10-year-old stranger's life by donating his kidney to her is embarking on a mission to synergize 7,000 kidney donations in 2026 by spreading awareness of his story, his cause and his journey.

"Name one nonspeaking autistic to get into an Ivy League grad school," writes Woody Brown, a nonspeaking author with autism, via email, having recently received an MFA from Columbia University.