Provo, Sept.— The James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness (JRI) hosted “Share the Beat”, a benefit that raised awareness and support for organ donation at the Sundance Resort’s Outdoor Amphitheater. James Redford hosted this special evening celebrating hope in transplantation through music, inspiration and awareness.

“Share the Beat” featured appearances by: James Redford; Robert Redford; James Denton, the infamous plumber, Mike Delfino, from the Emmy nominated hit show Desperate Housewives; Jeffrey Dean Morgan, from the Emmy nominated series, Grey’s Anatomy; and Nathaniel Parker, who is known as Inspector Thomas Lynley from the BBC mystery series, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and stars in the Emmy and BAFTA nominated Masterpiece Theatre production of Bleak House.

Award winning singer/songwriter, Rivers Rutherford, performed his hits, including the 2002 ASCAP Song of the Year, Real Good Man and When I Get Where I’m Going (nominated for both the ACM and CMA Song of the Year). Alana Grace, who is being hailed by Teen People as “the next Alanis Morissette” performed her song Black Roses Red from the film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

Other special guests included: Ryan Merriman, The Ring 2; Bobby Joyner and Park City’s own Alexa Wilkinson.

JRI is a non-profit organization that uses the power of media to encourage people to make a lifetime commitment to be organ donors and to have that message spread to their friends and family.

Funds from the event will help support JRI’s new youth produced animated Public Service Announcement workshops and educational outreach initiatives on the web. By giving young adults the opportunity to share their voice with their peers, and in turn their families, they will learn how they can take action so that their wishes are carried out and more lives can be saved.