Pippa Mann pauses with members of the Carmel police and fire departments.

CFD Public Information Officer Tim Griffin said it was important to the Carmel police and fire departments to help raise awareness for Donate Life Indiana. Griffin said there is an urgent need for registered donors in Indiana and across the nation because every 10 minutes a person is added to the organ donation waiting list, and 22 people die each day waiting. Donate Life has partnered with Pippa Mann and Dale Coyne Racing for the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500,. “Pippa is hooked up with Donate Life for the race, and she’s a real champion of that. She was a real good sport and willing to come out here today and hop in something she’s never done,” Griffin said. “She did an amazing job right off the bat.”

Pippa Mann checks out the CPD S.W.A.T. vehicle that she drove through a course in the parking lot of Northview Church.

Pippa Mann pauses with CFD engineers Scott Stroup and Dan Edwards, who assisted Mann with maneuvering the fire engine throughout the course. For information on registering to become an organ donor, visit donatelifeindiana.org.