< November 2010 >

The Capital Coalition meets the first Monday of every month from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Location: Gift of Life Hershey office, 867 Fishburn Rd. in Hershey.

The Northern Delaware Coalition meets on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, check out the Coalition's website here.

Agenda

• How Gift of Life Works: Presentations by Terri Medina, Multicultural Outreach Coordinator, and Todd Franzen, Community Education Coordinator
• Annouce 2010-2011 Sponsorship Goal

The Central Susquehanna Valley Coalition on the second Monday of the month at 6:30 pm.

For more info on the Coalition, visit its page here.

The Coalition meets the second Tuesday of every other month starting in March at 7 PM at the American Red Cross, 701 Centre Avenue, Reading, PA.

For more information, contact Jay Paris, 610-670-0149, or Luis Torres, 610-775-3355; 1-800-DONORS-1.

Check out the Berks Coalition website.

The Central PA Coalition meets Occurs the second Tuesday of every month from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.

For more info, check out the Coailition's page here.

Liaisons meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the Gift of Life Donor Program office. The group's active committees schedule additional meetings to plan events and promotions.

For more information, visit the group's webpage here.

Hearts of Gold meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at the Gift of Life Donor Program office.

For more information about Hearts of Gold, visit the group's webpage here.

The Lehigh Valley Coalition meets the second Wednesday of the month, at 7:00 pm.

For more information, visit the Coalition's page here.

This is a one day, highly interactive program that focuses on the role of critical care staff in utilizing and sharing best-demonstrated practices for referring potential organ donors to the organ procurement organization, providing support for families of potential organ donors, and maximizing clinical donor management.

Attendees will be given focused information to allow them to become a Donation Champion, one who role-models and shares key information to assist colleagues in carrying out these best practices in real time.

• This program has been approved by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) for 6.5 Contact Hours, Synergy CERP Category B, File number 00015877.
• This program has been approved for a maximum of 6.5 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063, Course #202092007.

Who Should Attend? ICU and ER Nurses, Nurse Leaders, Respiratory Therapists, Spiritual Support Staff and Anyone Who May Care for a Potential Organ Donor

Registration is now CLOSED (full) for this session! Please contact Allison Baldwin, Hospital Services Assistant at (215) 557 -8090 ext 1212 to be placed on a waiting list for future sessions.

Thank you!

Members of faith communities across the country will recognize the most precious gift of life-saving efforts - through organ and tissue donation during National Donor Sabbath. This three-day observance, occurring the second weekend of November (12th - 14th), is a special time for religious leaders to educate their congregations and promote discussion about the critical need for organ and tissue donors.

Faith-based groups are encouraged to participate and all National Donor Sabbath materials are provided FREE. For more information please contact Terri Medina at 1-800-DONORS-1 or tmedina@donors1.org.

Multicultural Affairs Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. at Gift of Life Donor Program, 401 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123. For more information, please call 1-800-DONORS-1 ext. 1172

For more information, visit the committee's webpage here.

The Northeast PA Coalition meets the third Thursday of every month from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.

For more info, check out the Coailition's page here.

The Southern Delaware Coalition meets on the third Friday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, check out the Coalition's website here.

The Cape Atlantic Support Group meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 4:30 pm.

For more information, visit the group's webpage here.