http://www.donors1.org/rss/ Press releases documenting events and happenings at Gift of Life Donor Program. en-us Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:12:00 -0500 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:12:00 -0500 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification donors1 Feed Generator Copyright 2012 Donors 1. All Rights Reserved. 1440 http://www.donors1.org/g/pop_logo.gif http://www.donors1.org/rss/ 48 52 http://www.donors1.org/about/press/fhgroundbreaking http://www.donors1.org/about/press/fhgroundbreaking <p>What started out as a dream centered on helping families through the transplant process is now a reality.</p> Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.donors1.org/about/press/ndlm2010 http://www.donors1.org/about/press/ndlm2010 <p>Springtime arrives each year with the promise of new life. At Gift of Life Donor Program, there is no better time to highlight organ and tissue donation and the second chance at life it affords thousands of people each year.</p> Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.donors1.org/about/press/2010teamkickoff http://www.donors1.org/about/press/2010teamkickoff <p>Gift of Life is organizing the next group of transplant recipients, living donors, donor family members and supporters for the 2010 U.S. Transplant Games. From July 30 to August 4, 2010, Team Philadelphia will be in Madison, Wisc. giving it their all and sharing more experiences with others who have also found their second chance through a life-saving organ transplant.</p> Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.donors1.org/about/press/dash10release http://www.donors1.org/about/press/dash10release <p>PHILADELPHIA - Fifteen years and tens of thousands of runners and walkers have helped to make the annual Dash for Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness our biggest event each year.</p> Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.donors1.org/about/press/2009recap http://www.donors1.org/about/press/2009recap <p>Gift of Life Donor Program announced that 439 individuals gave gifts of life through organ and tissue donation in 2009, making this region the most generous in the U.S. and setting a new national record.</p> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.donors1.org/about/press/2010recap http://www.donors1.org/about/press/2010recap <p>High Numbers of Donors Continues to Bring Second Chances for Those in Need</p> Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.donors1.org/about/press/donatelifemonth http://www.donors1.org/about/press/donatelifemonth <p>Renew Your Commitment to Life this Spring by Registering as a Donor</p> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.donors1.org/about/press/dash2011 http://www.donors1.org/about/press/dash2011 <p>2011 Dash sets Gift of Life event attendance records.</p> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.donors1.org/about/press/pairedkidney http://www.donors1.org/about/press/pairedkidney <p>Region's first multi-site paired kidney exchange at Gift of Life.</p> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.donors1.org/about/press/handtransplant http://www.donors1.org/about/press/handtransplant <p>Gift of Life Donor Program assists Penn Medicine in conducting the region's first bilateral hand transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.</p> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.donors1.org/about/press/recordquarter http://www.donors1.org/about/press/recordquarter <p>Regional OPO Gratefully Acknowledges 441 Donors Heading into 2012.</p> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST