Visions 2019: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month When a loved one passes away – and they had registered to be an organ donor — their family is considered a ‘donor family’. Meet donor mom Dawn Ortiz, whose son Richard checked the box to be a donor when he went for his driver’s permit as a teen. […]
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Meet some of the men and women behind the giving and receiving ends of Gift of Life. KYW Newsradio host Cherri Gregg sat down to interview Joe Pratt and Markita Lewis, a double lung transplant recipient and donor mom. To hear Cherri’s interview and learn Joe and Markita’s stories, click here. Consider saying YES to […]
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For 16 years, children who have undergone a live-saving organ transplant (and their siblings) spend the week out in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania at Mermaid County Day Camp, as part of Camp Jeremy. For one week a year, these recipients get to spend their days swimming, playing sports, and doing arts and crafts with other kids […]
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BLUE BELL, Pa. (WPVI) — They’ve been through a lot, but some special kids in Montgomery County are full of life and having a blast at summer camp. The Action cam was at “Camp Jeremy” Tuesday in Blue Bell. “The Gift of Life Donor” program brought 27 kids, ages 5 through 16, for a week […]
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This past week, nearly thirty children attended Camp Jeremy held at Mermaid Country Day Camp, in Blue Bell, Pa. Inspired by Jeremy Clemens, a young heart transplant recipient who worked as a counselor at Mermaid Country Day Camp, Camp Jeremy brings together children who have undergone a life-saving transplant, and their siblings, for a week […]
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BRISTOL BOROUGH >> The Gift of Life Donor Program honored the Grundy Senators Ice Hockey Club of Bristol on June 8 with its Joseph Colfer Donor Awareness Award. The award, presented during the annual Volunteer Ambassador Recognition Ceremony at the Crowne Plaza in King of Prussia, recognized the team for its outstanding efforts as youth […]
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WEST CHESTER—Timmy Nelson of West Chester received Gift of Life Donor Program’s Soapbox Award at its Annual Volunteer Ambassador Recognition Ceremony, held June 8, at the Crowne Plaza in King of Prussia. Nelson was recognized for his outstanding dedication to educating the public about organ and tissue donation and transplantation. The ceremony celebrated the contributions […]
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On June 8th, 2019, Gift of Life Donor Program hosted its “Volunteer Recognition Ceremony.” The ceremony and luncheon honored more than 180 dedicated volunteers throughout our community at Crowne Plaza in King of Prussia, PA. More than a dozen volunteers, including donor families and organ and tissue transplant recipients, were awarded for their outstanding advocacy […]
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There are so many different types of camps for children: sports, drama, art, sleep away or day camps. But there are also “grief camps” designed for children who have experienced the death of a close family member. Find resources on local camps below.
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Gift of Life is celebrating the contributions of volunteer ambassador, board member, and donor mom Cynthia London. Cynthia became connected with Gift of Life 22 years ago when her son Sipho became an organ donor. In Sipho’s heroic last act, he saved six lives. For 22 years, inspired by Sipho’s dream of becoming a teacher, Cynthia […]
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