Gift of Life Donor Program: Nation’s Leader for 15 Years
Gift of Life staff, community and hospital partners continue proud history of saving lives together
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Rose Parade to Celebrate Leah’s Legacy
A floral portrait of tissue donor Leah Wahl of Delaware will be featured on the Donate Life Float in the Tournament of Roses Parade on January 2, 2023. Leah was […]
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Over 40 Central PA organ donors honored in Gift of Life ceremony
by Hallie Jacobs DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — More than 40 Central Pennsylvanians who donated their organs, tissues, and corneas to save hundreds of lives are being honored as heroes. The ceremony […]
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Gift of Life Donor Care Center opens at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
First intensive care unit of its kind in Northeast U.S. will maximize each deceased organ donor’s life-saving impact
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Philadelphia woman receives new kidney years after her daughter donated
Althea Fogle understands the importance of organ and tissue donation as the mother to a donor hero and the recipient of a life-saving kidney transplant
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Couple hold cookout in memory of their late son and his gift of life
Austin Lee Davis’ passion was cooking. To honor his memory and legacy as a donor hero, Austin’s parents Andrew and Amy Manker held the Purple Panda Memorial Cookoff. Proceeds from […]
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Upper Darby High trainer Brian Smart remembered at Donor Dash
Family and friends of beloved Upper Darby athletic trainer Brian Smart walked the track at Upper Darby High School ahead of the Gift of Life Donor Dash to remember Brian on his […]
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Woman remembers husband whose organs helped save the lives of 5 people
John Evans was generous in life and death. When a brain aneurysm took his life in 2019, he saved five lives through organ donation.
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Pennsylvania exceeds 5 million registered organ and tissue donors
Every organ donor has the potential to save eight lives and help even more through tissue donation.
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Gift of Life transplant coordinator explains organ donation process for both families and recipients
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — It takes dozens of people to make a transplant happen. The transplant coordinator is a crucial one, working for both the donor family and the recipients. “You’re […]
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