By Austin Colbert, The Aspen Times Derek Fitzgerald gave his chest a tap when asked about completing six Ironman triathlons and countless other endurance races. He hadn’t always been an athlete, but the heart pumping life into his being was a gift so special that 140.6 miles of suffering became anything but. Read the full […]
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By Shawnette Wilson, Fox 29 Philadelphia BRISTOL, Pa. – An ice hockey game and fundraiser was held in Bristol Borough Wednesday night in memory of two teen players. Read the full story here!
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By The LNP Editorial Board, Lancaster Online (LNP) Last Sunday, hundreds attended the Life and Legacy Celebration, honoring organ and tissue donors, their families, and the recipients whose lives were saved, at the Masonic Village Freemasons Cultural Center in Elizabethtown. In Pennsylvania alone, reported LNP’s Junior Gonzalez, more than 7,500 people are on the organ […]
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By Howard M. Nathan and Susan A. Stuart Thank you for covering the important topic of organ donation and raising awareness about the critical shortage of organs for life-saving transplants. Opportunities for donation are extremely rare. Organ procurement organizations (OPOs) work 24/7 to ensure that whenever possible, families are given the opportunity to donate and […]
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Article by CBS21 News The Gift of Life donor program held their annual Life and Legacy Celebration to honor organ donors and their families. View the full story here!
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Article by Valeria De Leon, Fox43 ELIZABETHTOWN, Lancaster County – Gift of Life Donor Program, a non-profit organization, held its ‘Life & Legacy’ celebration on Sunday. View the full article here!
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Article by Junior Gonzalez, Lancaster Online (LNP) Drivers often pay little mind when they check off the box on their driver’s license form to become an organ donor. Ellen Smoll, of Lancaster, certainly didn’t think about it before June 20, 2012. That day, Smoll’s son, Evan Bunting, was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident. He […]
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By: Gianluca D’ Elia, Burlington County Times Cheryl and Frank Cohen are one of the first known married couples to go through the process of donating a kidney together. Read the full article here!
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A portrait of a Steelton organ donor will be featured on a float in the Rose Parade.
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Steelton, PA resident and organ donor Ryan Mohn will be honored during the 2020 Rose Parade. After his tragic passing, Ryan was able to save six lives and enhance 150 more through organ and tissue donation.
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