Apr 14, 2022 | News, Press, Press Releases
Winner of USA Today’s 2021 Best of Humankind Awards, 66-year-old Mark Scotch, termed the phrase “Organ Trail” to describe his cycling journey he started to raise awareness about living organ donation. Scotch’s fourth trail began in March. He rode his bicycle...
Mar 31, 2022 | News, Press, Press Releases
The first three, algebra, geometry, economics are learned in school. The last one, compassion, is learned along the way to adulthood. Maybe at home. Maybe at a place of worship. Maybe, even, in school. This is the case with Tom Murtaugh, he mastered all four. ...
Mar 23, 2022 | News, Press, Press Releases
Update 5/6/2022: HBCU medical schools to tackle organ transplant disparities A Historical Snapshot Experts say minority and rural communities are underserved. As early as the 1970s, advocates in the organ transplant community were seeking ways to better engage...
Mar 16, 2022 | News, Press, Press Releases
(originally posted March 2021) Receiving a new kidney through an organ transplant offers a second chance at life for patients who have longed to live a normal life free from years of suffering. A kidney is one of those organs that can be donated by a living donor...
Mar 10, 2022 | News, Press, Press Releases
Jim Reineking of USA Today, gives readers an explanation of the video below showing professional soccer players Kljestan and Hegardt exchanging jerseys, “In 2010, Galaxy player Sacha Kljestan — then a member of Chivas USA — visited a cancer patient at Children’s...
Feb 3, 2022 | News, Press, Press Releases
PRESS RELEASE: BlowUpRadio.com New Jersey Internet Station to Host Virtual Benefit Concert for National Foundation For Transplants A special donation page will be set up on the National Foundation for Transplants website for people to donate during the webathon....
Feb 1, 2022 | News, Press, Press Releases
Shown above: NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora (an organ donor) died recently from injuries suffered when an armed domestic violence suspect kicked through a door and opened fire. (Photo source: NYPD) Slain New York City policeman, Officer Wilbert Mora, told his family of...
Jan 18, 2022 | News, Press, Press Releases
Everyone has an opinion about whether to wear a mask, receive the vaccine, or social distance during these times. That’s understandable although most doctors and scientists agree that if our society adheres to these basic standards, we can help save lives. ...
Jan 11, 2022 | News, Press, Press Releases
When Jeanie married her high school sweetheart, Tony Clark, they looked forward to a long, blissful union. They settled down in Oklahoma and started their family. They raised two children, a son and daughter, both of whom excel in their chosen careers: the son as a...
Jan 4, 2022 | News, Press, Press Releases
On the first day of the year, Americans enjoy watching two events to celebrate the new year: The Rose Bowl Game and Rose Parade. Two spectacular events produced by the Tournament of Roses. Among the many floats in the parade is Donate Life’s float built by...
