Thousands of Manitobans sign up to be organ donors following Humboldt tragedy
CBC.ca
Transplant Manitoba now has more than 27,500 people signed up to be organ donors and they hope to keep the momentum going. Next week is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness week, and the registry hopes to reach 30,000 registrations by …
Don’s epic run to inspire organ donationIrish Examiner
More demand than supply when it comes to organ donationHalifaxToday.ca
POLL: Have you signed on to be an organ donor?Oak Bay News
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Push on to fill transplant registry
Winnipeg Sun
To keep the momentum going, and in conjunction with National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week from April 22 – 28, a goal of 30,000 new registrations has been set by the end of the month. As of Friday, the registry has 27,500 registrations. Reg …

Manitobans inspired by Humboldt player’s organ donation
Winnipeg Free Press
The number of Manitobans registering to be organ donors has skyrocketed in the week since the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash. The story of 21-year-old defenceman Logan Boulet’s decision to donate his organs has inspired people across the country to …
Thousands of Manitobans sign up to be organ donors following Humboldt tragedyCBC.ca
Record set for Manitoba donor registry after Humboldt Bronco’s bus crashGlobalnews.ca
‘Only silver lining’: Forks family honors son’s organ donation at annual walklehighvalleylive.com
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‘Only silver lining’: Forks family honors son’s organ donation at annual walk
lehighvalleylive.com
That decision would help improve the lives of more than 50 people, his mother, Amy Souders, said this week. On Sunday, Souders and about 30 family and friends of her late son will take part in the 23rd annual Donor Dash in Philadelphia, a fundraiser …

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Organ donors surge after Broncos bus crash
My Grande Prairie Now
“People feel they have a much closer connection, whether it’s, ‘I’ve travelled on a bus,’ or, ‘I put my kids on a bus every weekend for lacrosse,’ or, ‘there’s a kid in my daughter’s class who had a heart transplant.’ We’re just so much more encouraged …
Sask. hits pause on pursuing presumed consent for organ donation …CBC.ca
More than 7000 Albertans register to be organ donors following late Humboldt Bronco’s leadCalgary Herald
Regina mother calls for organ donor pledges as daughter awaits …Globalnews.ca
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Mark Dobson: We’re making good progress and we are closer than ever
Belfast Telegraph
As I look to the future of continuing to promote our journey and how people faced with renal failure can return to as normal a life as possible through a transplant, I once again encourage you to have that conversation with your loved ones. There are …

Siblings attend launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2018
The Avondhu Press (press release)
Siblings Michael Kiely and Annette Beston attended the National Launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2018 in the Mansion House Dublin recently, six years after Annette donated one of her kidneys to allow for Michael’s kidney transplant operation …
Major milestones reached on Organ Donor Awareness WeekAnglo Celt
Matt backs Donor AwarenessThe Argus
Carlow garda urges organ donationThe Nationalist
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Giving the Gift of Life
Munster Express
The Irish Kidney Association’s Organ Donor Awareness Week runs until Saturday April 7th. Volunteers are out and about across Waterford this week in an attempt to raise vital funds. ORGAN Donor Awareness Week is being marked throughout the country this …

You don’t need sight to have vision
Clare Champion
YOU don’t have to have sight to have vision. Those are the words of Lahinch woman Aine Mae O’Mahony, whose determination never to quit in the face of adversity provided inspiration to others at the national launch of the Irish Kidney Association’s …