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Adorable Stuffed Animals Receive “Transplants” to Promote Organ Donation
Visual News Child organ donation is not easy to address, but a new awareness campaign is taking a downright adorable approach, using stuffed animals to educate and build a community that supports donation. Second Life Toys was created by Dentsu employee Akira … Campaign Performs Stuffed Animal Transplants to Teach Kids About Organ DonationBabble (blog) Old parts in new toys teach kids about organ donationThe Asian Age China to Double Organ Transplant Hospitals by 2020YIBADA English Irish Medical Times –KOMO News –China.org.cn all 19 news articles » |
College students turn to crowdfunding for help – KSDK.com
KSDK.comCollege students turn to crowdfunding for helpKSDK.comAccording to the crowdfunding site, GoFundMe, more than 1 million people have used that site to donate to education-related initiatives. Sophomore Lisa Camp, of Webster University, is one su…
Only one-third of population carrying a donor card – Irish Medical Times
Irish Medical TimesOnly one-third of population carrying a donor cardIrish Medical TimesThe number of deceased donors was 81, up from a low of 63 in 2014. This number included the first combined heart/lung transplant. The number of kidney transplants f…
India’s CMC nuns to donate organs as Year of Mercy gesture – Vatican Radio
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India’s CMC nuns to donate organs as Year of Mercy gesture
Vatican Radio Sixty Indian nuns from the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel last week pledged to donate their organs, saying it was their contribution for the Year of Mercy. The nuns of Dehradun province in northern India’s Uttarakhand state made the pledge on May … |
Donald Trump does a 180 on self-funding his campaign – Sunlight Foundation (blog)
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Donald Trump does a 180 on self-funding his campaign
Sunlight Foundation (blog) If Trump cooperates with the RNC to create a joint fundraising committee, donors could max out to Trump’s campaign ($5,400) and then some — guiding even more money to related political groups. The Hillary Victory fund, for example, allows supporters … Trump needs cash, but GOP donors not opening their walletsCNN |
Three life-saving transplants performed every day in 2015/16 – Canada NewsWire (press release)
Canada NewsWire (press release)Three life-saving transplants performed every day in 2015/16Canada NewsWire (press release)For the second year in a row, Trillium Gift of Life Network reports a record number of deceased organ donors and patients who rece…
Time, talent, treasure: What it looks like when they come together – Devex
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Time, talent, treasure: What it looks like when they come together
Devex “We date before we get married typically,” Koogle told Devex, describing the approach he and Scott take with the donor-advised fund they manage at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The two spend …. Scott is focused on the issue of unintended … |
Two museums in China about the Cultural Revolution show very different versions of history – Quartz
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Two museums in China about the Cultural Revolution show very different versions of history
Quartz The museum is the only public memorial in China commemorating the victims who died or suffered grave harm from the atrocities of the decade-long period that began 50 years ago. The gate of Shantou’s Pagoda Park, home to the Cultural Revolution Museum … |
Trying to Figure Out the Intent and Impact of Political Ads – WOSU Public Media
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Trying to Figure Out the Intent and Impact of Political Ads
WOSU Public Media Others – often referred to as dark-money groups — qualify under IRS codes for educational charities to keep their donors and spending more secret. On the GOP side alone, ads from outside groups – as opposed to the candidates themselves — are up more … |
Mark Bennett: ISU prof and heart transplant recipient Bob Clouse made the most of his extra 30 years of life – Terre Haute Tribune Star
Terre Haute Tribune StarMark Bennett: ISU prof and heart transplant recipient Bob Clouse made the most of his extra 30 years of lifeTerre Haute Tribune StarWhen asked about that status last week, a spokesman for the American Heart Association in Indian…