21Mar/16

Where are you most likely to find an organ donor in Bristol or South Gloucestershire? – Bristol Post


Bristol Post

Where are you most likely to find an organ donor in Bristol or South Gloucestershire?
Bristol Post
Joanne Chalker , a specialist nurse in organ donation at NHS Blood and Transplant covering Bristol’s hospitals, said: “We’re grateful that so many people in Bristol West and North Somerset are on the Organ Donor Register. “Three people die a day in

21Mar/16

Blood donors to receive free movie ticket Tuesday and Wednesday – Cookeville Herald Citizen

Blood donors to receive free movie ticket Tuesday and Wednesday
Cookeville Herald Citizen
CHATTANOOGA — In an effort to increase blood donations, non-profit regional blood center Blood Assurance is partnering with Fandango to give away movie tickets Tuesday and Wednesday. “Due to people traveling for spring break, our donations have …

21Mar/16

PATH400: City donor-naming limit is ‘crippling’ fundraising – Atlanta Intown


Atlanta Intown

PATH400: City donor-naming limit is ‘crippling’ fundraising
Atlanta Intown
“It’s crippling us,” she said, because donor recognition plaques are a major fundraising tool for the money needed to build out the path and related park system. Starling said in a later interview that the city’s donor recognition policy appears to be

21Mar/16

One-in-three in Gwent on organ donor register – but Monmouthshire leads the way – South Wales Argus


South Wales Argus

One-in-three in Gwent on organ donor register – but Monmouthshire leads the way
South Wales Argus
The organ donor register continues to have a vital role to play UK-wide in identifying potential donors, and in Wales – where a new opt-out system of organ donation was introduced late last year – it is an important source of confirmation of a person’s

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21Mar/16

Another vote to allow young drivers to affirm organ donation wishes – Albany Times Union (blog)

Another vote to allow young drivers to affirm organ donation wishes
Albany Times Union (blog)
The state Senate’s active list for Monday includes a bill sponsored by Kemp Hannon, R-Long Island, that would allow New Yorkers as young as 16 to state their desire to become eye, organ or tissue donors. Parents of 16- and 17-year-olds, however, would …