05Dec/15

Salinas recipient honors organ donor – The Salinas Californian

The Salinas CalifornianSalinas recipient honors organ donorThe Salinas CalifornianSisto Fuentes, a Porterville man whose donated heart and kidneys sustained the life of George Grimm of Salinas, will be honored Saturday at the Salinas Sports Complex, wh…

05Dec/15

Red Cross seeking holiday blood donations – SHU Spectrum


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Red Cross seeking holiday blood donations
SHU Spectrum
The American Red Cross is seeking blood donations from the public this holiday season and will hpst a several blood drives in the coming weeks. “Donations tend to decline in the winter because people are busy with holiday festivities and celebrations
American Red Cross: Holiday Blood Donations NeededPatch.com
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04Dec/15

Zuckerberg’s huge pledge reflects a new era in philanthropy – San Jose Mercury News

Zuckerberg’s huge pledge reflects a new era in philanthropy
San Jose Mercury News
In effect, said professor Ray Madoff of Boston College Law School, this means that the large-scale donors are able to tackle charitable initiatives under their own name with funds that might otherwise have financed government programs. “We say ‘Wasn’t

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04Dec/15

The South Bronx is Now Home to a Huge Organ Donation Mural – DNAinfo


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The South Bronx is Now Home to a Huge Organ Donation Mural
DNAinfo
“The biggest problem is that organ donation is not on people’s radar until they’re personally touched by it, either knowing somebody like myself who has gone through it or a friend or a family member,” he said. “Hopefully, when people pass by this
Massive mural in the Bronx hopes to spread organ donor awarenessNews 12 Bronx (registration)

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04Dec/15

74-Minute-Old Baby Girl Becomes U.K.’s Youngest Organ Donor: ‘It Instantly … – People Magazine


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74-Minute-Old Baby Girl Becomes U.K.’s Youngest Organ Donor: ‘It Instantly
People Magazine
The couple said they were inspired by the story of Teddy Houlston (born April 2014), an infant who became Britain’s then youngest organ donor after living for just 100 minutes. Houlston suffered from the same condition as Hope and his heart valve and …
Twin Baby Who Died 74 Minutes After Birth Becomes the Youngest-Ever Organ DonorLifeNews.com

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04Dec/15

Riverfront Aquariums already faced multiple charges before seizure of 333 … – CBC.ca


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Riverfront Aquariums already faced multiple charges before seizure of 333
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… a prohibition for owning or caring for animals for up to a lifetime. The humane society’s shelter’s resources are stretched thin by the latest seizure. “We have put the ask out for equipment and supplies and whatever donors are able to provide

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04Dec/15

Gulf Coast Medical Center’s transplant program on probation after donor death – Becker’s Hospital Review

Gulf Coast Medical Center’s transplant program on probation after donor death
Becker’s Hospital Review
The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network has placed Gulf Coast Medical Center’s transplant program on probation after a kidney donor died, the OPTN announced Wednesday. Probation status is “a public designation of an OPTN member that is …