30Nov/15

Lack of Funding Will Leave 30000 Graves at Arlington Cemetery Wreathless – Town Hall


Town Hall

Lack of Funding Will Leave 30000 Graves at Arlington Cemetery Wreathless
Town Hall
A featured video on the Wreaths Across America website explains why the group dedicates time every year to bring wreaths to these deceased veterans. “A lot of these stones don’t have people anymore to come by and pay respect,” one participant explains.

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30Nov/15

Choir member’s kidney donation helps music director regain health – Georgia Bulletin


Georgia Bulletin

Choir member’s kidney donation helps music director regain health
Georgia Bulletin
13-15 was National Donor Sabbath, a weekend when the need for donation of life-saving organs and tissue is particularly highlighted in faith communities. The Donate Life Georgia registry was created in 2008 to allow … The transplant team has the

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30Nov/15

Phir Zindagi-a film that seeks to sensitise people on organ donation process – The Indian Express

The Indian ExpressPhir Zindagi-a film that seeks to sensitise people on organ donation processThe Indian ExpressPhir Zindagi-a film that seeks to sensitise people on organ donation process. Directed by the award winning duo, Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Suk…

30Nov/15

SGMC wins gold organ donor campaign – Valdosta Daily Times


Valdosta Daily Times

SGMC wins gold organ donor campaign
Valdosta Daily Times
Submitted photoMichelle Burkett, RN, BSN with LifeLink of Georgia presents Toni Quimby, South Georgia Medical Center representative, with the gold award for the hospital’s organ, eye, and tissue donation and registration efforts through the Workplace …

30Nov/15

Your Big Benefactor Just Died. Now What? Collecting a Pledge from a Donor’s Estate – Inside Philanthropy

Your Big Benefactor Just Died. Now What? Collecting a Pledge from a Donor’s Estate
Inside Philanthropy
Yet when the pledging donor has passed away before the pledge is completed, it raises a whole new set of concerns and circumstances. Let’s dig in. The most obvious difference between a pledge from a living donor and one from a deceased donor is the