13Dec/14

Honoring memory of organ donor killed in car accident – WBNG-TV


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Honoring memory of organ donor killed in car accident
WBNG-TV
Johnson City, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Each year, almost 500,000 lives are saved by organ donors, according to the Donate Life America organization. Many of these donors are not recognized for giving the gift of life, but on Friday, one of them was.
Flower portrait to honor life of late N.J. infant, organ donor in Rose Parade NJ.com
The heroics of organ donationPorterville Recorder
Organ donor group plans Rose Bowl Parade tribute to Paterson infant’s legacyNorthJersey.com
CBS Local –Binghamton Homepage –Fresno Bee
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12Dec/14

Family of organ donor gets gift from 49ers – Fox11online.com

Family of organ donor gets gift from 49ers
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GREEN BAY – The San Francisco 49ers gave a special gift Friday to the family of a Green Bay boy who died from an asthma attack. 12-year-old Ty Vankilsdonk, died this past August. He was an organ donor. The team sent a gift to the family as its way of …

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12Dec/14

Financial Post’s Charities of the Year: Why these 25 are worth your donations … – Financial Post


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Financial Post’s Charities of the Year: Why these 25 are worth your donations
Financial Post
That is, until you Google the name of the organization and discover the CRA has revoked its charitable status for allegedly running a tax-shelter scheme (Mr. Fontana himself was convicted of unrelated charges of forging expense documents in July). The

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12Dec/14

First State seeks ways to improve organ donation services – WDDE 91.1 FM | Delaware’s NPR News station

First State seeks ways to improve organ donation services
WDDE 91.1 FM | Delaware’s NPR News station
State officials and representatives from Delaware’s healthcare community joined with the Gift of Life Donor Program Friday to launch the Delaware Donation Performance Improvement Initiative. The program will disseminate critical information and best …

12Dec/14

Report Slamming Savers LLC Prompts Pivot in Handling of Donated Goods – Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)

Report Slamming Savers LLC Prompts Pivot in Handling of Donated Goods
Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)
Minnesota’s Attorney General’s Office filed a compliance report in November stating that “Savers mixes its identity with that of the charities and fails to disclose the amount of a donor’s donation that is received by the charity versus the amount that

12Dec/14

Knebworth triple transplant recipient urges everyone to sign up for the organ … – Hertfordshire Mercury


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Knebworth triple transplant recipient urges everyone to sign up for the organ
Hertfordshire Mercury
Mrs Graham, a mother of two, lives with her husband Rob in Knebworth has backed an NHS Christmas List campaign to get more people on the life-saving organ donor register. She said: “I was given a double lung and a heart transplant … Sally Johnson
Join the Organ Donor Register and help save a live in WorcestershireBromsgrove Advertiser
NHS Blood and Transplant urges YOU to become an organ donor this ChristmasEly News
Up to four patients die while waiting for transplant in HaltonRuncorn and Widnes Weekly News
ChronicleLive –Blackmore Vale Magazine
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12Dec/14

Organ donor off to Vegas after helping save wife’s life – InsideHalton.com


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Organ donor off to Vegas after helping save wife’s life
InsideHalton.com
Added Craig, who already had his organ donor card signed before he met Susan, “I didn’t even give it a second thought.” Unfortunately Craig’s kidney wasn’t a perfect match. Faced with the possibility of being put on an eight-year waiting list, Susan