Steelton organ donor’s portrait to be featured on Donate Life float at Rose Parade
A portrait of a Steelton organ donor will be featured on a float in the Rose Parade.
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Rose Parade float will honor local teen
Steelton, PA resident and organ donor Ryan Mohn will be honored during the 2020 Rose Parade. After his tragic passing, Ryan was able to save six lives and enhance 150 more through organ and tissue donation.
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Gift of Life program honors organ donors
MACUNGIE, Pa. – The men, women, and children who gave the gift of life were honored Sunday at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie. More than 200 family members representing […]
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To raise awareness for organ donation, many lend a hand for special paint job on race car
People whose lives have been touched by organ donation got to lend a hand, literally, to help paint a car that will take part in this weekend’s NASCAR events in […]
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Gift of Life: What happens when religious and racial differences disappear
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — On the surface, Carol McCloud and Abdul-Kareem Salahuddin have little in common. She’s Irish Catholic, he’s a devout Muslim. She’s white, he’s African American. But after tragedy […]
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Two Families, Two Faiths: Joined by Ryan’s life-saving legacy
After tragedy brought them together, Carol and Kareem realized they shared a special bond through their faith and the life-saving legacy of organ donation.
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‘Donor Mom’ Dawn Ortiz shares the story of her son Richard
Visions 2019: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month When a loved one passes away – and they had registered to be an organ donor — their family is considered a ‘donor family’. […]
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Gift of Life: The stories of Joe Pratt and Markita Lewis
Meet some of the men and women behind the giving and receiving ends of Gift of Life. KYW Newsradio host Cherri Gregg sat down to interview Joe Pratt and Markita […]
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Gift Of Life: Cynthia London On Her Son’s Donation
20 years ago, Cynthia London’s son, Sepo Timba, fell victim to a shooting. Cynthia donated her son’s organs through the Gift of Life Donor Program, and despite the act of […]
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Resource: Summer Grief Camps for Children
There are so many different types of camps for children: sports, drama, art, sleep away or day camps. But there are also “grief camps” designed for children who have experienced the death of a close family member. Find resources on local camps below.
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