FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Oct. 11, 2011
Columbus, OH – A goal set in 2006 by Donate Life America and the organ donation and transplant communities was achieved this month. One hundred million people in the United States are now reported as organ, eye and tissue donors through state donor registries.
The Ohio Donor Registry has 5 million registered organ, eye and tissue donors. Read More »
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 10, 2011
Columbus, OH – Several individuals and institutions were honored Saturday, March 5, 2011 by Lifeline of Ohio for their roles in saving lives through organ and tissue donation. Fourteen awards were presented by the federally-designated organ procurement organization at the ninth-annual ceremony, “An Evening with the Stars,” in Columbus, Ohio. Each award was introduced by a local individual whose life has been touched by donation. Among the presenters were organ and tissue transplant recipients, a transplant candidate, and a donor family member. Read More »
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Jan. 18, 2011
Columbus, OH – New officers have been selected to serve on Lifeline of Ohio’s Board of Directors:
Lifeline of Ohio also named a new Medical Advisory Board Chairperson:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Dec. 13, 2010
Columbus, OH - Lifeline of Ohio is recently appointed two new members to its Board of Directors:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Nov. 9, 2010
Columbus, OH – Four local hospitals and Lifeline of Ohio were part of an elite group honored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on Nov. 3, 2010. HRSA recognized 307 hospitals, 28 organ procurement organizations (OPOs), 157 transplant programs, and 11 individuals for their success in increasing the number of organs available for transplantation. Read More »
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Nov. 8, 2010
Columbus, OH – While the Buckeyes and Wolverines are gearing up for a gridiron face-off, another battle is brewing off the field: The Buckeye–Wolverine Challenge for Life.
In its fifth year, the life-saving competition is designed to motivate fans across the states of Ohio and Michigan to save lives and register as organ and tissue donors. The states are competing to see who can register the most new organ and tissue donors before Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. Currently, Michigan is winning by more than 19,000 new registrants. Read More »
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 15, 2010
Columbus, OH – On June 30, 2010 Guinness World Records™ confirmed that Lifeline of Ohio’s Candlelight Vigil of Hope, Remembrance and Celebration held April 11, 2010 at The Ohio Statehouse, won a Guinness World Record™! Read More »
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 8, 2010
Columbus , OH – Several individuals and institutions were honored March 6, 2010 by Lifeline of Ohio for their role in saving lives through organ and tissue donation.
Sixteen awards were presented by the federally-designated organ procurement organization at the eighth-annual ceremony, “An Evening with the Stars,” in Columbus, Ohio. Each award was introduced by a local individual whose life has been touched by donation. Among the presenters were organ transplant recipients, living donors and donor family members.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Dec. 04, 2009
Columbus, OH – For more than 120 years, the Tournament of Roses Parade has been an American tradition. Lifeline of Ohio, the organ and tissue recovery agency serving central and southeastern Ohio, joins the national campaign to celebrate and honor the lifesaving gifts of organ and tissue donation as part of the seventh annual Donate Life 2010 Rose Parade Float, New Life Rises. The float will be in the 121st annual Tournament of Roses Parade on Friday, January 1, 2010 at 11 a.m. EST in Pasadena, CA.
New Life Rises will include a phoenix–the mythical symbol of life coming out of death–rising into the sky representing those who give life in their death and the people whose lives are renewed by their gifts. Adorning the bird’s tail feathers are 76 floragraphs–portraits created with organic material–of deceased donors who gave life to those in need. In addition, donors from across the country are memorialized in a garden of dedicated roses, with each rose vial carrying a personal message of love, hope and remembrance. Read More »
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by Sonia J. (kidney recipient) My story begins like most transplant patients that I know. I consider myself an average housewife and mother, living on a farm in southeast Ohio with my husband, Calvin.
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