For the past thirteen years, Lori Gaitten, of New Straitsville, Ohio, has touched many lives through her work at the American Red Cross.  As a donor recruitment representative in southern Ohio, she saves lives by organizing blood drives across the state.

Lori often helps families coordinate blood drives who want to give back after a loved one received the lifesaving gift of blood.  Last year, a high school principal contacted her about hosting a blood drive in her daughter’s name.  During the planning stages of the blood drive, Lori learned that eight-year-old Darby was in need of a kidney transplant. Read More »

By admin on 2/24/11, In News, Tags 20 Women You Should Know, kidney donor, Lori Gaitten

By Jenny Hoover, living kidney donor

I began working as a nurse in the intensive care unit at a hospital in central Ohio in 1983.  While I enjoyed the field I was in, I wanted a career that would help me make a difference in the world and get more involved with the community, because I was new to the area.  That’s when I met Linda Jones , and she had just started the local organ recovery program. Read More »

By admin on 11/30/10, In Living Donors, Our Connections, Personal Stories, Tags Jenny Hoover, kidney donor, lifeline of ohio, living kidney donation