Tag: organ donation
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Support organ donation through NJ Sharing Network 10th anniversary walk on May 17
NJ Sharing Network, the non-profit organization responsible for the recovery of organs and tissue for nearly 4,000 New Jersey residents awaiting lifesaving transplants, celebrates the 10th anniversary of its 5K Celebration of Life events that have been held in multiple locations in New Jersey. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NJ Sharing Network has changed its…
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Hillsborough man to be remembered during NJ Sharing Network 10th anniversary walk
NJ Sharing Network, the non-profit organization responsible for the recovery of organs and tissue for nearly 4,000 New Jersey residents awaiting lifesaving transplants, celebrates the 10th anniversary of its 5K Celebration of Life events that have been held in multiple locations in New Jersey. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NJ Sharing Network has changed its…
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Online activities will celebrate organ donation through NJ Sharing Network
NJ Sharing Network, the non-profit, federally designated organ procurement organization responsible for the recovery of organs and tissue in the state, will observe National Donate Life Month virtually throughout April to heed social distancing rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Celebrated in April each year, National Donate Life Month usually features an entire month of…
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Red Bank woman promotes ‘miracle of organ donation’ in pageant
Denise Ely of Red Bank believed she was going to be the recipient of Princess Diana’s liver when she heard that Diana had died in a car accident on Aug. 31, 1997. But on that day 22 years ago, Ely’s belief that she would receive an organ belonging to royalty, specifically, was all in her…
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South River parents encourage organ donation after losing daughter
SOUTH RIVER–Continuing to honor the life and legacy of Angela Bongiovi, her family continues to participate in the NJ Sharing Network’s annual 5K Celebration of Life event. Dedicated to saving lives through organ and tissue donation, NJ Sharing Network is a non-profit organization responsible for the recovery and placement of donated organs and tissue for…
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Scholarships available for those affected by organ donation
NJ Sharing Network is offering two $5,000 scholarships – $2,500 per semester – for the 2017-18 academic year. The Betsy Niles scholarship is offered in memory of Niles, a children’s book editor and lifelong resident of Montclair whose organs were donated in 2011. The Missy’s Miracle Scholarship was created in celebration of the 30th anniversary of…
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Kendall Park Marine encourages veterans to donate organs
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — On Nov. 25, 2012, then-Private First Class Chris Molnar was visiting his two friends before they went back to college after Thanksgiving break. Molnar had just been granted a 10-day leave of absence after completing three months of boot camp training at the United States Marine Corps…