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A flag marking a year-long campaign to encourage organ donation was raised at Huntington Town Hall Tuesday. Two town employees, one celebrating the anniversary of his heart transplant, and another awaiting a kidney donation, spoke about their experiences and the need for more donations in Read More …
Advocates of organ donation Tuesday announced two events to encourage people to help save the lives of their fellow New Yorkers. Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci and Town Council members Joan Cergol and Mark Cuthbertson, along with Dr. Michael Grosso, a pediatrician and chief medical officer at Read More …
Registration is open for the town’s 5k Run to Save Lives scheduled for April 6 to support organ donation. The race is set for 8-11 a.m. at Oldfield Middle School. April is Organ Donation Awareness Month; New York ranks last in the country in organ Read More …
Runners took to a rainy course in Greenlawn Sunday to support organ donation but some had more personally invested in the matter than others. Several runners in the 5k race, along with others in the audience, were beneficiaries of organ donation: hearts, lung and kidney. Read More …
Christian Siems knows first-hand the threat posed by a shortage of organ donations. He’s lived it. A few years ago, Siems was one of thousands of patients placed on a waiting list for an organ transplant. His heart was failing him, and he was in Read More …
Registration is open for the 5k Run to save lives that will be held on Sunday April 29. The race starts and ends at Harborfields High School. Register here. The race includes a 5k run and a fun run/walk. There’s an organ donation crisis in Read More …