A Special Place Ceremony Honors PA Organ, Tissue and Cornea Donors and Donor Families
June 9th, 2019
More than 1,000 Attended CORE’s Annual Remembrance Event to Commemorate the Gift of Life PITTSBURGH, June 9, 2019 – The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) paid tribute to the 214 organ donors who chose to give the gift of life in 2018 at its 26th annual “A Special Place” ceremony. More than 1,085 […]
CORE, Pittsburgh Celebrate National Donate Life Month in April
April 1st, 2019
Pittsburgh Mayor Recognizes National Donate Life Month with Official Proclamation; Month-Long Event Drives Awareness and Honor Donors PITTSBURGH – APRIL 1, 2019 – The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) will commemorate National Donate Life Month, a month-long observance that encourages awareness of organ donation and registrations, with a series of interactive events in […]
Organ Donor Advocate Joy Starzl Continues Dr. Starzl’s Legacy of Saving Lives
October 5th, 2018
Wife of pioneering transplant surgeon teams with CORE to encourage organ donation PITTSBURGH, Oct. 5, 2018 – As a pioneering transplant surgeon, the late Dr. Thomas Starzl saved countless lives. Today, his wife and organ donor advocate, Joy Starzl, continues his legacy by collaborating with the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) to encourage […]
Families of Donors Pause to Remember Their Loved Ones at A Special Place Ceremony
September 24th, 2018
Annual memorial service honors the heroes who give the gift of life CHARLESTON, W.VA., Sept. 24, 2018 – On Sunday, Donate Life West Virginia and the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) honored the everyday heroes who gave the selfless gift of life during its annual A Special Place ceremony, held at the Clay […]
CORE and Team Alleghenies Are Victorious at Transplant Games
August 10th, 2018
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 10, 2018 – A delegation of 35 athletes representing the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) and Team Alleghenies brought home nearly 50 medals from the Transplant Games of America in Salt Lake City. The Transplant Games of America is a multi-sport festival event that celebrates organ, tissue and cornea donation. Participants […]
CORE Business Challenge to Raise Organ Donation Awareness Is a Knockout
July 5th, 2018
PITTSBURGH, July 5, 2018 — The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) collaborated with Pittsburgh-area and West Virginia businesses for the first CORE Small Business Challenge. The challenge encouraged area businesses to raise awareness about organ, tissue and cornea donation, and to register more people as donors at their place of business. Companies competed […]
Izzie’s Gifts of Hope Foundation Scholarships Awarded
June 29th, 2018
Recipients recognized for raising organ donation awareness and community involvement PITTSBURGH, June 29, 2018 – The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) and Izzie’s Gifts of Hope Foundation are pleased to announce the 2018 Isabelle Christenson Memorial Scholarship winners. The scholarship recognizes individuals who have been directly affected by organ, tissue or cornea donation, […]
A Special Place Ceremony Commemorates Organ Donors’ Gift of Life
June 10th, 2018
More than 1,000 to attend CORE’s annual remembrance event PITTSBURGH, June 10, 2018 – Today, at its 25th annual A Special Place ceremony, the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) paid tribute to the 633 organ donors who gave the gift in 2017. More than 1,150 tissue donors and cornea donors were also honored for enhancing lives through donation. The memorial ceremony, held at CORE’s Pittsburgh headquarters, brought together more than 125 donor families, CORE staff and board members, as well as the extended […]
CORE Celebrates Heroes during Donate Life Month
April 3rd, 2018
More than 50 events will raise awareness for organ, tissue and cornea donation PITTSBURGH, April 3, 2018 – Nationally, 115,000 people are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, including 2,500 in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. At least 20 will die each day without receiving an organ transplant. Someone is added to the transplant waiting […]
CORE College Challenge Encourages Students to Make a Difference in a Meaningful Way
March 1st, 2018
Western Pennsylvania campuses team up to register more organ donors and save lives Pittsburgh, March 1, 2018 —Nearly 75 percent of college-age students say they support organ donation, yet more than two-thirds are not registered as an organ, tissue and cornea donor, according to national statistics. The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) is […]
