Donate Life West Virginia Collaborates with West Virginia Rural Health Association to Raise Awareness about Organ Donor Registration
March 17th, 2017
– Community Health Centers across the state to participate – Charleston, W.Va., March 17, 2017 – Donate Life West Virginia and the West Virginia Rural Health Association will join forces to raise awareness about the importance of organ, tissue and cornea donation. The joint program – Caring, Hope, Commitment – launches today. The organizations will […]
CORE and the PA Association of Community Health Centers Collaborate to Raise Awareness about Organ, Tissue and Cornea Donation
March 17th, 2017
PITTSBURGH, March 17, 2017 – The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) and the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC) are collaborating to raise awareness about the life-affirming power of organ, tissue and cornea donation. The Caring, Hope, Commitment program launches today and will highlight donor stories, such as Mikaela Alt, who at […]
Donate Life West Virginia Volunteers Highlight Need for West Virginians to “Make the Pledge for Life” during Hospital Day
March 6th, 2017
– Event at State Capitol Raises Awareness among Legislators – Charleston, W.Va., March 3, 2017 – At 5 months old Maren Foster was diagnosed with a rare liver disease called biliary atresia. She received a life-saving liver transplant three months later. Now 3, Maren loves playing in her play kitchen and her family enjoys her […]
Significant Milestone Achieved for Donors, Transplants and Lives Saved
January 9th, 2017
– CORE announces nearly 15 percent increase in donors – PITTSBURGH, Jan. 9, 2017 – The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE), a federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) serving Pennsylvania, West Virginia and parts of New York, achieved a significant milestone in 2016 with a nearly 15 percent increase in donors (237) […]
CORE Joins the 2017 Donate Life Rose Parade® Float to Highlight the Importance of Organ, Tissue and Cornea Donation
December 8th, 2016
– CORE holds floragraph decorating and dedication events Dec. 8 and Dec. 13 – Pittsburgh, Dec. 8, 2016 – Jasmine “Nicole” Moore was engaged to be married and only 26 years old when her life was cut short in a tragic car accident in September 2012. As an organ, tissue and cornea donor her legacy […]
CORE Appoints Medical Director of Eye Division
November 21st, 2016
–Dr. Hall McGee IV to lead CORE’s corneal transplant program – Pittsburgh, November 21, 2016 – The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) has appointed Dr. Hall McGee IV as medical director of its Eye Division. In this role, Dr. McGee will lead CORE’s corneal transplant program as well as foster strategic and collaborative […]
Donate Life West Virginia teams up with Wendy’s® to promote organ, tissue and cornea donation awareness during Community Night
October 6th, 2016
– 15 Wendy’s locations across West Virginia and Ohio to donate 10% of sales – CHARLESTON, W.VA., Oct. 6, 2016 – Wendy’s® and Donate Life West Virginia are partnering to promote organ, tissue and cornea donation awareness at 15 Wendy’s restaurant locations in West Virginia and Ohio during the third annual Community Night being held […]
CORE, Families Honor Donor Families and Celebrate the Gift of Life
September 19th, 2016
– Donor families and recipients from across West Virginia attend A Special Place ceremony– CHARLESTON, W.VA., Sept. 19, 2016 – For every celebration that follows the life- transforming gift of organ, tissue or cornea donation, a family mourns the loss of a loved one. Yet, their loved ones’ legacy lives on as a result of […]
CORE and Izzie’s Gifts of Hope Foundation Award Scholarships to Students Impacted by Organ Donation
July 13th, 2016
–2016 Isabelle Christenson Memorial Scholarship Recipients Recognized for Organ Donation Awareness, Community Involvement and Scholastic Achievement – PITTSBURGH, July 13, 2016 – The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) and Izzie’s Gifts of Hope Foundation are pleased to award seven students with the 2016 Isabelle Christenson Memorial Scholarship, recognizing individuals who have been directly […]
CORE Contributes First Brain Tissue for Groundbreaking Autism Study
June 9th, 2016
–Federally Funded Project Will Help Accelerate Pace of Autism Research– PITTSBURGH, June 9, 2016 – Autism spectrum disorders, a group of complex disorders of brain development, affect one in 68 children, according to autism advocacy organization Autism Speaks. The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE), a federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) serving […]
