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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 […]

CORE, Families Honor Loved Ones Who Gave the Gift of Life

May 22nd, 2016

– More than 1,000 to attend A Special Place event at CORE headquarters – PITTSBURGH, May 22, 2016 – Today, the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) honored the families of organ, tissue and cornea donors during its annual A Special Place ceremony at the organization’s headquarters in O’Hara Township. Approximately 1,000 people attended […]

CORE Gospel Idol Winners Announced

April 20th, 2016

Pittsburgh, April 20, 2016 – The powerful sounds of gospel music brought people together to share the important message of organ, tissue and cornea donation during the annual West Virginia Gospel Idol competition hosted by the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) on April 10. The winners are: First Place – First Baptist Church […]

CORE, Team Pittsburgh Unite in Formal Partnership

April 19th, 2016

– The Organizations Announced Their New Venture at an April 16 Pep Rally – PITTSBURGH, April 19, 2016 – Two of Pittsburgh’s titans of organ donation and transplantation recently teamed up to become even more of a force for good throughout the region. During a Pep Rally event for the upcoming Transplant Games of America […]

CORE Encourages Donor Registration During National Donate Life Month to Make Life Possible

April 1st, 2016

– Nearly 50 area events planned throughout April to raise awareness – Pittsburgh, April 1, 2016 – More than 121,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant nationally, including more than 3,000 in the Center for Organ Recovery & Education’s (CORE) coverage area. Behind each one of those numbers is a loved one, a family […]

Center for Organ Recovery & Education Launches Project 20/20 to Enable Donors to Give Now and Give Later

March 23rd, 2016

–Campaign Aims to Collect Eyeglasses and Enroll More Cornea Donors by the Year 2020– Pittsburgh, March 23, 2016 – There’s no clearer way to improve someone’s sight than to give now … and give later. The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) is launching Project 20/20, a campaign to collect eyeglasses for the visually […]

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