Eye Bank –
EBAA Contest Winner
CORE announced that Quinn
Combs, donor sister and CORE
volunteer, was selected as a
winner of the second annual
Eye Bank Association of America
(EBAA) “Through My Eyes” art
contest.
The contest, held in March for
National Eye Donor Month, called
for entrants to exemplify their
journey, showing viewers the
impact the gift of sight has had
on their lives.
INCREASING
DONATION AWARENESS
Drawn by Quinn Combs,
donor sister and CORE volunteer
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But just to know
that he gave life to
four people and sight
to two people—it’s
something you cherish.
He lives on through
these other people.
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Nancy Jividen’s son Shane loved to ride his
motorcycle, volunteer as the fire chief for the
local fire department and simply have fun.
“I don’t think a day went by that he didn’t have
a good time,” Nancy says.
After Shane tragically passed away as a result
of injuries he suffered in an ATV crash, Nancy
remembers him through many of his favorite
activities—and through recipients of his organs
and corneas like John Shuman (pictured), who
received the gift of sight thanks to Shane.
In 2015, she remembered Shane through a fire
department scholarship in his honor, a softball
tournament, a memorial dinner at the fire hall,
and a motorcycle fundraiser ride.
She even had the opportunity to meet two
of Shane’s organ recipients—his heart and
liver donor.
“I just think it’s the greatest thing,” Nancy says.
“He’d give you the shirt off his back. “
OTDA Student Camps
The Organ and Tissue Donation
Awareness (OTDA) student
camp, funded in part by the
Nils Phenning Scholarship Fund,
assists secondary students in
pre-thinking the critical issues
surrounding organ and tissue
donation so that each teen can
make an informed decision and
communicate that decision to his
or her family members.
CORE hosted back-to-back camps
in 2015 to get students ready to
answer that question when they
go to DMV. They learned the
importance of transplants and
what they mean, and heard from
transplant surgeons and waiting
list candidates.
