News and Media Relations
Mother saved two lives by donating her daughter’s organs – KRDO-TV News Channel 13, Colorado Springs
Jennifer Sheriff made the decision to donate her baby’s organs when doctors told her the baby had no brain activity. Sheriff said the decision to allow her daughter to help others helped give her daughter’s short life a purpose.
Colorado Conversations with Donor Alliance – KOOL 105 FM, Denver
Hear from Donor Alliance Advocate and donor mom Robin Mitchell on what donation means to her family.
Reminding people to Donate Life – KUSA-TV NBC 9 News, Denver
April marks National Donate Life Month – a time to focus on the lifesaving potential of organ, eye and tissue donations. Tissue transplant recipient Joseph Gutierrez from Littleton spoke to 9NEWS about why transplants are so important.
Donation Conversations – 810 AM Cassandra Perkins Show, Denver
Hear Cassandra Perkins talk donation with donor mom Babette Canacari, kidney recipient Anne Mukhar and Donor Alliance representative Andrea Smith.
Colorado woman awaiting kidney transplant encourages donor registration – Denver Post, Denver YourHub
April, which is National Donate Life Month, has special meaning to one Colorado woman who is hoping that one day her life will be saved and healed by a generous stranger.
Show Your Heart: Supporters of Organ, Eye & Tissue Donation Sweep 16th St. Mall – BioPortfolio
On April 19, in celebration of National Donate Life Month and National Donate Life Blue and Green Day, hundreds of advocates for organ, eye and tissue donation will perform a “sweep” of the 16th Street Mall, delivering the message that donation and transplantation saves lives and reminding Denverites to register as donors.
Read about the NDLM event in the world’s leading biotech, healthcare and medical resource.
Family gives the gift of life – KKCO-TV NBC 11, Grand Junction
In a time of tragedy, a Grand Junction family made an audacious decision to give the gift of life when their young son died.
Organ Donations on the Rise – KCWY-TV NBC 13 News Casper, Wyoming
Each organ donor’s impact is huge for the nearly 150 Wyoming residents currently on the waiting list for a life-saving organ transplant.
Golden Teen to Honor Sister in Rose Parade – KUSA-TV NBC 9 News Denver
Peter Lang will participate in the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day to honor his sister, who was an organ donor following her death.
Golden Teenager Becomes Organ Donor Advocate After Losing Sister – KDVR-TV Fox 31 Denver
Golden’s Peter Lang is featured as he prepares to represent his sister, Perri, who was an organ & tissue donor at this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade.
Organ Recipient and Donor Mom Keep Message Alive – The Greenwood Village Villager
Robin Mitchell and Janet Rost have very different stories, but both lives were touched by the modern miracle of organ donation.
Annual Parade of Lights Casts its Spell on Downtown – Denver Post
The ‘Gift of Life’ balloon was the youngest float in this year’s Parade of Lights.
Read about the Parade of Lights and Donate Life Colorado’s participation