New Jersey Today
SHORT HILLS – The celebration of life for organ and tissue transplant recipients and the courageous acts of donor families were honored at NJ Sharing Network’s 25th anniversary dinner on April 12 at the Short Hills Hilton. Attracting more than 300 guests, the evening was also dedicated to honoring New Jersey’s transplant centers and hospital partners for their continued support of the organ donation and transplantation community.
Highlighting the evening was the “Walk of Life” ceremony, which featured a living donor or donor family member walking with an organ or tissue recipient, representing the miracle of donation, to present NJ Sharing Network’s hospital partners with an award.
“Our 25th anniversary dinner and auction was a celebration for those given the gift of life through organ and tissue donation, and an opportunity to honor the families of organ and tissue donors,” said Joe Roth, president and chief executive officer of NJ Sharing Network. “It was also an opportunity to thank members of the organ donation and transplantation community for saving lives each and every day.”
Unified in their support of NJ Sharing Network’s mission, guests enjoyed a fun-filled evening that featured a silent auction for Yankee box seat tickets, an overnight stay and massage for two at the Short Hills Hilton and many more incredible items. Those in attendance also congratulated “Ray of Hope” award recipient Mary DiNardo, the widow of Det. MarcAnthony DiNardo of the Jersey City Police Department, who was killed in July 2009. Mary DiNardo made the decision to donate her husband’s organs and tissue. The lives of three New Jerseyans were saved by the detective’s heart and two kidneys, while countless others benefited from the gift of tissue donation.
Read more: http://njtoday.net/2012/04/30/organ-transplant-recipients-donor-families-honored-at-reception/
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