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The Transplant Games of America kicks off in Denver, highlighting transplant recipients and donors

June 18, 2026August 5, 2026CBS News - Colorado

Transplant donors and recipients gathered at the Denver Convention Center for the first day of the Transplant Games of America. Participants competed in more than 20 different events in honor of donor transplants.

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Organ Trail bike ride stops in Rochester

May 21, 2026August 20, 2026ABC 6 - Rochester

A 70-year-old cyclist stopped in Rochester to raise awareness about organ donation during a 1,900-mile ride.

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Donor brings ‘Organ Trail’ bike ride to Colorado

April 29, 2026August 20, 2026NBC 9 - Denver

Mark Scotch started the initiative after donating his kidney and riding the path his organ took to reach its recipient.

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Documentary chronicles Michigan man’s drive to 7,000 kidney donations campaign

February 27, 2026August 20, 2026mlive.com

The film documents the work of Kidneys for Kids, a Bay City nonprofit founded by Brian Martindale, who donated his kidney to 10-year-old stranger Jessica Schwerin in 2013.

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Cumberland County woman shows organ donation’s life-changing impact

September 19, 2025November 3, 2025NBC 8 - Lancaster

“I mean, she saved my life.” One organ transplant changes two lives in Cumberland County.

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Bay Area kidney donors, recipient gear up for 300-mile race in hopes of inspiring others

September 14, 2025November 3, 2025Fox 2 - San Francisco

Some Bay Area kidney donors and recipients are defying expectations, as they take on a race more than 300 miles long. As they gear up for the challenge this week, they’re inspiring others along the way. 

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5 Questions: Carlisle High School alum, kidney donors prep for 316-mile race

August 30, 2025November 3, 2025The Sentinel

Between the two of them, Whitney Baker and Hilary Baude have completed 17 half-marathons, 30 marathons, three Ironman Triathlons and donated two kidneys.

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Living donor stops in Las Vegas during ‘Organ Trail’ bike ride across west

April 18, 2025November 3, 2025NBC 3 - Las Vegas

A living donor is biking across the U.S. to raise awareness about the need for living organ donations. Mark Scotch has made a stop in Las Vegas along the “Organ Trail” and visited the Nevada Donor Network on Friday.

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KNX Hero: Cyclists raising awareness for living organ donation

March 27, 2025November 3, 2025KNX News

Did you know you can donate an organ and live a long, healthy life? KNX Hero Mark Scotch has done it not once but twice, and he’s working hard to raise awareness about living organ donations.

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Four women, all kidney donors, promote the gift of life on Natchez Trace bike ride

September 28, 2024November 10, 2025NatchezDemocrat.com

Friday evening, four women who did not know each other prior to Tuesday completed a four-day, 444-mile bicycle ride on the Natchez Trace from its start in Nashville to its end in Natchez.

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