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
A 70-year-old cyclist stopped in Rochester to raise awareness about organ donation during a 1,900-mile ride.
Read MoreDonor brings ‘Organ Trail’ bike ride to Colorado
Mark Scotch started the initiative after donating his kidney and riding the path his organ took to reach its recipient.
Read MoreDocumentary chronicles Michigan man’s drive to 7,000 kidney donations campaign
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.
Read MoreCumberland County woman shows organ donation’s life-changing impact
“I mean, she saved my life.” One organ transplant changes two lives in Cumberland County.
Read MoreBay Area kidney donors, recipient gear up for 300-mile race in hopes of inspiring others
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.
Read More5 Questions: Carlisle High School alum, kidney donors prep for 316-mile race
Between the two of them, Whitney Baker and Hilary Baude have completed 17 half-marathons, 30 marathons, three Ironman Triathlons and donated two kidneys.
Read MoreLiving donor stops in Las Vegas during ‘Organ Trail’ bike ride across west
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.
Read MoreKNX Hero: Cyclists raising awareness for living organ donation
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.
Read MoreFour women, all kidney donors, promote the gift of life on Natchez Trace bike ride
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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