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Reflecting on 40 Years: A Year-End Message from President & CEO Danielle Bumarch
As 2025 winds down, so does HonorBridge’s year-long celebration of its 40th anniversary. While 40 years might not sound like much in the grand scheme of things, in the world of organ and tissue donation, four decades of…
- Community
If you had told Melinda Locklear early in her career, when she was working as an organic chemist, that one day she’d help lead North Carolina’s largest organ donation and tissue recovery organization, she’d probably…
- Hospital Partners
Behind every organ, eye, and tissue donation is a team of professionals working together to honor a donor’s final gift. Among the first to encounter potential donors are Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel and…
- Recipients
Katie Joyce, a proud recipient family member and Quality Assurance Coordinator at HonorBridge, has been a passionate advocate for donation for decades. Her commitment stems from witnessing her father live life to the fullest…
- Advocacy
Stan Williams has spent his life bringing people together. As an active lobbyist for the North Carolina Symphony, a loving father, grandfather, and friend, Stan has built a network of lasting relationships over the years….
- Advocacy, Community
Sheila Martin has spent over two decades transforming her family’s personal journey with organ donation into a force for awareness, advocacy, and inspiration. Each year, she hosts the Pitt Charity Golf Tournament—and…
- Donor Families
On February 10, 2024, my 22-year-old son, Bryson Brown, gave three people the gift of life. Each one was a stranger to him. Each was facing the end of their life. And each had young children who still needed them. My baby,…
Stories of Hope
Read about the impact of organ, eye, and tissue donation in our community