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Celebrating 40 Years: Honoring Dr. Thomas Nakagawa’s Lifesaving Leadership

As HonorBridge marks 40 years of saving lives through organ and tissue donation, we’re proud to highlight the contributions of Dr. Thomas Nakagawa—a world-renowned advocate for pediatric donation and transplantation. …
We recently had the privilege of sitting down with our CEO, Danielle Bumarch, RN, JD, to learn more about her personal and professional experiences, her vision for HonorBridge, and what drives her in this critical work….
We had the pleasure of being introduced to Kenan Stiehl Lewis via UNC Health, one of our partner transplant centers. Kenan, who had watched her mother suffer from advanced liver disease for many years, made the brave…
In 2011, Kristi Jones, Chief of Staff for Governor Roy Cooper, became an anonymous kidney donor. Now, over 10 years later, she has finally decided to go public about her decision—a choice that not only transformed the life…

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Read about the impact of organ, eye, and tissue donation in our community

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815
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saved through the generous act of organ donation

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