Virginia’s First Lady to Announce Family Tie to Organ Transplantation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
What:
Rededication of the National Donor Memorial and the presentation of the first annual National Donor Memorial Award of Excellence
Who:
Maureen McDonnell, First Lady of Virginia
Jim Wynn, M.D., United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) President
Walter Graham, United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Executive Director
National Donor Memorial Advisory Committee
State and local officials
Representatives from transplant centers and donation organization
When:
Monday, June 21, 2010
7 p.m.
Where:
United Network for Organ Sharing
The Virginia BioTechnology Research Park
700 N. 4th Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Why:
UNOS dedicated the National Donor Memorial on November 20, 2003 prior to the installation of all the garden elements. On June 21, we will proudly rededicate the memorial, along with the advisory committee that helped design it, in honor of America’s organ, tissue and eye donors. Virginia First Lady Maureen McDonnell is the keynote speaker who will publically speak for the first time about her sister’s lifesaving organ transplant.
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is the Richmond-based non-profit organization that operates the nation’s transplant system under contract with the federal government.
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Contact: Anne Paschke at 804-782-4909 or Lisa Schaffner at 804-201-3228 (cell)
