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Media and Press
NJ Sharing Network is proud to partner with local, regional and national media to share the life-changing stories of donation and transplantation.
Media Contact
We welcome the opportunity to answer your questions, provide subject matter experts and personal testimonies from individuals touched by donation and transplantation. We can also connect you with people in your community who can share inspiring real-life stories about organ and tissue donation.
Gary Mignone
Manager, Public Relations
gmignone@njsharingnetwork.org
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Press Releases
Seven Years of Life, Friendship, and a Kidney Transplant Celebrated at the 2026 Transplant Games of America
(DENVER, CO) – Wayne resident Jean Sime and Livingston resident Patricia “Pat” Milford celebrated a remarkable milestone while representing Team Liberty at the 2026 Transplant Games of America in Denver, Colorado, commemorating the seventh anniversary of the lifesaving kidney transplant that forever changed both of their lives. The biennial Transplant Games brought together thousands of…
Memory of Bayonne’s Gene Patrick Coppola Jr., Honored During NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life
(NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.) –Thousands gathered in New Providence on June 7 for NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life Walk and USATF-sanctioned race, presented by MTF Biologics. The event, which is one of New Jersey’s largest and most recognized charitable 5K events, brought together organ and tissue donor families, transplant recipients, living donors, and volunteers…
Team Liberty Wins 90+ Medals at Transplant Games of America as Event Sets Guinness World Record
(DENVER, CO) – Team Liberty, representing organ transplant recipients, living donors, and donor families from New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, earned more than 90 medals at the 2026 Transplant Games of America in Denver, Colorado. The group competed in events including basketball, track and field, swimming, pickleball, cornhole, and trivia, joining thousands of participants…
High School Students Awarded Scholarships for Advocacy and Support of Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation
(NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ) – Six New Jersey high school students were awarded scholarships from the Sharing Network Foundation for their passion and dedication to raising awareness about organ and tissue donation and transplantation. The 2026 graduates were presented with their scholarship awards at NJ Sharing Network’s headquarters in New Providence. The Sharing Network Foundation’s scholarships…
BC Cyclones 12U Red Baseball Team Visits NJ Sharing Network to Learn About the Power of Organ and Tissue Donation
(New Providence, NJ) — Players, coaches and parents from the BC Cyclones 12U Red baseball team recently visited NJ Sharing Network to learn about the impact of organ and tissue donation and the importance of giving back to others. The team toured NJ Sharing Network’s headquarters in New Providence, where they saw how the organization…