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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
Westfield Liver Transplant Recipient to Represent Team USA at World Transplant Soccer Cup in Germany
(WESTFIELD, NJ) – More than a decade after a lifesaving liver transplant gave Matt Felix a second chance at life, the longtime Westfield resident will take that second chance all the way to the international soccer stage. Felix will represent the United States as a member of the U.S. National Transplant Soccer Team at the…
Bloomfield Resident Reflects After a Double Lung Transplant; Resulted from 9/11
(BLOOMFIELD, NJ) – Twenty-five years after helping evacuate people from Manhattan following the September 11 terrorist attacks, Bloomfield resident Tony Moyet is reflecting on his journey from a ferry captain responding to one of the nation’s darkest days to a transplant recipient who was given a second chance at life. Today, he shares his story…
NJ Sharing Network’s Back-to-School Supplies Drive Supports Paterson Students
(PATERSON, NJ) – NJ Sharing Network recently brought its commitment to supporting local students to Paterson through its annual Back-to-School Supplies Drive. School supplies, including notebooks, folders, pens, pencils, calculators and more, were generously contributed by NJ Sharing Network team members and community partners. The school supplies were distributed to local students during the organization’s…
New Providence Woman Earns National ‘Rising Star’ Award for Her Lifesaving Work with NJ Sharing Network’s Transplant Laboratory
(NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ) – Martina Yakoub of New Providence has been named the awardee of the 2026 J. Marilyn MacQueen Rising Star Award, a prestigious national honor presented by the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) to recognize an outstanding laboratory technologist who has worked in the field for fewer than 36 months and…
Legacy of John Levine Lives On— More Than $190,000 Raised for Sharing Network Foundation
(NORTH HALEDON, NJ) – The family of North Haledon resident John Levine continues to honor his life and legacy through acts of generosity that make a lasting impact on countless lives. More than 175 golfers, friends, family members, business leaders, and community supporters recently gathered at Arcola Country Club in Paramus for The John Levine…