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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
Plainfield Dairy Queen's Rich and Donna Albanese-DeMair Represent Team Liberty at 2026 Transplant Games of America
(DENVER, CO) – Rich and Donna Albanese-DeMair, who help lead their family’s iconic Dairy Queen in Plainfield, proudly represented Team Liberty at the 2026 Transplant Games of America in Denver, Colorado. The event held special significance for the couple, whose transplant journeys are linked by a remarkable milestone: Donna donated a kidney to save her…
Neptune Resident Kevin Quinn Celebrates 15 Years of Life, Gratitude and Giving Back After Two Lifesaving Heart Transplants
(NEPTUNE, N.J.) — Fifteen years ago, Kevin Quinn received a gift that changed the course of his life forever — a donated heart. This month, the Neptune resident celebrated the anniversary of that lifesaving transplant and the journey that followed, including a second heart transplant that allowed him to continue making memories with the people…
Lodi Resident Receives Rare Six-Organ Transplant; Competes in NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Race
(NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.) – Just a few years ago, Lodi resident Chris Carrales wasn’t sure if he would survive. Today, he is celebrating life one step at a time. Carrales recently completed NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life USATF-sanctioned race in New Providence, joining thousands of organ donor families, transplant recipients, living donors, and…
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…