Chicagoan to Walk Red Carpet at Donate Life Hollywood Film Festival
CHICAGO - Chicago native Steve Ferkau, a double-lung transplant recipient, will be walking the red carpet in Hollywood this week at the inaugural Donate Life Hollywood Film Festival. Ferkau recently starred in an online short film, “The Circle of Life”, which placed second in the Festival’s “online shorts” category.
September 2010
Barrington family honors dad at Transplant Games
Barrington Courier-Review
Lake Forest man is first in country to use new medical device
Lake Forester
Organ-recovery efforts could use local push
Springfield State Journal-Register
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August 2010
'30 Rock' actor Grizz Chapman speaks up for organ donation after
receiving kidney transplant
The Republic
Former Missouri State, Saint Louis University coach Charlie Spoonhour
awaiting lung transplant
Chicago Tribune
Illinois Family Proves Organ Donation Helps Life Go On
WSILTV.com
Jesse White Honors Woman for Organ Donation Efforts
Rockford Register Star
Kindred: 9-year-old stays active after 3 transplants
Pantagraph.com
Latino transplant program expands
Chicago Sun-Times
Little Progress on Illinois ER Organ Donor Law
Springfield State Journal-Register
Shelly’s Story
CBS4
Statement from Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Howard Koh, Regarding National Minority Donor Awareness Day
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Transplant recipient in a cycle of good health
The Doings – Elmhurst
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July 2010
Bittersweet Anniversary Spurs Reader Birthday Plea
Chicago Sun Times
Boy’s Death May Help Save Lives of Many Other Children
NBC Chicago
Florida Hospital Performs Frenzy of Transplants
Sun Sentential
Heart Recipient Competes in Games
Northwest Herald
Heart Transplant Recipient's Efforts on Mt. Kenya, Africa's
2nd-Highest Peak, Foiled By Cold
WGN-TV
Illinois encourages minority organ, tissue donors
Daily Herald
Illinois Encourages minority organ, tissue donors
CBS2 Chicago
Illinois encourages minority organ, tissue donors during awareness day
WGN TV
Minorities urged to be organ, tissue donors
Rockford Register Star
Orland father and daughter prepare to dance at transplant games
Orland Park Prairie
Shrine Organ Donation Event a Success
Gazette Chicago
White urges minorities to become organ donors
WJBC Radio
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June 2010
A Gift of Hope
El Conquistador
A Kidney For Ella
WGN TV
A Matter of Life and Death
El Conquistador
Barnes records first double transplant
Belleville News-Democrat
Chicago Bears to Compete in Charity Flag Football Game in Lake Zurich
Daily Herald
Four Chicagoland Residents Donate Kidneys to Strangers
WGN TV
IABC/Chicago Announces 2010 Bronze Quill Award Winners
NTV
Kidney Donors’ Gifts Stretch Beyond Suburbs
Daily Herald
Loyola Medical’s Kidney Donation Plan Really Pays Off
The Harold-News
Mother Finds Comfort in Organ Donor Program
The Times
Oak Brook Woman Gives Kidney to Illinois Man
Pioneer Local
Rock Hall of Famer Gregg Allman Undergoes Successful Liver Transplant
Sun Sentinel
Team Illinois Set to Participate in 2010 Transplant Games July 30-August 4
Pioneer Local
Where’s Stanley: Silver Cup, Heart of Gold
Chicago Sun-Time
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May 2010
A Gift of Life: Waiting list shows need to address donor myths
Northwest Harold
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April 2010
Gift of Hope: Lifesaving donations
from Strangers
Lake County News-Sun
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March 2010
Bowled Over
Barrington Quintessential
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February 2010
New Heart Helps Local Woman Complete Hancock Climb:
Melissa Simon Had Heart Disease For 13 Years, Got New Heart In 2007
CBS 2 Chicago
