News

1. CDT Joins Facebook and Twitter

   10/21/2011 - Social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter are increasingly a way of life for many people.  In an effort to be as accesible as possible to our collegues, community and followers CDT has launched both a Facebook page and a Twitter account.  Like us at:  https://www.facebook.com/#!/CDTNYVT  Follow us at:  @DonateLifeCDT

2. Lives Can Be Saved

   06/02/2011 - An interesting editorial highlighting the need for changes that will help make the operation of the New York State Donate Life Registry more efficient. Do you think allowing people to sign up to be donors online (without having to print and mail a form to the Department of Health) would help increase enrollment rates? http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial-page/buffalo-news-editorials/article440001.ece

3. A Great Family Event- to benefit CDT

   04/13/2011 - May 7, 2011 is the 4th Annual kLaVoy5k to be held at the Saratoga Springs State Park. This is a community event for the whole family, held in memory and in honor of transplant recipient Kristen LaVoy. The purpose of the race is to help raise awareness about organ and tissue donation and [...]

4. Vermont Social Media Campaign

   02/24/2011 - In November 2010, Donate Life Vermont was proud to announce the launch of its new online organ and tissue donor registry, www.DonateLifeVT.org. Along with the launch of the new registry website, CDT initiated a ground-breaking awareness campaign involving outreach through multiple social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and others. The state of Vermont is in critical [...]

5. Register Today!

   02/23/2011 - Donate Life Vermont has made February 23, 2011 the official day to make a HUGE change in Vermont by increasing the number of organ and tissue registrants in the state!! We’re calling it the Register Rally. Help us promote February 23rd as the day to log onto www.DonateLifeVt.org and register as an organ and tissue [...]

6. Donate Life Vermont Offers Exclusive Black Friday Deals to Organ Donor Registrants

   11/22/2010 - In alignment with the launch of Vermont’s new online organ donor registry, Donate Life Vermont has partnered with select Vermont businesses to offer exclusive discounts to organ donor registrants on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In an effort to increase organ donor registrants in the state of Vermont, Donate Life Vermont is offering exclusive Black Friday [...]

7. cdt recognized by federal government for exceptional performance

   11/08/2010 - ALBANY N.Y., November 4, 2010—The Albany-based Center for Donation & Transplant (CDT) was honored today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as one of eight “high performing” organ donation organizations in the United States. “We are thrilled to receive this recognition,” stated Jeffrey Orlowski, chief executive officer of CDT. “It is a [...]

8. a statement from Mike Grenier

   10/01/2010 - Glens Falls, N.Y. – Kidney and pancreas recipient Mike Grenier needs your help.  Between October 6 and October 13 he will be travelling through New York with his family in an effort to enroll as many New Yorkers as possible in the NYS Donate Life Registry.  For more about the Grenier’s mission, or to register [...]

9. an update from steve ferkau

   10/01/2010 - Albany, N.Y. -Many participants from CDT’s 2010 Education Day & Awards Dinner have requested an update on presenter and double-lung recipient Steve Ferkau.  To find out the latest news on Steve’s efforts to honor his donors legacy, and raise funds for donation and Cystic Fibrosis, go to his blog at: http://revivehope.typepad.com/revive_hope/2010/08/i-have-been-changed-for-good.html

10. Governor Signs E-Signature Bill

    07/27/2010 - Albany, N.Y. – A new law just signed by Governor David Paterson will soon allow New Yorkers to register online as an organ donor with an electronic signature.  The bill, titled The Electronic Signature Act, eliminates the need to download a consent form from the NYS Department of Health and return it by mail to join the New York [...]