Grantsville - Minnie Hamilton Health System and the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) met with Steve Whited and Sandra Ellis (see above) November 7th to write a dedication message for a rose that appeared on the Donate Life Float in the 2015 Rose Parade in Pasadena CA, on New Years Day.
Volunteers decorate the 12th annual "Donate
Life" Rose Parade float in Pasadena, California
Grantsville - Minnie Hamilton Health System and the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) met with Steve Whited and Sandra Ellis (see above November 7th to write a dedication message for a rose that appeared on the Donate Life Float in the 2015 Rose Parade in Pasadena CA, on New Years Day.
 Minnie Hamilton CEO, Steve Whited, penned the handwritten message on the vial to express his unique, personal message of hope and remembrance to honor organ donors, recipients and those touched by organ, tissue and cornea donation. Dedicating the rose to recent kidney recipient Mike Yoak of Big Bend, WV who received his kidney May 28th, 2014 at Charleston Area Medical Center.
The theme of the 12th annual Donate Life Rose Parade float was "The Never-Ending Story," featuring butterflies emerging from storybooks to symbolize the enduring power of organ, tissue and cornea donation and transplantation.
About CORE - The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) is one of 58 federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the United States. CORE works closely with donor families and designated health care professionals to coordinate the surgical recovery of organs, tissues and corneas for transplantation. CORE also facilitates the computerized matching of donated organs and placement of corneas.
With headquarters in Pittsburgh and an office in Charleston, West Virginia, CORE oversees a region that encompasses 155 hospitals and almost six million people throughout western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Chemung County, NY. For more information, visit www.core.org or call 1-800-DONORS-7.
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