New England Donor Services

09/04/2025

NEDS’ Volunteer Services Coordinator Caroline Murray and Living Kidney Donor Amy Helger sat down with Joe Cortese on his show Trackside Northeast to share about Amy’s journey becoming a living kidney donor and how she uses her race car to promote donation! Watch more of the segment below!

Amy Helger has been racing at Seekonk Speedway since she was 18 years old, but her story goes beyond the track: she donated a kidney to a stranger who would later become her husband.

09/04/2025

Join NEDS at Polar Park TOMORROW for an evening of Worcester Red Sox Baseball! NEDS is excited to share that Holly Catarius, NEDS volunteer and student at Assumption College in Worcester, will throw out the first pitch in honor of her mom, Dana Catarius who was a donor when she passed. Her mother’s organ and tissue donation saved lives, and Holly is proud to share her story and raise awareness for the life-saving impact of donation.

Tickets purchased through the link include a reserved spot on the University Dental Group Berm! $5 from every ticket purchased through the link below goes directly back to New England Donor Services!

Purchase tickets at www.gofevo.com/event/Newengland253!

09/04/2025

Cara Dennis and Team Lindy will be participating in the MA Blue & Green Walk/5k at Polar Park this month in honor of Cara’s mom, Linda, who gave the Gift of Life.

“I walk for organ and tissue donation in honor of my mom, Linda Dennis, who gave the gift of life. I want to inspire others through my mom’s generous gift to be organ donors to help future recipients!”

Thank you, Cara and Team Lindy, for walking in honor of Linda! View their walk fundraising page here: https://www.classy.org/team/664857

You can sign up for the MA Blue & Green Walk/5K at bluegreenwalk.org!

09/03/2025

To celebrate the upcoming MA Blue & Green Walk/5k on September 20th at Polar Park, we are giving away a Donate Life Backpack and NEDS Mug!! Giveaway ends at 11:59 pm on September 9th, 2025!

How To Enter:
1. Tag two friends who should register for the MA Blue and Green Walk/5k
2. Comment what the Blue & Green Walk means to you
3. Follow New England Donor Services
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You must be 18 years of age or older and US resident to enter. Begins September 3rd, 2025. Ends 11:59 pm September 9th, 2025. Entrants should understand that they are providing their information to the Sponsor and not to Facebook. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by or associated with Facebook. Void where prohibited.

09/02/2025

NEDS Multicultural Community Outreach Coordinator Andrew Jones led a thought-provoking panel discussion with Yale New Haven Hospital last week called “Bridging the Gap: A Conversation That Could Save Lives”. The panel included presentations by Daniel Guevara-Pineda and Hiroshi Sogawa, MD. Topics included brainstorming solutions to better serve patients of multicultural backgrounds, local statistics, and more!

A special thanks to Clinical Program Director Abdominal Transplant Yale New Haven Health, Kara Ventura; NEDS’ Senior Director of Multicultural Community Outreach, Mark Brevard; and NEDS’ volunteers Carolyn Fletcher, Priya Drigpal, and Bruce Adams for being a part of the discussion!

09/02/2025

Register for New England Donor Services' 5th Annual Transplant Equity Symposium: How Technology Improves Access to Transplantation. NEDS invites donation and transplant professionals to attend this FREE symposium on Thursday, October 9th at 1 pm Eastern.

Scan the QR code or click here to register today: https://neds-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HAvZH58RS1Crzi1sAEnfXA #/registration

This live activity is pending approval for AMA PRA Category I credit(s)™ Nursing Contact Hours Jointly Sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and New England Donor Services. This live activity has been approved for 3.0 CEPTCs

09/02/2025

A retired schoolteacher, Barbara loves open spaces, mountains, and outdoor adventures. But spending time with her horses is her greatest passion. After two horseback injuries exacerbated her back pains, an MRI revealed that she needed back surgery. Her surgeon, a horseman himself, reassured her that she was going to ride horses again and suggested using donated human tissue for her surgery.

Six months later, Barbara was on her way to recovery. For the first time in her life, she finally experienced complete relief from back pain. With the help of her local equine therapeutic center and robust physical therapy, she is riding her horses again. “This tissue transplant has enabled me to live life to the fullest - every day. I love being able to stride again and not walk with mincing steps for fear of pain. My motto is ‘just keep moving’. I am not only riding my horses again, but I can now travel once more.”

Barbara has written to her donor family to thank them for being a part of her recovery. She is now a registered donor and is planning to donate her body to research so that medical knowledge about arthritis and other conditions can be advanced through her donation.

Thank you, MTF Biologics, for sharing this story!

09/02/2025

New England Donor Services (NEDS) is currently hiring Organ Donation Coordinators to join our team and become a part of what the Boston Globe has recognized as one of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts!

Do you have a Critical Care background as a Respiratory Therapist or ICU RN? Are you located within the Greater Boston, MA area? Are you looking for a new career path with a rewarding mission? Then New England Donor Services is for you! NEDS is now accepting applications for its November 2025 Donation Coordinator class.

Apply now to learn more and speak with a member of our HR Team: https://neds.org/careers-overview/

09/01/2025

September is National DMV Appreciation Month! National DMV Appreciation Month recognizes the vital role our DMV/RMV/BMV/AAA partners play in saving and healing lives. Motor vehicle office staff ask customers the donor registration question every day, and they are the people on the front lines of service who have helped more than 165 million people across the country register their decision to be an organ and tissue donor. Join us in thanking our DMV/RMV/BMV/AAA partners for their incredible work saving lives through donation and transplantation! Donate Life America