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Selfless to the CORE: One young man’s life-saving gift

by Emma Polen | features editor Feb. 17, 2022 Filled with excitement, sitting in the car after passing his driver’s test, 16-year-old Eli Bussotti turned to his mom, pointing to the little red heart on the bottom right corner of his new license and said in a sing-song voice, “Organ donor.”  At the time, Bussotti’s mother, Joy Krumenacker, didn’t think much of the moment.  “There … Continue reading Selfless to the CORE: One young man’s life-saving gift

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Reaching to the CORE of kindness

by Emma Polen | features editor Feb. 17, 2022 At the heart of kindness in the Duquesne community is an organization that has helped save and heal thousands of lives through organ, tissue and cornea donation.  CORE, the Center for Organ Recovery & Education, is a non-profit organ procurement organization that serves people in western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Chemung County, New York, who are … Continue reading Reaching to the CORE of kindness

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