snowboarder Archives - Good News! https://goodnewsplanet.com/tag/snowboarder/ Life Affirming Good News Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:59:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-Earth-1200-×-1200-px-32x32.png snowboarder Archives - Good News! https://goodnewsplanet.com/tag/snowboarder/ 32 32 Bristol Mountain https://goodnewsplanet.com/bristol-mountain/ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 18:38:16 +0000 http://goodnewsplanet.com/?p=41271 Bristol Mountain is the premier resort located in the Western Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York. The resort sits on a base elevation of 1,000 feet and rises to a 2,200 foot elevation at the mountain summit. Our 1200’ vertical rise allows Bristol Mountain to reign as the highest vertical between the Adirondack/Laurentian Mountains …

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Bristol Mountain is the premier resort located in the Western Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York. The resort sits on a base elevation of 1,000 feet and rises to a 2,200 foot elevation at the mountain summit. Our 1200’ vertical rise allows Bristol Mountain to reign as the highest vertical between the Adirondack/Laurentian Mountains of the east and the Rocky Mountains of the west. There are 138 acres of total skiable terrain. Views from the summit and the 34 slopes and trails are breathtaking and provide a variety of inclines for every skier and snowboarder from beginner to expert with 32% of the slopes being novice, 50% intermediate, and 18% advanced level terrain. During our night operating season, 96% of our trails have lighting. To assure our skiers and snowboarders of the best possible snow conditions, Bristol Mountain is proud of its state-of-the-art snowmaking system which covers 97% of the terrain.

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]]> 41271 Donate Life – Organ Donation Awareness https://goodnewsplanet.com/donate-life-organ-donation-awareness/ Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:05:33 +0000 http://goodnewsplanet.com/?p=35356 EVERY 10 MINUTES another person is added to the waiting list for an organ transplant MAJOR ORGAN SHORTAGE CRISIS CONTINUES A New Survey Shows A Disconnect Between The Number Of People Willing To Donate Organs & Those Currently Registered As Donors Advances in medical sciences, especially surgical techniques and tissue typing have made possible a …

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EVERY 10 MINUTES
another person is added to the waiting list for an organ transplant

MAJOR ORGAN SHORTAGE CRISIS CONTINUES

A New Survey Shows A Disconnect Between The Number Of People Willing To Donate Organs & Those Currently Registered As Donors

Advances in medical sciences, especially surgical techniques and tissue typing have made possible a significant increase in the rates of successful transplantation of organs, according to the World Medical Association. At the same time, the demand for organ and tissue donations vastly exceeds the number available for transplantation.

Some startling statistics include:

  • Currently more than 115,000 men, women and children are awaiting organ transplants in the U.S
  • More than 6,500 people a year – about 18 a day – die before an organ becomes available 

“The 2013 Save a Life Survey,” found that while 60 percent of respondents were familiar with their state’s organ donor registry and 57 percent would be willing to have their organs donated after death, only 43 percent were actually registered as organ donors. Forty-eight percent agreed that they don’t know how to register.

Professional snowboarder and  bronze medalist Chris Klug knows firsthand about the need for organ donations. He’s the first-ever organ transplant recipient to earn a bronze medal. Chris was diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis and his four-year wait for a donor came to an end when his rapidly-failing liver prompted doctors to move him up on the transplant list.

Chris and David Fleming, CEO of Donate Life America, a non-profit alliance of national organizations committed to organ donations, can discuss the need for organ donations, the latest survey, myths surrounding the issue and the most recent efforts helping to increase education and awareness around organ donation and transplantation.

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