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Cycling journey encourages organ donation

Posted Aug 12, 2010

By Phil Ambroziak Click to Enlarge Phil Ambroziak, Ottawa West EMC

Greg Davis, brother of the late Olympic swimmer Victor Davis whose organs helped save the lives of five people after he was killed in a hit-and-run incident in 1989, arrives at the Ottawa Hospital's Civic Campus on Friday, Aug. 6.

Mr. Davis' cycling journey, which began in Guelph and ended in Quebec City, served as a means of raising awareness and encouraging more people to become organ and tissue donors.EMC News - Greg Davis has a message that could save lives. (Read the full story)

The Ottawa Citizen's articles on organ and tissue donation, in the Features section (a multi-media link) are outstanding and a must for all to view.

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