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Friday, November 23, 2012  Fans of the USC Gamecocks and the Clemson Tigers can help their team in the race to have the most organ donors. The fourth annual Donate Life Duel ends Friday.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  Over one million people have joined South Carolina's Organ and Tissue Donor Registry since it was started in 2008.

Monday, August 06, 2012  This week is National Minority Donor Awareness Week when advocates strive to get more minorities to register as organ donors.  Though donor advocates say kidney failure is four times more likely to affect African Americans than Caucasians, many in minority communities are reluctant to register.

Sunday, April 29, 2012  Experts say every ten minutes someone is added to the national transplant waiting list. To bring awareness to the need for more donors a group gathered at Plyler Park in Myrtle Beach Sunday afternoon.

Friday, December 09, 2011  Three patients who underwent surgery Monday for Duke University Medical Center's first ever four-way kidney transplant met for the first time Friday.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011  Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce president Brad Dean donated his kidney Monday in the first four-way kidney transplant at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011  When Hayden gets a little older she'll better understand the story her mom shared with me, how a blood donor through the American Red Cross essentially saved both of their lives.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  Supporters of ousted USC board member Darla Moore gathered at the State House Wednesday in favor of bringing the school's top donor back to the position.

Thursday, February 17, 2011  Henri Parker spends two to three hours a day, five days a week on dialysis. He's done that for the past eight years while he waits on his second kidney transplant.

Thursday, December 16, 2010  Thank you to everyone who came out Wednesday to give the gift of life and donate blood at our blood drives.

Friday, December 10, 2010  Some family ties ran very deep Thursday night for families affected by organ donations.

Friday, August 27, 2010  The South Carolina Organ and Tissue Donor Registry reached a milestone Friday. More than half-a-million people have registered their legal consent to become organ and tissue donors.

Monday, August 23, 2010  The American Red Cross South Carolina Blood Services Region issued an urgent call for blood donors.

Thursday, February 04, 2010  A partnership between Donors Choose and the Waccamaw Community Foundation has made it easier than ever for Horry County Schools' teachers to get extra tools and supplies to support classroom projects.

Friday, December 18, 2009  Hundreds of people across the Pee Dee and Grand Strand gave a very important gift Thursday. NewsChannel 15 and the American Red Cross partnered for a blood drive. And people who gave know that their time was well spent.