Three is a Magical Number: Katie Buchanan’s Journey with Organ Donation
Katie Buchanan’s transplant story is unique because it’s not just one story, it’s three. Buchanan is a three-time kidney recipient whose battle began when [...]
ARORA creates buzz for Donate Life Month with art installations, events around state
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 1, 2022: ARORA, Arkansas’ largest organ and tissue recovery agency, is celebrating National Donate Life Month across the state in [...]
Giving Hope, Restoring Lives
Carly and Blake Fogleman understand the power of restoring lives when someone registers to become an organ, tissue or eye donor. As volunteers with [...]
Arkansas organ recovery agency welcomes new leadership
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., January 1, 2022: Mark Tudor has joined ARORA–Arkansas’ largest organ and tissue recovery agency–as chief executive officer, effective Jan. 3. Tudor [...]
Organ Recovery Has us Seeing Roses
Watch as Tammy Sisemore, Chair of the Arkansas Donor Family Council ARORA Board of Directors Member, joins Good Day NWA to recount her personal [...]
Record number of lives restored through organ donation program in 2021
December 16, 2021: ARORA, the largest organ, tissue and eye recovery agency in Arkansas, has recovered more organs so far in 2021 than in any [...]
How to Become an Organ Donor
64% of eligible Arkansans are registered as an organ, tissue and eye donor. But there is still a huge need. Myc Scott with ARORA [...]
A Father, A Daughter and a New Extended Family
Dean Baribeau of Little Rock is a huge advocate for organ and tissue donation. So, of course, he was proud when his daughter, Shannon, [...]
Conway pharmacist voices importance of National Eye Donation Month
In 1983, the Eye Bank Association of America named November as National Eye Donation Month in order to raise awareness for the importance of [...]
Donor family featured on KUAF’s Ozarks at Large in Fayetteville
Heart donor recipient Jeff Clardy and his wife Marietta tell the story of their organ donation experience on the Nov. 2 episode of [...]
Latest ARORA RadiEight podcast features heart donor recipient and author Pete Radigan
In the October episode of the RadiEight podcast, host Audrey Coleman, director of communications for ARORA, interviews heart transplant recipient and author Pete Radigan. [...]
ARORA kicks off the Flip It for Life campaign
It’s easy to take for granted that life-saving donated organs and tissues will be there when you need them, but without registered donors it [...]
Organ donation kiosks easy process of organ donation registration in Northwest Arkansas
The implementation of registration kiosks across the Springdale area of Arkansas will make it easier than ever to register as an organ and tissue [...]
Minorities Roles in Organ Donation
Communities of color make up 60% of those on the organ transplant waiting list nationally, yet are a relatively low percentage of registered donors. [...]
Tragedy to Hope: The Impact of Organ Donation Registration for Those in Waiting
April is “Donate Life” month where ARORA and its partners come together to celebrate registered organ donors and their impact on Arkansans. There are [...]
