Councilwoman Bonner supports organ donations at Stony Brook University event


Karen Dunne Kesnig Councilwoman District 6 | Town of Brookhaven

On November 6, Councilwoman Jane Bonner, a kidney transplant donor, spoke at the Stony Brook University Student Volunteer Appreciation Event. The event took place at the Shore Club Student Activity Center and was organized by LiveOnNY. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to organ, eye, and tissue donation in Greater New York City, Long Island, Westchester, and the Lower Hudson Valley.

LiveOnNY has been active since 1978 and serves a diverse population of 13 million residents. For more information about their work and mission, visit www.LiveOnNY.org.

The front row at the event included Dr. Smita Majumdar Das; Samantha Warren; Bhata Seal; Ethan Gibbons; Karen Cummings (Senior Manager of Community and Government Affairs for LiveOnNY); Gianna Montante; Reese McQueen; Vivien Llanes; Marisa Bisiani.

In the back row were Christian Siems; Kerri Mahoney; Akaash Sharma; Eric Holts; Cayla Schaffer; Khushali Patel, Shreyasi Saha, along with Councilwoman Jane Bonner.

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