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CBS News
03-05-2025
- Health
- CBS News
New mural is lasting reminder for Colorado students of organ donation
As part of National Donate Life month, students at Cimarron Middle School participated in a series of activities centered around gratitude and organ donation. There were school-wide announcements, lessons about experiencing gratitude from everyday life, and conversations about life saving organ donation. "Middle school students are just at that age where they're soaking up all the information. They don't know that in a couple of years they're going to be asked a question that's a very important question when they turn 16, that checks the box on whether or not they want to be an organ donor," said Chris Zimmerman, principal at Cimarron Middle School. CBS For Cimarron students, the face of organ donation is Molly Corlett, a former students of the school. "Molly really made a difference when she was at our school. She brought kindness and leadership to everybody, and she still has a presence here," Zimmerman said. "Molly was a great person," said Rylee Zimmerman, a 7th grader. Molly passed away suddenly from an undiagnosed medical condition at the age of 23. She was an organ donor. "And the hardest day of our life becomes the best day of someone else's life," said Molly's mother, Cindy, as her voice breaks. Cindy Corlett remembers the day Molly checked that box. "She...16... and she came out with her license. 'Look what I got.' Every 16-year-old so proud of their license. And she said, I distinctly remember this because I didn't want to talk about it, she said, 'I checked yes. I'm going to be an organ donor,'" Corlett recalled. Molly gave six organs to save the lives of five other people. "I think about those five people and their families. The ripple effect for generations that we will never know and the difference that Molly made," Corlett said. CBS Now, Molly's miracle is memorialized in a mural on the wall of the school's gym. It was a surprise for Corlett. It will serve as a reminder to everyone who sees it what a gift donating life can be. "There's so much comfort in knowing that she lives on, even though she is not with us," Corlett said. Molly's Miracle is a service organization started by the Corlett family, to honor Molly with acts of kindness. Cindy Corlett encourages every family to have the conversation about organ donation even through you may not want to. LINK: Donate Life
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Yahoo
Copper cable dropped into Susquehanna River by thieves removed by NYSEG
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The thick copper cable that thieves tried to steal has been removed from the Susquehanna River. NYSEG hired contractor Republic Services to pull the electrical wire from the water just downstream of the confluence in downtown Binghamton. Over the weekend, unknown thieves damaged the utility pole on the southside of the river, causing the heavy cable to plunge into the river. Copper thieves drop cable into Susquehanna River Binghamton Police are investigating the attempted theft. The DEC investigated the situation and determined that the cable did not pose any environmental threat to the waterway. The electrical wire was decommissioned decades ago and had already been removed in all other locations besides the portion spanning the river. Friday morning, the crew from Republic chopped it up into manageable pieces and loaded it into a truck to be hauled away. Copper cable dropped into Susquehanna River by thieves removed by NYSEG NYSP: Elmira woman arrested for driving on meth with child in car On and off light rain showers for the end of the week 25 new beds added to the Binghamton Psych Center Binghamton celebrates National Donate Life month Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
