Donate month!

April is donate month, that is organ donation month. If you haven’t given a thought to what will happen to your body once you die, then take a few minutes to check out information about organ donation. Think about it, for eco-friendly people this is the ultimate in recycling. On a more serious note though organ donation is not only eco-friendly but also gives someone the greatest gift of all, the gift of life!

National Donate Life Month was established in 2003. Every day in April,
people across the U.S. make a special effort to

celebrate the tremendous generosity of those who have saved lives by
becoming organ, tissue, marrow, and blood donors and to encourage more
Americans to follow their fine example. Remember being eco-friendly isn’t just about recycling our newspapers, driving a hybrid car and buying organic it’s also about building good communities and caring for other people as well as our planet.

If you wish to become an organ donor

• Register with your State Donor Registry, if
  available.
• Say YES to donation on your driver’s
  license.
• Tell your family, friends, physician, and
  faith leader that you want to be a donor.
• Fill out and sign a donor card, have it
  witnessed, carry it with you.

Spread the word: The need for organs is great and growing.

• * More than 98,000 people are in need of an organ for transplant.
  *
• Each day, about 77 people get the organ transplant that gives them a second chance, but 17 to 19 others die because they did not receive an organ transplant.
• * More than half the people on the waiting list for a donated organ are racial or ethnic minorities. Chances of getting a transplant increase if donor and recipient share the same racial/ethnic background.

Get involved:
Become a donation advocate.

• Encourage your company, association, union,
  or other organizations to which you may belong

  to join the Workplace
  Partnership for Life.

• Promote and support work site donation
  campaigns.
• Tell your local high school about Decision Donation, a school
  program that educates students about donation.
• Participate in local National Donate Life
  Month events sponsored by your local organ
  procurement organization.

Source: http://organdonor.gov

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