Tuesday, April 13, 2010

April is Donate Life Month

April is National Donate Life Month. Ironically, Dad got his heart in April. 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.

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. Save a life and become a donor today!

http://organdonor.gov/get_involved/donatelifemonth.htm

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