Carolina Donor Services is proud to announce that Facebook has partnered with Donate Life America to save lives! Facebook users can now share their decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor on Timeline. Go to Timeline, click on "life Event," select Health and Wellness," choose "Organ Donor." And make sure to click on the "Officially register" link to make your decision to be a donor official by registering in your state. It's that easy!
Or click here to watch an instructional video on how to let the world know you are a committed donor on Timeline.
Share this information with everyone you know and remind them to "like" the Carolina Donor Services Facebook page, once they've checked their donor status on Facebook or through their state registry, if they have not officially registered in their state.
Donate Life NC Legislative Day
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Please join Donate Life North Carolina, Carolina Donor Services and other champions for organ, tissue and eye donation for Donate Life North Carolina's first Legislative Day. Our goal is to make sure every legislator knows the importance of the North Carolina Donor Registry. We will meet in the Legislative Building Auditorium at 10:00 am on Tuesday, May 22nd. Check-in begins at 9:30 am. For more information, please read the event brochure.
Registration is FREE! After you register, Donate Life North Carolina will contact your legislators to make appointments for you to meet with them on May 22nd. Talking points and literature will be provided. Also, please wear blue and green, as we will be showing our support for donation by participating in a Linking Hands event. At noon all are invited to come together and link hands on Jones St. in front of the Legislative Building to form a symbolic chain representing the circle of life and to raise awareness about the life-saving power of donation.
Please click here to see the brochure, and click here to register online.
The 10th Annual Pitt Charity Golf Tournament
The 10th Annual Pitt Charity Golf Tournament was held on Friday, April 13th at the Benvenue Country Club in Rocky Mount, NC. A reception celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the tournament was held the night before, April 12th. Carolina Donor Services is the proud beneficiary of the 2012 tournament, which raised $12,000 for organ, eye and tissue donation education.
Mark your calendars, the 2013 event is already set for April 18th and 19th at the Benvenue Country Club.
Pictured: Bob Norman, 2012 tournament honoree and Jim Pittman (both of Rocky Mount). Jim received a life saving kidney transplant on March 11, 1997 from his Mother, Sheila Martin.
Donate Life America Launches Campaign to Register
“20 Million in 2012”
Donate Life America, the national organization promoting organ, eye and tissue donation, launched a bold new initiative to register 20 million people in 2012 on their state donor registries.
“We just celebrated 100 million registered donors in 2011, which means 42 percent of individuals age 18 and older are registered as organ, eye and tissue donors,” says David Fleming, president of Donate Life America. “When we achieve our goal of 20 million in 2012, nearly half of the US population will be signed up as organ, eye and tissue donors to save lives.”
The “20 million in 2012” campaign features four national Donate Life events to drive people to sign up as donors online. First time drivers and people over 55 who did not register at the DMV are a key target audience for the campaign.
The four Donate Life events will be implemented across the country by organ recovery agencies, including Carolina Donor Services, tissue banks, eye banks, hospitals, transplant centers and volunteers. The four events are the Donate Life Flash Mob on March 24th, Donate Life wear your Blue and Green Virtual Fashion Show on April 20th, honoring Donate Life Champions in Fall 2012, and Donate Life Linking Hands for Life throughout the year.
The campaign will also launch Donate Life America’s “I am Hope” initiative, featuring 365 incredibly powerful stories of people personally touched by organ, eye and tissue donation. The stories will be disseminated through the Donate Life America Facebook page and Donate Life State Teams.
Take time in 2012 to make a difference, a difference in the lives of the over 112,000 men, women, and children who are waiting for a lifesaving transplant by encouraging others to register at www.DonateLifeNC.org. If you or your organization is interested in participating in the campaign, please email info@carolinadonorservices.org. You can also join the 20 million in 2012 campaign by becoming a Donate Life Facebook Fan at www.facebook.com/DonateLife.
Apply Today for the Donate Life License Plate
Each time you drive your car or park in a public space, you can share the message of the life -saving power of organ, eye and tissue donation thanks to the NC General Assembly who recently passed legislation for this specialty plate. Proceeds from the sale of the Donate Life plate will benefit Donate Life North Carolina and organ, tissue and eye transplant recipients and donor families through our state’s five transplant centers.
License plates will begin production when 300 applications are received. If you are among the first 300 applicants, your application fee will be held in trust by Donate Life North Carolina until production of the first plates begins. A regular Donate Life License Plate has an annual $20 fee due in addition to the regular license fee. A portion of your fee for the specialty tag will be sent to Donate Life North Carolina to be shared with Carolinas Medical Center, Duke University Medical Center, Vidant Health, UNC Health Care and Wake Forest Baptist Health. You may also purchase a personalized Donate Life License Plate for a $50 annual fee with four (4) spaces for a personalized message. Each year as you renew your license plate registration, a portion of the renewal fee will also be distributed to Donate Life North Carolina to encourage donor registration and the five transplant centers to support families.
You may apply through Donate Life North Carolina’s website until the first 300 applications are received. After that time, you can apply at any DMV License Plate office. For more information, email info@donatelifenc.org.
Show your support of the life-saving and life-enhancing gifts of donation and order your plate today!
Say, "YES."
Stories of Hope through Organ and Tissue Donation
CDS' educational DVD entitled Say, "Yes" highlights the heartfeltstories of three North Carolina families who’ve been touched by donation: Kara Thio, who had a lifesaving transplant when she was only 8 months old, tells the story of her transplant along with her mother, Victoria. Emmitt and Charlotte Ray, whose son Jason, the UNC mascot, gave the precious gift of organ and tissue donation share the huge impact Jason’s decision made. Finally, Larry Bordeaux and his wife and teenage son, share what life is like for them as Larry continues to wait more than a decade for a liver transplant.
Common misconceptions are also highlighted in order to dispel the
myths about donation. Facts such as what can be donated, the first-
person consent law, and ways to register as a donor in North Carolina
are also covered. Click the video player to the left to view a trailer of
the DVD.
Please email info@carolinadonorservices.org or call 1-800-200-2672 to order a free DVD for your school or organization.
