"Like" Carolina Donor Services on Facebook to show your support of donation and transplantation online. You will be able to interact with others who support donation, learn more about upcoming events, read heart-warming stories, see pictures and videos of past events, learn how to become a donor in NC, and win fin prizes.
Please visit our Facebook page today, "Like" it, and encourage your friends and family to do so as well.
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, East Carolina University Medical Center, 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.
