Donate Life Virginia News

National DMV Appreciation Month

By Lara Malbon / August 26, 2024

September is National DMV Appreciation Month. Each year, we recognize the vital role Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles plays in helping to save and heal lives. DMV staff ask the donor registration question to customers every day. Donation makes transplants possible, and donation starts with donor registration. The work of DMVs across the country enables more…

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Celebrating National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month

By Lara Malbon / July 25, 2024

August is National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month. It is a collaborative initiative of the National (Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation) Multicultural Action Group (NMAG) to save and improve the quality of life of diverse communities by creating a positive culture for organ, eye, and tissue donation. National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month stems from National Minority Donor…

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April is National Donate Life Month

By Lara Malbon / March 25, 2024

April is one of the best times of the year to stargaze. So, this National Donate Life Month (NDLM), we invite you to look up to the night sky, gaze at the billions of stars that make up the universe and be inspired. Because even in the darkest night, there is light. When someone decides…

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National Donor Day

By Lara Malbon / February 12, 2024

Observed every year on February 14th, National Donor Day is an observance dedicated to spreading awareness and education about organ, eye and tissue donation. National Donor Day was started in 1998 by the Saturn Corporation and its partner, the United Auto Workers, and is supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. By educating and sharing the Donate Life message, we can each…

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National DMV Appreciation Month

By Lara Malbon / August 29, 2023

September is National DMV Appreciation Month. Each year, we recognize the vital role Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles plays in helping to save and heal lives. DMV staff ask the donor registration question to customers every day. Donation makes transplants possible, and donation starts with donor registration. The work of DMVs across the country enables more…

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