Donate Life Virginia News
August is National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month. NMDAM is a collaborative effort by 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 Minority Donor Awareness Month grew from National Minority…
Read MoreDonate Life Virginia launchesnew advertising campaign For years, organ donation misconceptions have had real-life consequences. Causing fear and holding some people back from making the decision to sign up as organ, eye, and tissue donors. Donate Life Virginia launches a campaign to tackle these harmful myths/misconceptions (“myth-conceptions”) and work to change perceptions of these misinformed fears.…
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Here in Virginia, April is a beautiful time of year. The weather gets warmer. Nature awakens from its winter slumber. And life flourishes all around. But maybe the most important thing about April is that it’s National Donate Life Month (NDLM). For National Donate Life Month 2023, Donate Life America was inspired by the natural…
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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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Donate Life Virginia celebrates Black History Month by sharing the personal stories of donors, donor families, living donors, recipients, and donation champions and highlighting the importance of organ, eye and tissue donation. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, African Americans make up approximately 12.2 percent of the U.S. population, and 28%…
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