Donate Life Virginia News
Donate Life Virginia is teaming up with NASCAR driver Joey Gase to honor living kidney donor Christopher Woody, Sr. on Gase’s #51 Donate Life Virginia Ford Cup Car for the Federated Auto Parts 400 race on September 12 at Richmond Raceway. Woody, 35, donated his kidney to a cousin in 2013 and hopes to donate…
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2020 is the perfect time to hear our Call – ONE VOICE, ONE VISION …TO HEAL AND SAVE LIVES National Minority Donor Awareness Month is a collaborative effort by the National Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation Multicultural Action Group to save and improve the quality of life of diverse communities by creating a positive culture…
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For Black History Month, we are recognizing the more than 19,000 black living donors who gave the gift of life. Each year, less than a third of the patients on the national waiting list receive a transplant, and on average, 22 people die each day while waiting. Our limited supply of deceased donor organs cannot…
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There were more lives saved in Virginia in 2019 through the generosity of organ donation than ever before. According to data from the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN), there were 1,146* organ transplants in Virginia last year. This includes donations from both living and deceased donors. In 2018, there were a total of 916…
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Donate Life Virginia is proud to partner with NASCAR driver and Donate Life advocate Joey Gase for the Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway on September 20. “I’m so excited to have our friends at Donate Life Virginia back on board with us for the Go Bowling 250. They’ve been a great partner to have…
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