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Promote Donation

Did you know that you can save up to 8 lives through organ donation and enhance the lives of up to 50 through tissue donation? With over 90,000 people currently waiting for a life saving transplant, you can truly make a difference! Organ donation is a personal choice and we would like to help inspire you to make the right choice by giving you facts and information.

Donate Life Promotional Materials
From brochures and handouts to candy and keychains, Donate Life promotional materials can help you inspire people to donate life. Call to receive free Donate Life materials for your upcoming event: 1-800-786-4077

Facts About Transplantation: Pediatric Patient Education Brochure
Facts About Transplantation: Pediatric Patient Education Brochure - AST

Federal Effort to Promote Donation
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and their subdivision the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), have many donor awareness programs. Several of these are implemented at a local level through the organ recovery agencies.

Kidney Transplant
Kidney Transplant - Medline Plus Encyclopedia

Organ Recovery Agencies - Greater LA Area
The donation agencies serving Southern California implement a wide variety of community programs promoting the Donate Life California Organ & Tissue Donor Registry. Find out how you can promote donation in your community:

Organ Recovery Agencies - San Diego/Imperial County
The donation agencies serving Southern California implement a wide variety of community programs promoting the Donate Life California Organ & Tissue Donor Registry. Find out how you can promote donation in your community:

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Sign Up To Be a Donor
If you’ve ever placed a pink “donor dot” on your California driver’s license or signed a donor card, the fact is that your wishes have never been officially recorded. Starting in 2005, the State of California began an organ and tissue donor registry that makes your decision to be a donor “stick.” Starting in July 2006, you can sign up when you apply for or renew your driver’s license or ID card. In the meantime, you can sign up online:

Sign Up To Be a Donor-Other States
If you don’t live in California, you can find out how to be an organ and tissue donor in your state by visiting

Sign Up To Be a Donor-Spanish
same as above

The Coalition on Donation
The Coalition on Donation creates and disseminates the Donate Life media campaigns that are implemented locally.

Volunteer to Inspire People to Donate Life in LA
In the greater LA area you can become part of the OneLegacy Ambassadors volunteer program:

Volunteer to Inspire People to Donate Life in San Diego/Imperial County
In San Diego and Imperial Counties you can become a LifeSharing volunteer:

What You Can Do To Promote Donation
The Coalition also has some fun ideas on how to promote donation


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