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The Gift of Life
More than 98,000 Americans are waiting for
lifesaving organ transplants and many more wait for
donated tissues.
On average, 17 people in this country die every day
- 6,600 each year - waiting for organ transplant.
The
reason is simple -- a tragic shortage of donated organs
and tissues.
What
You Can Do
Although most people support donation, many
have not taken the important step of signing up to
be a donor when
they
apply
for, or
renew,
their
drivers licenses.
The states of
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
currently offer the ability to signup
for organ and tissue donation through the DMV
license process when you renew your drivers license.
Visit the state links above to learn more about your
state's donor registry. When you sign up to be a donor in those
states, you are consenting to be an organ and tissue
donor. If you wish to specify or limit your donation
to a certain type of donation, organ or tissue, please use a donor
card instead of signing up on a Donor Registry.
If you don't live in one of the above state's (or wish
to limit your donation) fill out a donor
card and
carry it with you. We would be happy to send
you one.
What ever way you choose to declare yourself
a donor, it is always a good idea to inform your family
of your
decision
to donate and to urge them to do the same.
Learn more about donation, click below
to view our Empowering
Testimonials video
In The News
Charity Walk-A-Thon, June 21, 2008
Nasahawtuc Country Club, Concord, MA
Free Tickets to Bank Of America Champioship Golf Tournie
Registration Form (.pdf)
New
England Program for Kidney Exchange - Patriot Ledger
Matthew
Angell, Organ Donor - Providence Journal
Timothy
Peckham, Organ Donor - Providence Journal
Annual Report - 2007
(available as .pdf)
En
Español
Para información en Español
presione aquí
Please explore this website for information
about organ and tissue donation and New England Organ
Bank.
If you would like to make a monetary
donation to New England Organ Bank, please do so using
this form.
For more information regarding living
donation and kidney exchange programs, please visit
our website
for the New England Program
for Kidney Exchange.
New
England Organ Bank
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a Donate Life Organization
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