National Donate Life Month is a month-long observance throughout April, and we hope you’ll join us in celebrating this exciting time of the year. NDLM, short for National Donate Life Month, is designed to help encourage Americans to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors and to celebrate those who have saved lives through the gift of donation.
Here are nine ways you can participate:
1. NDLM-themed social media cover images and profile pictures. Visit Donate Life America’s National Donate Life Month webpage and download social media cover images and profile pictures to show your support of donation and transplantation. This is an easy way to reach all of your friends and contacts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. In the description of the image, include a link to https://www.midamericatransplant.org/register where all of your friends can join the registry.
A license office in Florida won the Donate Life DMV Partners Award from Donate Life America for Blue & Green Day.
2. Facebook Frame & Camera Effects. Beginning in March, find this awesome option directly on the Donate Life America Facebook page! You can also find them in the “Add Frame” option when you change your profile picture or on Facebook Camera as a camera effect. To update your profile picture, go to “Update your Profile Pic” and tap “Add Frame.” Then, search for “Donate Life America.” To access Facebook Camera, tap the camera icon on the top left corner of your Facebook app or swipe right on your Newsfeed. Tap the magic wand to see the camera effects.
3. Share Your Story. Do you have a personal connection to donation and/or transplantation. Share your story on our website by clicking here, and we may share your story and picture on our social media channels. You can inspire others to make a lifesaving, heroic decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor.
4. Share the NDLM ad. Print the NDLM ad and submit it to a community newsletter or the bulletin at your place of worship; distribute it at your high school or college; or post it in the common areas at your workplace. Think about how many people walk through the cafeteria each day at your school or workplace. How many people attend your church? Now think about if all of those people agreed to save lives through organ and tissue donation because of the ad you submitted or posted.
5. Join us for the 2019 Green Up Games. Mid-America Transplant is excited to partner with the athletics departments at four institutions of higher education within our service area — Drury University, Missouri State University, Southeast Missouri State University and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale – in presenting the 2019 Green Up Games. These events are designed to honor donors and increase awareness at baseball and softball games throughout our service area. Find the dates of each baseball and softball game designated as a Green Up Game on our Calendar of Events. RSVP for one or more Green Up Games here: https://www.midamericatransplant.org/GreenUp
At the Missouri State University baseball Green Up Game, 13-year-old Will threw out the first pitch in memory of his father, who became an organ, eye, and tissue donor after a mountain biking accident.
6. Blue & Green Day is April 12th. Dress up in your best blue and green outfit for Blue & Green Day on Friday, April 12. Blue and/or green shirt? Check! Blue and green shoes? Check! Blue and green hair accessory? Check! Blue and green nail polish? Check! If it’s blue and/or green, wear it!
7. Follow Mid-America Transplant. We are on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. When you like, comment and share on our posts, your friends see our post too. It’s an easy way to share how important National Donate Life Month is to you.
8. Encourage 5 people to join the registry. Commit to telling five people about organ, eye and tissue donation and encourage them to sign up. It can be hard to strike up this conversation, so it’s important to wear a Donate Life bracelet, shirt, hat … anything that says Donate Life or organ, eye and tissue donation. When someone asks you about the article you’re wearing, that’s your chance. Download these frequently asked questions and statistics to help you with the conversation.
9. Have you joined the registry? And most important, if you haven’t done so yet, join the organ, eye and tissue donor registry by visiting www.midamericatransplant.org/register. Nearly 114,000 people are waiting for a lifesaving transplant. They’re counting on us to raise awareness about organ, eye and tissue donation to give them a second chance at life.
Wishing you a happy National Donate Life Month! Thank you for your support and your dedication to saving lives through organ, eye and tissue donation!