There’s a lot to see in the sky this April. In the short time span of only thirty days, there will be both a solar eclipse AND a meteor shower, making it a pretty special time for two such rare occurrences. But there’s something else that makes April special, too: It’s National Donate Life Month!
National Donate Life Month (NDLM) happens every April. It focuses national attention on the need for and importance of eye, organ, and tissue donation. NDLM is about the importance of registering your decision to be an eye, organ, and tissue donor, honoring deceased and living donors, and celebrating the lives they saved and helped.
The NDLM theme this year is “Donors are Superstars!” According to Donate Life America, the national brand for the cause of donation, the theme was inspired by the night sky and its billions of stars.
From Donate Life America: “Stars remind us that even in the darkest night, there is light. Your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor gives hope and light to the 100,000 people on the national transplant waiting list who are waiting for a second chance at life. That’s why donors are superstars.”
And if that weren’t enough to get excited about, National Donate Life Blue & Green Day is Friday, April 12! On this day, everyone is encouraged to wear blue and green and to engage in sharing the Donate Life message on social media and in your day-to-day activities! The Donate Life campaign is even sponsoring a Blue & Green Day Photo Contest.
You can learn more about National Donate Life Month, other National Observance days and organ donation awareness celebrations, and more things you can do to support Donate Life America.
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