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“Kentucky’s 120 Gift of Life Stories”
The KY Circuit Court Clerks’ Trust For Life has created a state-wide project to bring awareness to the great need for organ donation and the miracles of transplantation, and we need your help!
Kentucky’s 120 Gift of Life Stories is a collection of personal testimonials from Kentuckians whose lives have been affected by organ and tissue donation. We are seeking participants willing to share their stories including: transplant recipients, donor family members, people on the transplant waiting list, living donors, etc. Our goal is to identify at least one participant from each of Kentucky’s 120 counties. These inspirational stories can be viewed on our website www.trustforlife.org/kentucky-stories, may be made into posters to be displayed at local Circuit Court Clerks drivers’ license offices, and may be sent to local newspapers for human interest stories.
It is our hope that sharing these personal stories will help to humanize and localize the issue of organ donation and inspire Kentuckians to learn more about the issue and to indicate their willingness to save lives by joining the KY Organ Donor Registry the next time they renew their driver’s license or visit www.donatelifeky.org. Please contact our office with any questions: 1-866-945-5433 (toll-free) or email info@trustforlife.org.
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Contact: Shelley Heavrin, KY Circuit Court Clerks’ Trust For Life
Phone: 502-695-4253
KY Circuit Court Clerks’ Trust For Life recognizes
National Minority Donor Awareness Day
Did you know that patients on the U.S. transplant waiting list are more likely to have a successful transplant when the donor comes from their own ethnic group?
There are more than 61,000 minority patients on the waiting list in need of life-saving organ transplants.
National Minority Donor Awareness Day, celebrated annually on August 1, is a nationwide observance to educate minorities about the crucial need for donation and transplantation within the multicultural community. Everyone can join the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry regardless of age or medical history. Everyone can state their wishes to save others by registering to be an organ donor at their Circuit Court Clerk’s Office or online at donatelifeky.org.
Over 11,000 minorities received organ transplants last year, but more than 110,000 Americans, of all ethnic groups, continue to wait for their life-saving gift. As we observe the 15th annual National Minority Donor Awareness Day on August 1, we emphasize the importance of getting the facts and increasing the number of donor designations, and thus lives saved. Your Circuit Court Clerk and their hardworking staff ask every person obtaining a driver’s license to join the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry. Because of their efforts, more than 1.1 million Kentuckians have registered their decision to save lives.
To learn more about your Circuit Court Clerk, the vital need for registered organ donors, and to register your decision visit www.trustforlife.org.
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The Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks’ Trust For Life is a 501C(3) non-profit organization that informs, educates, and encourages Kentuckians to be organ & tissue donors. For more information call 1-866-945-5433, email info@trustforlife.org or go to www.trustforlife.org.