Advocacy & Education

April is National Donate Life Month

March 28, 2024

April is dedicated to encouraging others to join the tissue, eye and organ donor registry; and honoring those who have saved lives through these gifts of life. You can get involved with National Donate Life Month activities – no matter where you live, work and engage with your community.

Here is why participating now is more important than ever:

• In the United States, nearly 104,000 men, women and children are on the national organ transplant waiting list – more than 10,000 live right here in Texas.
• Every 8 minutes, a new name is added to the ever-growing transplant wait list.
• One person can save up to 8 lives through organ donation and improve over 75 lives through tissue and cornea donation.

The easiest way to become a hero during National Donate Life Month is to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor and have a conversation about joining the donor registry with your loved ones. To learn more about donation, please visit LifeGift.org or DonateLifeTexas.org. To view LifeGift’s Donate Life Month Community Calendar, please click here.