Oklahomans Celebrate Donate Life Month
LifeShare Encourages All Oklahomans to Register as Donors
OKLAHOMA CITY (April 16, 2021) – Citizens across the state are celebrating the gift of life for Donate Life Month in an effort to raise awareness of organ, eye and tissue donation.
National Donate Life Month is celebrated by the transplant community and hospitals across the state and is organized by LifeShare of Oklahoma. The month is dedicated to encouraging Oklahomans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and honor those that have saved lives through the gift of donation.
LifeShare is the organ procurement organization in Oklahoma responsible for the recovery of organs and tissue for transplant purposes.
Every 10 minutes another person is added to the transplant waitlist. There are more than 110,000 people across the country waiting for an organ transplant to save their life, and 600 of those are fellow Oklahomans.
The Lighthouse at Lake Hefner is lit up in blue and green this weekend honoring Blue and Green Day, an observance in Donate Life Month.
LifeShare observes National Donate Life Month every April to raise awareness for those who have given the gift of life and those who have received or are waiting for a lifesaving transplant. To help illustrate the message of donation, LifeShare is using the symbolism of a lighthouse.
Much as the calm water of a harbor embody a final resting place for a sea wary ship, becoming an organ donor is the final act of kindness in someone’s life, shining and light and giving hope to others waiting on a transplant.
National Donate Life Month is celebrated by the transplant community and hospitals across the state and is organized by LifeShare of Oklahoma. The month is dedicated to encouraging Oklahomans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and honor those that have saved lives through the gift of donation.
LifeShare is the organ procurement organization in Oklahoma responsible for the recovery of organs and tissue for transplant purposes.
Every 10 minutes another person is added to the transplant waitlist. There are more than 110,000 people across the country waiting for an organ transplant to save their life, and 600 of those are fellow Oklahomans.
The Lighthouse at Lake Hefner is lit up in blue and green this weekend honoring Blue and Green Day, an observance in Donate Life Month.
LifeShare observes National Donate Life Month every April to raise awareness for those who have given the gift of life and those who have received or are waiting for a lifesaving transplant. To help illustrate the message of donation, LifeShare is using the symbolism of a lighthouse.
Much as the calm water of a harbor embody a final resting place for a sea wary ship, becoming an organ donor is the final act of kindness in someone’s life, shining and light and giving hope to others waiting on a transplant.
