Editorial cartoon by Michael Ramirez - his dad died before he could get the liver he needed
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FREE Organ Donation Pin: Green Ribbon & Heart with Card:
This pin, designed in 2001, is attached to an organ/tissue donor card.
http://www.ask.hrsa.gov/detail.cfm?PubID=HRS00255---------
The following materials are available FREE of charge for education and awareness programs:
* Posters
* Donate Life! brochures
* Donate Life! window decals
* Donate Life! bumper stickers
* Donate Life! lapel pins
Please allow three weeks for delivery. To order, go to
http://www.giftofhope.org/donatelife/flyers.htmand fill out and submit a form online or call 888/307-DON8.
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By wearing or using Donate Life items, you will spread the message about
organ, eye and tissue donation, initiate conversations and
look good too! Order these and many other items (these are not free items)
go to
http://www.shareyourlife.org/shop.html---------------
Donate Life/U.S. Transplant Games Bracelet - 5 for $10.00
http://www.kidney.org/order/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=2&CFID=365234&CFTOKEN=79892565--------------
Organize a performance at a local high school with
this free script
http://www.organdonor.gov/bottom_of_your_heart_play.htm-------------
FREE BRACELETS - RAISE AWARENESS OF KIDNEY DISEASE
The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) and Genzyme Corporation
are pleased to offer kidney disease awareness bracelets as symbols
of hope and strength for patients and their loved ones. There are three
different inspiring messages offered -- Hope, Reach Your Goals,
and Esperanza (Spanish for "hope"). For every bracelet requested,
Genzyme will make a donation to AAKP in support of its efforts
to serve all kidney patients. Currently, more than 12 million Americans
are affected by kidney disease.
To request a free kidney disease awareness bracelet, contact
the AAKP national office at 800-749-2257 or send an email to info@aakp.org.
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Decision: Donation—A School Program That Gives the Gift of Life
This multifaceted set of materials—print, video, CD-ROM, and web-based — can
be used by both public and private educators to integrate the topic of
organ and tissue donation into existing curriculum and training programs.
Go to
http://www.organdonor.gov/student/ FREE
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~Karol