2025 Donate Life Month Theme
♬ Let Life Sing! ♬
Birds are known across many cultures as one of the most welcomed and visible signs of spring. They represent both new beginnings and visits from loved ones who have passed away. For 2025 National Donate Life Month this April, join us to honor and remember donors who bring new life and inspiration to those waiting for a second chance at life.
DMVs: Make National Donate Life Month A RouSing Success!
By providing the opportunity for the public to enroll in the NYS Donate Life Registry, your DMV office is the key to saving and healing the lives of the thousands of New Yorkers in need of a transplant! On behalf of New York’s donation and transplant community, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to DMVs for the lifesaving work you do every day!
Egg-splore our Online Resources
Here you’ll discover our owl-some informational toolkit and resources that will include social media posts and graphics, web banners, digital resources for TV and computer monitors, sample press releases, media talking points, a sample proclamation, and much more!
Thank you for your commitment to saving and healing lives!
Resources for County Clerk and State-run DMV Offices
Blue & Green Day Photo Contest
DMV “Harmony Hero” Peer Recognition Contest
County Clerk Fundraising Contributions
Toolkit for County Clerks
Toolkit for State-run DMVs
Enjoy some photos from prior years to help inspire you as you plan for this exciting observance!
2025 Donate Life Month
Calendar of Events
April 2, 2025: Donate Life Living Donor Day
Living Donor Day is a celebration during Donate Life Month that honors living organ and tissue donors for saving and healing lives! In 2024, more than 7,000 gave one of their kidneys or a part of their liver to someone waiting for a 2nd chance at life. Use #LivingDonorDay in your social media posts!
April 6 through April 12, 2025: Blue & Green Spirit Week
Each day of the week leading up to Donate Life Blue & Green Day is dedicated to a special theme, and will include: recognizing donors, volunteers and healthcare heroes; giving hope to those waiting; and engaging the public in fun activities.
April 5, 2025: Dress Up Your Pets
Get ready to unleash your furry friends’ style and show off their adorable blue and green flair for a good cause on Donate Life Dress Up Your Pets Day! Post pictures on our Facebook page or email to communications@dlnys.org.
April 6, 2025: Make Blue & Green Treats
Get creative in the kitchen and whip up delicious blue and green treats to celebrate April 6th’s ‘Make Blue & Green Treats’ day – a flavorful way to support a meaningful cause! Post pictures on our Facebook page or email to communications@dlnys.org.
April 7, 2025: Thank Your Healthcare Heroes
Visit our Facebook page and share a heartfelt message, expressing gratitude and appreciation for the unwavering dedication and tireless commitment of our healthcare heroes in keeping us safe and healthy.
April 8, 2025: Write a Message of Hope
Take a moment on this special day to visit our Facebook page and share a message of hope, spreading positivity and encouragement to uplift those in need of reassurance and support.
April 9, 2025: Donate Life Flag Raising Day
This simultaneous flag raising across the country provides an opportunity for all donation and transplantation partners to come together to honor deceased donors/donor families and living donors, and inspire others to register as a donor. Contact us to request a Donate Life flag for your business.
April 10, 2025: Create Donate Life Art
Get your paintbrushes ready to create Donate Life Art adorned in blue and green, then share your masterpieces on Facebook, spreading awareness for organ, eye, and tissue donation through vibrant art.
April 11, 2025: Donate Life Blue and Green Day
On Donate Life Blue & Green Day the public is encouraged to wear blue and green and to engage in sharing the Donate Life message and promoting the importance of registering as an organ, eye and tissue donor.
April 11 through 17, 2025: Donate Life Blue and Green Day Photo Contest!
Visit our Blue & Green Day Photo Contest page for more information!
April 12, 2025: Share Your Decision Day
On Share Your Decision Day, let your loved ones know – heck, tell the whole world – about your decision to save and heal lives as a registered organ, eye, and tissue donor. Sing it from the rooftops! Then encourage others to join you.
April 14-18, 2025: Volunteer Appreciation Week
This week honors our tireless volunteers who dedicate their time to promoting organ and tissue donation through public education, community events, and personal storytelling, acknowledging their invaluable contributions to the Donate Life mission.
April 20 through April 26, 2025: National Pediatric Transplant Week
National Pediatric Transplant Week takes place the last full week of National Donate Life Month in April. It focuses on the powerful message of ending the pediatric transplant waiting list. Throughout Pediatric Transplant Week, clinical partners share patient stories (candidates and recipients); donor families whose children have saved and healed lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation are honored; and recipient families share their thanks and milestone celebrations.