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SUMMARY:National Donate Life Month
DESCRIPTION:An entire month honoring those who saved lives through the gift of organ\, eye\, and tissue donation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEach year during the month of April\, Donate Life New York State (NYS) celebrates National Donate Life Month\, raising awareness of the lifesaving impact of organ\, eye\, and tissue donors\, and honoring those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Throughout the month\, we join donation advocates across the nation to remind the public that we all have the power to save lives by registering as organ\, eye and tissue donors. We also focus efforts on raising critical funds to continue helping those in need of lifesaving transplants \n\n\n\n2025 Donate Life Month Theme:♬ Let Life Sing! ♬\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBirds 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\, join us to honor and remember donors who bring new life and inspiration to those waiting for a second chance at life. \n\n\n\nThen join us in helping save and heal lives: Register your decision to be an organ\, eye and tissue donor and champion the Donate Life cause.  \n\n\n\nMake Donate Life Month a RouSing Success!\n\n\n\n\nTell friends and family they can enroll online in the New York State Donate Life Registry;\n\n\n\nHelp us raise critical funds by making a financial contribution or holding a fundraiser benefitting Donate Life New York State;\n\n\n\nFollow us on Facebook\, Twitter\, Instagram\, YouTube\, and LinkedIn. Share our posts through your own social media;\n\n\n\nGet the facts about organ and tissue donation\, and share them with your family\, friends\, and colleagues.\n\n\n\nShare Stories of Hope\, or tell us how your life has been touched by organ and tissue donation;\n\n\n\nContact us to arrange a virtual Lunch & Learn for colleagues to educate them on donation and transplantation;\n\n\n\nAnd of course\, let us know how you plan to celebrate Donate Life Month!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate Life Month Resource Centers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Resources for County Clerks and DMVs \n			\n\n			\n\n			\n				Access Resources			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Resources for Automobile Dealers \n			\n\n			\n\n			\n				Access Resources			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Resources for Donate Life Rx Campaign \n			\n\n			\n\n			\n				Access Resources			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Resources for SUNY Empire State Volunteer Corps \n			\n\n			\n\n			\n				Access Resources			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Resources for Community Partners (Businesses and Organizations) \n			\n\n			\n\n			\n				Access Resources			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2025 Donate Life MonthCalendar of Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 2\, 2025: Donate Life Living Donor Day\n\n\n\nLiving 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! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 6 through April 12\, 2025: Blue & Green Spirit Week\n\n\n\nEach 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 5\, 2025: Dress Up Your Pets\n\n\n\nGet 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 6\, 2025: Make Blue & Green Treats\n\n\n\nGet 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 7\, 2025: Thank Your Healthcare Heroes\n\n\n\nVisit 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 8\, 2025: Write a Message of Hope\n\n\n\nTake 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 9\, 2025: Donate Life Flag Raising Day\n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 10\, 2025: Create Donate Life Art\n\n\n\nGet 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 11\, 2025: Donate Life Blue and Green Day\n\n\n\nOn 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 11 through 17\, 2025: Donate Life Blue and Green Day Photo Contest!\n\n\n\nVisit our Blue & Green Day Photo Contest page for more information! \n\n\n\n\nVisit Photo Contest Page\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 12\, 2025: Share Your Decision Day\n\n\n\nOn 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 14-18\, 2025: Volunteer Appreciation Week\n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 20 through April 26\, 2025: National Pediatric Transplant Week\n\n\n\nNational 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.
URL:https://donatelifenys.org/event/national-donate-life-month-2025
CATEGORIES:Donation-Relevant Observance
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SUMMARY:National Donate Life Month
DESCRIPTION:An entire month honoring those who saved lives through the gift of organ\, eye\, and tissue donation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEach year during the month of April\, Donate Life New York State (NYS) celebrates National Donate Life Month\, raising awareness of the lifesaving impact of organ\, eye\, and tissue donors\, and honoring those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Throughout the month\, we join donation advocates across the nation to remind the public that we all have the power to save lives by registering as organ\, eye and tissue donors. We also focus efforts on raising critical funds to continue helping those in need of lifesaving transplants \n\n\n\n2024 Donate Life Month Theme: Donors are SuperStars!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDid you know that April is one of the best times of the year to stargaze?   \n\n\n\nThis April\, we invite you to look up to the night sky and the billions of stars that make up the universe. Stars remind us that even in the darkest night\, there is light. \n\n\n\nYour decision to be an organ\, eye and tissue donor gives hope and light to the 100\,000 people on the national transplant waiting list who are waiting for a second chance at life. That’s why donors are superstars. \n\n\n\nThis National Donate Life Month\, join us in helping save and heal lives: register your decision to be an organ\, eye and tissue donor\, learn more about living donation\, and champion the Donate Life cause.  \n\n\n\nMake Donate Life Month Stellar!\n\n\n\n\nTell friends and family they can enroll online in the New York State Donate Life Registry;\n\n\n\nHelp us raise critical funds by making a financial contribution or holding a fundraiser benefitting Donate Life New York State;\n\n\n\nFollow us on Facebook\, Twitter\, Instagram\, YouTube\, and LinkedIn. Share our posts through your own social media;\n\n\n\nGet the facts about organ and tissue donation\, and share them with your family\, friends\, and colleagues.\n\n\n\nShare Stories of Hope\, or tell us how your life has been touched by organ and tissue donation;\n\n\n\nContact us to arrange a virtual Lunch & Learn for colleagues to educate them on donation and transplantation;\n\n\n\nAnd of course\, let us know how you plan to celebrate Donate Life Month!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate Life Month Resource Centers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Resources for County Clerks and DMVs \n			\n\n			\n\n			\n				Visit Resource Center			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Resources for Automobile Dealers \n			\n\n			\n\n			\n				Visit Resource Center			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Resources for Community Partners (Businesses and Organizations) \n			\n\n			\n\n			\n				Visit Resource Center			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCalendar of Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 3\, 2024: Donate Life Living Donor Day\n\n\n\nDonate Life Living Donor Day is a celebration during National Donate Life Month that honors living organ and tissue donors for saving and healing lives! In 2023\, nearly 7\,000 people made the decision to give one of their kidneys or a part of their liver to someone waiting for a second chance at life. Use hashtag #LivingDonorDay in your social media posts! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 6 through April 12\, 2024: Blue & Green Spirit Week\n\n\n\nEach day of the week leading up to National 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 at-home activities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 6\, 2024: Dress Up Your Pets\n\n\n\nGet 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 7\, 2024: Make Blue & Green Treats\n\n\n\nGet creative in the kitchen and whip up delicious blue and green treats to celebrate April 7th’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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 8\, 2024: Thank Your Healthcare Heroes\n\n\n\nVisit 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 9\, 2024: Write a Message of Hope\n\n\n\nTake 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 10\, 2024: Donate Life Flag Raising Day\n\n\n\nThis 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 at communications@dlnys.org to request a Donate Life flag for your business. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 11\, 2024: Create Donate Life Rocks\n\n\n\nGet your paintbrushes ready to create Donate Life Rocks adorned in blue and green\, then share your masterpieces in the Donate Life Rock Painting Group on Facebook\, spreading awareness for organ\, eye\, and tissue donation through vibrant art. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 12\, 2024: Donate Life Blue and Green Day\n\n\n\nOn 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 12 through 18\, 2024: Donate Life Blue and Green Day Photo Contest!\n\n\n\nVisit our Blue & Green Day Photo Contest page for more information! \n\n\n\n\nVisit Photo Contest Page\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 21 through April 27\, 2024: National Pediatric Transplant Week\n\n\n\nNational 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.
URL:https://donatelifenys.org/event/national-donate-life-month-2024
CATEGORIES:Donation-Relevant Observance
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SUMMARY:National Donate Life Month
DESCRIPTION:An entire month honoring those who saved lives through the gift of organ\, eye\, and tissue donation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEach year during the month of April\, Donate Life New York State (NYS) celebrates National Donate Life Month\, raising awareness of the lifesaving impact of organ\, eye\, and tissue donors\, and honoring those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Throughout the month\, we join donation advocates across the nation to remind the public that we all have the power to save lives by registering as organ\, eye and tissue donors. We also focus efforts on raising critical funds to continue helping those in need of lifesaving transplants \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2023 Donate Life Month Theme: Make A Splash!\n\n\n\nThe theme of 2023’s Donate Life Month\, “Make a Splash\,” was inspired by the natural world of a pond coming to life in the spring. Frogs and toads are a sign of healing and renewal\, and water lilies represent hope. The lily pads we see on the surface of a pond are part of a much larger plant rooted below the water. The water lily plant reminds us of the support and collaboration needed for hope to bloom.  \n\n\n\nAs a friend and supporter of Donate Life NYS\, you play a significant role in our interconnected effort to save lives by making the community aware of the opportunity to “hop to it” and register their decision to be an organ\, eye\, and tissue donor. On behalf of New York’s donation and transplant community\, we thank you for the lifesaving work you do every day! \n\n\n\nMake Donate Life Month Un-frog-ettable\n\n\n\n\nTell friends and family they can enroll online in the New York State Donate Life Registry;\n\n\n\nHelp us raise critical funds by making a financial contribution or holding a fundraiser benefitting Donate Life New York State;\n\n\n\nFollow us on Facebook\, Twitter\, Instagram\, YouTube\, and LinkedIn. Share our posts through your own social media;\n\n\n\nGet the facts about organ and tissue donation\, and share them with your family\, friends\, and colleagues.\n\n\n\nShare Stories of Hope\, or tell us how your life has been touched by organ and tissue donation;\n\n\n\nContact us to arrange a virtual Lunch & Learn for colleagues to educate them on donation and transplantation;\n\n\n\nAnd of course\, let us know how you plan to celebrate Donate Life Month!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate Life Month Resource Centers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Resource Center for County Clerks and DMVs \n			\n\n			\n\n			\n				Visit Resource Center			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Resource Center for Community Partners (Businesses and Organizations) \n			\n\n			\n\n			\n				Visit Resource Center			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCalendar of Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 5\, 2023: Donate Life Living Donor Day\n\n\n\nDonate Life Living Donor Day is a celebration during National Donate Life Month that honors living organ and tissue donors for saving and healing lives! In 2021\, more than 6\,500 people made the decision to give one of their kidneys or a part of their liver to someone waiting for a second chance at life. Use hashtag #LivingDonorDay in your social media posts! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 8 through April 14\, 2023: Blue & Green Spirit Week\n\n\n\nApril 8: Volunteer Appreciation DayApril 9: Create Donate Life RocksApril 10: Donate Life Flag Raising DayApril 11: Send a Message of Hope & ThanksApril 12: Thank Your Healthcare HeroesApril 13: Donate Life ChalkApril 14: Donate Life Blue & Green Day – On 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. It is also the day we kick off our annual photo contest! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 14\, 2023: Blue & Green Day Landmark Lighting\n\n\n\nEach year on Blue & Green Day\, landmarks throughout NYS are lit blue and green to raise awareness of the Donate Life mission. This year\, the following landmarks will shine blue and green the night of April 14th: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n1 World Trade Center\n\n\n\nGovernor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge\n\n\n\nKosciuszko Bridge\n\n\n\nThe H. Carl McCall SUNY Building\n\n\n\nState Education Building\n\n\n\nAlfred E. Smith State Office Building\n\n\n\nEmpire State Plaza\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nState Fairgrounds – Main Gate & Expo Center\n\n\n\nGrand Central Terminal – Pershing Square Viaduct\n\n\n\nAlbany International Airport Gateway\n\n\n\nFairport Lift Bridge over the Erie Canal  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 14 through April 16\, 2023: Blue & Green Photo Contest\n\n\n\n\nPhoto Submission Period: Friday April 14\, 2023 through Sunday April 16\, 2023All photos must be posted by 11:59 p.m. ET. on Sunday\, April 16\, 2023. Please make sure to submit original photos – no collages\, borders\, or filters. \n\n\n\nVisit Donate Life NYS’ Facebook page and add your best blue & green photo in the comments of the pinned post.  \n\n\n\nCategories include: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdults & Families\n\n\n\nClinical Partners\n\n\n\nDMV\n\n\n\nFood & Art\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGroups and Communities\n\n\n\nHome & Garden\n\n\n\nKids & Teens\n\n\n\nPets\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlue & Green Day Photo Contest Flyer – Click the image for a downloadable/printable PDF\n\n\n\nVoting Period: Community Choice AwardVote by liking your favorite photos submitted for the contest until Thursday\, April 20th\, 2023 at 11:59 pm ET. The photo with the most likes will be the Community Choice Award winner and receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card! \n\n\n\nTop Five Photos to National Photo ContestThe five photos with the most likes will be summited to the national photo contest held by Donate Life America for a chance to win a $100 gift card! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 23 through April 29\, 2023: National Pediatric Transplant Week\n\n\n\nNational 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.
URL:https://donatelifenys.org/event/national-donate-life-month-2023
CATEGORIES:Donation-Relevant Observance
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SUMMARY:National Donate Life Month
DESCRIPTION:Each year during the month of April\, Donate Life New York State celebrates National Donate Life Month\, honoring the lifesaving gifts made by donors. Throughout the month\, we join donation advocates across the nation\, reminding the public that we all have the power to save lives by registering as organ\, eye and tissue donors. We also focus efforts on raising critical funds to continue helping those in need of lifesaving transplants. \n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Donate Life Month Resources \n			\n\n			\n\n			\n				Download			\n		\n	\n\n\n\nHow You Can Help During Donate Life Month\n\n\n\nTell friends and family they can enroll online in the New York State Donate Life Registry;Help us raise critical funds by making a financial contribution or holding a fundraiser benefitting Donate Life New York State;Follow us on Facebook\, Twitter\, Instagram\, YouTube\, and LinkedIn. Share our posts through your own social media;Get the facts about organ and tissue donation\, and share them with your family\, friends\, and colleagues.Share Stories of Hope\, or tell us how your life has been touched by organ and tissue donation;Contact us to arrange a virtual Lunch & Learn for colleagues to educate them on donation and transplantation;And of course\, let us know what you’re up to!\n\n\n\nSpecial Dates During Donate Life Month \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 7: Living Donor Day\n\n\n\nJoin us in thanking all living donors for their lifesaving generosity! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 10 – 16: Celebrate Blue and Green Spirit Week\n\n\n\nEach day of the week leading up to Donate Life Blue & Green Day is dedicated to a special theme: recognizing donors\, volunteers and healthcare heroes; giving hope to those waiting; and engaging the public in fun at-home activities.  \n\n\n\nApril 10: Volunteer Appreciation DayApril 11: Create Donate Life RocksApril 12: Donate Life Flag Raising DayApril 13: Write a Message of HopeApril 14: Thank Your Healthcare HeroesApril 15: Donate Life ChalkApril 16: National Donate Life Blue & Green Day\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 16: Celebrate Blue and Green Day\n\n\n\nDuring National 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 18 – 24: National Pediatric Transplant Week\n\n\n\nNational 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.
URL:https://donatelifenys.org/event/donatelifemonth
CATEGORIES:Donation-Relevant Observance
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SUMMARY:National Minority Donor Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:An initiative to save and improve the quality of life of diverse communities.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNational Minority Donor Awareness Month\, celebrated annually in August\, is a nationwide observance to save and improve the quality of life of diverse communities by creating a positive culture for organ\, eye\, and tissue donation. Founded in 1996 by the National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP)\, the observance aims to bring heightened awareness to the significant need for donation and transplantation affecting Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color (BIPOC) –  focusing primarily on African American/Black\, Hispanic/Latinx\, Asian Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native communities.  \n\n\n\nPeople of most races and ethnicities in the U.S. donate in proportion to their representation in the population. The need for transplant is disproportionately high among BIPOC\, and particularly among African Americans/Blacks\, frequently due to a high incidence of conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes\, both of which can lead to the need for a kidney transplant. \n\n\n\nFor example\, African Americans/Blacks\, Asians and Pacific Islanders\, and Hispanics/Latinxs are three times more likely than Whites to suffer from end-stage renal (kidney) disease\, often as the result of high blood pressure and other conditions that can damage the kidneys. While African Americans/Blacks make up about 15% of New York’s population\, they represent one-third of the 8\,018 people on New York’s organ transplant waiting list. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nData and Statistics\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRace/Ethnicity% of NY Population% of Organ Waitlist% of Organ Transplants (2019)% of Organ Donors (2019)White55%34%47%62%African American/Black18%33%23%15%Hispanic/Latinx19%21%19%17%Asian9%11%9%5%American Indian/Alaska Native1%0%0%0%Pacific Islander0%0%0%0%Multiracial3%1%1%0%\n\n\n\n	\n					Featured Stories of Hope\n		\n		\n\n			\n				\n					\n					\n						"I named my kidney 'Hercules.' I knew he would be my source of strength."						\n					 \n				\n			\n				\n					\n					\n						"Every time Payton smiles\, it's a reminder of how grateful we are."						\n					 \n				\n			\n				\n					\n					\n						A mother of four wants people to know\, "This can happen to anyone."
URL:https://donatelifenys.org/event/national-minority-donor-awareness-month
CATEGORIES:Donation-Relevant Observance
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