BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Donate Life New York State - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Donate Life New York State X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://donatelifenys.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Donate Life New York State REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201113T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201115T235959 DTSTAMP:20260526T173733 CREATED:20201007T134431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T134434Z UID:1699-1605225600-1605484799@donatelifenys.org SUMMARY:National Donor Sabbath DESCRIPTION:National Donor Sabbath provides an opportunity to discuss the critical need for organ and tissue donors and encourage donor registration in your house of worship. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNational Donor Sabbath is observed annually on Friday through Sunday two weekends before Thanksgiving. This 3-day observance seeks to include the days of worship for major religions practiced in the United States. \n\n\n\nDuring National Donor Sabbath\, faith leaders\, donor families\, transplant recipients\, and donation and transplantation professionals participate in services and programs to increase awareness of the need for the lifesaving and enhancing gifts passed to others through transplantation and encourage people to sign up in the New York State Donate Life Registry. Those who donate organs\, tissues\, and blood stem cells restore hope and share gifts beyond measure. \n\n\n\nThe participation of faith leaders is important. \n\n\n\nPeople look to their faith leaders for guidance when making end-of-life decisions like organ and tissue donation. \n\n\n\nToday\, most faith communities are supportive of organ and tissue donation\, and the individual choices of its members. Many view donation as an act of compassion and generosity. Since people often turn to their faith leaders for help when dealing with life and death issues\, National Donor Sabbath provides an opportunity for faith communities to share their views and join in the conversation. \n\n\n\nFaith leaders of all religious denominations can build awareness and help inspire more community members to register as organ and tissue donors by participating in National Donor Sabbath and holding informational events throughout the year. \n\n\n\nWays to Celebrate National Donor Sabbath\n\n\n\nFaith communities and individuals wishing to plan National Donor Sabbath events may contact us for additional information and support. We can help you develop and implement strategies and identify speakers\, such as a transplant recipient to share a personal story of getting a second chance at life. Here are some simple ways to celebrate National Donor Sabbath: \n\n\n\nInform your religious leader that National Donor Sabbath takes place November 13-15\, 2020. Request that he or she devotes a sermon to organ donation and how religion encourages all of us to save lives.  Collaborate with your Faith Based Leader to identify members of your congregation who have been personally impacted by donation or transplantation. You may also contact us to request a speaker from Donate Life New York State to present at your special event or service.Include information in your bulletin\, newsletter and on your house of worship’s website and social media channels. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n Download our National Donor Sabbath Toolkit \n \n\n \n\n \n Download Toolkit URL:https://donatelifenys.org/event/national-donor-sabbath ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://donatelifenys.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-National-Donor-Sabbath-FB-Post.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T190000 DTSTAMP:20260526T173733 CREATED:20201008T181119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201008T181121Z UID:1728-1605722400-1605726000@donatelifenys.org SUMMARY:YOU Make the Difference: Advocacy 101 DESCRIPTION:Advocacy is a core component of the Donate Life New York State (NYS) mission. Our efforts have resulted in policies that increase enrollment in the NYS Donate Life Registry\, but there is more work to be done! \n\n\n\nA key part of advocacy is YOU: members of the donation and transplantation community can take specific actions to influence state legislation. Join us for this virtual program to learn more about your role in advocacy. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n YOU Make the Difference: Advocacy 101 Registration Form\n \n \n Your Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email Address*\n \n Mission ConnectionIf you have a personal connection to organ and tissue donation/transplantation\, and would like to share your story with us\, please check the box below. If you check this box\, a member of our staff will contact you for further information.\n \n Yes\, I want to share my story. Please contact me.\n CommentsIf you have additional information you’d like to share with us\, please leave a comment in the box below. 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