National Donate Life Month

Each April, National Donate Life Month is celebrated to encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors. More than 110,000 men, women and children await an organ transplant and another person is added to the list every 10 minutes, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Unfortunately, due to lack of available organs, an average of 22 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant. The National Donate Life Month theme for 2019 is “Life is a beautiful ride.\" Campaign artwork uses a bicycle as a symbol of progress, renewal and the circle of life.