From Donate Life America:
Today is Jessica Melore’s 30th birthday, a milestone
birthday she did not always think she was going to have. At only 16
years old Jessica received a sudden and lifesaving heart transplant.
Today, Jessica’s story of hope helps to launch Donate Life America’s bold new initiative, “20 Million in 2012.”
Donate Life America, the national organization promoting organ, eye
and tissue donation in the United States, is launching this bold new
initiative, “20 Million in 2012.” The initiative focuses on radically
increasing the number of people registered on state donor registries.
This official launch of the campaign comes on the heels of its
announcement during the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA,
where every year since 2004 it has sponsored the Donate Life float. This
year’s float again featured inspirational stories of organ donors and
their families, a tradition that the “20 million in 2012” campaign will
continue throughout 2012 as it features powerful stories of those
affected by organ, eye and tissue donation.
“I am so proud to be part of Donate Life America’s “20 Million in
2012” campaign, as part of the I am HOPE storytelling project,” says
Melore. “New Jersey is the first state to promote the 2012 stories of
hope. Real life stories like mine can inspire people to sign up to be
organ, eye and tissue donors. These commitments to donation provide
hope to the more than 112,000 men, women and children on the organ
transplant waiting list, along with the hundreds of thousands more in
need of cornea and tissue transplants.”
Additionally, the “20 Million in 2012” campaign will feature four
national Donate Life events during 2012: the Donate Life Flash Mob on
March 24th, Donate Life Blue and Green Virtual Fashion Show on April
20th, Donate Life Champions in Fall 2012 and Donate Life Linking Hands
for Life all year long.
“In 2012 we are making a bold statement about our commitment to save
more lives,” says David Fleming, President and CEO of Donate Life
America. “With the majority of individuals in the United States wishing
to be organ, eye and tissue donors, the biggest challenge to meeting our
goal of 20 million will be getting people to take action and register today as an organ, eye and tissue donor at DonateLifeAmerica.org.”
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