Donate Life Living Donor Day, is April 5, 2023. It is held on the first Wednesday of April each year. The color blue is used to represent organ donation, while green represents eye and tissue donation. Then April 14, 2023 is Blue & Green Day is a national day of awareness and action to promote organ, eye and tissue donation.�
The day was created in 2003 by the Donate Life America organization. The organization was founded in 1997 by a group of families who had lost loved ones to organ failure. The organization’s mission is to increase the number of organ, eye and tissue donors in the United States.
Donate Life Blue & Green Day is a time to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation. It is also a time to encourage people to sign up to be organ donors. The day is celebrated with events and activities across the country.
The theme for the day is “Be a Lifesaver.” The organization is encouraging people to sign up to be organ donors and to talk to their families about organ donation.
There are many ways to celebrate Donate Life Blue & Green Day. You can sign up to be an organ donor, talk to your family about organ donation, or attend an event in your community. You can also wear blue and green on the day to show your support for organ donation.
Organ donation is a life-saving gift. When someone donates their organs, they can save up to eight lives. They can also improve the lives of up to 50 people through tissue donation.
If you are interested in becoming an organ donor, you can sign up at your local DMV or online at DonateLife.net. You can also talk to your doctor about organ donation.
Donate Life Blue & Green Day is a day to celebrate the gift of organ donation. It is also a day to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation. If you are interested in becoming an organ donor, please sign up today. You could save a life.
In addition to the national day of awareness, there are also many local and regional events that take place on Donate Life Blue & Green Day. These events can include rallies, walks, and concerts. They can also include educational events, such as organ donor registration drives and presentations about organ donation.
Donate Life Blue & Green Day is a time to celebrate the gift of organ donation and to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation. It is also a time to encourage people to sign up to be organ donors. The day is celebrated with events and activities across the country.
If you are interested in getting involved in Donate Life Blue & Green Day, there are many ways to do so. You can volunteer at an event, donate to the organization, or simply spread the word about organ donation. Every little bit helps.
National Donate Life Month – April
National Donate Life Month (NDLM) features an entire month of activities to help encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to honor those that have saved lives through the gift of donation. Celebrations throughout NDLM include:
Donate Life Living Donor Day – April 5, 2023
Join us in thanking all living donors for their lifesaving generosity! Click to download Donate Life Living Donor Day social media graphics to share with your community. Graphics are available for Facebook, Instagram, Instagram Story and Twitter.
National Donate Life Blue & Green Day – April 14, 2023
On 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.
Blue & Green Spirit Week – April 8 – 14, 2023
Each 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.
National Pediatric Transplant Week – April 23 – 29, 2023
National Pediatric Transplant Week focuses on the powerful message of ending the pediatric transplant waiting list. Throughout the week, clinical partners share their innovative work and 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 celebrate milestones. Donate Life America (DLA) would like to thank the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the American Society of Transplantation (AST), American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and Transplant Families for their partnership in developing and promoting National Pediatric Transplant Week.
Thank you for your support of Donate Life Blue & Green Day. Together, we can save lives.