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ORGAN
DONOR INFORMATION
The
Gift of Life is Special
Don't take your organs to Heaven
Heaven knows we need them here.
Give the gift of life
Become an Organ Donor
Australia is said to
have the lowest
rates
of organ donation in the world, most people say they would like to
donate
their organs but do not tell their family or register with the organ
donor
registry.
Please consider
registering as a
organ donor.
There is a shortage of organ donors and many people could be helped by
giving the greatest gift of all. If you do decide to become a
donor
please talk to your family about your wishes.
Organ
donor promotion
Get people asking the question
"Are you an organ & tissue donor?"
Remind family,
friends and co-workers
to share
their decision to be a donor with their family* so that there will be
no
question later. Remember, it is not enough to sign a donor card or the
back of a drivers’ license.
Put an organ &
tissue donation
bumper sticker
on your car. Wear a T-shirt, hat or even shoelaces with a message about
donation - its a great conversation starter.
Put posters
on bulletin boards or in
windows
of laundromats, libraries, doctors' offices, grocery stores and fast
food restaurants in your community.
Promote donation
through newsletters
produced
by your company, church, neighborhood or civic associations
newsletters.
If you have had a personal experience with organ and tissue donation
and
transplantation you can even volunteer to speak to these groups or ask
a representative from your local coalition.
For
more information about
Australian Organ Donor Register.
Freecall 1800 777 203 (business hours)
http://www.organdonor.com.au/
Australian
Cricketer May 1955 - 2004
David Hookes
Foundation 
http://www.davidhookesfoundation.com
The Nicholas
Green Foundation
http://www.nicholasgreen.org/
A seven
year-old boy from California, Nicholas Green, was killed by highway
robbers in 1994 while vacationing in Italy with his family. His parents
agreed to donate his organs and corneas, which went to seven Italians
waiting for transplants.
The
Nicholas Green Foundation, set up by the Green family, is a non-profit
organization dedicated to furthering the cause of organ and tissue
donation around the world. It does this by spreading information to
increase awareness of the shortage of donors everywhere. It can also
support a broad range of children's causes.
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