About United Donor Day
UNTIL UNITED DONOR DAY
Did you know that only 40.7% of New York residents are enrolled as organ donors? Meanwhile, 9,100 New Yorkers are on the waiting list, hoping for a lifesaving match. We’re on a mission to change the poor enrollment rate in New York, and set the Guinness World Record for the most organ donor enrollments in 8 hours! We have declared December 1, 2020 United Donor Day. To beat the record, we need over 22,311 donors, but we’re hoping to go above and beyond! Be a part of history, and help save a life. Donors Unite!
Why December 1st? In 2017, Lee Green discovered he was in desperate need of a liver transplant. On December 1, he finally got the call that saved his life, a healthy liver from a donor. Grateful for this gift, he decided to pay it forward and change the New York enrollment rate. On United Donor Day, we will be celebrating Lee’s anniversary with a new world record!
Now, Lee needs YOU to make it happen. So spread the word, mark your calendar, and sign up for our newsletter. Then, on December 1, 2020, United Donor Day, register to become an organ donor via Donate Life NYS at our unique secure enrollment link. Anyone over the age of 18 can enroll, regardless of blood type, health status, gender, or religion.
ENROLL NOW
One organ donor can
save 8 lives
and heal 75 more through
eye and tissue donation.
Every 10 minutes
another person is added
to the national transplant
waiting list.
All major religions
support organ and tissue donation, viewing it as an act of love and generosity.
There is no cost to the
donor’s family or estate
for organ and tissue donation. Costs related to donation are paid by the recipient, usually through insurance.
The decision to donate does not
interfere with medical care
Donation becomes an option only after death has been determined.
Anyone age 18+ can join the
NYS Donate Life Registry!
No one is too old or too
sick to register.
More than 9,100 New
Yorkers are waiting for
lifesaving organ
transplants.
More than 400 New
Yorkers die each year
because the organ they
need is not donated in
time.
1,700 New Yorkers have
been waiting more than
five years for an organ
transplant.
Information provided by
Donate Life New York State
Learn more at
donatelifenys.org
