National Donor Day was started in the U.S. in 1998 by the Saturn Corporation and its United Auto Workers partners with the support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and many nonprofit health organizations.
Why be a donor? The need is great and growing.
- Almost 95,000 people are in need of an organ for transplant.
- Approximately 35,000 children and adults in our country have life-threatening blood diseases that could be treated by a marrow/blood stem cell or cord blood transplant.
- Every two seconds someone in America needs blood, more than 39,000 units each day, according to the American Red Cross.
What can you do to help?
- Fill out an organ and tissue donation card, register with your State Donor Registry and make sure your family knows you want to be a donor.
- Join the National Registry of potential volunteer marrow and blood stem cell donors.
- Learn how you can donate your baby's umbilical cord blood stem cells at birth.
- Donate blood.
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