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To proclaim April as Donate Life Month in the City of Columbus and to encourage residents to give consideration to sharing the Gift of Life through organ, eye, and tissue donation.
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WHEREAS, Nearly 115,000 men, women, and children are currently awaiting a life-saving organ transplant in the United States - In fact, approximately 20 people die each day because of the lack of an available organ; and
WHEREAS, in Central Ohio there are nearly 600 men, women and children currently listed for an organ transplant at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center or Nationwide Children’s Hospital; moreover there are approximately 3,000 people awaiting an organ transplant at any given time across the state; and
WHEREAS, A single donor can potentially save the lives of eight people through organ donation by donating their heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, kidneys and small intestine, and enhance the lives of more than 50 others through tissue donation by donating corneas, veins, heart valves, fascia, bone, skins, tendons, ligaments and nerves; and
WHEREAS, Lifeline of Ohio is the designated organ procurement organization dedicated to promoting and coordinating the donation of organs and tissue for transplantation in this area -the generosity of the citizens of Lifeline of Ohio’s service area enabled a record 409 organs to be recovered for transplant in 2017;
WHEREAS, National Blue and Green Day will be celebrated by Lifeline of Ohio on April 13, 2018 - this is a nationwide celebration that encourages Americans to wear shades of blue and/or green in support of organ, eye and tissue donation - this event will draw attention to the need for more registered donors to save and heal those who are waiting for their second chance at life through organ, eye and tissue donations which give the Gift of Life; and
WHEREAS, More than 5.7 million Ohioans have made the important decision to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor in the Ohio Donor Registry -The Ohio B...
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