Author: Gary Imhoff

Celebrated in August, National Minority Donor Awareness Month honors the generosity of multicultural organ and tissue donors and their families, while underscoring the critical need for people from diverse communities to register as organ and tissue donors.

Visit www.NJSharingNetwork.org/Donation-Needs-Diversity to learn more, get involved and help share our life-saving message!

Check out this beautiful moment and performance on America’s Got Talent when donor mom Holly Campbell and Kim Scadlock, the mother of Holly’s son’s heart recipient, shared the powerful message of organ donation and sang a song together about their sons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mOcG59JOjI 💙💚

Thank you to our incredible donation and transplantation community for coming together to celebrate the gift of life at our 5K Celebration of Life events! Check out photos from Ocean Grove at https://photos.app.goo.gl/Se24MGGfisGTi9Nf8 and watch for photos from New Providence coming soon! 💙💚

National Donate Life Month in April features activities to encourage people to register as organ and tissue donors and to honor those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. We are leading a wide variety of community awareness activities and sharing inspiring stories of residents and families touched by the miracle of organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

“Here in New Jersey, National Donate Life Month is a special time to honor our organ and tissue donor heroes, celebrate those who received a life-saving transplant, and offer hope to those waiting for the gift of life,” said Carolyn M. Welsh, President and CEO of NJ Sharing Network. “Our caring and compassionate team of dedicated staff, volunteers and community partners are unstoppable in their efforts to help educate others and dispel any myths and misinformation about organ and tissue donation in our diverse communities throughout New Jersey.”

Currently, there are over 100,000 Americans – nearly 4,000 of whom live in New Jersey – waiting for a life-saving transplant, according to United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).

Alyssa D’Addio, Vice President of Hospital and Community Services, NJ Sharing Network, believes the generosity of those in the Garden State is providing hope for the future. In 2022, the number of organ donors (283) and organs transplanted in a single year (670) reached all-time highs. This also marked the fourth consecutive year NJ Sharing Network has reported new records in the number of organ donors, underscoring the clear trend of increased support for organ donation in the Garden State.

“Thanks to the generosity of New Jersey organ donors and their families, we are saving more lives than ever before – ensuring others now have more time to share special moments with their
loved ones,” said D’Addio.

To learn more about National Donate Life Month, get involved and download resources, visit NJSharingNetwork.org/DLM.

Our latest Circle of Life magazine features heroic and inspiring stories of hope, a look at our banner year of saving lives, and how you can get involved with our life-saving mission. Read it online today at http://bit.ly/3ZatGga.