60% of adults in Illinois are registered organ & tissue donors: Register today and make a difference for someone in the future : 2011

Donate Life Illinois is a coalition of agencies responsible for organ, tissue, eye, blood and marrow donation, as well as donor education and registration in Illinois. It is one of 45 regional coalitions and 50 national businesses or associations making up Donate Life America, a not-for-profit alliance that serves as a national voice and inspires all people to save and enhance lives through organ, eye and tissue donation.

Donate Life Illinois member organizations include:

American Liver Foundation-Illinois
Biological Resource Center of Illinois
Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
Heartland Lions Eye Bank
Illinois Eye-Bank
Illinois Secretary of State Organ/Tissue Donor Program
LifeSource
Mid-America Transplant Services
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
National Kidney Foundation of Illinois
National Marrow Donor Program

The coalition provides numerous programs and “Donate Life” outreach through its member organizations. To contact us, call 888/307-DON8 (3668)

[photo: Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White & transplant recipient Micaela Prunty]

"One of the most generous acts a person can make is to register as an organ/tissue donor. This simple decision can have a tremendous impact on many lives.
Register today and make a difference for someone in the future.
Then join us in this important effort. Encouraging your friends and relatives to join you as a registered donor and help save lives."
- Jesse White,
Illinois Secretary of State

About Illinois Campaign:

“I am. Are you?” is a campaign to increase the number of Illinois residents who joined the state’s organ/tissue donor registry. The campaign is part of a national effort through Donate Life America to increase the number of Americans who have taken action to become donors in their states to 100 million.
In Illinois, a 2006 statewide poll revealed that 87% of Illinois residents know that registering to be an organ, eye and tissue donor is the “right thing to do.” Yet, 40% of Illinoisans have not registered.

It’s important that everyone who supports becoming a donor takes a few minutes to register this important decision. In January 2006, Illinois law changed and a new donor registry was launched. By joining the First-Person Consent Registry, you will ensure that your decision to donate will be honored.

Commit your decision to help save lives by joining the First-Person Consent Registry here. Remember, you must be at least age 18 years old.

To contact us about the campaign, call us at 888/307-DON8.

# For more information or to register visit Donate Life Illinois at: https://www.donatelifeillinois.org/donatelife/registration.aspx