It takes all of us to grow the Michigan Organ Donor Registry
about 2,600 michiganders are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. EVERY new name added is a CHANCE TO SAVE A LIFE.
We’re asking every Michigan resident to Check Your Heart by looking at their Michigan driver’s license or state ID to be sure they’re registered organ donors.
If they do not have the heart on their license, we’re asking them to consider adding their name to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry.
But not everyone knows what it means to be an organ donor or the impact it has on families, communities and beyond. And, we're unable to reach all 10 million Michiganders and guarantee they see our message.
This is where we need partners, like you, to help spread the word!
Our ask is simple.
- Spread the word about organ, eye and tissue donation.
- Share our message.
- Check your Heart and check the box to become an organ donor.
- Share information and a link to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry with your employees, membership, students or stakeholders to give hope to those who are waiting.
WHY IT MATTERS
We know that 90% of adults approve of donation, but only 58% of Michigan adults have documented their decision by registering. When residents don’t sign up they leave their families with the burden of making a decision, and in that situation, just 33% say yes on behalf of their loved one. That means opportunities to save lives are lost.
There’s urgency today as about 2,600 patients in Michigan are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. 80% of them need a kidney.
How you can help
- Share facts, messages and our stories with your employees, audiences and friends!
- Encourage your employees to learn about the impact of organ donation and to consider signing up if they have not yet.
- Ask your teams to check for the heart on their driver's license or State ID. Share this link to help them (and their families and friends) to sign up.
- Consider emailing your constituents, partners and others with the same ask and link.
- Ask your communications team to follow Gift of Life Michigan on your corporate channels and promote the Donor Registry to your audience during National Donate Life Month in April.
- Invite Gift of Life to speak to your teams and audiences.
What’s in it for your organization
- Social responsibility by employers has never been more important to job seekers and employees. Supporting organ and tissue donation and your community’s health and wellness could be a recruiting tool.
- Your organization likely includes families of donors or people who have received an organ or tissue transplant. This initiative would allow them the opportunity to tell their incredible stories.
- Our mission is simple: honoring lives through donation. Our teams work diligently to live up to the mission and your teams can benefit from a partnership of hope, resilience, compassion and professionalism.
