Donor Drive 2010

 I learned something very important this week. The state of Michigan's Law has changed when it comes to organ donation.  At one point, if a person signed the back of their Michigan driver's license,  they would be eligible for organ donation.  This is not the case anymore. 

 State law now states that a person must be sign up through the gift of life website. If an individual is unable to make their own medical decisions, next of kin has the choice. So if someone's intent is to donate their organs, the should be registered to ensure that their wishes are met.  

Michigan ranks very low (42nd) on the list of registered organ donors within the state.  The goal is to make more people aware that registration through gift of life needs to be done, and to help Michigan rank higher within the united states with registered residents of Michigan.

Registration is very easy and quick. There is more information below, or go to:

Gift of Life Michigan

Please read more, and consider signing up.  

This is a choice and with this choice, you could potentially have the ability to safe lives with your donated organs. 

What is it?

Donor Drive 2010 is a massive statewide effort by Gift of Life Michigan, the Michigan Eye-Bank, Michigan Health & Hospital Association, the Donate Life Coalition of Michigan, volunteers, faith groups, corporations, schools and others to add one million names to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry.
In fact, anybody who wants to become a part of this unprecedented effort, is encouraged to contact Gift of Life Michigan for information on how to get involved.

Why is it necessary?

The premise is simple: There aren't enough organs to provide life-saving transplants for the roughly 3,000 people waiting in Michigan today. In addition, Michigan is behind most of the nation in the percentage of licensed drivers signed up on the state's official database of people who wish to someday become organ donors.

A key reason for the state's need to catch up: Many residents still think they need to sign the back of their driver's license or state ID to register as future organ donors. In fact, the law changed in 2007, requiring residents to add their names to an official, confidential state database. A red heart logo on their license or ID signifies that they have, indeed, signed up. Residents need to do this just once.

What do we need to do?

To catch up, Gift of Life has set a goal to add one million names to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry by the end of this year. That would bring the state's total to 2.7 million and place it in line with other states across the nation.

How do we do it?

We're hoping big efforts with social media, table drives, special volunteer work inside Secretary of State branch offices and other statewide grassroots pushes by a variety of people and groups will help make it happen. To help you help save lives, we've created a toolkit of downloadable materials. 

How do we sign up?

It's simple. Click here.