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1 Organ Donation By Mike Gallacher

2 Lance Armstrong & Terry Box

3 Relevant Numbers 118,000 *in need* as of 11/2010 118,000 *in need* as of 11/2010 12,000 Die Every Year w/o Receiving 12,000 Die Every Year w/o Receiving This equals 18 per day This equals 18 per day These 18 are replaced by 110 More These 18 are replaced by 110 More 80% of Americans are FOR Donation 80% of Americans are FOR Donation

4 One life may Benefit 50 Donation is possible while alive and after death

5 7 “Solid” Reasons to Donate Heart Heart Lung x2 Lung x2 Kidney x2 Kidney x2 Liver* Liver* Pancreas Pancreas *The Liver is regenerative which means you don’t have to actually give your whole organ

6 You may be one life to the world but you could be the world to one life. - Anonymous

7 Investigate for Yourself National Donor Memorial: http://www.donormemorial.org National Donor Memorial: http://www.donormemorial.orghttp://www.donormemorial.org United Network for Organ Sharing: http://www.unos.org United Network for Organ Sharing: http://www.unos.orghttp://www.unos.org Donate Life America: http://www.donatelife.net Donate Life America: http://www.donatelife.nethttp://www.donatelife.net Organ Donor (USA): http://www.organdonor.gov Organ Donor (USA): http://www.organdonor.govhttp://www.organdonor.gov National Institute of Health: http://www.nih.gov National Institute of Health: http://www.nih.govhttp://www.nih.gov National Library of Medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.gov National Library of Medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.govhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov Utah Organ Donor Registry: https://www.yesutah.org 1.866.937.8824 (866.yes.utah) Utah Organ Donor Registry: https://www.yesutah.org 1.866.937.8824 (866.yes.utah)https://www.yesutah.org


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