Donate Life Press Conference - April 27, 2021

Donate Life Month in Rutland is an opportunity to continue our education efforts, celebrate the lives saved and enhanced through donation and honor the donors who made the ultimate gift. The state plays an important role in the donation process as the vast majority of individuals in Vermont who register as an organ and tissue donor at the state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). In 2020 over 1,027 lives were saved here in New England because of the generosity of individuals who became organ donors. Thousands more lives were enhanced through the gift of tissue donation. With the need for life-saving transplants growing every day - over 108,000 patients are now on the US transplant wait list - it is crucial to educate our communities about taking action to register as donors. New England Donor Services is the parent organization of New England Organ Bank, the federally-designated Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) responsible for coordinating organ and tissue donation in the six New England States. To register to be a donor outside the DMV office or for more information visit www.RegisterMe.org