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