Yes, I will learn about organ, tissue and eye
donation!
Despite continuing efforts to educate the
public, misconceptions and inaccuracies about
donation persist. Learn these facts to help you
better understand organ, eye and tissue donation
Organ, tissue and eye donation holds the promise
of life for thousands of patients with
life-threatening conditions and diseases. Find
out what it means to give the gift of life. You
can provide hope and meaning by simply stating,
“Yes, I Will” be an organ, tissue and eye donor.
The generosity of donor families, who, at a time
of great tragedy, decide to help others, is
immeasurable. However, the number of patients on
the waiting list continues to increase daily.
• Every 11 minutes, a new person is
added to the national organ donor
waiting list
• 18 people die each day while
waiting
• In Wisconsin, there are currently
more than 1,500 people on the
waiting list for an organ transplant
• More than 6,000 people died
nationwide waiting for an organ
transplant in 2008
• One donor can save or enhance the
lives of more than 50 people |
Currently, more than 105,500 people are waiting
for a life-saving organ transplant
To help you visualize how many people that is:
• Lambeau Field in Green Bay holds
about 72,900 people
• The total populations for the
cities of Wausau (37,576), La Crosse
(50,902) and Kaukauna (15,414) still
don’t equal the number of people
waiting
• Camp Randall stadium in Madison
seats more than 80,000 people
• About 75,600 people attend
Summerfest in Milwaukee on a single
day
• The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis
holds about 40,000
• The city of Kenosha’s total
population is 96,950
• A sellout crowd at Miller Park is
about 43,700 |
Great work has been done to improve the donation
process, the number of people who are donors and
the number of organs made available for
transplant.
In 2009, 75 percent of people who were able
to donate their organs, made the decision “Yes,
I will.” This live-saving decision meant that
there were 205 organ donors in Wisconsin who
made 540 organs available for transplant. That
is a new record for Wisconsin!
We’ve done a lot to improve donation rates in
Wisconsin:
• Created the Donate Life Wisconsin
Collaborative
• Developed Partnership with WI
DOT/DMV
• Created the Got Your Dot Campaign
• Passed Kelly’s Law
• Introduced the Workplace
Partnership for Life Program
• Built a new web site:
donatelifewisconsin.org
• Created the Dottie Donor Dot
Mascot Program
• Passed the UAGA Legislation
• Created the Donate Life Wisconsin
License Plates
• Increased minority education
efforts in Milwaukee to African
Americans
The following list of partners have
stepped up and said, “YES, I Will”
help promote donation awareness to
the minority population:
ESPN
1290 Radio
98.3 Radio
WNOV Radio
Blood Pressure &
Kidney Clinics
Milwaukee Courier
Obituaries
Black Women 50+
Fatherhood Initiative
Girlfriends
Word of Hope
Ministries
Christian Faith
Fellowship
Barbershops
Milwaukee County
City of Milwaukee
MATC
West Side Clinics
V-100 Radio
Milwaukee Health
Department
Milwaukee Fire
Department
American Cancer
Society
Milwaukee Health
Services, Inc.
Milwaukee Public
Schools (MPS) |
• Developed the new Online Donation
Registry (opening on March 29, 2010)
There is more to be done. There are
still thousands waiting. Will you
join us in our efforts to save more
lives through organ donation and
transplantation?
www.YesIWillWisconsin.com
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