By Richard A. Marini - Express-News
A “flash mob” of students from Northwest Vista College danced to cumbia-infused techno music Tuesday to motivate fellow students to sign up to be registered organ donors.The attention-getting affair was part of a new “Save 8” campaign by the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance. It was designed to highlight the fact that one person can save up to eight lives by becoming an organ donor.
In Texas alone, more than 10,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant. TOSA hopes to enroll an additional 500,000 donors to its organ registry in South and Central Texas by 2011.
In addition to events such as the flash mob — which were previously held at the University of Texas-Pan Am and Laredo Community College — TOSA has turned to social media to get the word out. These efforts include accounts on YouTube (YouTube.com/save8texas), Facebook (www.facebook.com/Save8.org) and Twitter (@save8texas).
Below is Save8 Flash Mob from McAllen, Texas.
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