donate life vermont offers exclusive black friday deals to organ donor registrants

11/22/2010

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In alignment with the launch of Vermont’s new online organ donor registry, Donate Life Vermont has partnered with select Vermont businesses to offer exclusive discounts to organ donor registrants on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

In an effort to increase organ donor registrants in the state of Vermont, Donate Life Vermont is offering exclusive Black Friday discounts at local Vermont businesses to all existing and new organ donor registrants. This “Thanks4Giving” campaign launched last week and coincides with the launch of Vermont’s new online organ donor registry.

Some of the participating businesses offering discounts exclusive to organ donor registrants include Carved Solutions, Independent Vermont Clothing, Christmas Lights DVD, and Pico Sports Center. Organ Donor Registrants can learn more about gaining access to these deals by visiting www.DonateLifeVT.org for more information. Those that wish to join the registry can also register at www.DonateLifeVt.org

More than 108,000 people in the United States are awaiting a life-saving organ for transplant with 14 more people being added to that list every day. Every week, over 100 people die due to the lack of available organs. In the state of Vermont there are only 289 people signed on as a volunteer organ donor registrant, which is less than .001% of the total population in Vermont. Donate Life Vermont hopes that this initiative will bring awareness to this important cause.

“More than ever, there is an urgent need for organ donors in the state of Vermont” stated Jeffrey Orlowski, chief executive officer for CDT. “With the new online donor registry, Vermonters can quickly and easily make the decision to save lives through donation. We hope that the added incentive provided by local Vermont businesses will help bring awareness to this important cause.”

The Donate Life online registry is a confidential database of individuals who have made the decision to donate their organs and/or tissues to those that are in need at the time of their death. Each organ and tissue donor has the potential to save or enhance the lives of over 50 people. Vermont residents can join the Donate Life Vermont Donor Registry atwww.DonateLifeVermont.org .

About Donate Life Vermont:

Donate Life Vermont is a social initiative sponsored by The Center for Donation & Transplant to increase the number of organ donor registrants in the state of Vermont. Its mission is to bring awareness and education to the Vermont communities about the importance and need for organ donors while providing the tools to take action. Donate Life Vermont is proud to announce the launch of its community- oriented web site,www.DonateLifeVermont.org to encourage Vermont residents to join the organ donor registrant list and motivate their networks to do the same. For more information, please contact Donate Life Vermont at 1-866-637-9112 or visit www.DonateLifeVermont.org.