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April 27,2012 - - - - 113,953 AMERICANS ARE CANDIDATES ON THE UNOS TRANSPLANT WAIT LIST

91,996 waiting for a kidney

16,098 waiting for a liver

1,269 waiting for a pancreas

2,153 waiting for a Kidney-Pancreas

3,172 waiting for a heart

1,632 waiting for a lung

52 waiting for a heart-lung

278 waiting for small bowel

One organ donor has the opportunity to save up to 8 lives

One tissue donor has the opportunity to save and -or enhance the lives of 50 or more individuals

You have the power to SAVE Lives by becoming an organ, eye and tissue donor, so what are you waiting for? To learn how to register click HERE

Thursday, February 16, 2012

2012 Third Annual Donor Sabbath

Trio Akron

Micki Wise is inviting all TRIO members and friends to attend the third annual Organ Donor Sabbath on Friday, April 20, 2012 at 7:30pm at Temple Israel on 133 Merriman Road in Akron (44303).

The service will be conducted by Rabbi Robert Feinberg and will be followed by an Oneg Shabbat and refreshments.

We are hoping for many TRIO members and friends to come. It was a great success last year, and we are hoping for an even greater success this year.

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YOU HAVE THE POWER TO SAVE LIVES. PLEDGE AND REGISTER TODAY

Thursday, February 16, 2012

2012 Third Annual Donor Sabbath

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