Secretary of State Ruth Johnson said the annual campaign has already succeeded in boosting the number of people who have signed up to donate organs.
In 2011, there was a record-breaking 400,000 people who signed up, a 25 percent increase. In Feb. 2012 there was an 89 percent increase numbers from 2011 numbers.
Johnson hopes that the numbers continue to rise.
Among those waiting a life-saving transplant is 11-year-old Jai’Wan Davis-Harbour of Taylor who needs a new kidney. Since age 7 months, he has had more than 60 surgeries.
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