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Jacksonville man in need of 2 organ transplants opens up about importance National Donor Day
Feb. 14 is also National Donor Day
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Valentine’s Day is a day we show love, but it’s also National Donor Day.
A 65-year-old Jacksonville man who is in need of two organ transplants spoke with News4Jax on Sunday about the importance of National Donor Day.
“To heighten awareness. On your driver’s license, there’s a box to check to say you want to be a donor. What you’re doing is offering someone that is in need of organs a chance to assume a regular life,” Chuck Vaughn said.
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PEORIA, Ill. The Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network Thursday launched its “Care4RCommunity” initiative by celebrating National Donor Day with a donation to Dream Center Peoria.
Gift of Hope Senior Community Outreach Specialist Lisa Dodson and Peoria County Coroner & Peoria LifeSaving Leader Jamie Harwood presented Executive Director of the Dream Center Peoria Andy King with a $500 donation.
“The Dream Center connects people right where they’re at, and they help them move in a direction in a positive way in their life with providing them the resources that most people take for granted every single day,” said Harwood.