DURHAM, NC – As the world turns it’s eyes to the upcoming London Olympics, four local men take their athletic talents and passions to Grand Rapids, MI to compete in what may be an even more challenging and inspiring sporting event, The Transplant Games of America.
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Our Summer 2012 newsletter features the first half of our DMV Awards Presentations for the 2011 winners from each district. We also feature information on Donate Life NC's first Legislative Day and on donor mother Carolyn Glaspy's presentation for the state driver's education conference.
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It’s a simple question asked within a series of others: “Do you want to be an organ donor?” DMV Examiners across the state ask this on a daily basis to North Carolinians receiving or renewing their driver’s licenses or ID cards. However, this one question has the potential to save the lives of up to eight people through the gift of organ donation.
Donate Life North Carolina, the statewide organization working to increase the number of registered organ, eye and tissue donors who save and heal lives, reported that the historic surge in online donor designations nationwide, propelled by an initiative with Facebook, after the May 1 announcement by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg on Good Morning America.
At a press conference on April 4, 2012 at the Legislative Building, Speaker Pro Tem Dale Folwell issued a call for North Carolinians to apply for the Donate Life license plate and to raise awareness about the need for more residents to register as organ, eye and tissue donors to commemorate Donate Life Month. You can
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Brian Barndt identifies himself as an athlete. But, at the tender age of 22, heart disease put that identity in question.
