Colours Of Hope Campaign Photo Collage

Thank you to everyone who participated in last month's virtual 'wear blue and green' fashion parade, to raise awareness of organ donation, and to those who sent in photos as part of our own 'Colours of Hope Campaign' designed to encourage participation. A collage has been created and sent to Alex's publicist, it will also be forwarded on to our Donate Life contact, Aisha Michelle. ♥


Link to full size image (1024x768) - http://i49.tinypic.com/10i5t8x.jpg

DONATE LIFE FACEBOOK BLURB - Please share with everyone you know

Facebook Post:

Facebook has partnered with Donate Life America to save lives!
You can now share your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor on your Timeline. Go to Timeline, click on “Life Event,” select “Health and Wellness,” choose “Organ Donor.” And make sure to click on the “Officially Register” link to make your decision to be a donor official by registering in your state.

It’s that easy!

Please share this post with everyone you know.

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This is an official blurb, provided to us by Aisha Huertas Michel, Communications Supervisor at Donate Life.

Chris Klug Foundation - Donor Dudes Needs Your Help!

Dear Friends, The Chris Klug Foundation is dedicated to making a difference for those awaiting a lifesaving organ transplant, over 114,000 people today. Through our educational outreach program, Donor Dudes, we share the message of donation with tens of thousands of youth annually. During a Donor Dudes event at the US Snowboard Nationals in 2010 we met someone we will always remember, Dylan Peters. Dylan shared the same passion for snowboarding as our founder, Chris Klug. After learning what Donor Dudes represents he made the heroic and selfless decision to become an organ and tissue donor. A year later we were deeply saddened to learn from his mother that he had been in a fatal car accident. Dylan gave four people a second chance at life! The recipient of Dylan’s heart shared, “The choice Dylan and his family made unbeknownst to them created a miracle. Dylan’s extraordinary gift has allowed me to live the life I never dreamed was possible. I am forever grateful for the process of organ donation and the people who create awareness about this vital symmetry of life.” This story, among others, reflects the powerful impact of our Foundation’s work. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to educate young people across the country about the importance of organ donation. Last year we reached over 100,000 individuals with our donor message through fifty Donor Dudes events and 1,000 videos distributed nationwide. We are well on our way to doubling that number this year through our expanded programs and events. With your support, we can educate and inspire even greater numbers and save even more lives. Only through the generosity of our financial supporters can we continue to share the vital message of organ and tissue donation. Please consider making a donation. Our generous supporters, The Slater Foundation, will match the first $5,000 in donations. Thank you for believing in our mission! Sincerely, Jenny Dziura Executive Director Chris Klug Foundation www.chrisklugfoundation.org 182 Riverdown Drive Aspen, CO 81611   $25 sends CKF eNewsletters, $50 pays for 3 Donor Dudes events, $100 buys 35 educational videos, $250 buys 1,000 educational brochures, $500 covers cost of booth at large scale events, $1,000 sends 1 child to transplant camp CLICK TO DONATE Be sure to designate your donor status on your Facebook page! This video will show you how.Organ Donation on Facebook

DID YOU KNOW: (Courtesy of Donate Life America) Fact: One donor can save up to eight lives through organ donation and enhance more than 100 lives through tissue donation. Fact: There are currently 114,236 people currently on the national transplant waiting list. Fact: If you are sick or injured and admitted to the hospital, the number one priority is to save your life. Organ, eye and tissue donation can only be considered after you are deceased Fact: Anyone can be a potential donor regardless of age, race, or medical history Fact: All major religions in the United States support organ, eye and tissue donation and see it as the final act of love and generosity toward others. These are some pretty eye-opening facts! Here is how you can do your part: Educate yourself and your friends on the facts about organ and tissue donation. Work to spread the word in a cool way at your school or in your community. Each state is different in terms of how you properly register to be a donor. LOG ON to find out what your state requires, and follow the necessary steps. Be sure to share your decision with your family, and encourage your friends to do the same. Together we can eliminate the wait!

Facebook Partners with Donate Life America to Dramatically Increase Number of Registered Organ Donors - Official News Release

RICHMOND, May 1 - Donate Life America, the national organization dedicated to increasing the number of registered organ, eye and tissue donors that save and heal lives, today announced a major initiative with Facebook.

Today, Facebook launched an upgrade to its timeline structure, which asks users to check their organ donor status and directs them to Donate Life America’s National Registration Page -- allowing them to designate a donation decision if they have not done so already.

In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Robin Roberts on “Good Morning America” this morning,
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced the new initiative and became one of the first
Facebook users to sign up to donate on the social network. Tonight Facebook’s COO and one
of America’s most powerful businesswomen Sheryl Sandberg will sit down exclusively with
Diane Sawyer. ABC News affiliates, ABC News Radio, Yahoo! and ABCNews.com will also
feature coverage of the exciting new initiative. ESPN will be running two powerful organ
donation stories throughout the day on SportsCenter that encourage organ and tissue donation.

“We can’t thank Facebook enough for the organization’s commitment to helping save lives by
encouraging Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors. We are also grateful to
ABC and ESPN for their dedication to this cause and for sharing this opportunity with their
viewers. Thousands of lives will be saved or healed as a result of this initiative,” said David
Fleming, President and CEO of Donate Life America. “We want to encourage every Facebook
user to take a moment and update their timeline, register to be a donor, and share their decision
with family and friends. It is a simple way to provide hope for those in need.”

The partnership signifies a giant step for the organ, eye and tissue donation community,
bringing major exposure to the need for more registered donors and leading the public to
officially designate themselves as donors, providing hope to the over 114,000 men, women and
children currently waiting for a lifesaving transplant. Thousands more await needed tissue or
corneal transplants to resume normal lives or restore sight.

To find out more about Donate Life America or to register to be an organ, eye and tissue donor,
visit www.facebook.com/DonateLife.

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About Donate Life America

Donate Life America is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit alliance of national organizations and state teams
across the United States committed to increasing organ, eye and tissue donation. Donate Life
America manages and promotes the national brand for donation, Donate Life, and assists
Donate Life State Teams and national partners in facilitating high-performing donor registries;
developing and executing effective multi-media donor education programs; and motivating the
American public to register now as organ, eye and tissue donors.

VOTE for Alex fan Melissa - Semi Finals of Donate Life Photo Contest!

If you are on Facebook, please click on the link below to see the list of semi finalists - and LIKE this wonderful photo of our fabulous friend and contributor Melissa and her gorgeous family!

Thank you!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151557987660371.839012.132791080370&type=1

Donate Life Fan Support: H50BAMF participates in the "20 Million in 2012" campaign

The founder/owner of the H50BAMF - Alex O'Loughlin Appreciation Blog site kindly permitted me to post this awesome image of Alex!
Enjoy and have a fabulous "National Donate Life Wear Blue and Green Day"! :)

Image created by ESS @H50BAMF

[Please note this small correction: "Colours of Hope" is a separate campaign by "Alex O'Loughlin Fans for Donate Life" in support of Donate Life's "National Wear Blue and Green Day" on April 20, 2012]

Featuring Hope

Throughout this Donate Life Month, Donate Life America has regularly posted videos of stories depicting hope, on their Facebook page.

With thanks to one of our own Facebook contributors, Melissa Sizemore, we now present a featured selection of some of the most memorable, and most moving of those stories.

I Am Hope: Katy Portell in Katy's own words

I am a transplant recipient. This is the story of how organ donation saved my life, a story of hope. Over 100,000 people are still hanging on to the hope that they will one day receive the gift, not just of life, but of an entire lifetime. You can give hope to someone else. Please register as an organ, eye, and tissue donor.

Directed by: Eli Portell

Written by: Katy Portell

Special thanks to: Ryan Belisle and Erin Flotte

I Am Hope: Joanie's Story

An insulin-dependent diabetic for 19 years, Joanie's life was transformed with a successful pancreas transplant in the summer of 2010. Joanie hasn't had a drop of insulin since her transplant and has been able to resume her life without fear of having episodes of low blood sugar she can't control.

I Am Hope: Trey

As a basketball coach for 22 seasons at the collegiate level, in the minor league, and even the NBA, Trey Schwab's life was centered on health, wellness, and activity. So when he began to experience bouts of coughing, Trey chalked it up to pneumonia and went to his doctor for routine tests. When the problems persisted, he was directed to the hospital where doctors performed invasive tests and several lung biopsies. Trey was diagnosed with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and was confined to an oxygen machine. His only hope for survival would be a double lung transplant. Trey received the lifesaving double lung transplant he needed, thanks to one young man who designated his decision to be a donor. Now an outreach coordinator for the University of Wisconsin Organ Procurement Organization, Trey works in honor of his donor to spread the word about the power of donation.

I Am Hope: The Gift Of Life - Quentin's Story

Quentin Dachis only lived to be 16 months old, but he saved two lives. In March of 2012, his mother and sister return to Loma Linda University Children's Hospital to honor him and carry on his legacy.

I Am Hope: Letter To Donor Family

Susan, a heart recipient, reads the letter she wrote to the family of her donor.

You too can be 'hope', hope for a loved one, or a family member, hope for somebody's life. All you have to do is register to be an organ and tissue donor in your state.

To find out how, go to - http://donatelife.net/register-now/

Colours of Hope Campaign

This year Donate Life America has chosen the theme of 'Hope' for Donate Life Month, and what better way to inspire hope than to get creative with the two colours that represent hope for the thousands of people who are currently on the waiting list to receive a donor organ - Donate Life's blue and green.

On April 20th, Donate Life America are asking people to put their best blue and green fashion foot forward, and be part of Donate Life's Virtual Fashion Show.

We here at the Alex O'Loughlin Fans for Donate Life wish to help facilitate the success of this event. Hence we are running our own 'Colours of Hope Campaign' to encourage people to join in, have fun, and most of all, inspire hope on April 20th. *

Participation is easy:

Stuck for something to wear? Perhaps you feel like making more of a contribution financially? Then head to the following online stores and purchase any blue or green coloured item of your choice.

http://store.donatelife.net/

http://www.rockscarlove.com/

http://www.transplantkeepsakes.com/

Once you've picked out your perfect outfit and accessories, get ready to flaunt it on the virtual catwalk. But don't forget to take an extra photo for us. Whether you choose to a purchase an item at any of the stores above, or just decide to don an outfit from your own wardrobe, or even resurrect that crazy fancy dress costume you've had lying around for years, we want to see pictures of all Alex fans, and Donate Life supporters, who participate on April 20th.

Although we can never guarantee that Alex himself will see the end result, all photos we receive will be correlated into a photo collage, and shared with Alex's publicist and representative, as well as Donate Life Hollywood Campaign Director, Tenaya Wallace.

The campaign will run from April 8th and finish on the 21st, the day after Donate Life's Virtual Fashion Parade. Presentation of the photo collage will be made on the 30th of April, the final day of what we hope will be a fantastic and inspiring Donate Life Month for America 2012.

In order to send the photos, please email me by clicking on the link below, and attaching the photo or photos you wish to send:

claire.eyles@alexoloughlinfansfordonatelife.com

Disclaimer: Please note, this is a separate campaign to the 'Show Us Your Blue And Green' virtual fashion parade that is being organised and promoted by Donate Life America. As noted previously, this is a fan based initiative to help facilitate the success of Donate Life America's official event. This campaign is not part of the official Donate Life Month campaigns taking place this April.

Show Your Donate Life Colors Blue And Green During National Donate Life Month!

This Sunday, April 1st, 2012 starts National Donate Life Month, and you're all invited to show your Blue and Green, especially during "National Donate Life Wear Blue and Green Day" on April 20.

Be creative and be part of Donate Life's Virtual Fashion Show: Take a photo of your blue and green fashion - and post the photo on Donate Life America's Facebook page, on your Facebook page, your Twitter page, saying that you're showing Blue and Green to help Donate Life register "20 Million in 2012". Please also post this link http://donatelifeamerica.org/

At a Donate Life Hollywood event, Alex O'Loughlin ("Hawaii Five-0") showed his Blue and Green in a fun way: He paired up his green boots with the light blue shirt that's peeking out of his suit.

Let us see what you can come up with! :)

Too busy to create your own fashion? Order Donate Life T-shirts and other cool stuff here:
Donate Life Store

Buy the rad black, blue & green "Real Men Are Organ Donors" T-shirt you see in the poster directly from the designer RockScar Love:
RockScar Love Store

Thank you for helping Donate Life!

A Change Of Heart - The Tragedy Of Politics Over Life

With news of former Vice President, Dick Cheney, undergoing a successful heart transplant at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia this past Saturday, opinion appears to be polarised with some people going so far as to say they will be removing their names from the Organ Donor Registry in their home State.

So what will this achieve, exactly? Someone removing their name from the Organ Donor Registry won't turn back the clock; it won't change the outcome of the operation. Dick Cheney's transplanted heart will go on beating, and in the meantime the hundreds and thousands of men, women and children currently awaiting lifesaving transplant surgery in the US, along with their families, their friends, and loved ones, will continue to hope, and pray that one day their turn will come - knowing there's one less name on the donor registry, knowing there's one less chance.

Before you say, "I no longer wish to be a registered organ donor", before you take your name off that list, just stop for a moment and ask yourself this...

Does little baby Kylee care about politics?

What about young Mum Lauren's 2 year old daughter, who faced the prospect of growing up without her Mother?

Do you think Deanna was thinking of politics when she honoured the life of the donor, who gave her family the gift of a Father, a Grandfather, and a Husband?

If she'd lived, 14 year old Alexa might have had a chance to care about politics. She died July 15th, 2006, whilst waiting for a double lung transplant.

13 year old Bryce passed away May 3, 2010, waiting for a heart transplant. He too never got a chance to care about politics.

So now it's your turn. When it comes down to it, what will you really care about it? One politicians heart transplant, or the power to Give Hope, and Give Life?