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Friday, May 18, 2012
Colours Of Hope Campaign Photo Collage
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Friday, May 4, 2012
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.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Chris Klug Foundation - Donor Dudes Needs Your Help!
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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.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
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
Friday, April 20, 2012
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"! :)
[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]
Enjoy and have a fabulous "National Donate Life Wear Blue and Green Day"! :)
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Thursday, April 19, 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/

Saturday, April 7, 2012
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.
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:
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.
Friday, March 30, 2012
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!
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!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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?
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