For Immediate Release
| PR #: | 1700034 |
| Date Issued: | Apr 17, 2017 - 10:21am |
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Washoe County Sheriff's Office joins with Nevada Donor Network to promote National Donate Life Month |
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| CONTACT: | Bob Harmon Washoe County Sheriff's Office Office 775-785-6235 Cell 775-722-5517 |
Throughout the month of April, all Washoe County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicles will display the Donate Life logo and staff members will wear lapel pins to show their support for organ, eye and tissue donation during National Donate Life Month. This observance focuses attention on the importance of registering to be a donor, while also honoring those who have saved and healed lives through donation.
More than 119,000 people in the United States are currently waiting for a transplant and a second chance at life, including nearly 600 Nevadans. On average, 22 people die each day because the organ they need is not donated in time. In addition, nearly 1 million tissue transplants are completed each year, and 48,000 people will receive the gift of sight through cornea donation.
"We want to help bring some awareness to this important mission," Washoe County Undersheriff Susan Schilling. "Every time people see the Donate Life logo throughout the community, we hope they will consider making the important decision to register."
Registering your decision to become a donor is the most effective way to save lives through donation and is a sign of support to those who continue to wait. Documenting your decision is easy:
- Select "yes" when asked "do you want to be an organ donor?" at the Department of Motor Vehicles
- Register your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor in the Medical ID tab of the iPhone Health app (iOS 10)
- Register any time online at www.nvdonor.org
- Visit the Nevada Highway Patrol offices in Reno, Elko or Las Vegas during business hours and sign up using their registration kiosks
To learn more about organ, eye and tissue donation, please visit http://www.nvdonor.org
Additional contacts:
Monica Myles | Nevada Donor Network
(775-250-5238) | mmyles@nvdonor.org
Krystal Pyatt | The Ferraro Group
(775-331-4555) | krystal@theferrarogroup.com
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to preserving a safe and secure community with professionalism, respect, integrity and the highest commitment to equality. Sheriff Darin Balaam is the 27th person elected to serve as the Sheriff of Washoe County since the Office was created in 1861. The Washoe County Sheriff's Office strives to ensure public safety by building trust and creating partnerships within the diverse communities in which we serve. We will promote the dignity of all people supported by our words and actions through open communication while fostering an environment of professionalism, integrity and mutual respect.