HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-03 National Donate Life MonthProclamation No. 03, Series of 2024
National Donate Life Month
WHEREAS,this April 2024 is the 21
st National Donate Life Month with a goal to raise
awareness about organ, eye, and tissue donation, encourage Americans to register as
donors, and honor those that have saved and healed lives through the gift of donation;
WHEREAS,Colorado has been one of the leaders in the nation with a donor registry of 66.21%
of driver license/ID card applicants signing up to be organ and tissue donors—a decision that
reflects deep commitment to one another and confirms that there is good inside all of us;
WHEREAS,One donor can save up to 8 lives through organ donation, and save and heal more
than 75 lives through tissue donation;
WHEREAS,A record 307 heroic organ donors provided 918 lifesaving transplants in
2023, which is a 10.6% increase from the prior year; and Donor Alliance recovered
tissue for transplant from 1,703 heroic tissue donors saving and healing with nearly 144,000
tissue grafts;
WHEREAS,Registering gives hope back to the more than 1,300 people waiting for a lifesaving
organ transplant in Colorado and Wyoming, while compassionately celebrating donors and their
families for the gift of life; and
WHEREAS,Organ, eye, and tissue donation would not be possible without our community
coming together for one united purpose. By saying “Yes” to be an organ, eye, and tissue donor,
you're not just checking a box—you're saving and healing lives.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Mayor and Vail Town Council doherebyproclaim the month
of April, 2024 as National Donate Life Month.
Dated this 2
nd day of April, 2024.
Vail Town Council Attest:
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Travis Coggin, Mayor Stephanie Bibbens, Town Clerk