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National Donate Life Month 2024

April is a special month for the organ, eye, and tissue donation community. It’s National Donate Life Month! The 2024 theme is, “Donors are SuperStars”. 🌟 Your decision to be an organ, eye, and tissue donor gives hope and light to the 100,000 people on the national transplant waiting list who are waiting for a second chance at life. That’s why donors are superstars!
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Important Dates
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Your OPO likely hosts events to celebrate these dates. Check-in with them to see if you can attend any of their events!
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Below are some event ideas to help you celebrate National Donate Life Month. Don’t forget, SODA provides grants to cover event costs. Submit a request here.

In-Person Event Ideas:
  • Sodas and Superstars: Host a tabling event and distribute sodas to people who are interested in learning more about organ, eye, and tissue donation.
  • Stargazing Meditation Session: Lead a guided meditation focused on stargazing and reflection. Encourage participants to contemplate the interconnectedness of life while honoring the generosity of organ donors.
  • Starlight Vigil: Hold a candlelit vigil in a public space, where participants can gather to remember loved ones who have given the gift of life through organ donation and spread awareness about its importance. 
  • Guiding Light Documentary Screening: Screen a movie or documentary about organ, eye, and tissue donation, followed by a discussion or guest speaker. We recommend 2Hearts (1 hour 40 minutes), Living with Kidney Failure (40 minutes), and We Speak Life (15 minutes).
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Virtual Event Ideas:
  • Shine a Light on Donation: Feature the stories of your peers and community members who have a personal connection to organ, eye, and tissue donation on your chapter's social media. Tag Donate Life America, SODA National, and your Organ Procurement Organization (OPO).
  • Starlight Vigil Livestream: Livestream a candlelit vigil on social media, allowing participants to join virtually and light candles in honor of organ donors. Invite guest speakers to share their personal connection to donation. 
  • Virtual Stargazing Night: Organize a virtual stargazing event where participants can reflect on the importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation from the comfort of their homes.
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Have event ideas that you’d like to share with your fellow student leaders? Let us know by emailing students@sodanational.org, and we’ll add them to this list.
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Marketing
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Donate Life America has special flyers and social media graphics for National Donate Life Month. 💜 Check out their themed templates here! Use hashtags #DonateLifeMonth #DonorsAreSuperstars and #DonateLife throughout the month of April.
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The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has created social media graphics to share on your chapter's social media accounts, make sure you tag @unosnews when you use the graphics!
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