In 2026, let life sing!
During National Donate Life Month in April, we honor the people who have given the gift of life through organ, eye and tissue donation. We also celebrate the lives that have been saved and healed because of a donor’s generosity.
This year’s theme uses trees as a symbol of life and connection. Just like trees grow and support each other in a forest, donation connects people – donors, recipients, and their families. Like a tree that grows and stands for generations, a donor’s gift leaves a lasting legacy of hope and life.
Your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor gives hope to the 100,000 people on the national organ transplant waiting list who are waiting for a second chance at life.
how you can help
National Donate Life Month is a time to educate about organ, eye and tissue donation, and to honor and remember donors and the lives they have saved and healed. Your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor gives hope to the 100,000 people on the national organ transplant waiting list who are waiting for a second chance at life.
To learn about registering to become an organ donor, see the Donate Life America website or click on your state below.
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National Donate Life Month Celebrations
partners & events
Due to the strong connection between blood donation and organ transplant surgery, ImpactLife will send representatives to flag-raising events organized by Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network in Springfield, Ill. (April 2), Peoria, Ill. (April 7), and Bloomington, Ill. (April 8). The blood center is also working with Iowa Donor Network to raise awareness of blood donation and thank high school blood donors at upcoming blood drives held at Davenport Assumption High School (April 16) and at Linn-Mar High School (April 23).
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