Stay tuned for our next upcoming event in May. In honor of Mother's Day, we will be holding a Mother/Daugther Tea and Fashion Show fundraising event. More details to follow.
Be sure to visit the Windows of Strength Table at Northern High School Music Boosters 2011 Holiday Craft Bazaar on Saturday, December 10, 2011. We will be selling soy candles, whipped honey, Windows of Strength signature handmade bracelets, fleece pillows and other handmade items.
All items being sold at the table have been donated to Windows of Strength with proceeds benefitting the organization. Thanks to the volunteers for their assistance, the vendors and crafters for their participation, and the businesses that donated items to the First Annual Holiday Gift Extravaganza. With their support and contribution, Windows of Strength, Limited, was able to raise funds for non-medical costs of organ transplant recipients.
DUNKIRK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT 3170 WEST WARD ROAD DUNKIRK MD 20754 www.dunkirk5.com SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM LUNCH PROVIDED/$5 MEAL TICKET FUN FOR ALL Crafts, Games, Face Painting Muical Chairs and Pinata's 100 Million in the U.S. now registered as organ and tissue donors. According to Donate Life America (DLA), a key goal set by the donation and transplant community in 2006 was achieved this month. The United States can now boast that 100 million Americans — roughly 42 percent of the adult population –are registered as organ, eye and tissue donors in state donor registries. Growth in the number of registered donors is vital because the need for transplants continues to rise. More than 112,000 people are currently waiting for lifesaving organ transplants. Thousands more await tissue transplants to resume their normal lives. Last year, more than 28,000 people received organ transplants, more than 40,000 received corneal transplants and hundreds of thousands received tissue transplants, yet 6,590 died awaiting organ transplants. On average, nearly 8 million people join a state donor registry each year; a majority (97 percent) joins through state departments of motor vehicles (DMV’s). Therefore, Donate Life America builds strong relationships with many DMV officials throughout the nation to encourage education and training of their staff to help them better advocate for organ, eye and tissue donation. “As we lay the foundation to register an additional 20 million people by the end of 2012, we are developing strategies to overcome the obstacles presented by maturing registries. We are not deterred by the challenges ahead,” says Donate Life America Chairperson, Helen W. Bottenfield. “Our primary goal is to preserve human life and improve the quality of life for those in need of organ, corneal and tissue transplants. We will remain focused and find creative ways to reach, educate and motivate those who have not yet registered as donors.” As of June 30, 2011, data reported by Donate Life America state teams revealed 42 percent of U.S. adults (age 18 and older) are registered as organ, eye and tissue donors. States with the highest percentage included: Alaska and Montana (78 percent each) and Washington (74 percent). The public is encouraged to join the 100 million individuals already registered as organ, eye and tissue donors by visiting and registering today www.donatelifeamerica.org Information recevied by: 100 Million in the U.S. now registered as organ and tissue donors - Living Legacy Maryland CELEBRATION! WINDOWS OF STRENGTH, LIMITED HAS RECEIVED 501 (C) 3 STATUS. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT IN GETTING THE ORGANIZATION TO THIS POINT.
Gothenburg, Sweden, is the home of the 18th World Transplant Games. Set in Olympic style fashion, the competition will draw thousands from the global transplant community to celebrate organ donation and recognize the donor families who've made it all possible.
Share in the celebration watch for news around the world - games are scheduled June 17-24, 2011. APRIL IS NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH! National Donate Life Month (NDLM) was instituted by Donate Life America and its members in 2003, and grew out of the federally proclaimed National Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation Awareness Week (NOTDAW). NDLM features an entire month of local, regional and national activities to help encourage Americans to become a donor. More than 55 years after the first successful organ transplant in December of 1954, thousands of individuals have recognized the importance of giving the gift of life to others. In 2009, over 13,000 people were organ donors. Thanks to them, and thousands of others before them, more than 475,000 people in the United States received transplants. Despite the compassion of so many, National Donate Life Month is a time when we also must raise public awareness that there continues to be a critical need for more donors and an increasing gap between the number of people whose lives depend upon receiving an organ transplant and the number of available organs. More than 110,500 people are on the waiting list for an organ transplant. Thousands more need tissue and corneal transplants each year, and about 30,000 people a year are diagnosed with blood diseases that may be cured by a marrow/blood stem cell transplant. Every day in April people across the U.S. make a special effort to celebrate the tremendous generosity of those who have saved lives by becoming organ, eye, tissue, marrow, and blood donors and to encourage more Americans to follow their fine example. Several activities are organized during this month to call attention to the need for organ and tissue donation, the impact donation has in saving lives of other individuals and the importance of people making their wishes known to their family in the event of an untimely death. Each day at any given time there are thousands of men, women and children waiting for a life-saving organ transplant in the United States. These people are parents, children, sisters, brothers, wives, husbands, aunts, uncles, grandparents, best friends and neighbors who are all waiting a second chance at life. On average 18 people a day will die waiting and every 12 minutes a new name will be added to this long list of people who are waiting. The only way to make a difference is to register as an organ,eye and tissue donor. Encourage family and friends to take action and join the donor registry. Be a hero. Be a donor. Updated wait list numbers: Kidney – 88,000 Liver – 16,141 Pancreas – 1,387 Kidney/Pancreas – 2,241 Heart – 3,185 Lung – 1,768 Heart/Lung – 67 Intestines – 261 Total - 110,389 GET THE FACTS about Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation...
Myth: If I agree to donate my organs, eyes and tissues, my doctor or the emergency room staff won't work as hard to save my life. Reality: Only after all efforts have been exhausted in saving your life and death has been declared by the attending physician, will organ, eye and/or tissue recovery take place. The doctors working to save your life in an emergency room or a hospital's intensive care unit are separate from the medical team that would be involved in the recovery process. Myth: Organ, Eye and tissue donation is against my religion. Reality: All major religions support organ, eye and tissue donation as the ultimate act of charity. If you have questions about your faith's views on donation, consult with your minister, pastor, rabbi or other religious leader. Myth: My family will be charged for donating a loved one's organs, eyes and tissues. Reality: There is no cost to the donor or donor's family for organ, eye or tissue donation. Myth: I am too old to donate. Nobody would want my organs. Reality: You are never too old to give the gift of life. The decision to use your organs, eyes and tissues is based on strict medical criteria, not age. Even people in their 70's, 80's and 90's have organs that can help save a life. To find out more about organ, eye and tissue donation go to: http://www.donatelife.net YOU HAVE THE POWER TO DONATE LIFE! Attitude. Kindness. Belief. Focus. Perserverance. Click below to watch the video.
http://www.212movie.com/?cm_mmc=CheetahMail-_-Cons-_-WelcomeStream-_-TTWDMovie&utm_source=CheetahMail&utm_campaign=TTWDmovieWScons One organ donor can save the lives of up to nine people.
One tissue donor can improve the lives of more than 50 people. Transplantable Organs: Heart, Lungs, Liver, Kidneys, Pancreas, Instestine Tissue: Eye, Heart Valves, Skin, Bone, Cartilage, Blood Vessels Volunteer - One who chooses freely to do something; to offer or give of one's own free will; to enter into any service of one's own free will.
********************** Volunteering is rewarding in so many ways. No matter what your passion, there are so many organizations available for which you can offer your support and help. Make it your resolution and goal for 2011 to donate your time and/or services as a volunteer. Happy New Year! Blessings
from the first day to the last, Memories to treasure when it's past, Health to keep you well and strong, Happiness the whole year long! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Windows of Strength, Limited |
AuthorWindows of Strength, Limited has been established to provide financial assistance with non-medical costs not covered through insurance, government programs or other funding to post surgery organ transplant recipients and their caregivers. Archives
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