The Power of Volunteerism

Donate Life Connecticut is an all-volunteer organization managed by a Board of Directors, representing statewide agencies involved with organ and tissue donation and other interested individuals. The organization has been incorporated as a Not-for-profit 501(c)(3). Donate Life Connecticut is guided in its work by a set of Board approved Bylaws, which are reviewed and updated periodically.  Officers are nominated and selected through democratic process and membership is extended to all groups and individuals having interest in organ and tissue donation.

Donate Life Connecticut is an affiliate of Donate Life America, the national organization most recognized for its work in increasing organ, tissue, and eye donation through massive public education and advanced communications campaigns. The national coalition on donation spends millions of dollars each year on roadside billboards, media advertising on TV and radio, and development of unifying slogans designed to engage the public.  In past national campaigns, Donate Life America urged people to sign donor cards AND to let their closest loved one know of their wishes by the simple phrase:

Share Your Life ... Share Your Decision

Your Decision Can Make a Difference

Your decision to be an organ and tissue donor can make a difference in as many as 50 lives throughout Connecticut and across the nation. Right now, tens of thousands of people are awaiting life-saving organ transplants, while thousands more are in need of tissue and corneal transplants. The shortage of donors is so severe that every day 18 people die waiting for organs that could have saved their lives. Saying "yes" to organ and tissue donation is an important decision for everyone: you, your family, and the over 700 Connecticut residents who are currently waiting for organs. You can give the gift of hope simply by registering to become a donor.