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Commit to Donate Life
Understanding Donation
Organ and tissue transplants offer patients a new chance at healthy, productive, normal lives and return them to their families, friends and communities. You have the power to change someone's world by being a donor. It's about living. It's about Life.
A national report card prepared by Donate Life America shows an increase of 9 million donor designations over the last 18 months, bringing the total number of registered donors in the United States to nearly 80 million. Even with this great success, there is still a shortage of donors and much work to be done. Click here to view the April 2009 Donor Designation Report Card.

Learn the facts
Despite continuing efforts at public education, misconceptions and inaccuracies about donation persist. Learn these facts to help you better understand organ, eye and tissue donation:
Fact: Anyone can be a potential donor regardless of age, race, or medical history.
Fact: All major religions in the United States support organ, eye and tissue donation and see it as the final act of love and generosity toward others.
Fact: If you are sick or injured and admitted to the hospital, the number one priority is to save your life. Organ, eye and tissue donation can only be considered after you are deceased.
Fact: When you are on the waiting list for an organ, what really counts is the severity of your illness, time spent waiting, blood type, and other important medical information, not your financial status or celebrity status.
Fact: An open casket funeral is possible for organ, eye and tissue donors. Through the entire donation process the body is treated with care, respect and dignity.
Fact: There is no cost to the donor or their family for organ or tissue donation.
Fact: Signing a donor card and a driver's license with an "organ donor" designation may not satisfy your state's requirements to become a donor. Be certain to take the necessary steps to be a donor and ensure that your family understands your wishes.

Commit To Donate Life
Organ Donation
Tissue Donation
Cornea Donation
Living Donation
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Evan's Story
Help us save lives in honor of Evan Cousineau by joining the registry and/or making a donation to help fund these drives.
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Donations greatly appreciated toward
the foundation's work:
To give to BAHBAD
checks can be made out to
“Be A Hero Become A Donor Foundation”
and mailed to:
Be A Hero Become A Donor Foundation
211 W. Avenida Cordoba, San Clemente CA 92672
Online Be The Match Registry August 1st - August 31st
You can join the "Be the Match" registry
by going to the BTM website
and follow the instructions for joining
the registry, when prompted,
enter this promo code: "bahbad'
 
Understand the commitment, and ease of
joining as well as donating, should you have
the privilege.
Questions?? Contact Shelley Baker
714/296-8479 or sbaker@nmdp.org
~ Be The Match Representative
 
It does cost about $100 to place someone on
the registry, so do not take this commitment
lightly, and if you can help contribute
financially as well, the BAHBAD and
Be The Match Foundations would appreciate your help.
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Online Marrow Donor Drive
Online "Be The Match" Registry Donor Drive: Now thru May 31st, 2009
Please join us in honoring Evan.  You can join the National Marrow Donor Program's "Be the Match" registry by going to the NMDP Website.  Follow the instructions for joining the registry and when prompted enter this promo code: "bah0509"
We are asking you contribute at least $25.00 towards the tissue typing fee of $52.00.  Remember that any money not paid toward the $52 fee is coming from the "Be A Hero Become A Donor Foundation".  While we are here to assist with the tissue typing cost, if you can afford the fee, please pay it so we have money to fund those who are committed but do not have the means to pay.
 
Questions?? Contact Shelley Baker
"Be The Match" Marrow Registry
 
 
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