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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Organ and tissue donation is a decision that can
3save and enhance the lives of many people; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Gift of Hope & Tissue Donor Network is proud
5to serve as a not-for-profit organ procurement organization
6that coordinates organ and tissue donation and services to
7families of donors in the State of Illinois; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Established in 1986, Gift of Hope has coordinated
9donations that have saved the lives of more than 20,000 organ
10transplant recipients and has improved the lives of hundreds of
11thousands of tissue transplant recipients; and
 
12    WHEREAS, An estimated 5 million people have joined the
13organ and tissue donor registry in the State of Illinois; more
14than 5,000 people are waiting on the transplant list and 300 of
15those will pass away each year while waiting for a life-saving
16organ; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Gift of Hope provides donor family services and
18public education and works with 180 hospitals as one of 58
19organ procurement organizations that make up the nation's organ
20and tissue donation system; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate November
312, 2015 as Gift of Hope Awareness Day in the State of Illinois
4to increase awareness of the need for organ donation in the
5State; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Gift of Hope as a symbol of our respect and
8unwavering support for their cause.