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 Michigan Eye-Bank Ambassadors, staff and Lion and Lioness volunteers will once again team up with Gift of Life Michigan and Secretary of State offices throughout the state for this year’s Buddy Day, taking place on April 8.
Held in recognition of National Donate Life Month each April, Buddy Day “Buddies” staff tables at their local Secretary of State branch offices to provide information about organ donation, and to encourage Secretary of State customers to join the Michigan Organ Donor Registry.
During last year’s Buddy Day, 400 buddies helped 2,820 people add their names to the Donor Registry in Michigan. Newspapers, television and radio stations carried stories about the event.
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If you’re interested in volunteering in Wayne and Oakland counties, consider getting involved with “Tell Us Now,” a campaign similar to Buddy Day.
Tell Us Now places volunteers at 34 Secretary of State branch offices throughout Oakland and Wayne counties on Wednesdays and Fridays for four hour shifts during April and May. The volunteers encourage Secretary of State customers to join the Donor Registry.
Anyone can volunteer for as many Tell Us Now shifts as they would like, but volunteers must attend a training program, held at Laurel Manor Conference Center on March 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, contact Alison Claerhout at (734) 780-2146.
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 Celebrate the gifts of life, sight and mobility at Alive 2009, which benefits the Donate Life Coalition of Michigan. The event is slated for May 14 at the Detroit Science Center.
Tickets are $60 for one person, $110 for two people and $45 each for 10 or more people. Each ticket includes admittance to the Science Center and its exhibits, as well as food and drinks. An auction is also part of the evening.
For more information, call (248) 770-5172 or (248) 701-2323, or visit www.donatelifemichigan.org.
If you would like to volunteer, contact Lisa Langley at lisa@michiganeyebank.org or (800) 247-7250, ext. 135. Sponsorships for the event are also still available, and auction items are always welcome.
Download a flyer.
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The Michigan Eye-Bank will be recognizing National Eye Donor Month in March with a special March calendar, featuring a different Michigan resident on each of the month’s 31 days. These are people in your community who have made the decision to join the Michigan Organ Donor Registry, and who want to share their stories in the hope that others will also join.
The poster-sized I Joined! calendars will be displayed in places where communities gather, such as libraries and town halls, and in health-related facilities, such as hospitals. If you would like to have one for your community, they are available in limited supply. Please contact Community Engagement Manager Lisa Langley at (800) 247-7250, ext. 135.
You can also view the calendar online at www.michiganeyebank.org, where a different person’s story will be featured every day during the month of March.
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The Detroit Ignition indoor soccer team will recognize members of the Donate Life Coalition of Michigan at its March 20 game against the Milwaukee Wave. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the Donate Life Coalition of Michigan.
The game starts at 7:35 p.m., but attendees are also welcome to attend a soccer clinic with Ignition players before the game, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets are $20 each and available on a first come, first serve basis. They can be purchased by calling Karen Morey at (313) 378-1829 or e-mailing her at karengolfred@yahoo.com.
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