Gift of Life Michigan is the federally designated organ and tissue recovery organization for Michigan. It works to educate the public on donation, maintain the confidential Michigan Organ Donor Registry, and facilitate the process of organ and tissue donation. Donating can save or enhance the lives of up to 100 people through organ transplants or other medical treatments. While over 110,000 people nationally are waiting for organ transplants, signing up to be a donor through the Michigan Organ Donor Registry or on your driver's license can help more patients receive the gift of life.

1. Organ, Tissue & Eye Donation Gift of Life Michigan www.giftoflifemichigan.org 800-482-4881 www.facebook.com/giftoflifemichigan

2. Why Donation Matters (Cue video of Kerry Hutchins)

4. Liaison between 175 critical-care hospitals and eight transplant centers

5. Independent, non-profit based in Ann Arbor

6. Maintains the confidential Michigan Organ Donor Registry in collaboration with the Secretary of State

8. Locating, matching, tissue typing for transplant

13. Blood type

14. Size

15. Antigens (HLA)

16. Geography

19. Signing your driver’s license or signing up on the donor registry is a legally binding contract

20. Consent for donation is not needed from next of kin

22. Doctors won’t try as hard to save my life if they know I signed up.

23. I’m too old to donate.

25. Donation Facts There is no cost to donate. Funeral arrangements and open casket funerals need not be affected by donation. Most major religions approve of donation and consider it an act of charity. Wealth and social status do not play a factor in receiving an organ. People of all ages and medical histories are potential organ, tissue and eye donors.

27. Certificate of Appreciation

28. “The Next Place” book, courtesy of MTF

29. Donor family quilt patch

30. Gift of Life medallion

31. Donor Family Newsletter

32. Volunteer opportunities

34. FAQs Can you be registered in more than 1 state? Yes, every state’s registry works a bit differently. Can I get off the registry at a later date? Sure, just sent us a letter in writing. Can I specify which organs I want to donate? No, because medical technology advances rapidly and what can be donated in the future may not be known today.

35. Want More Information? We publish a monthly list of Michigan patients currently waiting for organ transplants, and many other statistics. Facebook.com/giftoflifemichigan @GiftOfLifeMich Available 24/7 at giftoflifemichigan.org

36. Join the MichiganDonor Registry If you don’t have a red heart sticker on your driver’s license or state ID, you’re not fully registered. Go to www.giftoflifemichigan.org or call 800.482.4881