Students for Organ Donation
- Students for Organ Donation
Students for Organ Donation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting organ donation awareness and registration. Active in the United States and Canada and run entirely by students, the organization actively recruits college and high school students to establish chapters at their own schools. Chapters hold regular events to educate people about the need for organ donation, dispel misconceptions about the issue, and give them the means and incentives to register as an organ donor.
In 2005, the organization was awarded the "Youth Education Award" from Donate Life America, for outstanding efforts to promote organ donation awareness among youth. It was also awarded a $10,000 Do Something BRICK Award and $5,000 Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Social Entrepreneurship Grant to fund expansion.
The organization was founded in 2003 by Richard Ludlow and John Ludlow while they were undergraduates at Yale University and UC San Diego, respectively.
References
* [http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/18370 Yale Daily News - Students fundraise for organ donation]
* [http://media.www.utahstatesman.com/media/storage/paper243/news/2006/04/07/CampusNews/Donation.Takes.Guts-1800938.shtml Utah Statesman - Donation Takes Guts]
* [http://media.www.dailyvidette.com/media/storage/paper420/news/2007/02/07/News/Rso-Spotlight.Students.For.Organ.Donation-2701505.shtml Daily Vidette - RSO Spotlight: Students for Organ Donation]
* [http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2006/04/14/News/Group.Aims.For.Guinness.Record.For.Organ.Donation-1852340.shtml Michigan Daily - Group aims for Guinness record for organ donation]
* [http://www.ortv.org/media_files/crm/crossroads070520.ram Crossroads Video Magazine Feature on Students for Organ Donation (streaming Real Media file)]
External links
* [http://www.studentdonor.org Students for Organ Donation]
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