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The government is considering rash changes to the organ donation system that could seriously impact organ transplant organizations and cost lives. The proposed changes are based on a flawed and invalid method of evaluation. Please contact your U.S. Senators and Reps today and ask them to oppose the Center for Medicare and Medicaid changes, #SupportOPOs and #savemorelives through #organdonation. This takeaction link will auto-generate a letter for you and allow you to submit i...t directly to your Washington delegation: http://bit.ly/SupportOPOs Thank you in advance for your help!

Congratulations to the SDS Eye Bank Medical Director, Dr. Li on being the winner of the Eye Bank Association of America 2021 R. Townley Paton Award. #EyeDonationMonth #DonateLife #BeTheGift #DoneVida #GiftOfSight

November is National Caregivers Month. Caregivers are an important part of the #DonateLife story. Caregivers hug & hold hands, make food, listen, stay on hold with the insurance company, go on midnight runs to the ER, and can rattle off a list of their loved one's prescriptions faster than you can imagine. Thank you to all of the incredible #DonateLife caregivers! We hope you can take some time this month to thank all of the people who help give care to you and those you love. #NationalCaregiversMonth #BeTheGift

Inspired by a true donation story, the new Chuck Lorre comedy B Positive highlights the hope and the humor that can be found in the most unlikely of places. Watch the series premiere TONIGHT at 8:30 ET/7:30 CT on CBS. #BPositive #DonateLife #DoneVida #BeTheGift

On this important Election Day, hopefully one thing we all agree on is that organ and tissue donation saves and improves lives! Register your decision to #BeTheGift as a donor hero at BeTheGiftToday.com. #DonateLife #DoneVida

November is Eye Donation Month! Did you know: 'eye donation' doesn't mean the entire eye is donated and transplanted. Only the cornea (the clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of the eye) is recovered and transplanted, restoring sight for those with cornea related blindness. Each year, millions of people around the world have their lives transformed through cornea donation and transplantation. In 2019, more than 85,000 corneas were donated for transplant with a greater than 95% success rate. #DonateLife #RestoreSight You can register your decision to #BeTheGift as an organ, eye and tissue donor at BeTheGiftToday.com. #DonateLife #DoneVida #EyeDonationMonth Thanks to our sister organization, SDS Eye Bank for the graphic. Please follow their new page too!

November is Eye Donation Month! Each year, millions of people around the world have their lives transformed through cornea donation and transplantation. In 2019, more than 85,000 corneas were donated for transplant with a greater than 95% success rate. #DonateLife #RestoreSight You can register your decision to #BeTheGift as an organ, eye and tissue donor at BeTheGiftToday.com. #DonateLife #DoneVida #EyeDonationMonth Thanks to our sister organization, SDS Eye Bank for the graphic. Please follow their new page too!

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Halloween! #DonateLife #HappyHalloween Register your decision to #BeTheGift as an organ, eye and tissue donor at BeTheGiftToday.com. #DonateLife #BeTheGift #DoneVida

It is a great weekend to check out Bishop's Pumpkin Farm and #DonateLife Themed Corn Maze! Each year, the Bishop family chooses a charity to feature in their maze as a way of continuing to connect to the community. This year the theme has a special meaning to the family. They chose the Donate Life theme because their family experienced the magic of organ donation last winter. After several years of waiting, Ann Bishop was able to receive a kidney thanks to her son, Austin. T...he maze is much bigger this year too! It grew from 3.5 acres, to a total of 11 acres with 3 different mazes! Be sure to check out the farm this season. The hours Today are 9:00 am 9:00 pm. Starting tomorrow, the late season hours are 9:00 am 5:00 pm, running from Halloween through Nov. 9th. Social distancing guidelines and CDC recommendations are followed. Get more information at BishopsPumpkinFarm.com. If you go, please be sure to take some photos and tag us in them with @SierraDonorServices and #DonateLifeCAMaze! #BeTheGift See more

Thank you to Christine Williams and UC Davis Health! Earlier this week, Sean Van Slyck, Executive Director of Sierra Donor Services presented Christine Williams, Executive Director, Hospital & Clinics Patient Care Services, with a certificate of appreciation for her unwavering support and commitment to organ, eye and tissue donation. Under her leadership, UC-Davis has increased donation by 60 percent during this fiscal year. #DonateLifeCA #DonateLife

To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world." -Dr. Seuss Organ, eye and tissue donors are LIFE donors. What can YOU make possible? Register today to #BeTheGift as a donor at BeTheGiftToday.com. #DonateLife #DoneVida #DonateLifeCA #MotivationMonday

Apple season is here and this is a good time for a reminder. Out of respect for our donor heroes and their families, we ask that you refer to the donation process as a recovery instead of a harvest. #DonateLife #BeTheGift

Today is Make a Difference Day! Every day, organ, eye and tissue donors make a lifesaving difference for recipients and the 110,000 people on the national transplant waiting list. #DonateLife #MakeaDifferenceDay Register your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor at BeTheGiftToday.com or in your iPhone Health App. #BeTheGift

Our #organdonation system is under attack. The government is pushing for changes based on faulty data. This must stop. #SupportOPOs

Did you know that tissue donation is an important part of post-mastectomy breast reconstruction? One tissue donor can save and heal up to ten breast reconstruction patients! In honor of Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day, show your support for breast cancer survivors by registering your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor at BeTheGiftToday.com or in your iPhone Health App. #DonateLife #BRADay #AATB