Want to integrate donation education into your curriculum?
Students will be asked about registering as a donor when they receive their first driver’s license, so it’s especially important to discuss donation with them. These conversations will empower students to make informed decisions.
General Information
Transplantable organs and tissues
Information on what organs and tissues can be recovered and transplanted, the role they play in the body, and conditions that may lead to the need for a transplant.
Donation in minority communities
Ethnic minorities make up over 60% of the transplant waiting list. Click here to read an article on understanding the need for organ donation in communities of color.
Fast facts
A quick list of facts regarding donation.
Action Items
Registration flyer
A one-page flyer that includes a registration form.
Request a speaker
Our volunteers all have a personal connection to donation, and they are happy to share their donation experience with your class.
Click here for a speaker request form
Letter to parents
This letter can be sent home to inform parents that you will be covering donation in your lesson plans. It provides tips for talking with their children about the decision to be an organ, eye, and tissue donor.
Letter to Parents available in Spanish
Letter to Parents available in Korean
Traffic Flyer
A handout to help parents and students find information regarding the organ, eye, and tissue donation question that is asked when receiving a driver’s license.
Download Washington state flyer:
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Need information for a school project?
These resources will provide students with the in-depth, accurate information needed to prepare a report or presentation.
Transplantable organs and tissues.
Information on what organs and tissues can be recovered and transplanted, the role they play in the body, and conditions that may lead to the need for a transplant.
Donation terminology.
Terminology can play a big role in the fears and misconceptions around organ and tissue donation. This sheet will help you avoid negative language when discussing donation.
Frequently asked questions.
A list of common donation questions, to help you provide answers about donation and transplantation.
Registration flyer.
This printable one-page flier includes a registration form, and it can be handed out to an audience during a presentation or speech.
Additional donation resources.
This sheet provides contact information for local organizations that facilitate cornea, blood, living kidney, and whole body donation.
Online resources. The following websites may help you with a more in-depth look at various aspects of donation:
Donation and Transplantation: How does it work?
This video from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) gives a quick overview of how the donation process works.
It’s Your Choice Video
You can save up to eight lives and restore health to more than 125 others as an organ, eye and tissue donor. It’s your choice to save lives.
