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What’s new in donation? Here you’ll find real stories, donation updates, and the latest events.
Stars Above ✨ A Virtual Donor Remembrance
“Tonight, we dedicate a star in honor of your loved one, of our 2020 Arizona donors. So, when you look up in the sky tonight, you’ll be able to see…
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Precious Cargo: GPS Tracked Packages for Organ Donation
Donor Network of Arizona (DNA) has collaborated with United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to improve the way we transport organs by using GPS tracked packages. “The loss of a…
Read MoreHow Does Blood Donation Impact Organ Transplantation?
We already know you’re a registered organ donor to help save and heal lives after you pass away (and if you’re not, you can do that here!) But what about…
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Donate Life Month 2021
We knew Donate Life Month 2021 would look different due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, but are so happy with the support we received and the hope we were able…
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Love Doesn’t Always Come in the Shape of a Heart: Celebrating Kidney Month
“It took me a whole three seconds to say, ‘Yep, we’re going to do this,’” says Bobby Zavala as he recalls his decision to test if he could donate a…
Read MoreWhy Isn’t Everyone Automatically An Organ, Eye And Tissue Donor?
An opt-in system versus having to opt out The opt-in donation system asks people in the U.S. to record their choice as an organ, eye and tissue donor. In Arizona, the DonateLifeAZ Registry hit a milestone by totaling…
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Black History Month
For Black Heritage Month, we invite you to watch and share this video on the importance of this month’s observance and that of organ and tissue donation in African American…
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Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation Workers Qualify for Covid-19 Vaccine
Some employees from Arizona’s federally designated organ procurement organization qualify for the COVID-19 vaccination as the state continues its rollout in phase 1B. Organ, ocular and tissue recovery has continued…
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Happy Valventine’s Day!
We are pumped for Valventine’s Day! Are you? On Feb. 14 we’ll be celebrating National Donor Day. This is a time to focus on all types of donation, which can…
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LifeSaver: Leslie Brown, RN, Banner – University Medical Center Tucson
An Arizona native, Leslie Brown played softball for Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale. The prevailing spirit of teamwork she enjoyed so thoroughly as a teenage athlete ultimately led her…
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