Family Discussion
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Quick facts
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Religious Views
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Donor Card
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Youth
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Invite a Speaker Visit Your School, Organization or Event
 

STA has trained both transplant recipients and donor families who enjoy
giving back to the community by volunteering their time.

To request that STA host a booth at or send a speaker to your event
please fill out our Speaker Request Form.
 
Doing a Report or Speech on Organ Donation?
Do you have to make a speech about organ
donation to your school or community group?
Read Making a Speech below for some helpful tips...

Making a Speech : An Outline

Do you have to make a speech about organ donation to your school or
community group?
This is an outline for presenting organ donation to the public. Please don't
hesitate to contact us and request a trained speaker (most likely a local
transplant recipient) for your event.

Capture Attention
Ask "how many in this room are organ donors?" or "do you know that 17 people
will die today because of the lack of donated organs" or "how many folks
here personally know a transplant recipient?"Use organ and tissue
numbers. (see statistics)

Introduce Yourself
E xplain your connection/interest in organ donation.
Describe the problem (shortage of donors, reluctance to donate due to lack
of awareness - see FAQ) Explain that the main point of your speech is to
encourage folks to tell their families they want to be donors.

Emphasize
Family consent is necessary for donation to occur, so tell your family.
You can get a donor card from the drivers license office, or contact
Southwest Transplant Alliance www.organ.org.

There are many myths about donation (ie., it disfigures your body).
Explain the donation process (see FAQ and Media Kit) in terms appropriate
for your audience. Consider Religious views as well.

Conclusion
Review that family communication is most important message you can share.
Explain the impact one person can make:
One donor can save 50 lives (heart, lungs, liver x2, kidneys, pancreas,
intestine, corneas, skin, bone, ligaments, tendons, heart valves, veins, etc).

If each person does just one of the five things, you will be helping the
more than 6000 people in Texas and more than 86,000 people across the
country who need life-saving organ transplants.

Question and Answers
Refer any outstanding questions to www.organ.org or 800-788-8058


Read the current number of patients waiting for organs >