How Can I Contact the American Red Cross for Organ Donation?

The American Red Cross is a worldwide humanitarian organization devoted to the protection of human life, health and integrity. The Red Cross is known for the widespread blood donation drives they hold year round across the United States. While the organizations specializes in collecting blood donations from willing donors, they are also involved in helping people to donate their organs. While they do not collect organs themselves, they are affiliated with many reputable organizations that can put your name on a list of potential organ donors. These organizations regularly attend Red Cross blood donations, asking people to sign up to donate their organs.

Instructions

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  Call your local red cross. The phone number of every American Red Cross in your location can be found on their website.

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  Ask a representative at the American Red Cross when there will be a blood drive in the area that will have an organ donor sign-up.

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  Go to the American Red Cross blood donation site and locate the representatives from an organ donation organization. The representative will be able to lead you through the process of signing up to donate organs.