2022 August #BeTheGift Connections: "National Minority Donor Awareness Month"
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Did you know nearly 60% of patients on the national transplant waiting list are from multicultural communities?  In our August #BeTheGift Connections we focus on National Minority Donor Awareness Month. It is an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation within minority communities. This first program, in a series of three, highlights the personal stories of five people of color touched by donation and transplantation. Register to be an organ and tissue donor at BeTheGiftToday.com. 
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