Cats Face Off Against Cards in Organ Donation Registry Drive
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 11, 2020) – Every 10 minutes, someone is added to the list for an organ transplant. In Kentucky, more than 1,000 people are awaiting the life-saving gift. Each day, 22 people die waiting for a transplant.
In Rivals For Life, the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville face off in a competition to register new organ donors. Rivals For Life provides an opportunity to give the school rivalry and competitive spirit a new purpose by saving and healing lives. The school that registers 250 new donors before the end of the day Friday wins.
One organ donor can save up to eight lives, and a tissue donor can save up to 50. Every year, more than 1,000 Kentuckians have their eyesight restored through a cornea transplant.
Click here to register as an organ donor.
For more information about organ donation, visit Donate Life Kentucky.
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