PENNDOT

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation invites driver license and identification card holders to celebrate National Donate Life Month in April by registering to be an organ donor and sharing a unique opportunity to help others in need live longer, better lives.

Governor Tom Wolf has proclaimed April Donate Life Month in Pennsylvania.

More than 8,000 Pennsylvanians currently await organ transplants. Currently, nearly 46 percent of driver’s license and identification card holders are registered organ donors.

Pennsylvanians can add the organ donor designation to an existing driver’s license or identification card by visiting www.dmv.pa.gov and selecting the “Donate Life Pennsylvania” icon in the middle of the home page. Once the designation is added, individuals will receive a designation card they will have to carry with them to affirm organ donor status until they renew or replace their driver’s license or identification card. There is no charge for adding the designation to a driver’s license or identification card.

Driver’s license and identification card holders, as well as registered vehicle owners, can also support organ donation programs by donating to the Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund at the time of application and/or renewal. Proceeds from the fund are used to educate and promote awareness of the organ donor program through non-profit organizations such as the Center for Organ Recovery and Education and the Gift of Life Donor Program.

Pennsylvanians have donated nearly $13 million to the fund over the past 20 years.

As part of ongoing efforts to increase awareness of organ and tissue donation, video monitors featuring educational content are installed at 20 PennDOT photo license centers.

More information on organ and tissue donation in Pennsylvania can be found at www.donatelife-pa.org.