National Minority Donor Awareness Day

Aug 1. Intensive awareness campaign focuses on obstacles related to minorities and organ donation, promotes healthy living and disease prevention to decrease the need for transplantation and reaches out to all ethnic groups. Observances have included prayer breakfasts, health walks and donor drives. For info: US Dept of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20201. Phone: (877) 696-6775 or (202) 619-0257. Web: www.organdonor.gov.

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