NATIONAL DONOR SABBATH, NOVEMBER 10th, 11th & 12th, 2006

Sample Bulletin and Newsletter Inserts

Provided are short, individual paragraphs that can be inserted in your bulletins & newsletters regularly distributed to your congregation to demonstrate commitment to giving the gift of life.

►Leave the legacy of life. November 10th, 11th & 12th, is National Donor Sabbath. (Religious Organization) supports organ and tissue donation as the gift of life and as the expression of highest humanitarian ideals. For more information call Golden State Donor Services at 916-567-1600

►(Religious Organization) joins thousands of others across the nation celebrating National Donor Sabbath, November 10th, 11th & 12th. In fact, (Religious Organization) supports and encourages organ and tissue donation as the ultimate gift – a gift of life – from one person to another. Take a moment to talk with your family about organ and tissue donation and sign up today at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org. For information, contact Golden State Donor Services at 916-567-1600 or Bowen@dcids.org or www.gsds.org. It’s about giving life.

►(Religious Organization) supports and encourages organ and tissue donation as the ultimate gift of one person to another. November 10th, 11th & 12th is National Donor Sabbath. Take a moment to sign up at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org. Please consider making this great gift in God’s name.

►This National Donor Sabbath (November 10-12) more than 92,000 people nationwide and almost 600 locally of all ages and backgrounds currently wait for a life-saving organ transplant or life-enhancing tissue transplant. For many, the chance to live a full life won’t come unless all of us consider organ and tissue donation. Discuss this critical need after worship with your friends and family and how we all can help. You can save lives ­- Sign up today at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org

►It’s National Donor Sabbath (November 10-12) and (Religious Organization) recognizes the extraordinary life-giving power of organ and tissue donation and encourages all members of our congregation to sign up today on California’s organ and tissue donor registry– Donate Life California at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org. You have the power to donate life.

For more information, contact: Golden State Donor Services at 916-567-1600 or www.gsds.org. It’s about giving life.

►Our church supports organ and tissue donation as the gift of life, an expression of the highest humanitarian ideals. We ask that all members of the congregation consider, during National Donor Sabbath (November 10-12), to sign up at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org and give this gift in the name of Christ, who gave his life so that we might have life in its fullest.

►How do we respond to the blessings God has bestowed on us? How do we deal responsibly with the gifts God has given us? To think only of ourselves is to squander our lives. But to respond gratefully means we praise God with our words and our actions. To respond gratefully is to realize that all of life is God’s and we are called to care for it and share it. With these thoughts, we ask you to consider giving the gift of life so that others may live. Leave a legacy of life through organ and tissue donation. Sign up at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.

►(Religious Organization) recognizes the life-giving benefits of organ and tissue donation and encourages our members to sign up at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org. By doing so, they attest to their commitment upon death to give such organs and tissues to those in need as part of their ministry to others.

►You can now ensure your decision about organ and tissue donation is honored. Sign up today at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org (Spanish). For more information call GSDS at 916-567-1600.

►To think of others in our hours of grief and sorrow is truly compassionate and selfless. Please consider the legacy of life – organ and tissue donation. (Religious Organization) supports this gift in the spirit of love and generosity. Remember to sign up today at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org (Spanish).