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 >>Index of Current News Releases<< April 29, 2008 Media Advisory TDOS AND MID-SOUTH TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION TEAM UP FOR LIFE
Nashville, Tennessee --- The Tennessee Department of Safety (TDOS) and the Mid-South Transplant Foundation will “team up for life” and host a Donor Designation Booth at the Driver License Center located at 6340 Summer Avenue in Memphis. Mid-South Transplant Foundation will launch the Donate Life Tennessee Organ and Tissue Donor Registry in Memphis and Shelby County. Representatives and driver license examiners will be on hand to register residents and answer questions on how they can become an organ and tissue donor. WHO: Tennessee Department of Safety and Mid-South Transplant Foundation WHAT: News Conference & Donor Designation Booths WHEN: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 WHERE: Driver License Center April is National Donate Life Month. Currently, there are 2,000 Tennesseans and nearly 98,000 people nationwide who are on the waiting list for a life-saving transplant. Tennesseans can register to be an organ donor by simply checking YES on the application when applying for or renewing a driver license. For more information contact: Randa Lipman (901) 289-9871 or The Tennessee Department of Safety’s mission is (www.tennessee.gov/safety) to ensure the safety and general welfare of the public. The department encompasses the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Office of Homeland Security and Driver License Services. General areas of responsibility include law enforcement, safety education, motorist services and terrorism prevention.
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