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Clergy Conference Planned The Clergy Conference, which precedes National Donor Sabbath Weekend (November 12, 13 and 14), will be held at the Maxwell House hotel in Nashville on the morning of October 14. It is at this half-day event that clergy who wish to participate in the November event learn about organ donation and get ideas for religious services in support of organ and tissue donation. The religious perspectives of death and donation will be discussed. Speakers will include Jill Maxfield, Executive Director of Tennessee Donor Services; Donna Spencer, the mother of a 16 year-old donor; Gay Eisen, whose life was saved by a liver transplant; Rabbi Ronald Roth; Kate Payne, Director of Ethics at St. Thomas Hospital; and Rev. Karla Buchanan. Jennifer Griffith and Misty Armour from the Tennessee Donor Services Public Education office will also speak. We will have materials for clergy to take with them for distribution to their congregations. Clergy who would like to participate can call (615) 234-5265 and give their names, phone numbers and mailing addresses. Information will be mailed immediately. Celebration of Life Planned for April 22, 2004 On April 22, 2004, Tennessee Donor Services will celebrate National Donate Life Month by honoring donors, recipient, their families and all the loved ones we have lost. The event, which centers around a moving candle light ceremony, will be held at the Donor Memorial Park at the corner of 16th Avenue North and Church Street. The ceremony includes donor and recipient stories and a special guest speaker followed by a reception. This is an opportunity to meet the families who made the decision to donate life at the time of a loved one's death and to hear from people who are alive today only because of the organ donor program. We will meet people who are on the transplant waiting list as well as people whose loved ones died while waiting for a donor organ. The Celebration of Life will begin at 5:30 P.M. on April 22nd and will be held rain or shine. For more information please call the public education office at 1-888-234-4440.
Tennessee Donor Services -Nashville Awarded Grant from Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Tennessee Donor Services – Nashville (TDS-N) is proud to announce a $9,500 grant from The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, to be used for a print advertising campaign with The Tennessean. The campaign’s purpose is to raise awareness about the growing number of individuals who are in need of a life-saving organ transplant. The campaign will run from March through April (National Donate Life Month) and continue in May. The Community Foundation is a non-profit organization that distributes monies to over 1,600 agencies in Middle Tennessee. The Foundation is particularly interested in ideas that shed new light on needs and aspirations of Middle Tennesseans. There are several broad categories that exist and for which grants are requested and encouraged:
· Arts and Humanities · Civic Affairs and Community Planning · Conservation and Environment · Education · Employment and Training · Health · Historic Preservation · Housing and Community Development · Human Services for citizens of all ages There are also Unrestricted Funds from several Donors that have established a Field-of-Interest Funds supporting a particular charitable interest or cause. For more information about The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, please call 615-321-4939 or visit www.cfmt.org.
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Regional Offices Golden State Donor Services 1.916.567.1600 Referrals 1.800.762.8819 Fax 1.916.567.8300 Mountain Region Donor Services 1.423.915.0808 Referrals 1.888.562.3774 Fax 1.423.915.1170 New Mexico Donor Services 1.505.843.7672 Referrals 1.800.843.7672 Fax 1.505.343.1828 Sierra Eye and Tissue Donor Services 1.916.569.0200 Referrals 1.800.762.8819 Distribution 1.800.435.5780 Fax 1.916.569.0300 Tennessee Donor Services Nashville 1.615.234.5251 1.888.234.4440 Referrals 1.800.969.4438 Fax 1.615.320.1655 Tennessee Donor Services Chattanooga 1.423.756.5736 Fax 1.423.756.5904 Tennessee Donor Services Knoxville 1.865.588.1031 Fax 1.865.588.5903 Tennessee Donor Services Jackson 1.731.425.6393 Our Corporate Office DCIDS Organ Services 1.888.234.4440 DCIDS Tissue Services 1.888.234.4399 DCIDS Tissue Orders 1.888.216.0319
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