I was 25 years old and 7 months pregnant with my son, Hasan, when I was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease. I needed a kidney transplant to live.
Be an Organ and Tissue Donor
Teachers
Donate Life Northwest provides free donation education resources to over 300 private, public, and driver ed educators in Oregon and SW Washington.
Free Teaching Resources
Download the 2018 Go Recycle Yourself curriculum-- a free, comprehensive and Common Core Standard-aligned resource designed for Health, Health Careers, Science, and Driver Ed classrooms. Features beginning and advanced readings, lessons, handouts, activities, and local stories to share in Oregon classrooms.
School Presentations:
Oregon- Standard
Oregon- Advanced (for science or health careers class)- Contains graphic images
Washington- Standard
Washington- Advanced (for science or health careers class)- Contains graphic images
More resources are available to download. You can request hard copies of select materials directly from Donate Life Northwest online!
Free In-Class Presentations
What's a Donate Life Northwest presenation like? View the 2018-2019 Presentation Outline to get an idea.
Educators in Oregon or SW Washington can request free presentations about donation and transplantation, presented by Donate Life Northwest staff or highly-trained volunteers. Presentations are subject to the availabilty of speakers.
Service Learning Projects: Donor Designation Drives
We support students and student groups wishing to organize campus donor designation drives with free materials and mentoring. Contact us to get started. Also check out our new video on how to run a donor drive.
Workshops & Trainings
Visit our Volunteer Calendar and RSVP for quarterly Donate Life 301: School Programs Workshops.
In-person or webinar trainings can be arranged for school districts or educator conferences.
Contact
503-494-7888 or education@donatelifenw.org
Patrice Ball
When Patrice Hudson Ball says that she believes in organ, eye, and tissue donation, she means it.