Contact: Lynn Whalen, 217-786-2219

SPRINGFIELD — Lincoln Land Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society will promote organ donations Monday, Nov. 15 in conjunction with the Illinois Secretary of State’s “Life Goes On” program.

Beginning at 10 a.m. that day in A. Lincoln Commons on the LLCC campus, individuals may sign up for the Organ/Tissue Donor Registry. A program will begin at 5:30 p.m. featuring speakers Damarius Blanks, regional coordinator of Life Goes On, along with the family of an organ donor, a living organ donor and an organ recipient. Registry signup will be available throughout the day until the end of the program, which will also include recognition for established organ donors.

“Organ donation allows for individuals to let their legacy live on by giving someone another chance to live a full life,” said Dr. Claire Gordon, LLCC Phi Theta Kappa advisor. “According to the Health Resources and Service Administration, one donor can ‘save eight lives and enhance the lives of 75.’ As reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are 106,743 people on the waiting list as of Oct. 20, 2021. Unfortunately, 17 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant.”

“Join us Nov. 15 to hear some heartwarming transplant and recipient stories and to become a part of a supportive community,” said Emily Reynolds, chapter vice president for scholarship.

LLCC’s Alpha Epsilon Kappa Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa recognizes and encourages excellence in two-year college students and promotes scholarship, leadership, fellowship and service.