NJ AJR109

Designates April of each year as "Donate Life Month" in New Jersey to promote organ donor registration and celebrate lives impacted by organ donation

Requests the Governor to issue an annual proclamation calling upon public officials and citizens to observe the month with appropriate programs and activities

Nearly 4,000 New Jersey residents and over 100,000 Americans are currently awaiting life-saving transplant operations, with 17 people dying daily while waiting

A single organ donor can save eight lives and enhance over 75 others through tissue donation; in 2022, New Jersey set a record with 283 organ donors saving 670 lives

New Jersey residents can register as organ and tissue donors at local Motor Vehicle Agencies or through the National Donate Life Registry online