Donation Essentials Blog

April 17, 2025

What Does Volunteering Mean to You?

Celebrating National Volunteer Week: Embracing the Power of Service With National Volunteer Week around the corner, Donor Alliance is celebrating the incredible impact of its Advocates for Life volunteers. These dedicated advocates are the heart of the mission, inspiring others to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors. Donor Alliance advocate volunteers are the heart […]

March 23, 2017

Staff Spotlight: Keenan Heyde

We’re so proud to work with each and every one of our staff members here at Donor Alliance. In our Staff Spotlight, we like to take a minute to let you learn more about who we are and why we work at Donor Alliance. Name: Keenan Heyde Position: Donation Consultant Years at Donor Alliance: 13 […]

March 23, 2017

Kick Off National Donate Life Month with NASCAR Driver Joey Gase at Old Chicago in Cheyenne!

Donate Life Wyoming is proud to partner with NASCAR driver, and organ, eye and tissue donation advocate, Joey Gase, to encourage Wyoming residents to Show Your Heart for National Donate Life Month this April. Joey will be at the Old Chicago at 1734 Meadowland Dr. in Cheyenne on Monday, April 3rd from 5pm-7pm to show […]

March 22, 2017

Meet NASCAR Driver Joey Gase at the Denver Auto Show!

Donate Life Colorado is proud to partner with NASCAR driver, and organ, eye and tissue donation advocate, Joey Gase, to encourage Colorado residents to Show Your Heart for National Donate Life Month this April. Visit the Donate Life Colorado booth at the Denver Auto Show from April 5-9 to Show Your Heart for organ, eye […]

March 21, 2017

Advocate Spotlight: Allison McKissen

Donor Alliance volunteers and advocates are the heart and soul of our efforts to inspire and inform our community about the importance of registering as organ, eye and tissue donors in Colorado and Wyoming. Each of our volunteers and advocates has their own unique and inspiring story to tell. This month, we are featuring Allison […]

March 19, 2017

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March 9, 2017

National Kidney Month: 98 Thousand Americans Wait for Kidney Transplants

March is National Kidney Month. There are currently more than 98 thousand Americans waiting for a lifesaving kidney transplant, nearly two thousand of which are in Colorado and Wyoming. The average time a patient spends on the waiting list is 3-5 years. Dean Bicknese, of Casper, WY, had been on the transplant waiting list for […]

March 3, 2017

8 Truths of Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation

In Colorado and Wyoming, more than 2,500 are waiting for lifesaving transplants, but many misconceptions and myths about organ, eye and tissue donation have prevented people from registering to be donors. Here are eight lesser-known truths about organ donation: One donor can save up to eight lives through organ donation and save or heal more […]

March 1, 2017

IN THE NEWS: February’s top organ, eye and tissue donation stories from around the nation

February’s biggest organ, eye and tissue donation news and stories from around the US: AP Exclusive: Twin tragedies give survivor a new face After disfiguring his face over a decade ago, Andy Sandness is now adapting to a new face. Sandness underwent a complex 56-hour surgery that grafted him a new nose, bones, teeth and […]