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SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE INSPIRES TO DONATE LIFE

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SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE HAS BECOME THE FIRST DEPARTMENT TO INSPIRE IOWANS TO BECOME ORGAN DONORS BY DISPLAYING A “DONATE LIFE” FLAG AT STATION 4 ON DEARBORN AVENUE.

JOHN JORGENSEN IS DONATION SERVICES COORDINATOR WITH THE IOWA DONOR NETWORK:

FLAG1 OC….TO DONATE LIFE. :15

LIZ FORD IS A PARAMEDIC WHO HELPED GET THE FLAG FOR STATION 4.

HER HUSBAND DIED IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS AN ORGAN DONOR:

FLAG2 OC……….BE HAPPIER. ;12

FORD SAYS HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT BECOMING AN ORGAN DONOR IS IMPORTANT:

FLAG3 OC……..FOR OTHERS. :21

IN 2020, A RECORD 103 IOWANS TRANSFORMED LIVES WITH ORGAN DONATIONS.
JORGENSEN SAYS THERE ARE MORE THAN 108,000 AMERICANS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A LIFE-SAVING ORGAN TRANSPLANT, 600 OF THEM LIVE RIGHT HERE IN IOWA:

FLAG4 OC……..REGISTERED DONOR. :16

YOU CAN REGISTER TO SAVE LIVES OR LEARN MORE BY GOING ONLINE AT IOWADONORNETWORK.ORG.

Photos by George Lindblade