Donate Life Tennessee

09/16/2025

Want to spread the word about organ and tissue donation but don't know where to start? Become a Donate Life Ambassador! 💙💚

Our inspiring group of Ambassadors includes families of donor heroes, individuals waiting for lifesaving transplants, transplant recipients, living donors and others who are passionate about saving lives through organ, eye and tissue donation.

Anyone can be a volunteer Ambassador—join us today by signing up at https://www.tfaforms.com/5093484.

09/15/2025

It's the beginning of Spirit Week at Tennessee Department of Safety Driver Services Centers in celebration of National Driver Services Center Appreciation Month!

Today's theme is Character Day, and the Johnson City Driver Services Center is off to a great start with an incredible Chester Cheetah outfit!

Thank you for all you do to help us save and improve lives each day. 💙💚

Embrace your giving spirit. Register to be an organ, eye and tissue donor at your local Driver Services Center or online at DonateLifeTN.org.

09/15/2025

There’s a new centerpiece on Chattanooga Times Free Press' columnist Mark Kennedy's family room mantle: a wooden cross handmade by his late wife, Wetherly, holding a “Gift of Life Donor” medallion.

As a donor hero, Wetherly saved several lives by donating her lungs, kidneys and liver to those in need of the gift of life. 💙💚

"It makes me sad to think that my wife's photographic history will stop in the year 2025, but I am lifted thinking that other refrigerators in other homes will be filled with the photos of people given the gift of a second chance at life." ~Mark Kennedy

Read more about Wetherly's heartfelt gift at https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/sep/13/kennedy-with-organ-donation-you-too-can-be-a-life/

There's a new centerpiece on our family room mantel, a wooden cross handmade by my late wife, Wetherly, supporting a medallion the size of an Olympic medal. It's inscribed with the words "Gift of Life Donor."

09/15/2025

We all know that a snowstorm in the South can shut communities down, but the dedicated work of organ procurement organizations, hospitals and transplant centers must go on! ❄️💙💚

On this episode of Connections, Doug Floyd, a two-time kidney recipient, and Rebecca Jarvis, UT Medical Center Transplant Coordinator, join us to share the miraculous chain of events that led to Doug's lifesaving gift amidst the January 2024 snowstorm.

Don't miss this episode of Connections on Tuesday, September 16th, at 7 PM ET/6 PM CT on our page and on your favorite podcast platforms!

09/15/2025

Who's ready to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us?

We're looking forward to highlighting stories from our Hispanic and Latino communities whose lives have been impacted by organ, eye and tissue donation!

The need for transplants is greater than ever for Hispanic and Latino patients, who make up nearly a quarter of the national transplant waiting list.

Make a lifesaving impact today. Register to be an organ, eye and tissue donor today at DonateLifeTN.org.

09/12/2025

"Christian Michael lived fast, loved deeply, and left sooner than anyone could’ve imagined. But now his parents are seeing how wide his influence stretched — not just from friends and neighbors who tell stories at their kitchen table, but also to strangers hundreds of miles away, whose names they don’t even know yet, whose lives are now being sustained by his."

His gift would not have been possible without the help of our partners at the Tennessee Department of Safety Driver Services Centers, who helped him register his decision to save lives at 17 years old.

Read more about his selfless legacy as a donor hero below. 💙💚

Christian Wright's organ donations offered a new lease on life to six people throughout the eastern U.S., including one here in Scott County

09/12/2025

The Red Bank Tennessee Department of Safety Driver Services Center staff is enjoying plenty of treats and snacks courtesy of heart recipient Melvin Gillilan and his wife, Mary!

Thank you to Manager LaShinda Frazier Johnson and your staff for the smiles and positive attitudes while helping Tennesseans to register as donors. 💙💚

Make the lifesaving decision today at your local Driver Services Center or online at DonateLifeTN.org.

09/12/2025

We want to thank the Athens Tennessee Department of Safety Driver Services Center for getting the first "YES" by giving customers the opportunity to register to be a donor each day!

Driver Services Center Manager Lynnette Shelton and her staff are always ready to help us promote organ, eye and tissue donation. 💙💚

Donate Life Ambassador and liver recipient Harry Dillon stopped by to say thank you this week with Donate Life treats!

Give the gift of life today. Register to be an organ, eye and tissue donor at your local Driver Services Center or online at DonateLifeTN.org.

09/11/2025

In the midst of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the organ donation community selflessly stepped up, demonstrating collaboration, resilience, and commitment to saving lives.

24 years ago, our community, including the team at Tennessee Donor Services, joined national guardsmen to ensure a lifesaving liver was transported to a six-month-old baby, even with airports across the nation shutdown.

Today, her life is a testament to the tireless work OPOs do to provide hope and second chances, even in the moments of greatest fear and despair. 💙💚

Join us in honoring the fearless first responders, including the first responders of organ donation, on a day never to be forgotten.

🎥: ABC News

09/11/2025

Today, we remember a great tragedy in American history and honor all those we lost on September 11th.

From the lives taken too soon to the first responders who sacrificed everything to save others, their legacies will live on forever.

And we will never forget. 🖤

09/10/2025

In light of a devastating tragedy, 15-year-old Owen saved SEVEN lives as an organ donor. 💙💚

Read more about his selfless spirit and legacy below.

Be a hero like Owen. Register to save lives as a donor at DonateLifeTN.org.