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National Donate Life Blue & Green Day

Every year on Friday, April 9, blue and green become the colors of a second chance. National Donate Life Blue & Green Day is the high-visibility heart of National Donate Life Month, when hospitals, schools, workplaces, and whole towns dress in the colors of the Donate Life spiral. The day honors organ, eye, and tissue donors and their families, celebrates transplant recipients, and asks one simple question of everyone it reaches: are you registered?

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Friday, April 9Second Friday in April

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Roots: Created by Donate Life America, which grew out of the Coalition on Donation founded in 1992; National Donate Life Month itself was established in 2003.
Also on Apr 9: Day of Silence
Hashtag: #NationalDonateLifeBlue038GreenDay

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3 ways to celebrate

IN THE COMMUNITY

Go Blue and Green

Dress head to toe in blue and green, decorate your desk, classroom, or storefront with the colors, and post a photo with #BlueGreenDay to carry the message further.

AT HOME

Register Your Decision

Take two minutes to register as an organ, eye, and tissue donor online, then tell your family about your decision so they can honor it when it matters most.

WITH FRIENDS

Thank the Givers

Write messages of hope to donor families, thank a healthcare team in person or online, or share a transplant recipientu2019s story at dinner so the gift of donation is never taken for granted.

Plan ahead

National Donate Life Blue & Green Day is observed on the 2nd Friday in April. Here is where it lands for the next ten years, handy for planners, marketers and party people.

2026Fri, Apr 10this year

2027Fri, Apr 9

2028Fri, Apr 14

2029Fri, Apr 13

2030Fri, Apr 12

2031Fri, Apr 11

2032Fri, Apr 9

2033Fri, Apr 8

2034Fri, Apr 14

2035Fri, Apr 13

2036Fri, Apr 11

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Fast facts

More than 100,000People wait on the national transplant waiting list, and a new name is added every eight minutes; one organ donor can save up to eight lives, and one tissue donor can heal more than 75 people.

Wear blue and green, register as an organ, eye, and tissue donor, and share your colors online with the hashtag #BlueGreenDay.