[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 54 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H2149]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    LIFE 101 ORGAN DONATION PROGRAM

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, every 18 minutes a new name is added 
to the list of those who wait for an organ transplant. With the current 
supply of donors, unfortunately, someone dies every 2 hours and 24 
minutes because an organ was not available. These are the grim 
statistics.
  The University of Miami Organ Procurement Organization and the 
Transplant Foundation of South Florida, however, are doing something to 
improve these dismal numbers. They have undertaken a donor education 
program designed to target young audiences, helping them to understand 
at an early age the need for organ donations and the benefits of 
transplants.
  This program, entitled ``Life 101,'' has been presented at 58 high 
schools, reaching over 50,000 local area students in Miami-Dade and 
Broward County in South Florida.
  This Friday, ``Life 101'' will be unveiling its new web site 
dedicated to providing an exciting and informative forum for students 
to learn more about organ donations. I encourage America's youth to 
visit their web site beginning Friday and learn how they can make the 
difference in the lives of others.

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