{"id":1692,"date":"2025-10-24T16:51:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/donatelifefl.sachsdigital.com\/?page_id=1692"},"modified":"2025-11-25T16:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:35:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/donatelifefl.sachsdigital.com\/de\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"(English) About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\tGroup of Donate Life Florida supporters making heart shapes with their hands in front of colorful pinwheels at an outdoor organ donation awareness event by the water at Lake Eola in Orlando.\n<h1>\n\t\t\tInspiring Floridians to Say &#8218;Yes.&#8216;\t<\/h1>\n<h1>\n\t\t\tTogether, we drive education and hope.\t<\/h1>\n\t<a href=\"\/register\">\n   Register Now \n<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tTrust &amp;<br \/>Statistics\t<\/h2>\n\t<a href=\"\/register\">\n   Learn More And Register Today \n<\/a>\n\t<p>The Joshua Abbott Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, named in honor of a courageous young man whose life was forever changed by a double lung transplant, aims to inspire Floridians to become organ, tissue, and eye donors. His journey and the generosity of his donor inspired the creation of this statewide registry in 2006, in partnership with Donate Life Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The registry helps raise awareness about the critical need for donations, as over 5,000 Floridians await life-saving transplants. By registering, you can offer hope and a second chance to those in need, embodying Joshua&#8217;s legacy of generosity and life-saving impact. Your decision to say &#8222;yes&#8220; can change lives &#8211; join us in making a difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t<a href=\"#\">\n   View our Annual Report \n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/donatelifefl.sachsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lives-saved.png\" alt=\"lives-saved\" title=\"lives-saved\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<h5>14,000 Floridians<\/h5><h3>Saved since 2006<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/donatelifefl.sachsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/medical-waitlist.png\" alt=\"medical-waitlist\" title=\"medical-waitlist\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<h5>More Than 5,000<\/h5><h3>Floridians On The Waitlist<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/donatelifefl.sachsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/registered-donors.png\" alt=\"registered-donors\" title=\"registered-donors\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<h5>Nearly 11 Million<\/h5><h3>Registered Donors in Florida<\/h3>\t\t\t\n<h2>\n\t\t\tMeet Our Dedicated Team\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/donatelifefl.sachsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Patricia-L.-Darrigan-circle.jpg\" alt=\"Patricia L. Darrigan\" title=\"Patricia L. Darrigan\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='uabb-testimonial-author-name testimonial-author-name'>Patricia L. Darrigan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChair, Legacy Donor Services Foundation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/donatelifefl.sachsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/kim-gilmore-circle.jpg\" alt=\"kim-gilmore\" title=\"kim-gilmore\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='uabb-testimonial-author-name testimonial-author-name'>Kimberly Gilmore<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVice Chair, LifeQuest\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/donatelifefl.sachsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Carole-C.-Savage-circle.png\" alt=\"Carole C. Savage\" title=\"Carole C. Savage\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='uabb-testimonial-author-name testimonial-author-name'>Carole Savage<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExecutive Director, Donate Life Florida\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/donatelifefl.sachsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Hallie-Thomas-circle.png\" alt=\"Hallie Thomas\" title=\"Hallie Thomas\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='uabb-testimonial-author-name testimonial-author-name'>Hallie Thomas<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTreasurer, Legacy Donor Services Foundation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/donatelifefl.sachsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Jessica-Scheidler-circle.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Scheidler\" title=\"Jessica Scheidler\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='uabb-testimonial-author-name testimonial-author-name'>Jessica Scheidler<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSecretary, LifeQuest\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\tSave Lives. 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