The 2024 Wyoming Donor Dash honored heroic organ and tissue donors and their families, celebrated the lives of transplant recipients, and recognized those who continue to wait for a lifesaving and healing transplant. Currently, nearly 150 Wyomingites are waiting for an organ transplant and thousands more are in need of a tissue transplant, which provides hope to those suffering from injury, disease, trauma or blindness.
Donor Alliance advocate volunteer Cary Galvin shares her brother’s story with the Casper Star-Tribune on Donor Remembrance Day. Her younger brother, Michael, passed away in 2016 after suffering a brain aneurysm. During this dark time, there was one bright spot. Michael was able to save five lives with the donation of his lungs, heart, and kidneys.
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May Is Older Americans Month
The question of whether or not someone is too old to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor is one we hear frequently. Too many times people will automatically rule themselves out as potential donors, due to health or age restrictions. However, each person is evaluated at the time of their death by a medical professional and deemed able to be a donor or not. There’s no age limit to donation or to registering to be an organ, eye and tissue donor, and we want to emphasize this during Older Americans Month. People in their 50s, 60s, 70s and far beyond have been able to give the gift of life as organ, eye and tissue donors. In 2023, in Colorado and Wyoming the oldest tissue donor was 103 years old!
Older Americans Month is a perfect time for people over the age of 50 to talk about organ, eye and tissue donation with their families. Another thought we often hear is, “I always thought my family would decide if I would be a donor after my death.” It’s normal for people to think this is a “family” decision, and many leave it up to family members. However, we’ve found having these conversations early and letting your family know your wishes to be a donor are critical to alleviating the burden of making the decision on your behalf during a time of great grief and loss.
Organ, eye and tissue donation saves and heals lives! Register today at DonateLifeColorado.org or DonateLifeWyoming.org. Your legacy will live on through donation and transplantation. Click here for a list of our most frequently asked questions about organ, eye and tissue donation.
11th year nonprofit organization recognized for purpose and values
DENVER—May 1, 2024 — Donor Alliance, the nonprofit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation for transplantation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, has been recognized as a 2024 Colorado Top Workplace by The Denver Post. This is the 11th time Donor Alliance has been recognized as a Top Workplace.
“Recognizing our organization as one of the top workplaces in Colorado is an honor that truly reflects the dedication and passion of our entire team and acknowledges Donor Alliance’s commitment to creating a culture that fosters collaboration, innovation and growth,” 
said Jennifer Prinz, president and CEO, Donor Alliance. “Every day our staff and volunteers make a profound difference in the lives of people throughout our region. It is incredibly meaningful to know that our staff feels valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work, which ultimately helps us fulfill our mission to save and heal lives.”
Being a Top Workplace serves as a badge of honor, as feedback from employee engagement surveys determine which companies are recognized. The Denver Post works with Energage on identifying Top Workplaces across the state of Colorado. The survey uniquely measures the employee experience and its component themes, including employees feeling Respected & Supported, Enabled to Grow, and Empowered to Execute, to name a few.
As a recognized leader in organ and tissue donation, Donor Alliance fosters a mission-driven culture through its core values: Integrity, Leadership, Excellence, Accountability and People First. In addition to traditional health benefits and other offerings like a wellness program, bilingual program, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment, Donor Alliance also offers employees a much more meaningful mission – the opportunity to save and heal lives every day. For more information on Donor Alliance’s culture or careers, please visit DonorAlliance.org/Who-We-Are/Careers.
About Donor Alliance
Donor Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and healing lives through organ and tissue donation for transplantation in Colorado and most of Wyoming. As a federally designated organ procurement organization – one of 56 in the U.S. – Donor Alliance serves more than 6.3 million residents and more than 120 hospitals. Donor Alliance walks alongside the family during the organ recovery process and ensures their loved one’s gifts are safely received at transplant centers in a timely manner. Donor Alliance also facilitates tissue donation to save and heal more lives across our community. In addition, the organization manages the Donate Life Colorado and Donate Life Wyoming registries, which are symbols of the cause. When someone has the little heart with the Y on their driver license or state ID, it means they have joined the Donate Life registry. Through Donate Life, Donor Alliance educates residents on the lifesaving benefits of donation to inspire them to register. For more information, please visit DonorAlliance.org.
