Donation Essentials Blog

June 6, 2025

Donor Dash 5K: Things to Know Before You Run!

The 26th Annual Donor Dash 5k is Right Around the Corner!  The 26th Annual Donor Dash 5K is right around the corner! So, mark your calendars for Sunday, July 20, 2025, and join us at Denver’s beautiful Washington Park. It’s a day filled with both purpose and community. Each year, this heartfelt event brings together […]

January 18, 2024

Get Your Wyoming Donate Life License Plate & Support Organ Donation

How to Get a Wyoming Donate Life License Plate You can fill out an application to receive the new specialty plate on WYDOT’s Division of Motor Vehicles website. Donor Alliance is excited to partner with the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s (WYDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles to launch a new Donate Life Wyoming license plate! Help […]

January 7, 2024

Christianity and Organ Donation

Organ donation and transplantation saves and heals thousands of lives every year and is a generous act supported by all major religions in the United States, including Christianity. Christianity and Organ Donation: A Gift of Love The topic of organ donation affects a diverse range of people, regardless of their religious beliefs. This noble deed […]

December 27, 2023

New Year’s Resolution Ideas

As you step into the new year, do you have trouble with New Year’s resolution ideas? Well, we challenge you to choose the word ‘life’ or the phrase ‘the gift of life’ as your one intention to focus on throughout the year. Daily, here at Donor Alliance, we strive to save lives through organ and […]

December 18, 2023

Gift of Life Story of Hope: Jeremy Mare’s Second Chance at Life

A Gift Beyond Words: My Journey to a Second Chance at Life As the holidays roll around, I’m sharing my experience with the true spirit of giving. I was given a second chance at life thanks to the generosity of a selfless organ donor. In 2018, my battle with a rare disease brought me to […]

December 8, 2023

“Gift of Life” Balloon Dazzles at 9News Parade of Lights for 12th Year

For the twelfth year in a row, Colorado families of organ, eye and tissue donors and transplant recipients escorted a balloon float in the annual 9NEWS Parade of Lights in downtown Denver. The Donate Life Colorado float, titled “Gift of Life”, represents the hope made possible by organ, eye and tissue donation. Donate Life Colorado […]

November 29, 2023

Donor Alliance Staff Spotlight, December 2023: Jessie Caputa

We’re so proud to work with each and every one of our staff members here at Donor Alliance. In our Staff Spotlight, we like to take a minute to share who we are and why we work at Donor Alliance. In this month’s staff spotlight, meet Jessie Caputa. Jessie is the Wyoming Community Relations Coordinator at […]

November 9, 2023

Buddhism and Organ Donation

Buddhism’s Perspective on Organ Donation: Buddhist Donation Buddhism and Organ Donation: Understanding the Connection You’ve probably heard that organ, eye, and tissue donation is a generous act supported by all major religions in the United States, but what does Buddhism say about organ donation? In this comprehensive guide, we break it down for you.   […]

November 6, 2023

Advocate Spotlight: Angie Padia

Donor Alliance volunteers and advocates are the heart and soul of our efforts to inspire and inform our community about the importance of signing up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor in Colorado and Wyoming. Each of our volunteers and advocates has their own unique and inspiring story to tell. In this advocate […]