As you, our incredible Advocates for Life, have been sharing your stories out the community, a few of you have raised a great question: "What am I allowed to share about my donor family as a recipient?" Or "What am I able to share about my loved one's recipients as a donor family?". These are great questions, so I just wanted to provide some guidance for you. If you have written permission from your donor's family or loved one's recipient to share as part of your story, please send that to the Volunteer Manager to keep on file. You are welcome to share the information you have permission for. However, if you do not have written permission to share, please keep your story high level. All Advocates who are part of the Advocate Speakers Bureau will be receiving additional information around this later this week. If you're unsure, have any questions or concerns or need clarification, please direct them to the Volunteer Manager.

Happy Donate Life Month! AOPO's 5th Annual Donor Remembrance Day is a national observance to honor and celebrate organ, eye and tissue donors. OPOs, donor families, transplant recipients and community members are invited to "plant" forget-me-not flower dedications in AOPO's virtual Donor Hero Garden by completing an online submission form. Each participant will receive a forget-me-not flower seed packet in the mail to plant in their gardens this spring. The AOPO Donor Remembrance Day website features a Donor Hero Garden, a dedication submission form, a how-to guide and video and downloadable graphics.

Donor Alliance Advocates for Life 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 Advocates has their own unique and inspiring story to tell. In this month's Advocate Spotlight, meet Lupe Kerr, a kidney recipient from Casper, WY. Lupe has been an Advocate for Life for over 2 years!