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Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board Announces Video Scholarship Contest Winners

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Thursday, July 6, 2023



NEW CASTLE (July 6, 2023) – Delaware’s Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board announces the winners of its 2023 Organ Donor Awareness Video Scholarship Contest open to Delaware high school students. The board funds the video public service contest to raise awareness among young people about the importance of becoming a designated organ and tissue donor.

“The best way to convince young people to become designated organ and tissue donors on their driver’s licenses or state IDs is for them to hear that important message from their peers,” said Jill Fredel, Chair of the Governor’s Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board and a kidney donor. “In our state, only about 50% of Delawareans are designated donors, so our board decided that reaching out to young people is a smart way to go. We congratulate the scholarship winners for shining their creativity on the importance of organ and tissue donation.”

The annual video public service scholarship contest is open to Delaware high students in grades 9 through 12, who are urged to create a one- to two-minute video public service announcement about the importance of organ and tissue donation. The 2023 winners will be honored at the board’s August meeting.

New Castle County Winners

Sarah Voight, Padua Academy, $1,000
Cailyn Pan, Charter School of Wilmington, $500
Suhani Bhatt, Newark Charter, $500

Kent County

No entries received.

Sussex County Winners

Zoe Tuttle, Indian River, $1,000
Ethan Moore, Delmar, $500

The video scholarship contest is organized by the Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board, the Delaware Department of Education, and Gift of Life, a regional donor program that serves Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and promotes the value of organ and tissue donations.

To register to become a designated organ and tissue donor in Delaware, visit a local Division of Motor Vehicles location or register online.

 

 

 

 

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Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board Announces Video Scholarship Contest Winners

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Thursday, July 6, 2023



NEW CASTLE (July 6, 2023) – Delaware’s Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board announces the winners of its 2023 Organ Donor Awareness Video Scholarship Contest open to Delaware high school students. The board funds the video public service contest to raise awareness among young people about the importance of becoming a designated organ and tissue donor.

“The best way to convince young people to become designated organ and tissue donors on their driver’s licenses or state IDs is for them to hear that important message from their peers,” said Jill Fredel, Chair of the Governor’s Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board and a kidney donor. “In our state, only about 50% of Delawareans are designated donors, so our board decided that reaching out to young people is a smart way to go. We congratulate the scholarship winners for shining their creativity on the importance of organ and tissue donation.”

The annual video public service scholarship contest is open to Delaware high students in grades 9 through 12, who are urged to create a one- to two-minute video public service announcement about the importance of organ and tissue donation. The 2023 winners will be honored at the board’s August meeting.

New Castle County Winners

Sarah Voight, Padua Academy, $1,000
Cailyn Pan, Charter School of Wilmington, $500
Suhani Bhatt, Newark Charter, $500

Kent County

No entries received.

Sussex County Winners

Zoe Tuttle, Indian River, $1,000
Ethan Moore, Delmar, $500

The video scholarship contest is organized by the Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board, the Delaware Department of Education, and Gift of Life, a regional donor program that serves Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and promotes the value of organ and tissue donations.

To register to become a designated organ and tissue donor in Delaware, visit a local Division of Motor Vehicles location or register online.

 

 

 

 

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