The Family Pledge

The importance of organ and tissue donation is becoming more and more evident every day. With the advances that medical science is making in the area of anti-rejection drugs, it is very apparent that everyone be educated how important this subject is.

The FamSite today is called The First Family Pledge. It was created with the idea of increasing the awareness of organs and tissues donations, and understanding what all that entails. The family guiding this site Maggie and Reg Green, who made the choice in 1994 to donate their 7-year old son Nicolas’ organs after he was murdered in Italy. The concept of the First Family Pledge Campaign is to motivate families, not just individuals, to pledge to each other to be organ donors in the event of death.

So surf on over to this site, and see who has already signed the pledge. You may be surprised.

http://www.familypledge.org/

Similar Posts

  • Titanic

    With the release of the much anticipated and costly film “Titanic”, there has been a renewed interest in this most heralded and tragic maritime disaster. It has been the subject of documentaries, books, and films, as well as countless school reports and newspaper articles. The basic facts of the event are well known to everyone;…

  • |

    Drugs at Work

    Mashable teamed up with SurveyMonkey and asked 500 participants to see if drugs were used in the workplace, and if so, how often. The results on Marijuana showed that an average of one out of every ten people have used cannabis during work hours. Here are the rest of the results. Image from thesite.org

  • Welcome to Bad Fads

    Do you remember: The Rubik’s Cube? Nehru Jackets? Hula Hoops? Or how about Disco Dancing, Streaking, or Telephone Booth Stuffing? If you can remember these items, or are curious about them, then today’s Family Site is for you. It is called Welcome to Bad Fads, and is a nostalgic look back at some of the…

  • Princess Sleepyhead

    Children’s stories are fun to read, and even more fun to experience over the Internet. Today’s FamSite is an online experience that all children can enjoy. Called Princess Sleepyhead, a story that takes place in the Land o’ the Wood, where your child can help the princess search for the perfect bed by learning to…

Leave a Reply