April is Donate Life Month; Kearns urges Harrison support

To the editor:

April has again been recognized as Donate Life Month nationally and here in Kentucky. I feel that this is a good time to thank the many Harrison Countians who have supported organ and tissue donation at our drivers license counter by donating $1 in support of our Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks Trust For Life and by placing their name on the new Kentucky Organ Donor Registry.

Since May of 2007, when the donor registry question became a part of our drivers license renewal program, more than 575,000 Kentuckians have placed their names on the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry. More than 2,386 names are from Harrison County drivers who have signed up when they obtained their drivers license or picture ID at our office.

Organ, tissue and cornea donation saves thousands of lives in our country each year and vastly improves the lives of thousands more. Currently, there are more than 750 names on organ transplant lists here in Kentucky.

Please consider being a registered organ donor and be prepared to say “yes” when you renew your Kentucky drivers license or picture ID.

Kathy Kearns

Harrison Circuit Court Clerk