WHEREAS, organ donation is a gift that embodies the very essence of compassion, hope, and humanity, and through the selfless decisions of organ donors and their families, lives are not only saved but transformed, creating ripples of healing that extend far beyond the recipients and themselves; and

WHEREAS, one donor can save up to eight lives and improve the quality of life for many more through tissue donation; and

WHEREAS, beyond the immediate impact on recipients, organ donation brings comfort and purpose to donor families, who find solace in knowing their loved one’s legacy lives on through the lives they’ve touched; and

WHEREAS, 98 percent of all people in Maine who register to become a donor do so at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles; and

WHEREAS, the State of Maine recognizes the work of New England Donor Services and their tireless efforts as an organ procurement organization, along with the medical professionals and transplant teams who make these life-saving actions possible;

NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Janet T. Mills, Governor of the State of Maine, do hereby proclaim the month of April 2026 as

Organ Donation Month

throughout the State of Maine, and I encourage all Maine citizens to get the Heart on their License, ID, or REAL ID and register as an organ & Tissue donor.

In testimony whereof, I have caused the Great Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed GIVEN under my hand at Augusta this nineteenth day of March Two Thousand Twenty-Six