State and local officials join New England Donor Services at Waltham City Hall to raise banner for National Donate Life Month

City officials unfurled an organ donation banner at City Hall Thursday in celebration of National Donate Life Month. The commemoration comes at a time when the need for local organ donations is at an all-time high, according to New England Donor Services. 

Mayor Jeannette A. McCarthy, city councilors, members of the city’s Lions Club, and Waltham-based New England Donor Services were joined by organ transplant recipients to display the banner at City Hall.

Last month, New England Donor Services  reported a record-breaking 67 organ donors, resulting in 186 life-saving organs for transplant. The organization coordinated organ donations that resulted in 1,570 life-saving transplants in 2024. 

Learn more about organ donation and register to become a donor at Registerme.org.