Good morning/afternoon Mr Cavallaro and boys. Today I am going to persuade every one of you in this room to become an organ donor. I strongly believe that becoming an organ donor is one of the best ways to show that you care about others and give life back to people in need. There are many reasons for why you should become an organ and I will outline all of these through this speech. There are also many very inspiring stories that have occurred from people giving others another chance at life.
When every single one of you in this room turn 18, have a driver’s license and have access to the internet, a phone or mailbox you hold the power to impact countless lives. You have the power to save lives of people just like you. You have the power to choose to donate an organ or tissue. If you choose to use this power you will most definitely save people’s lives and give many others hope.
To become an organ donor is very easy. One of the ways to become an organ donor is to go onto the Medicare Australia website and click - become a donor. It will then take you to a page where it will ask for simple details like your gender, name, age, Medicare number and where you live. Below that you then can select the organs you want to donate if not you can select to donate every organ in your body when you die. This is one of the many easy ways to become an organ donor.
On average a name is added to the transplant list every 13 minutes! Since 1965 more than 30,000 Australians have received transplants. Over 2300 people needed a kidney replacement in 2009. In 2008 only 6% of people received an organ donation. In 2008 kidney failure was the 10th most cause of death with over 3200 deaths! In Australia in 2009 247 organs were donated. 1 in 9 Australians over 25 has had kidney damage and have now been put on the waiting list for a donation.
A story that definitely inspired me and should inspire all you of to become organ donors is one of a young man. This 18 year old man tragically died in a car accident a couple of years ago. Even though his parents were devastated about his death, they didn’t think twice about donating his organs. When they did this the ER doctor told them that just his organs alone helped 70 people. That just goes to show if all of us become organ donors it shows how much of a difference we can make to these people who are on the waiting list for a transplant. Even though he was gone he was still living inside many people.
Finally, some people worry that organ and tissue donation is against their religion. This is untrue. The vast majority of religious groups support donation as the highest gesture of humanitarianism. What better legacy could you leave? In what way could you make a more certain and lasting contribution to the lives of others?
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