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April Charity of the Month

The Federal News Radio Community Spotlight for April is the Washington Regional Transplant Community (WRTC). For more than 25 years WRTC has been healing local ...

Federal News Network Staff

March 13, 2014 10:10 am

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The Federal News Radio Community Spotlight for April is the Washington Regional Transplant Community (WRTC).

For more than 25 years WRTC has been healing local communities through organ, eye and tissue donation, by preserving every donation option, excelling in recovery and placement, and providing care for donors and their families. There are almost 2,000 people awaiting a life-saving organ transplant in the DC metro area, and many have been waiting for years. Register to become an organ, eye and tissue donor whenever obtaining or renewing your driver’s license or do it online today by clicking here.

Federal News Radio is proud to support the Washington Regional Transplant Community in their efforts to increase the number of people who are registered as donors. For more information visit www.beadonor.org.

Fast Facts About WRTC

Founded in 1986

Federally designated as the organ procurement organization (OPO) for Washington, DC, Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland since 1988

Non-profit organization provides full-service organ, tissue and eye recovery

Responds to potential donors at more than 44 area healthcare institutions

Serves approximately 5.13 million Washington-area residents

Coordinates with all five area transplant centers and the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)

Provides support to more than 4,000 donor family members

Acts as the community and professional education resource for organ and tissue donation in the Washington, DC, region