Student volunteers at 15 colleges throughout state participated in the 2009 Donate Life Illinois Campus Challenge, a six-week campaign to register members of their campus communities as organ/tissue donors. This year’s Challenge took place October 5 - November 13 and thanks to participating students’ effort and hard work, more than 1,100 Illinois residents were registered as lifesaving organ/tissue donors.

With 205 registrations, Eastern Illinois University claimed the winning spot with the most overall registrations. The winner of the largest percentage of the student body registered is Kankakee Community College. Congratulations to both schools on their successful campaigns! Complete results are displayed in the graph below.

Total Registrations: 1,333

Current Illinois S.O.D. Chapters
College of DuPage
Illinois State University
Loyola University
Midwestern University
North Central College
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Numerous local and student newspapers helped spread the word about schools participating in this year’s Challenge and the importance of registering. EIU Senior Dedicated to Multiplying Organ Donor Rolls Journal Gazette – 11/10/09 OUR VIEW: You Don't Have to Wear a Cape to Be a Hero Journal Gazette – 11/6/09 Campus-Wide Challenge Needs Donations Chicago Flame – 11/2/09 Student Gets Transplant, Research Continues The Columbia Chronicle – 11/2/09 Mac Student Spreads Organ Donor Message Journal Courier – 10/26/09 Have a Heart, or Just Donate Yours Courier – 10/23/09 Students Participate in State-Wide Organ Donor Registration Competition Daily Illini – 10/14/09 Organ Donation Saves Lives, Gives Greatest Gift Possible The Daily Eastern News – 10/15/09 Students Hosting Organ-Donor Drives on Campuses The News-Gazette – 10/15/09 Have a Heart; Consider Donating Yours The Phoenix – 10/13/09 Students Compete to Register Organ, Tissue Donors The News-Gazette – 10/11/09 Organ Donation Gives Gift of Life The Daily Eastern – 10/08/09