Flag-Raising Ceremony Highlights Importance of Organ Donation

Decatur Tribune

Flag-Raising Ceremony Highlights Importance of Organ Donation

DECATUR – Decatur Memorial Hospital will host a flag-raising ceremony on Tuesday, April 30, to call attention to the importance of organ and tissue donation. The event will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the flagpole located near the hospital’s main entrance.             According to Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network, which serves Illinois and northwest Indiana, nearly 5,000 Illinoisans are currently waiting for an organ transplant. “April i…