"Nonprofit minority organ donor organization enforces fundraiser to help online shoppers save big while helping save lives."
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) September 30, 2006 -- Automatic Life, Inc. a nonprofit organization aimed at focusing on increasing minority organ donations targeting African American and Hispanic communities. Announced today that they have opened an online DonationStreet Shopping Mall. The online mall will allow shoppers to be able to receive savings from major retail stores and offer support to the nonprofit agency just by shopping. Under this agreement the retail stores have agreed to give a percentage of the purchases directly to Automatic Life, Inc. In return, this financial support will enable the nonprofit organization to continue to increase awareness for minority organ donations and help save lives. One organ donor can save as many as eight lives.
According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services more than 13,500 Hispanics are on waiting lists for organ transplants-accounting for 15 percent of all organ transplant wait listed patients. The waiting period for most transplants is 17-53% percent longer for Hispanics than for non-Hispanic Whites. Nearly 24,000 African Americans are on waiting lists for organ transplants-accounting for 27 percent of all organ transplant wait listed patients. African Americans comprised 35 percent of the waiting lists for kidney transplants. African Americans are almost four times as likely to have end-stage renal disease than Whites, but they are less likely to be evaluated and placed on waiting lists for kidney transplants in a timely manner. Once on the list, they also tend to wait longer for a transplant.
“We are very excited about the DonationStreet Shopping Mall fundraiser and we hope to offer our supporters tremendous savings with this venue.” Stated Andrea Gwyn, Director of Automatic Life, Inc.
Some of the top retail stores offering discounts and savings are Overstock, HP Home Store, Expedia, Popcorn Factory, PersonalizationMall, Apple Store, Target, Macy’s and more.
If you would like to visit the online shopping mall of Automatic Life, Inc. go to: http://www.dscoupons.com/index~orgid~900.htm.
About Automatic Life, Inc.
Automatic Life, Inc. was organized as a non-profit to encourage minorities to become organ donors to increase minority organ donor survival rates. In addition, the organization is aimed at educating African Americans and Hispanics on the importance of organ donations.
For further information, contact:
Media Relations
CR Ransom
Chief Marketing Officer
Mosnar Communications, Inc.
(404) 696-4833 www.mosnarcommunications.com
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