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Monday, May 14, 2012  It took a year for Jo Ann Griffin, of Payson, to get on a kidney transplant list. It took just a matter of weeks to get a donor through Facebook.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Facebook to provide links to organ donation registries, making it easier to enroll

Tuesday, February 14, 2012  One QHS exchange student was inspired to help recruit more organ donors.

Saturday, September 17, 2011  The number one killer in the United States for both men and women is heart disease. Coming in at third is stroke.

Monday, January 21, 2008  Organ and tissue donation has increased by 20 percent in Illinois since the state's first-person donor registry became law in 2006.

Friday, January 11, 2008  Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has announced a milestone for the state's organ donor registry, saying more than three million people signed up.