Updated July 24, 2019

Donate Life Tennessee, is recognizing each of the 95 county clerks and their employees for their support of the Tennessee County Clerk Organ Donor Awareness Foundation (TCCODAF) and educating Tennesseans on the importance of organ and tissue donation; and asking individuals to register as organ and tissue donors this week during Tennessee County Clerk Appreciation Week.

According to Giles County Clerk Carol Wade, they appreciate all the donations  received from customers visiting their office.

Of the Tennesseans who have registered as organ and tissue donors, 98 percent have done so when receiving or renewing their driver licenses or state IDs at Driver Services Centers or at the 41 county clerk offices providing the service. Currently, more than 2.3 million Tennesseans are registered on the state registry.

 In 2018, Tennesseans saved 1,026 lives through organ transplantation, six in Giles County, and thousands more received life improving tissue transplants. Today, over 2,900 Tennesseans are listed on the national organ transplant list waiting, eight in Giles County.

The Donate Life Tennessee Registry is maintained by the state’s two organ procurement organizations, Tennessee Donor Services and the Mid-South Transplant Foundation. A critical part of their mission is to ensure Tennessee residents understand the importance of organ and tissue donation and provide them the information to register.

For more information or questions contact Giles County Clerk's office at 931-363-1509.