Nashville, Tennessee --- The Tennessee Department of Safety (TDOS) and the Mid-South Transplant Foundation will “team up for life” and host a Donor Designation Booth at the Driver License Center located at 6340 Summer Avenue in Memphis. Mid-South Transplant Foundation will launch the Donate Life Tennessee Organ and Tissue Donor Registry in Memphis and Shelby County. Representatives and driver license examiners will be on hand to register residents and answer questions on how they can become an organ and tissue donor.

WHO:      Tennessee Department of Safety and Mid-South Transplant Foundation

WHAT:    News Conference & Donor Designation Booths

WHEN:    Wednesday, April 30, 2008
               10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

WHERE:  Driver License Center
               6340 Summer Avenue
               Memphis, TN 38134

April is National Donate Life Month. Currently, there are 2,000 Tennesseans and nearly 98,000 people nationwide who are on the waiting list for a life-saving transplant. Tennesseans can register to be an organ donor by simply checking YES on the application when applying for or renewing a driver license.

For more information contact:   Randa Lipman (901) 289-9871 or
                                                  RLipman@midsouthdonor.org
                                                  Erskine Gillespie (901) 281-0405 or
                                                  egillespie@midsouthdonor.org

The Tennessee Department of Safety's mission is (www.tennessee.gov/safety) to ensure the safety and general welfare of the public. The department encompasses the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Office of Homeland Security and Driver License Services. General areas of responsibility include law enforcement, safety education, motorist services and terrorism prevention.