Saratoga County Board Approves Resolution for“Blue and Green Day” on April 11  

BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution proclaiming April 2025 “Donate Life Month” in Saratoga County. 

Through the Saratoga County’s membership with the New York State Association of Counties and New York State Association of County Clerks, counties across the state have come together to collectively support “Donate Life Month” in New York. 

Statistically, one person is added to the organ transplant waiting list every eight minutes in the U.S. More than 100,000 men, women and children currently awaiting organ transplants. More than 6,000 people nationally and 400 people in New York State die annually because the organ they need is not donated in time, according to the resolution. 

A single individual’s donation of the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas, and small intestine can save up to eight lives, eye and tissue donation can save and heal the lives of up to 75 others, and a single blood donation can help three people in need. 

The aim of the county resolution is to raise awareness of the need for organ and tissue donations.  Anyone 16 years of age or older can register with the New York State Donate Life Registry. 

In New York State, approximately 8,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant – with more than 1,000 waiting more than five years. In 2024, 3,626 transplants were performed in New York State.

Donate Life New York State, a non-profit comprised of organ and tissue recovery organizations, health professionals, and individuals affected by donation, encourages employees of participating agencies and local governments to wear their official colors on “Blue and Green Day,” held on April 11, in an effort to raise awareness of the need for organ and tissue donations.

The Saratoga resolution encourages county employees to similarly wear blue and green on April 11.