Pinellas County Tax Collector Offices Create a Buzz for Donate Life
Pinellas County Tax Collector Offices Create a Buzz for Donate Life
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL–This August, Pinellas County Tax Collector offices raise funds and awareness for a life-saving cause – Donate Life Florida.
If you’ve ever visited the Pinellas County Tax Collector’s Office for driver license-related services, chances are you’ve been asked if you’d like to register as an organ donor. Answering “Yes” to that question could save up to 8 lives and enhance over 75 more through organ and tissue donation. Donate Life Florida is a non-profit organization dedicated to motivating Floridians to designate themselves as organ, tissue, and eye donors.
Customers can purchase vouchers for the
brand-new Donate Life specialty plate.
To help increase awareness and encourage drivers to join the cause throughout the month, tax collector employees will help build a buzz about becoming an organ donor by wearing Donate Life T-Shirts on designated days, collecting donations for the cause, and highlighting the Donate Life specialty license plate.
“Our offices have been working with Donate Life for many years and we are proud to continue our partnership with such a vital organization,” Pinellas County Tax Collector, Charles W. Thomas said. “This cause means a lot to us, and we are happy to do our part to help all the families waiting for that critical donation call.”
According to Donate Life, nearly 120,000 men, women, and children are waiting for lifesaving organ transplants. More than 5,000 of those patients are listed at Florida transplant centers.
For more information about Donate Life Florida, visit donatelifeflorida.org. More info about the Pinellas County Tax Collector’s Office can be found at pinellastaxcollector.gov or on their Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages, @PinellasTC.
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ABOUT THE PINELLAS COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR’S OFFICE: The Pinellas County Tax Collector’s Office is a constitutionally elected office. Responsibilities include collecting and distributing state and local taxes and providing driver license and motor vehicle registration services to Pinellas County residents. For more information, visit pinellastaxcollector.gov.