Leading up to Good Deeds Day, which is marked this Tuesday, Histadrut General Manager Dudu Bezalel met last week with the spokesperson of the ADI National Transplant Center as part of a campaign to encourage workers to sign an ADI organ donation card.
“We learned a lot about Israeli society over the past year, and the most clear thing was the very moving sense of human commitment that people have toward their community,” Bezalel said. “Signing an ADI card is one of the deepest expressions of solidarity.”
According to ADI, about 300 Israelis join the waiting list for an organ transplant each year, dozens of whom die while waiting for a transplant. More than 1 million Israelis have signed an ADI card since the program was established in 1978.
“The privilege to sign an ADI card reflects a strong statement of each person’s personal desire to save a life,” Bezalel said.
Devorah Sherer, spokesperson of ADI, added: “Anyone who carries an Israeli identity card in their pocket is encouraged to carry an ADI card as well—which itself is the identity of the state of Israel: solidarity and saving lives.”
Israelis can apply for an ADI card and learn more on the ADI website.