Pozitive support for Organ Donors

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Throwing its support behind Jersey Day, a national campaign encouraging Australians to register as organ donors, yellow footy jerseys were the uniform of choice for the Positive Sign and Graphics team on the last day of Visual Impact.

Andrea Trumble says: “Wear-your-Jersey-to-work-day has been a long-running Friday tradition for our team. It’s a light-hearted way to wrap up the working week with a bit of fun and banter, albeit with a serious undertone, so extending this to Visual Impact felt like a good fit and also a way to push the awareness message out even wider.”

Jersey Day was founded in memory of Nathan Gremmo, a young man who died in a tragic car accident on 30 April 2015. Nathan’s generous gift as an organ donor went on to save six lives. His sister has since spoken about the tragedy, describing Nathan’s decision to donate his organs as ‘the easiest choice she helped make in the midst of unimaginable loss’.

In Australia in 2014 alone, 1,193 people received the gift of life from 378 donors, thanks to world-class transplant teams, doctors, nurses and research units. But with only around 50% of eligible families agreeing to donate a loved one’s organs, more than 1,600 people remain on the waitlist at any given time, facing hours of daily dialysis, insulin injections, or the constant risk of a damaged heart or failing lungs.

Nathan loved football, hence footy jerseys becoming the symbol of the day his family created in his honour. Each Jersey Day, people are simply asked to wear a jersey to school or work, and to have a conversation with those close to them about organ and tissue donation. Nathan’s last social media post, shared just hours before his accident, has become closely tied to his legacy: “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”

Through a simple Friday tradition turned meaningful cause, Positive Sign and Graphics is helping spread a message that could one day help save a life.

For more information visit Jersey Day