GRT Mahalakshmi Vidhyalaya Higher Secondary School, Ashok Nagar conducted a “Career Fest 2012” on 5^th and 6^th of October 2012.  They invited MOHAN Foundation to place an awareness stall on Organ Donation on those two days in order to inculcate the noble thought into the young minds.

On 5^th Oct’2012 students from different schools visited the stall. The transplant coordinators Ms.Veena, Ms.Kavitha & Mr.Johnson educated the students on organ and tissue donation. Later Ms. Veena, Transplant Co-ordinator made a presentation on organ donation in which she explained the concept of Organ Donation, difference between Brain Death and Coma and importance of Donor Card to the XI & XII class student and teacher of the schools. An interactive session was held at the school auditorium. A video clip of donors was shown at the end of the session.

On 6^th Oct’2012 many parents visited the stall with their children and clarified their queries on Organ Donation, the frequently asked question were -

What is the use of donor card?

Whom to contact in case of death?

Who cannot donate organs?

Students who visited the stall on 5^th Oct’2012 brought their parents to the stall next day to take a pledge to donate their organs. Around 102 students picked up the Donor Cards for their parents and students pledged to Donate Blood when they become 18.