It’s Youth Advocacy Month!
Youth Advocacy month is an event-oriented around highlighting the outstanding work and innovation contributed to today’s society by our youth The goal is to spotlight the work done by youth-run groups, inspiring others to take action, and showcasing the groundbreaking changes that occur when young people join forces.
ODAC has planned several exciting events that will take place during Youth Advocacy Month. We will host several discussions that will be held with youth-led organizations, activists such as Olympian Chris Klung and Disability Rights activist Michael Kutcher, and individuals whose lives were touched by Youth Advocacy. ODAC is also launching the #UnderAMinute challenge on TikTok. It takes less than a minute to register as an organ donor, the challenge is to make a trick shot in under a minute or register as an organ donor. Want us to see your challenge? Be sure to tag us and use our hashtags! While the world is still learning how to operate at a safe distance, this is our way to bring everyone together while advocating for our youth
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Under a Minute Challenge!
In order to inspire future generations to step up and take charge, our team has established the Under a Minute Challenge.
This challenge entails a short, one-minute clip posted by individuals onto their respective TikTok accounts. The challenge can vary from a trick shot into a basketball hoop to eating as many saltines as one can under a minute.
The options are endless, with simple rules to keep in mind like how the challenge must be completed in under a minute. This restriction is put in place because it takes less than a minute to register as an organ donor, a message that we, as an organization, want to emphasize. If the individual is unable to complete the challenge in under a minute they are encouraged to register as an organ donor. Our goal with this challenge is to spread awareness of our cause and engage our target audience: the youth.
Thank you to our partners!
Michael Kutcher
Michael Kutcher was born as an unexpected twin and was underweight at birth. By age 3 Michael was battling a variety of developmental delays and was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy by Kindergarten. By age 13 he was diagnosed with heart failure and was given slim expectations to survive, but he did following a lifesaving heart transplant. Today, Michael is an advocate for Cerebral Palsy and living proof that perseverance and unwavering positivity can surmount even the most impossible obstacles, and shares a message of inspiration, hope, and appreciation.
Dr. Bhargav Mistry
Dr. Mistry, a practicing transplant surgeon for the past 21 years, has completed over 700 transplants to date.
Most recently, he was elected to the UNOS board as a regional associate director and serves as a prominent advocate for organ donation through his role as both a surgeon and a father to a recipient.
Karishma Mistry
Karishma is a liver transplant recipient and current medical student. She has been a young voice in the organ donor community for the past 10 years and feels blessed everyday to have received a liver donation that gave her a second life. She hopes to continue sharing her story throughout her journey in medicine, making a positive impact for those still in need.
Billy Miller
Billy Miller is a 20-year-old actor, filmmaker, and musician from New York. You may have heard his music under the moniker "Claytonisokay" or seen him in the youtube show "bestie picks bae. His family experiences led him to start advocating for Lyme Disease Awareness.
Chris Klug
Chris Klug is a three-time Olympic snowboarder and the only organ transplant recipient to win a medal in any Olympic Games. In 1991, after being diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), Chris received a lifesaving liver transplant from a deceased donor. Just 18 months after his transplant, Chris took home a medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics and, the following year, founded the Chris Klug Foundation (CKF), a national nonprofit organization that raises awareness for organ, eye, and tissue donation.