Students hosting organ-donor drives on campuses

URBANA – When one of her close friends died, University of Illinois junior Lauren Wisniewski realized how many people would be helped because he was an organ donor.

Now she's encouraging others to become donors to help save the lives of more than 4,700 people in Illinois and 100,000 people nationwide waiting for organ or tissue transplants.

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