Amherst Deputy Supervisor Shawn Lavin: Organ donation could be the difference between life and death

We are talking about the importance of blood, organ and tissue donation this weekend on In Focus. JoDee Kenney sat down with the town of Amherst Deputy Supervisor Shawn Lavin. Lavin has the Donate for Life link as part of his email signature. It all started in 2017, when he was running for office. Lavin said his godfather was on the kidney transplant list. While going door to door, Lavin came across a person who had a sibling who was also on the transplant list. He made a commitment that if he won, he would add this to his email signature. 

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