April is National Donate Life month, and local emergency personnel are aiming to raise awareness.

The Pella Police Department has joined the Pella Fire Department in using green lights in the front of their building. Pella Fire Chief Doug Van Gorkom says green is the color of the cause.

Nationally, more than 119,000 men, women and children await lifesaving organ transplants, another person is added to the nation’s organ transplant waiting list every 10 minutes, and 22 people die each day waiting on the list. Currently, just over 700 people are waiting for organs in Iowa.

Click here to learn more about organ donations, or here for information about Iowa.