SECRETARY OF STATE JESSE WHITE'S OFFICE IS RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL DONOR SABBATH THIS WEEKEND. 

THE ANNUAL EVENT IS MEANT TO REACH FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF ORGAN DONATION AND DISPELING ANY MISCONCEPTIONS SAYS SPOKESPERSON BETH KAUFMAN.

THERE'S A LOT OF MYTHS ABOUT ORGAN DONATION, SUCH AS IT'S AGAINST CERTAIN RELIGIONS. THAT'S NOT TRUE IN MOST CASES SAYS SECRETARY OF STATE SPOKESPERSON BETH KAUFMAN. SHE SAYS THE SABBATH IS ABOUT REACHING PEOPLE OF FAITH.

OTHER MYTHS INCLUDE DONORS NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE AN OPEN CASKET AND THAT THE DONATION SYSTEM IS RIGGED. SECRETARY WHITE SAYS NEITHER ARE TRUE. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ORGAN DONATION, VISIT: LIFE GOES ON DOT COM.