The Wellington community threw their support behind a wonderful cause on the weekend.
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Thanks to a partnership between the Wellington Aboriginal Corporate Health Service (WACHS) and Wellington Cowboys, a special Donate Life awareness day was held at Kennard Park on Sunday.
The aim was to get the community talking about becoming an organ and tissue donor.
The cause is close to the Cowboys, with player and former NRL star Timana Tahu walking proof that a donation can be life changing.
He received an Achilles tendon donation late in his own career.
"I was at the back-end of my career and wanted to get back on the field so I chose the donor. It was a dead man's Achilles I got put in," Tahu said.
"I didn't find out who the family was but I was very grateful because it extended my career for another three years."
Current NRL superstars Jesse Ramien and Tyrone Roberts were special ambassadors on the day, and walked around the oval, speaking with fans.
Leah Upcroft from NSW Organ and Tissue Donation said the organisation's partnership with WACHS was important to help spread the message and raise awareness about becoming a donor.
"What's really important is we have partnerships with people at events like this (in Wellington) where we sponsor the game and engage with people on a topic that's really interesting... and we raise the important message around organ and tissue donation," she said.
A tent was set up for people to register to become a donor and Ms Upcroft said a number of people had registered with them that day.
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