Take Action / Chain of Life Challenge
Take on the Chain of Life Challenge at mont Gleason!
Support Officer Vincent Gravel, our flag-bearer representing volunteer police officers for organ transport in the Centre-du-Québec region. Donate to the region, form a team or join him for the climb. You'll be showing your support for organ and tissue donation education in schools.
It's a date on Saturday, October 12, 2024
10, Chemin du Mont Gleason
Tingwick (Québec) J0A1L0
Flag-bearer
Officer Vincent Gravel
It is an honour for me to pay tribute to our role because, as volunteer members of the police force or volunteer peace officers, we are an integral part of the chain of life by participating in one of the final steps in making everyone's efforts a reality: organ transport.
Called upon all year round, at any time of the day or night, we go and pick up one or more organs and transport them to hospital medical teams. Although some might regard this as an insignificant and simple task, it actually means a great deal and requires serious commitment.
As police officers, we encounter a lot of negativity. I see our participation in the chain of life as positive. I know that I speak for many peace officers when I say that we do what we do to help people and save lives. On a daily basis, however, this is not always the case, or at least, the effects are not visible on a short or medium-term basis. Organ transport represents a concrete way of helping others. These few hours of our day impact many lives, including those of transplant recipients and their loved ones.
I'm very involved in organ transport because one of my cousins has cystic fibrosis. Nineteen years ago, she underwent a double-lung transplant. Today, she's very much alive and has a daughter. Without all the efforts promoting organ donation, many lives would be lost. That's why the Chain of Life Program on organ and tissue donation education for young people is essential.
The Key Links in the Chain of Life
The key links in the chain of life are doctors, nurses, transplant recipients, donor families, teachers, students, distinguished climbers, public figures and many others... who join forces to create a movement uniting all those touched directly or indirectly by organ and tissue donation.
The day of the event
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For the Challenge, make sure you have warm clothing, a snack and water.
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In case of bad weather, please consult the Facebook event for the Centre-du-Québec region for details.
9:30
Arrival time for participants
10:00
Opening Words
10:30
Start of the climb
11:30
Photo at the top
12:00
End of the event
Distinguished Climber
Coming soon
Mountain Climbing and Waiting for a Transplant: What a Parallel!
Participants in the Chain of Life Challenge carry the flag to the top of a mountain in their region.
Waiting for a transplant is a bit like climbing a mountain. Both require preparation, fortitude, determination, perseverance and, most of all, support — the climber needs strong climbing partners and the person waiting for an organ needs a reliable support network. Both are real challenges. This is why the mountain has become one of the symbols associated with Chain of Life.
By planting the Chain of Life flag at the top of a mountain, we are not only showing our solidarity for organ and tissue donation, but we are also helping send a message of hope to all those waiting for a transplant in Quebec and elsewhere.
Thank you to our partners!
