Chain of Life Challenge
Chaudière-Appalaches Nord
Take on the Chain of Life Challenge at Centre de plein air de Lévis (mont Lauzon)!
Support our student flag-bearers, Daria Dobre and Thomas Villemure, representing the very first link in the chain of life: education. Make a donation to your region, create a team, or join your flag-bearers’ team. You can also register individually. Through this act of solidarity, you are directly helping to advance organ and tissue donation education in our schools.
It's a date on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.
65, rue Monseigneur-Bourget
Lévis, QC G6V 8R7
Flag-bearers
Daria Dobre
Hi,
Let me tell you why Chain of Life means so much to me. I love that name for this organization. A chain is made up of billions of unique, connected parts that work together to do something greater, and everyone contributes. In a chain, we rely on the people around us for support, and we support others in return.
That struck me the most. My time with this program showed me how much community matters. It is an honor to wake up every day and do my part to keep this chain going. That is why I tutor. That is why I help plan events that bring people together at my school. That is why I listen with all my heart when a friend needs me. I know my community will be there for me when I need it. That is why I took this role as flag bearer.
Life often brings challenges that we cannot control. But sometimes, we have a say in what happens next. I learned about organ donation through the program. I learned that one personal choice can bring hope to many lives.
So, the choice is clear: why not help someone when we have nothing to lose? Every small action we take shapes our chain in some way.
Thank you for taking part in the Chain of Life Challenge!
Daria
Thomas Villemure
Hi,
To me, the Chain of life organization is much more than a mission; it is a choice of mutual aid and solidarity at the very heart of our community. Everyone contributes in their own way, whether through financial donations, time, love, and kindness, or through that ultimate gesture that saves so many lives: organ and tissue donation. Every contribution, whether as modest as an act of kindness or as immense as the gift of oneself, has an impact not only on one life, but on the lives of many.
A donation saves one person, but it also heals their parents, their friends, and potentially their children. This is what encompasses this chain of love, happiness, and mutual support. It is comforting to know that there is a united community standing behind us to support us through every action, every decision, and every trial encountered along our journey. It is this collective strength that made me want to share my experience and that motivates my commitment to being a flag-bearer for Chain of life.
My grandmother had a diseased liver, a vital organ that cleanses the blood and stores energy. Unfortunately, she could no longer survive without a transplant. At that time, I was not yet born, but thanks to the miraculous support of our community, she received the transplant that saved her life. Although she has passed away now, this gift granted her 30 additional years of life—thirty more years to create and share precious memories with her loved ones. It is because of this gift that I had the chance to get to know my grandmother, the one who talked to me in the evenings when things weren't going well, and the one who knew how to make me laugh out loud. It is for this reason that I want to thank, from the bottom of my heart, everyone who participates in and contributes to this noble cause.
Thank you for joining us!
Thomas
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
- For the Challenge, you will need warm clothing, a snack and water.
- In case of bad weather, please consult the Facebook event for the Chaudière-Appalaches region for details.
9:30 a.m.
Arrival time for participants
10:00 a.m.
Opening Words
10:30 a.m.
Start of the climb
11:30 a.m.
Photo at the top
12:00 p.m.
End of the event
Annie Bilodeau
Team: C❤️N
Jean-Philippe Nadeau
Team: C❤️N
Louis-Antoine Nadeau
Team: C❤️N
Marie-Noëlle Masse
Team: C❤️N
Jean-Francois Maheux
Team: C❤️N
Antoine Maheux
Team: C❤️N
Justine Maheux
Team: C❤️N
Zach Veljanovski
Team: C❤️N
Cedrik Laflamme
Team: C❤️N
Justin Dessureault
Team: C❤️N
Alexis Fleming-Dumas
Team: C❤️N
Johannie Gingras
Team: En coeur avec Mimi
Léa-Rose Gingras
Team: En coeur avec Mimi
Emilie Leconte
Team: En coeur avec Mimi
Micheline LeBlanc
Team: En coeur avec Mimi
Michel Bourget
Team: À Coeur Ouvert
Sylvain Fortier
Team: À Coeur Ouvert
Julie Ruel
Team: À Coeur Ouvert
Marie-Claude Bourget
Team: À Coeur Ouvert
Jean-François Bourget
Team: À Coeur Ouvert
Thomas Samson
Team: À Coeur Ouvert
Jasmine Samson
Team: À Coeur Ouvert
Naya Bourget
Team: À Coeur Ouvert
Gaston Bourget
Team: À Coeur Ouvert
Mariette Asselin
Team: À Coeur Ouvert
RAYMOND BOURGET
Team: No team
Catherine Asselin
Team: No team
Léo Gosselin
Team: No team
Johannie Gingras
3 weeks 5 days agomade a donation of $60 to the team: En coeur avec Mimi
Michel Bourget
3 weeks 5 days agomade a donation of $100 to the team: À Coeur Ouvert
Annie Bilodeau
3 weeks 4 days agomade a donation of $150 to the team: C❤️N
Louis Blouin
3 weeks 4 days agomade a donation of $100 to the region
« Supporter la cause avec Mr Michel Bourget . Je me Souviens »
Louis-Antoine Nadeau
3 weeks 4 days agomade a donation of $200 to the team: C❤️N
RAYMOND BOURGET
3 weeks 4 days agomade a donation of $50 to the region
Chantal Guillemette
3 weeks 4 days agomade a donation of $100 to the team: C❤️N
Josée Garant
3 weeks 2 days agomade a donation of $25 to the team: C❤️N
Emilie Leconte
3 weeks 1 day agomade a donation of $25 to the team: En coeur avec Mimi
Marie-Noëlle Masse
3 weeks agomade a donation of $60 to the team: C❤️N
Denise Campagna
2 weeks 1 day agomade a donation of $25 to the team: À Coeur Ouvert
Zach Veljanovski
2 weeks 1 day agomade a donation of $40 to the team: C❤️N
Jonathan Grondin
2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: À Coeur Ouvert
Mathieu Morneau
2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: À Coeur Ouvert
Jean-Francois Leconte
1 week 3 days agomade a donation of $100 to the team: En coeur avec Mimi
Véronick Longchamps
1 week 2 days agomade a donation of $50 to the team: C❤️N
Yves Leblanc
1 week 2 days agomade a donation of $25 to the team: En coeur avec Mimi
Francine Pelletier
1 week 2 days agomade a donation of $25 to the team: En coeur avec Mimi
Catherine Asselin
1 week 1 day agomade a donation of $30 to the region
Micheline LeBlanc
1 week 1 day agomade a donation of $100 to the team: En coeur avec Mimi
Raymond Gingras
1 week 1 day agomade a donation of $50 to the team: En coeur avec Mimi
Martin Dessureault
3 days 6 hours agomade a donation of $100 to the team: C❤️N
Sylvie Bourget
2 days agomade a donation of $150 to the team: En coeur avec Mimi
Stéphan Plante
1 day 2 hours agomade a donation of $250 to the team: À Coeur Ouvert
Sylvain Fortier
14 hours 12 minutes agomade a donation of $60 to the team: À Coeur Ouvert
Marie-Claude Bourget
11 hours 57 minutes agomade a donation of $60 to the team: À Coeur Ouvert
Transport G. Bourget
11 hours 51 minutes agomade a donation of $300 to the team: À Coeur Ouvert
Gaston Bourget
10 hours 1 minute agomade a donation of $200 to the team: À Coeur Ouvert
André Garneau
4 hours 29 minutes agomade a donation of $50 to the team: C❤️N
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