Take Action / Chain of Life Challenge
Take on the Chain of Life Challenge at mont Bellevue!
Support Antoin Bélanger, our flag-bearer representing volunteer police officers for organ transport in the Estrie 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 Monday, October 14, 2024
1440, rue Brébeuf
Sherbrooke (Québec) J1H 3G2
Flag-bearer
Antoine Bélanger
I'm Antoine Bélanger, 28 years old, and I've been a police officer for over 5 years. Before joining the Sherbrooke Police Department, I worked for the SPVM for three years.
One of the reasons I decided to become a police officer was to be able to help people in a concrete way and to be “there” when they needed me. On several occasions, I asked myself what more I could do. Understanding what it's like when a family member experiences life-threatening health problems, I couldn't just sit back and do nothing. So, during my time with the SPVM, I became involved in organ transport as a volunteer.
It has helped me realize what a difference volunteer work can make. There are so many people waiting for a transplant, their fingers crossed, hoping that one day soon they'll get their call. And when they do, it's all a matter of seconds. There have to be people there to respond, whatever the time or the weather.
Experience confirms that what we do, our involvement and our response time really do make a difference. That's why I'm so very proud to be part of this chain of life. It has made me realize how fragile life is and just how important it is to make the most of the time we have with our loved ones.
We can't forget that this chain of life involves a large number of professionals working together to save as many lives as possible: doctors, nurses, police officers, airplane pilots, paramedics and so on. Let's all work together to make a real difference!
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, you will need to bring warm clothes, a snack and water.
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In case of bad weather, please consult the Facebook event for the Estrie 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
Isabelle Decubber
Team: Les DINAmiques
Michel Leclerc
Team: Les DINAmiques
Fiona Lucas
Team: Les DINAmiques
Gabriel Leclerc
Team: Les DINAmiques
Katerine Leclerc
Team: Les DINAmiques
Simon Poulin
Team: Les DINAmiques
Raphaël Poulin
Team: Les DINAmiques
Léonard Poulin
Team: Les DINAmiques
Roxane Lussier
Team: Les DINAmiques
Pierre Decubber
Team: Les DINAmiques
Louise Leblanc
Team: Les greffés à Marie (2021)
Mario Soulard
Team: Les greffés à Marie (2021)
Judith Caron
Team: Les greffés à Marie (2021)
Marie Bureau
Team: Les greffés à Marie (2021)
Antoine Bélanger
Team: Service de Police de Sherbrooke
Nathalie Langelier
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Andree Roy
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Marie Pelletier
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Meagan Boily
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Louka Martel
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Eli Martel
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Anne Côté
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Sylvain Côté
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Steeve Pelletier
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Mikaël Côté
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Viatka Sundborg
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Claudie Séguin
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Johanie Fortin
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Jade Côté
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Maélie Côté
Team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Celine Bureau
Team: No team
Lise Beaudoin
Team: No team
Lussier et Fils Lussier
7 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $200 to the region
« Pour ma belle mère préférée. Marie Bureau »
Nathalie Langelier
7 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Andree Roy
7 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Marie Pelletier
7 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Meagan Boily
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Anne Côté
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Marie Bureau
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $150 to the team: Les greffés à Marie (2021)
« Mon don et celui de quelques amis »
Steeve Pelletier
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Celine Bureau
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $100 to the region
Isabelle Decubber
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Les DINAmiques
Michel Leclerc
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Les DINAmiques
Louise Leblanc
7 months agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Les greffés à Marie (2021)
Antoine Bélanger
7 months agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Service de Police de Sherbrooke
Mikaël Côté
7 months agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Fiona Lucas
6 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Les DINAmiques
Jean-Philippe Lebel
6 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $20 to the team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
« Let's Go gang! »
Claudie Séguin
6 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Katerine Leclerc
6 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Les DINAmiques
Johanie Fortin
6 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Lise Beaudoin
6 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the region
Catherine Dubé
6 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $40 to the region
André Lefrançois
6 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Nathalie Couture
6 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the region
Roxane Lussier
6 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Les DINAmiques
daniel maheu
6 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Équipe Soins à domicile Memphrémagog
Judith Caron
6 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Les greffés à Marie (2021)
Marue Bureau
6 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Les greffés à Marie (2021)
« 2 participants du défi Sherbrooke Inscrits sur place »
Ginette Dumas-Bureau
5 months agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Les greffés à Marie (2021)
« Paiement par chèque reçu au CAE le 12 novembre 2024 avec formulaire rempli disant que Marie Bureau devait être informée »
Distinguished Climber
Louise Leblanc and Mario Soulard
The mountain is a challenge, but it's a challenge we've chosen!
This choice calls for meticulous, long-term preparation if we are to reach the summit. However, the summit isn't always possible; there are variables beyond our control. But what we can do, we must do; nobody can do it for us.
What belongs to the climber:
- The will, the desire to outperform, perseverance in doing physical exercise and the patience needed to learn climbing techniques.
- The desire to work as part of a team and to be a good player, thinking of what's best for the group, being a good leader... or a good follower.
Once the preparations are behind you, it's off to the start. The mountain is not a 100 m. sprint; it's a marathon that takes several days to complete, depending on the altitude. The higher it is, the longer it takes, and sometimes you have to retreat (go back down) in order to advance (what we call altitude levels).
Can we draw a parallel with organ recipients? Certainly.
However, illness is not a choice; it slams into us like a bulldozer! It takes us by surprise, and so do mountains... with unstable weather and devious crevasses. Illness is certainly not a sprint, but rather a marathon that sometimes lasts for several years. It's also surrounded by a team of specialists of all kinds: doctors and nurses for the physical aspect and dad, mom, siblings, grandparents and friends, who are all part of the moral support that's needed during “the long run.”
Anyone waiting for a transplant waits with hope, just as anyone starting out on a mountain hopes to reach the summit. Hope is what keeps us all going... Otherwise, we'd all be lying down...
Walking together today for Chain of Life is a source of hope. Life is what unites us today.
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!
