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Take on the Chain of Life Challenge at mont Saint-Mathieu!
Support Sergeant Marie-Josée Dubé-Gamache, our flag-bearer representing volunteer police officers for organ transport in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Donate to the region, form a team or join her for the climb. You'll be showing your support for organ and tissue donation education in schools.
It's a date on Sunday, October 20, 2024
486, rang 3 Ouest
Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux (Québec) G0L 3T0
Flag-bearer
Sergeant Marie-Josée Dubé-Gamache
Now a sergeant, I have been a police officer with the Sûreté du Québec for nearly 18 years. For the last few years, I've had the opportunity to act as a school intervention police officer for the MRC des Basques. And I was recently promoted to the position of local coordinator of community policing for the Rimouski Service Centre. As my career shows, young people, the community policing approach and prevention are what inspire me.
Behind the uniform, there's also a woman, a mother, a spouse and a volunteer involved in her community, whether on the governing board of my daughter's school, in the various sports my children play or in the community by organizing the Grand Défi des Basques for young people at the secondary school in my hometown. All this fills up my diary, but are really important because it's rewarding to give of your time and make connections.
In both my work and in my other commitments, I rub shoulders with bright young people who believe in their future. Like me, Chain of Life believes in young people. The mission of informing this generation about the importance of organ donation is a sure value because they are the adults of tomorrow.
I'd also like to mention the involvement of my colleagues, who volunteer several times a year in several regions of Quebec to play a decisive role in the pre-hospital chain of care by transporting organs to save lives. Here in the Bas-Saint-Laurent, there are no transplant centres, but if one day they need volunteers for the chain of life, I'll be the first to raise my hand. Police volunteer work has many little-known facets that have a direct impact on the well-being of individuals and communities. Bravo to my colleagues who help save more lives!
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 of the 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
Julie Lévesque
Team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Mélodie Turgeon
Team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Simon Bérubé
Team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Wesley Bérubé
Team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Shelsea Bérubé
Team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Steve Berube
Team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Jean-Cédric Ouellet
Team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Lucie Dumont
Team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
Claude Duguay
Team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
Martin Sénéchal
Team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
Alice Sénéchal
Team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
Camille Sénéchal
Team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
Éliot Sénéchal
Team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
Nicolas Ouellet
Team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
Sarah Ouellet
Team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
Sylvie Massé
Team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
Isabelle Massé
Team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
Jean-Philippe Bérubé
Team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
Janie Aubut
Team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
Théo Bérubé
Team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
Clara Bérubé
Team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
Stéphanie Paradis
Team: Syndicat de l'enseignement du Grand-Portage
François Dupont
Team: Syndicat de l'enseignement du Grand-Portage
Claudine Lagacé
Team: Syndicat de l'enseignement du Grand-Portage
Nathalie Dionne
Team: Syndicat de l'enseignement du Grand-Portage
Marcella Dubé
Team: Syndicat de l'enseignement du Grand-Portage
Nancy Briand
Team: Syndicat de l'enseignement du Grand-Portage
Sophia Lavoie
Team: Syndicat de l'enseignement du Grand-Portage
Lisa Fournier
Team: Syndicat de l'enseignement du Grand-Portage
Benoit Verret
Team: No team
Marie-Josee Dube
Team: No team
Anaève Lamarre
Team: No team
Olivier Lamarre
Team: No team
Helen Thornton
Team: No team
Stéphanie Paradis
3 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $270 to the team: Syndicat de l'enseignement du Grand-Portage
Benoit Verret
3 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $100 to the region
Martin Bouchard
3 months 1 week agomade a donation of $25 to the region
« Beau bonjour à mon amie Lucie, xo »
Lucie Dumont
3 months 1 week agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
Emmanuel Deyrieux
3 months agomade a donation of $20 to the region
Claude Duguay
3 months agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
Jean-Philippe Bérubé
3 months agomade a donation of $80 to the team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
Valérie Beaulieu
3 months agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
« 💚 »
Cassandre Charest
2 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
Isabelle Aubut
2 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
« Super je vous encourage 😍 »
Suzanne Albert
2 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
Lydia Morin
2 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
Martin Deguire
2 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
Julie Lévesque
2 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Cynthia Fréchette
2 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Denise Jean
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
Mélodie Turgeon
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Josianne Sirois
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $100 to the region
Steve Berube
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Amélie Babin
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Jean-Cédric Ouellet
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Pier-Luc Caron
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
Marc Bérubé
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
Martin Sénéchal
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
Denise Hotte
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
Daniel Michaud
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Chantal Levesque
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Lise Jean
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
Helen Thornton
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé
« On se voit au sommet! »
Helen Thornton
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the region
Nicolas Ouellet
2 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $120 to the team: Ensemble pour la Vie !
Groupe Colas Quebec Inc Pole Est
2 months 1 week agomade a donation of $500 to the team: Colas Région Bas-St-Laurent
Jacynthe Dubé
1 month agomade a donation of $50 to the region
« Don de $50 reçu par chèque par la poste au CAE le 16 octobre. Pas d'équipe mais personne de Rivière-du-Loup donc don alloué au Bas St-Laurent. »
Emilie Deblois
5 days 16 hours agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Syndicat de l'enseignement du Grand-Portage
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!
