Chain of Life Challenge
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Take on the Chain of Life Challenge at Parc des Chutes de Rivière-du-Loup!
Support our flag-bearer, Josianne Sirois, representing the very first link in the chain of life: education. Make a donation to your region, create a team, or join your flag-bearer’s 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.
2566, rue de la Chute
Rivière-du-Loup (Québec) G5R 5B7
Flag-bearer
Josianne Sirois
Hi,
I witnessed the very beginnings of the tremendous work that has been accomplished over all these years. Meeting Kristopher Knowles, a boy who was waiting for a transplant, had a profound impact on our class. That experience stayed with me and has shaped me ever since. In the early days of the project, I also had the opportunity to meet families of both donors and recipients, and each time, I was deeply struck by the importance of organ donation.
I believe teenagers are ideally placed to start these conversations. Experiencing Chain of Life at school, surrounded by friends and in an environment that encourages openness, is, in my view, a powerful way to carry these conversations forward. Beyond organ donation, the health component, which focuses on taking care of our bodies, these powerful machines, is just as important.
I gladly accepted the role of flag bearer because this cause has been close to my heart since the very beginning of Chain of Life. We must also continue to educate people and talk about the tremendous impact that one donation can have.
Organ donation is such an important topic to discuss as a family. These conversations allow us to make an informed decision, make our wishes known and better prepare our families, who have an essential role to play when the time comes. Chain of Life is a family, a community where openness to dialogue and listening to others bring a deeply human dimension to this important issue.
I deeply believe in the importance and impact of this initiative for society. Now that I am a teacher myself, I know that today’s young people have all the tools they need to change the world. Let’s be there to support them!
Josianne
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, make sure you have warm clothing, a snack and water.
- 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
Lucie Dumont
Team: 20 ans !
Claude Duguay
Team: 20 ans !
Jean-Philippe Bérubé
Team: La famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé et leurs amis
Janie Aubut
Team: La famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé et leurs amis
Clara Bérubé
Team: La famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé et leurs amis
Théo Bérubé
Team: La famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé et leurs amis
Josianne Sirois
Team: Tous ensemble!
Margot Bissonnette
Team: Tous ensemble!
Gildor Bissonnette
Team: Tous ensemble!
Charles Bissonnette
Team: Tous ensemble!
Catherine Van Coppenolle
Team: No team
France Belzile
1 month 1 week agomade a donation of $25 to the region
Emmanuel Deyrieux
2 weeks 6 days agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Tous ensemble!
« j'ai eu le bonheur de donner un rein il y a bientôt 3 ans... »
Lucie Dumont
2 weeks 6 days agomade a donation of $50 to the team: 20 ans !
Claude Duguay
2 weeks 5 days agomade a donation of $30 to the team: 20 ans !
Catherine Van Coppenolle
2 weeks 6 days agomade a donation of $100 to the region
Josianne Sirois
2 weeks 3 days agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Tous ensemble!
Charles Bissonnette
2 weeks 3 days agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Tous ensemble!
Jean-Philippe Bérubé
2 weeks 3 days agomade a donation of $100 to the team: La famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé et leurs amis
Marc Bérubé
2 weeks 2 days agomade a donation of $25 to the team: La famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé et leurs amis
« Bon rassemblent et bon événement à toutes et tous qui participez à cette cause qui donne un sens et un élan pour les familles de personnes décédées dont leurs dons d’organes redonnent une meilleure qualité de vie et bonheur pour eux-elles et leurs proches ! Beau travail et beau geste de la part des gens impliqués, que le succès de cette journée soit présent ! »
Veronique Levasseur
1 week 3 days agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Tous ensemble!
« Je ne pourrais malheureusement être parmi physiquement mais vous avez tout mon soutien et ce depuis le tout début. Les 20 ans de Chaîne de vie est aussi mes 20 ans de greffe 😎 »
Line Dubé
1 week 3 days agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Tous ensemble!
« Bravo Josiane! »
Suzanne Albert
1 week 2 days agomade a donation of $50 to the team: La famille de Jean-Paul Bérubé et leurs amis
Morin Marie-Claude
1 week 1 day agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Tous ensemble!
« Bravo ! »
Thank you to our partners!
