Chain of Life Challenge
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Take on the Chain of Life Challenge at Sentier Eucher!
Support Tamara Thompson and Sophie Nadeau, our flag bearers and dedicated Chain of Life teachers, representing the very first link in the chain of life: education. Make a donation to your region, form a team, or join your flag bearer’s team. You can also register as an individual. Through this act of solidarity, you are making a tangible contribution to advancing education on organ and tissue donation in our schools.
It's a date on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.
672-752 Rte de l'Anse à Benjamin
La Baie, QC G7B 3N9
Flag-bearer
Tamara Thompson and Sophie Nadeau
Hi everyone,
This year, the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region will be represented by a truly remarkable mother–daughter team: Tamara Thompson and her daughter Sophie Nadeau, both passionate teachers deeply committed to the mission of Chain of Life.
For many years, Tamara has dedicated her energy and heart to educating her students about an important social issue: organ and tissue donation. For her, health education is inseparable from this mission: she encourages young people to recognize the value of a healthy body, and the importance of adopting healthy lifestyle habits. In her classroom, she creates spaces for reflection, fosters dialogue, and shows the importance of making a free and informed choice, one to be shared with their loved ones. Through this holistic educational approach, she has seen many students transform their perspective on life, solidarity and social responsibility.
Through organ donation education, young people discover that life and health are priceless treasures that must be protected and preserved. They are thus inspired to become not only agents of change in building a true culture of donation in Quebec, but also ambassadors of a culture of good health.
Inspired by her mother’s example, Sophie has chosen to walk by her side and carry forward this same commitment with conviction. Now a teacher herself, she passes on to her students the same values of humanity, good health and responsibility. Together, they embody not only the strength of education and youth, but also the continuity between generations.
By accepting to be flag bearers for the Challenge in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Tamara and Sophie proudly carry the colours of Chain of Life, but also those of an entire region proud of its roots and values. Their duo symbolizes transmission, respect, generosity and solidarity, forces that bring together families, communities and generations around a universal cause: saving lives through organ and tissue donation.
Their commitment illustrates a universal truth expressed by Nelson Mandela: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
They warmly invite you to walk by their side on October 18 on the Eucher trail up to the summit. You can join their team or support them with a donation.
Together, let’s walk for life!
Tamara Thompson and Sophie Nadeau
Proud Chain of Life teachers
Flag bearers – Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region
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 Saguenay 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
Marie-Andrée Couture
Team: La famille de Mario
Mario Couture
Team: La famille de Mario
Rolande Thivierge
Team: La famille de Mario
Marie-Andrée Couture
Team: La famille de Mario
Lise Damour
Team: La famille de Mario
Jérôme Paquet
Team: Service de police de Saguenay
Émilie Levesque
Team: Service de police de Saguenay
Naomi Paquet
Team: Service de police de Saguenay
Hubert Paquet
Team: Service de police de Saguenay
Andrée Lavoie
Team: Service de police de Saguenay
Pascal Bejjani
Team: Service de police de Saguenay
Gabriel Bejjani
Team: Service de police de Saguenay
Sophie Bejjani
Team: Service de police de Saguenay
Mélanie Simard
Team: No team
Mélissa Dufour
Team: No team
Léo Simard Dufour
Team: No team
Élie Simard Dufour
Team: No team
Audrey Tremblay
1 month 1 week agomade a donation of $60 to the team: La famille de Mario
Jérôme Paquet
1 month agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Service de police de Saguenay
Mélanie Simard
1 month agomade a donation of $60 to the region
Marc Simard
1 month agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Service de police de Saguenay
« Merci de vous impliqué pour la cause :-) »
Audrey Tremblay
1 month agomade a donation of $90 to the team: La famille de Mario
Eric Blackburn
4 weeks 1 day agomade a donation of $20 to the region
Julie Cloutier
4 weeks 1 day agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Service de police de Saguenay
Marc Bergeron
4 weeks 1 day agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Service de police de Saguenay
« Bravo pour votre courage ! Vous avez mon admiration à tout jamais ! »
Mario Turcotte
4 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Service de police de Saguenay
Marie-Eve Vaillancourt
3 weeks 5 days agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Service de police de Saguenay
Pierre-Yves Tremblay
2 weeks 1 day agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Service de police de Saguenay
Marie-Andrée Couture
2 weeks agomade a donation of $60 to the team: La famille de Mario
Émilie Levesque
1 week 3 days agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Service de police de Saguenay
Josée Le Blanc
1 week 3 days agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Service de police de Saguenay
Caroline Leclerc
1 week 3 days agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Service de police de Saguenay
« Quelle belle initiative de véhiculer l’importance du don d’organes chez nos ados. Ça sauve des vies et leurs familles. Respect et chapeau très très haut pour ton courage Jérôme , ainsi qu’à ta famille supporters de feu. »
Andrée Lavoie
5 days 11 hours agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Service de police de Saguenay
Pascale Harvey
4 days 14 hours agomade a donation of $50 to the team: La famille de Mario
Martin Doucet
2 days 12 hours agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Service de police de Saguenay
Hugo Villeneuve
2 days agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Service de police de Saguenay
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!
