Take Action / Chain of Life Challenge
Take on the Chain of Life Challenge at Ski Montcalm!
Support Officer Simon Gascon-Langelier and René Tapp, our flag-bearers representing volunteer police officers for organ transport in the Lanaudière region. Donate to the region, form a team or join them for the climb. You'll be showing your support for organ and tissue donation education in schools.
It's a date on Sunday, October 13, 2024
3294, rue Park
Rawdon (Québec) J0K 1S0
Flag-bearers
Officer Simon Gascon-Langelier
When I first began working at the SQ, I heard about the possibility of volunteering for organ transport. I submitted my name several times and this year I was selected. I recently had the privilege of transporting a medical team to retrieve a heart for a patient less than a year old.
Let me introduce myself: Simon Gascon-Langelier, an officer with the Sûreté du Québec since 2013. I'm now part of the CODA volunteer team for the SQ team in Montreal.
I find that this type of volunteering allows us to give back directly to people in need through our authority as peace officers. Although I've only done one transport so far, I get a real sense of accomplishment from having the opportunity to help save or improve the health and lives of others.
In my current position, I'm less in direct contact with emergency calls. On the other hand, volunteering for organ transport allows me to refocus on what motivates me to be a police officer, which is to be able to help in times of a crisis.
On a more personal note, I've always signed my health insurance card in favour of organ donation. I firmly believe that donating one's organs upon death is one of the greatest acts a citizen can accomplish.
On a more personal note, I've always signed my health insurance card in favour of organ donation. I firmly believe that donating one's organs upon death is one of the greatest acts a citizen can accomplish.
René Tapp
A retired police officer since 2014, I worked at the SPVM for 30 years.
In June 2008, our youngest daughter, Stéphanie, died in a car accident. She had completed the Chain of Life Program, which was a pilot project at the time. One day, Stéphanie told us that she wanted to donate her organs in the event of her death. Two weeks later, she suddenly passed from life to death, saving four lives.
After a ceremony held by the Canadian Organ and Tissue Donors Association (CODA) in Sherbrooke, I decided to become a CODA volunteer. I gave it my all and made dozens of transports.
Doing these transports made me realize that during my career, I'll never know how many lives I've saved. But on every one of those transports, I knew that I was making a concrete contribution to saving a life. I did each one “accompanied” by my daughter Stéphanie, and each time, I said to myself “Yes Steph, we've saved another one.
Our daughter's story is shared in Chain of Life's wonderful education program.
Each transport gave me a sense of accomplishment and pride in being a good person in Stephanie's memory.
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 for the Lanaudière region for details.
-
Also, bring your lunch if you plan to picnic at the top.
10:00
Arrival time for participants
10:30
Opening Words
11:00
Start of the climb
11:45
Photo at the top and picnic
13:00
End of the event
Jessica Sylvain-Savoie
Team: L'escouade Rachelle
Julilen Lapierre
Team: L'escouade Rachelle
Maélie Lapierre
Team: L'escouade Rachelle
Florence Amendola
Team: L'escouade Rachelle
Rene Tapp
Team: Libellule
Riad Ismail
Team: Libellule
Clothilde Van Neste
Team: Libellule
Sylvie Massia
Team: Libellule
Daniel Tapp
Team: Libellule
Nathalie Boisvert
Team: Libellule
Benjamin Girouard
Team: Libellule
Laura Girouard
Team: Libellule
Stéphanie Girouard
Team: Libellule
Gabrielle Girouard
Team: Libellule
Rosie Tobia
Team: Libellule
Claudine Corbeil
Team: Libellule
Benoit Normand
Team: Libellule
Francois Girouard
Team: Libellule
Brigitte Fournier
Team: Libellule
Michel Sheehy
Team: Libellule
Nancy Tapp
Team: Libellule
Chantal Samson
Team: Libellule
Johanne Foley
Team: Libellule
Piierre Cormier
Team: Libellule
Kim Girouard
Team: Libellule
Émilie Girouard
Team: Libellule
Manon Lepine
Team: Libellule
Jean-Francois Bordeleau
Team: Libellule
Arianne Faille
Team: Libellule
Stéphanie Lavallée
Team: Libellule
Thomas Sheehy
Team: Libellule
Élie St-Laurent
Team: Libellule
Théo Sheehy
Team: Libellule
Joé Sheehy
Team: Libellule
Chantal Morel
Team: Libellule
Kevin Sheehy
Team: Libellule
Juliet Sheehy
Team: Libellule
Charlotte Sheehy
Team: Libellule
Claudine Provost
Team: Toujours vivant!
Pierre Comtois
Team: Toujours vivant!
Francis Comtois
Team: Toujours vivant!
Vicky Ricard
Team: Toujours vivant!
Léonard Comtois Ricard
Team: Toujours vivant!
Ophélie Comtois Ricard
Team: Toujours vivant!
Serge Adam
Team: Toujours vivant!
Danielle Leclerc
Team: Toujours vivant!
thomas Fragman
Team: Toujours vivant!
Isabelle Pichet
Team: Toujours vivant!
Claudine Dupré
Team: Toujours vivant!
Antoine Comtois
Team: Toujours vivant!
Richard Provost
Team: Toujours vivant!
Felix Comtois
Team: Toujours vivant!
Elizabeth Gaudet
Team: Toujours vivant!
Mahély Villeneuve
Team: Toujours vivant!
Olivier Boucher
Team: Toujours vivant!
Mélanie Carrier
Team: Toujours vivant!
Arianne Faille
Team: Libellule
Francine Desrosiers
Team: No team
Steve Sheppard
Team: No team
Vera Iachetta
Team: No team
Francine Desrosiers
Team: No team
Juliette Brisson
Team: No team
Juliette Brisson
Team: No team
Jacques Pitre
4 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Libellule
« Équipe libellule région Lanaudière Stéphanie Tapp »
Claudine Provost
4 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $120 to the team: Toujours vivant!
Michel Boisvert
4 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Toujours vivant!
« Bon défi au groupe! Tellement une belle cause »
Marjolaine Chassé
4 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Toujours vivant!
Serge Adam
4 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Toujours vivant!
Suzanne Thuot
4 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Toujours vivant!
« Équipe de Claudine Provost et Pierre Comtois »
Diane Audette
4 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Toujours vivant!
Michel St-Amour
4 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Toujours vivant!
Louise Comtois
4 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $20 to the team: Toujours vivant!
Raymond Provost
4 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Toujours vivant!
Céline Granger
4 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Toujours vivant!
Claudine Dupré
4 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Toujours vivant!
Martine Laflamme
4 months 1 week agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Toujours vivant!
« Bonne randonnée! »
Rene Tapp
4 months 1 week agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Libellule
Riad Ismail
4 months 1 week agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Libellule
Richard Provost
4 months 1 week agomade a donation of $250 to the team: Toujours vivant!
« Résilience et optimisme Amour Toujours »
Jessica Sylvain-Savoie
4 months 1 week agomade a donation of $30 to the team: L'escouade Rachelle
Annie Lavallee
4 months 1 week agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Libellule
Helene Trahan
4 months 1 week agomade a donation of $75 to the team: Libellule
Jean-Pierre Bois
4 months 1 week agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Libellule
Alain Perreault
4 months agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Toujours vivant!
Daniel Tapp
4 months agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Libellule
Nathalie Boisvert
4 months agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Libellule
Benjamin Girouard
4 months agomade a donation of $130 to the team: Libellule
Paule Dussault
4 months agomade a donation of $50 to the region
Steve Sheppard
4 months agomade a donation of $60 to the region
Rosie Tobia
4 months agomade a donation of $40 to the team: Libellule
Johanne Gauthier
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Libellule
« Bravo à l'équipe Libellule pour votre implication ! »
Martial Xhignesse
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Libellule
Sandra Fournier
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Libellule
Claudine Corbeil
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Libellule
Pierre Le Mesurier
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Libellule
Gilles Lupien
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Libellule
Julie Bazinet
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Libellule
Sylvie Ste-Marie
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Libellule
Nancy Morin
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Libellule
Sylvain Fournier
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $150 to the team: Libellule
« En hommage à Stéphanie, la fille de Sylvie et René Tapp❣️ »
Bernard Morin
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Libellule
Benoit Normand
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Libellule
Francois Girouard
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Libellule
Felix Comtois
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Toujours vivant!
Michel Sheehy
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Libellule
Nancy Tapp
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Libellule
Chantal Samson
3 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Libellule
Denise Morin
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Libellule
Johanne Foley
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Libellule
Kim Girouard
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Libellule
Elizabeth Gaudet
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Toujours vivant!
Eric St-Pierre
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $500 to the team: Libellule
« Merci à tous pour votre implication »
Élaine Gouin
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Toujours vivant!
Manon Lepine
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Libellule
Francine Tapp
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Libellule
Arianne Faille
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $40 to the team: Libellule
Stéphanie Lavallée
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $60 to the team: Libellule
Nathalie Belec
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Libellule
Chantal Morel
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Libellule
Francine St-Aubin
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Libellule
Hélène Thibault
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Libellule
« En cette journée unique …Je suis avec vous en pensées pour Luce defi 2024 !! Câlins à mes proches concernés et impliqués !! xxx… »
Florence Amendola
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: L'escouade Rachelle
Mélanie Carrier
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Toujours vivant!
Diane GAUTHIER
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Libellule
Francine Desrosiers
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the region
Dons et inscriptions sur place (sans détails) Lanaudière
3 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $345 to the region
Distinguished Climber
Alexis Nantel
I have been sensitized to the cause of organ donation for a very long time. I even used to be a volunteer for the Fondation Diane-Hébert.
When I was asked to carry the Chain of Life flag to the summit of Denali at 6,190 m in 2018, I accepted right away because, simply put, it is important and serious!
I have remained close to this organisation ever since as I believe in its mission to educate young people in order to ensure that collectively, we can move on, while all the while fulfilling the many requests of recipients. That's what the chain of life is all about!
So come on, come join me in climbing Ski Montcalm on October 14!
Alexis "le randonneur" Nantel
Presenter and speaker
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!
