Chain of Life Challenge
Côte-Nord
Take on the Chain of Life Challenge at Stade Holliday!
Support our student flag-bearer, Amélie Bazinet, representing the very first link in the chain of life: education. Make a donation to your region, create a team, or join your flag-bearers’ 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.
44, rue Holliday
Sept-Îles (Québec) G4R 1E2
Flag-bearer
Amélie Bazinet
Hello,
Even before beginning the Chain of Life program, I already knew that organ donation was an immensely generous act that could save or improve another person’s life. I was also familiar with the main organs and tissues that can be transplanted. However, this program allowed me to discover the full human complexity behind this act.
The greatest lesson I have learned from the Chain of Life program is the crucial importance of family discussions. It is also essential to know our loved ones’ wishes before having to face such a decision as a family.
School is the ideal place to discuss these sometimes-taboo subjects. As part of our English class, Chain of Life helps us better understand the realities and issues surrounding organ donation and transplantation, while also enabling us to make a personal and informed decision. This education empowers us, as young people, to become agents of change for a more generous and healthier society.
I accepted the role of standard-bearer for the Chain of Life Challenge because I want to highlight the importance of organ donation education. Representing the youth of the Côte-Nord region is a great source of pride for me.
I warmly invite you to join us in large numbers!
Amélie
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 to bring warm clothes, a snack and water.
- In case of bad weather, please consult the Facebook event for the Côte-Nord region for details.
9:30
Welcome of participants at the chalet
10:00
Welcome address and speeches from our special guests
10:30
Departure for a 4 km walk on the hiking trail
11:40
Return to the chalet
12:00
End of the event
Health Ambassador
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!
