Chain of Life Challenge
Mauricie
Take on the Chain of Life Challenge at Vallée du Parc!
Support Émilie Lefebvre, our flag bearer and dedicated Chain of Life teacher, 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 Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.
10000, ch de la Vallée-du-Parc
Shawinigan (Québec) G9T 0N1
Flag-bearer
Émilie Lefebvre
Hi,
My name is Émilie Lefebvre, and I am a teacher inspired by the belief that education about organ and tissue donation is the starting point for all transformation.
In 2020, my life was changed forever by an act of immense generosity: a kidney transplant made possible thanks to a grieving family who agreed to organ donation. After many difficult months on dialysis, this gift allowed me to regain a normal life—as a passionate teacher, an active and curious woman, and, above all, a fulfilled mother of a healthy little boy.
Sharing my transplant journey with my students has become an essential mission for me. It allows me to raise their awareness about a reality that is still too little known and to help them realize the power each of us holds to save lives. The Chain of Life Program offers young people a unique opportunity to reflect, form an opinion, and learn about the importance of organ donation—a subject rarely discussed in their daily lives. It is the perfect context for cultivating empathy and solidarity and encouraging healthy lifestyle habits to take care of their organs.
Adolescence is a key period during which young people develop their sense of responsibility, especially regarding their health and well-being. It is also a time when they build intellectual autonomy and learn to make informed choices. As a Sec II English teacher at École secondaire du Rocher, in the Mauricie region, I encourage my students to reflect, debate, and stand up for their opinions on social issues that affect them directly.
A few years ago, while I was waiting for a transplant, I had the chance to complete the Chain of Life training program. For now, I am not yet teaching the program because it is designed for Sec V students, but I look forward to the day I can present it to my classes.
This year, as I celebrate the fifth anniversary of my kidney transplant, I am proud to serve as the flag bearer for the Chain of Life Challenge in my region as part of World Organ and Tissue Donation Day. By sharing my story, I hope to highlight the vital importance of this act and to remind everyone that education is the starting point of this chain of generosity and hope.
It is through education that everything takes root: awareness, the transmission of values, and the realization of the power young people have to act and change the world. I deeply believe in their potential. I believe in this movement. And I am convinced that together, by investing in education, we are shaping a society that is more caring, informed and healthy.
I warmly invite you to climb alongside me or to support my team (Rein-Bow) as we carry this message of hope and solidarity all the way to the summit of Mont Vallée du Parc.
Émilie Lefebvre, kidney transplant recipient
English teacher – École secondaire du Rocher
Flag bearer – Mauricie 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 Mauricie 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 at the top
Émilie Lefebvre
Team: Rein-Bow
Antoine Lavoie
Team: Rein-Bow
Alexis Lavoie
Team: Rein-Bow
Victor Lavoie
Team: Rein-Bow
Paul-André Lavoie
Team: Rein-Bow
Justine Lefebvre
Team: Rein-Bow
Noémie Gosselin
Team: Rein-Bow
Trsytan Gauthier
Team: Rein-Bow
Johnny Gauthier
Team: Rein-Bow
Vanessa Rivet
Team: Rein-Bow
Théo Rivet-Schmidt
Team: Rein-Bow
Marie-Eve Landry
Team: Rein-Bow
ALINE Perron
Team: Rein-Bow
Patricia Lefebvre
Team: Rein-Bow
Trsytan Gauthier
Team: Rein-Bow
Ariane Mathon
Team: Rein-Bow
Audrey Mathon
Team: Rein-Bow
Nicolas Boisvert
Team: Rein-Bow
Elaine Parent
Team: Rein-Bow
Comfort Chekwas
Team: Rein-Bow
Emilie Moreau
Team: Rein-Bow
Kathleen Béland
Team: Rein-Bow
Comfort Chekwas
Team: Rein-Bow
Sonia Gauthier
Team: No team
Sylvain Mathon
Team: No team
Jean Pierre Lefebvre
8 months 1 week agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Rein-Bow
Paul-André Lavoie
8 months 1 week agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Rein-Bow
Justine Lefebvre
8 months agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Rein-Bow
Maryse Baillargeon
8 months agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Rein-Bow
Francine Castilloux
8 months agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Rein-Bow
Guylaine Perron
7 months 4 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Rein-Bow
Mylène Lachance
7 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Rein-Bow
Nicole Veillette
7 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Rein-Bow
Vanessa Rivet
7 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Rein-Bow
Marie-Eve Landry
7 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Rein-Bow
Carole André Proteau Lavoie
7 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Rein-Bow
Diane Hould
7 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Rein-Bow
ALINE Perron
7 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Rein-Bow
Manon Bedard
7 months 2 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Rein-Bow
Marie-Pier Mckeown Guérette
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $200 to the team: Rein-Bow
« Bravo pour ton engagement! Tu es un modèle à suivre. Je suis fière de toi et je t'aime mon amie. »
Manon Giroux
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $20 to the team: Rein-Bow
Julie Ricard
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $20 to the team: Rein-Bow
« Tu es exceptionnelle Émilie! »
Patricia Lefebvre
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Rein-Bow
Gisèle Proteau
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Rein-Bow
Nicole Perron
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $50 to the region
« Bravo Émilie Je te souhaite une merveilleuse journée le 19 octobre. Encore bravo pour ton implication XXXXXXX Nicole et Réal »
Mathieu Lefebvre
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Rein-Bow
Suzanne Daigneault
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Rein-Bow
Trsytan Gauthier
7 months 1 week agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Rein-Bow
Jocelyn et France Bedard
7 months agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Rein-Bow
Comfort Chekwas
7 months agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Rein-Bow
Guylaine Pelletier
7 months agomade a donation of $20 to the team: Rein-Bow
« Une belle cause! Bravo EmyLee! 💪 »
Marie-eve Lefrançois
7 months agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Rein-Bow
Sonia Gauthier
7 months agomade a donation of $60 to the region
Isabelle Deveault
7 months agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Rein-Bow
« Bravo Eme-Lee! »
Elaine Parent
7 months agomade a donation of $100 to the team: Rein-Bow
Emilie Moreau
7 months agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Rein-Bow
Kathleen Béland
7 months agomade a donation of $30 to the team: Rein-Bow
Michel Lemire
7 months agomade a donation of $25 to the region
Kelly Lafontaine
7 months agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Rein-Bow
Ann Belley
7 months agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Rein-Bow
« Inspirante Émilie! »
Marie-Eve Beland
7 months agomade a donation of $25 to the team: Rein-Bow
Émilie Lefebvre
6 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $40 to the team: Rein-Bow
Lucette Proteau
6 months 3 weeks agomade a donation of $50 to the team: Rein-Bow
Députée Laviolette-St-Maurice Mauricie
5 months 1 week agomade a donation of $250 to the region
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!
