Community Relations

The goal of public awareness and education is to ensure that Ontarians are equipped to make informed decisions about organ and tissue donation, and understand the importance of sharing their wishes with their loved ones.

To download the Community Event Support Materials & Speaker Request Form click here.

Community Events

Community awareness and education events coordinated by TGLN staff and supported by volunteers numbers increase each year. These events range from on-campus awareness, workplace health and safety seminars, institutional health fairs, lay and professional association meetings, to community service club presentations in virtually every corner of the province:

The Chinese Canadian Medical Society's Symposium for Chinese Family Doctors * Sabbath Service: Jewish Perspectives on Organ and Tissue Donation at Temple Emanu-El in Toronto * "Run for Life" in Thunder Bay * Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto Health Awareness Day * The Labatt Classic Golf Tournament in Memory of Scott Patterson in North Bay * Leamington Fire Department dinner in honour of Sean McInnes * Dental Nurses Association * London Doctors' Secretaries Association * Canadian Diabetes Association: Ontario Science Centre Health and Wellness Exhibits * St. Thomas Santa Claus Parade * Oshawa Senior Citizen's Expo * Thunder Bay Hydro * Poole Mennonite Church, Stratford * Holy Trinity Church Catholic Women's League, Sudbury * Women's Institute of Solina * Probus Club, Waterdown * Spring into Health: Kitchener Women's Association Annual Conference * York University Community and Social Services Fair * Boehringer-Ingelheim Health and Safety Day * Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Awareness * Lions Clubs * Rotary Clubs

National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week (NOTDAW)

National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week (NOTDAW) takes place during the second last week of April each year. NOTDAW is always an important occasion throughout the province where a growing list of activities helps to increase awareness of organ and tissue donation.

Cultural and Religious Perspectives

Faith and ethno-cultural beliefs can be barriers to families considering donation. Collaborating with community leaders in the promotion of strong faith and culturally-based rationale for organ and tissue donation is an ongoing community relations effort with Trillium Gift of Life Network staff. For information on cultural and religious perspectives on organ and tissue donation click here.

TGLN collaboration with cultural groups:

• The Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
• Chinese Renal Association, The Kidney Foundation of Canada
• Chinese Outreach Committee, The Scarborough Hospital
• Fairchild Media Group
• Yee Hong Centres
• Nalanda College of Buddhist Studies
• International Muslims Organization
• Ja'ffari News
• Catholic Woman's League
• Jamaican Canadian Association
• Punjabi Community Health Centre