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Make a Difference!

The Ontario Health (Trillium Gift of Life Network) Community Support program works with dedicated people like you, to organize, promote and drive organ and tissue donor registration initiatives throughout Ontario.

Our job is to provide you with the necessary tools and supports so that you can inspire your community to share the gift of life. We work with many advocacy groups including donor families, community volunteers, faith leaders, health care professionals, youth and non-governmental organizations, government, and supportive private sector companies.

Get Involved

There are many ways you can help to raise awareness about registering consent to donate organs and tissue.

Here are some ideas to explore:

  • Create a personal or organizational registration drive.
  • Schedule an information session at your church, synagogue, temple, mosque or other religious organization.
  • Work with facilities department of a local shopping mall to set up an a registration booth.
  • Write an article for your workplace newsletter or if you belong to a professional association submit an article to be published in the association's newsletter.
  • Book a presentation on the impact of organ and tissue donation for your high school students. If you are a teacher in the GTA, you can learn about the High School Outreach Initiative (HSOI) here or book a presentation by completing this form.
  • Organize a local community event.
  • TGLN supports many organ and tissue donation advocate groups across Ontario. You can join a local advocate group to stay up-to-date on upcoming meetings or information sessions. You can also work with the group to decide how you can help support their promotional initiatives. Don't see an established group in your area? Download the Advocate Orientation Package to learn how to start your own group.
  • Storytelling is an important part of promoting awareness of organ and tissue donation. Personal stories shared by brave donor families and transplant recipients are compelling, emotional and inspiring. You can download the TGLN Advocate Storytelling Toolkit to learn how to incorporate your first-person narrative into raising awareness about the impact of organ and tissue donation.

April is BeADonor Month

BeADonor Month occurs every April across Ontario. It can be a rewarding way to give back to your community. If you have a social media account, you can share our posts to help raise awareness about organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

Are you online? Download and share!

This BeADonor Month, help us spread the word about the importance of registering to become an organ and tissue donor. Download our graphics below and share them via your social media accounts throughout April. Need help with messaging? Download our social media graphic and messaging document. Want to see your city or town formally recognize BeADonor Month? You can download our Proclamation templates (English and French), fill it in and submit. Below the social media graphics, you will also find a digital screen for hospitals and an MS Teams/Zoom background.

Make sure you're following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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Planning a community event?

Here is your opportunity to join other communities across the province and help increase awareness for organ and tissue donation. Activities can range from on-campus awareness, workplace health and safety seminars, institutional health fairs, lay and professional association meetings, to community service club presentations. It just takes one person to get the momentum going and that one person could be you!

Here’s what you can do

Please download and complete the Community Event Form. This form asks for the coordinator’s name, the date, time and location of your event, and the number of people you expect to attend. Complete this information early to receive requested materials and/or to book your speaker in time for your event. Once you have answered all of the questions on the form, please forward to the email noted at the end of the form. If your event is a public event, TGLN will post it on the Calendar of Events page of this site.

Advocate (Community Event) Support

TGLN has seen incredible growth in community events across the province and, with this, an increase in the number of requests for financial support. To better meet this growth, we are pleased to offer a sustainable, accountable and equitable approach to your support requests. Please click here to review guidelines and apply for funding. If you have any questions, please email infoLine@ontarioheath.ca. Thank you for your submission!

Calendar of Events

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Advocate Bulletins

2023 Advocate Bulletins
2022 Advocate Bulletins
2021 Advocate Bulletins
2020 Advocate Bulletins
2019 Advocate Bulletins
2018 Advocate Bulletins

Online Resources

The importance of culture and religion

Culture and religion play a significant role in end-of-life experiences, including how people respond to illness, how grief is demonstrated, what rituals are important at death and which members of the family are present.

Most religious groups support organ donation and/or respect the individual's choice. Beliefs about tissue donation vary as some groups may consider tissue donation life enhancing, separating it from organ donation which saves lives.

If you have specific questions about your faith, speak to your religious leader. In the meantime, here are some widely held perspectives:

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