Today marks the third annual Green Shirt Day for organ donation.
April 7th is now known as Green Shirt Day after a surge of people started registering as organ donors following the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018.
After defenseman Logan Boulet died on April 7th 2018, six people received his organs. This inspired almost 150,000 people to register as organ donors in the following months, which is now known as the Logan Boulet Effect.
Dauphin local Beryl Brandson has been raising awareness about organ donation and participating in Green Shirt Day for the past two years.
“It’s very near and dear to my heart," says Brandson, "I’m a big supporter of organ and tissue donation.”
“I had a double lung transplant 5 years ago," added Brandson, "and ever since then I’ve been volunteering with Transplant Manitoba. I’ve been speaking with high school students, and any group who is interested in having a presentation on organ and tissue donation.”
Beryl says that it isn’t enough to sign a donor card, and those interested must register at signupforlife.ca, and let their families know of their wishes.
