April 7 is the second annual Green Shirt Day sponsored by the Canadian Transplant Association. The day honours the life and legacy of late Humboldt Bronco Player Logan Boulet and delivers his critical message of the importance of organ donation. 

The day encourages everyone to wear a green shirt to recognize the importance of organ donors and to encourage people to register and discuss their wishes with families. Last year’s campaign and the fabled “Logan Boulet Effect” saw an unprecedented 100,000 Canadians register. The hope is that every person who registers their intent to donate will speak to an average of four other people in the hopes of quadrupling the effort. 

Each organ donor can save the lives of up to eight patients and tissue donors can impact up to 75 lives. Anyone can become a donor regardless of age or medical condition. The Canadian statistics show that while 90 percent of citizens support organ and tissue donation, only 23 actually register.

Last year, the Green Day campaign had a strong showing in schools, universities, and workplaces across the country. In the wake of COVID-19, the effort is going to have to shift to an online presence. Rather than “greening up” in large gatherings, everyone sporting green attire is invited to share those images and messages online and via social media.

More importantly, it's a day to make your wishes known to your family about becoming an organ donor and connecting with the Canadian Transplant Association for more information.

Logan’s parents, Toby and Bernadette Boulet of Lethbridge continue to share Logan’s story in an ongoing effort to share Logan’s strength of character and generosity in a way that will help many others to live. 

To gather more information, head to greenshirtday.ca.

Social media connections through Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are all: @greenshirtday.