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Canadians encouraged to register as organ donors as Green Shirt Day returns
Canadian Blood Services says 150,000 people registered after Logan Boulet’s death, and organizers say his donation saved six lives.
- On Tuesday, Canadians are being encouraged to register as organ donors as Green Shirt Day returns, marking the annual campaign rooted in honoring a fallen junior hockey player.
- A truck driver went through a stop sign at a remote Saskatchewan intersection, striking the Humboldt Broncos team bus and killing 16 people while injuring 13 others.
- Boulet's parents confirmed it was his wish to donate his organs, a decision organizers say directly helped save six lives.
- Canadian Blood Services reported that 150,000 people registered in the weeks following his death, launching what became known as the "Logan Boulet Effect."
- The 2018 bus tragedy left 16 dead and 13 injured, serving as a solemn reminder that continues to drive this vital organ donation advocacy.
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Eight years after Humboldt Broncos crash, Green Shirt Day encourages organ donation
Eight years after the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the legacy of one junior hockey player continues with an annual reminder for Canadians to register as organ donors. Green Shirt Day is a national campaign rooted in the memory of 21-year-old Logan Boulet, one of 16 people who died when a truck driver went through a stop sign at a rural Saskatchewan intersection and into the path of the team's bus on April 6, 2018. Boulet, who was from Le…
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The RecordHumboldt tragedy continues to drive donor sign-ups for Green Shirt Day
Manitobans are being encouraged to register as organ donors as Green Shirt Day returns April 7, marking a national push to raise awareness and save lives through donation.
·Hamilton, Canada
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