Programs & Events
Join us throughout the year at community and public programs and events at which our Gift of Hope staff and Ambassador for Hope volunteers are engaged with community advocates and providing education about life-giving organ, eye and tissue donation.
Upcoming Events
January21
Peoria County Health and Human Services building ribbon cutting and open house
Jan. 21, 10 am | 2116 N. Sheridan Rd., Peoria, Ill. 61604
January21
IUN: Donor Registration Drive
Jan. 21, 8 am - 4 pm | 3400 Broadway Gary, IN 46408
January23
Equal Hope: Teal Talk
Jan. 23, 4 pm - 6 pm | Humboldt Park Fieldhouse, 1400 N. Humboldt Park Drive, Chicago, Ill. 60622
January24
Fox River Grove Health Expo
Jan. 24, 5 pm | Fox River Grove Memorial Library, 407 Lincoln Ave., Fox River Grove, Ill. 60021
January25
New Year, New You Health & Resource Fair, Grace Christian Academy
Jan. 25, 1 pm - 4 pm | Grace Christian Academy, 4106 W. 28th St., Chicago, Ill. 60623
January25
UIC Flames men’s basketball vs. SIU
Jan. 25, 2 pm | Credit Union 1 Arena, 525 S Racine Ave, Chicago, Ill. 60607
January25
Champaign-Urbana Winter Farmers Market
Jan. 25, 8 am - 12 pm | Lincoln Square Mall, Urbana, Ill.
January31
Aetna Health and Resource Fair
Jan. 31, 12 pm - 3 pm | 8234 S Racine Ave, Chicago, Ill. 60620
February19
Glenbrook Hospital Outreach Table
Feb. 19, 11 am - 2 pm | Glenbrook Hospital Atrium Cafe 2100 Pfingsten Road, Glenview, Ill. 60026
February21
Bridgeport Art Center 3rd Friday
Feb. 21, 6 pm - 8 pm | 1200 West 35th Street Chicago, Ill. 60609
Annual donation and transplantation observances
February
- National Donor Day, Feb. 14
March
- Doctors Day, March 30
April
- National Donate Life Month
- National Donate Life Living Donor Day
- National Donate Life Blue and Green Day
- National Pediatric Transplant Week
- Transplant Nurses Week
August
- National Minority Donor Awareness Month
September
- National Hispanic Heritage Month
November
- Eye Donation Month
- Faith and Hope Month
- National Donor Sabbath