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
King Center Wellness Fair
Elgin Community College’s 2026 Fall Job Fair
4th Annual YWCA Domestic Violence CommUNITY Resource Fair
Senior Resource & Vendor Fair
Safety, Emergency Preparedness & Wellness Expo
THRIVE II: Health and Wellness Expo
Memory Box Making Workshop
We invite all those who have been touched by donation to connect during this workshop while assembling memory boxes to be given to future donor families.
Registration is required for this event. Click HERE to register.
Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce (MGCC) Autumn Market Faire
Sauk Village “Steps for A Cure” Breast Cancer Walk & Rally
Trunk of Treat Fall Fest
Older Adult Health and Wellness Expo
King Center Wellness Fair
Light It Up Purple for Hope 2026
Candle Making Workshop
We invite donor families to celebrate their loved one at this memory making event. An instructor will help guide us as we create a keepsake candle in honor of our loved one and their legacy. We will have the opportunity to share stories and connect with one another over a provided lunch.
Registration is required for this event. Click HERE to register.
Memory Box Making Workshop
We invite all those who have been touched by donation to connect during this workshop while assembling memory boxes to be given to future donor families.
Registration is required for this event. Click HERE to register.
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
September
November
- Eye Donation Month
- Faith and Hope Month
- National Donor Sabbath