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
Veterans and Gold Star Families Day at the 2026 Illinois State Fair
11th Annual South Shore Summer Fest 2026
Edgewater Monday Market
King Center Wellness Fair
2026 Illinois State Fair- Senior Day
Annual Country Club Hills Back to School Parade & Youth Celebration
Movies in the Park: Wildwood Park
Howard Brown Health Donation Awareness Tabling
25th Ward’s Back to School Block Party
Bronzeville Art Tolley Tour
Country Club Hills Summer Concert Series: Eddie Levert
Hanover Park: Back-to-School Park Pop-Up 2026
King Center Wellness Fair
Festival ISU 2026
American Red Cross Blood Drive – JDL Chatham
2026 Mahomet Music Festival
2026 Mahomet Music Festival
Mahomet Music Festival – Day 2
Peoria Riverfront Market
20th Annual ¡Vive tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving!®
Back to School Community Event
Rush Walk for Wellness
Country Club Hills Summer Concert Series: Kenny Lattimore
Country Club Hills Summer Concert Series: Raheem Devaughn
The annual Riverside Township Health & Wellness Fair
Chicago Business Resource Expo
Chicago Snowballs Organ Donation Night
King Center Wellness Fair
Virtual Grief Support for Donor Families
We welcome all donor families to join us monthly for our Open Grief Support Group Via Zoom. We meet on the first Tuesday of every month from 6 – 7 p.m. CST.
Registration is required for this event. Email Donor Family Services to register.
NMDAM Association House Prsentation
North Area Community Service Center – September 2026
Aetna Better Health of IL Health & Resource Fair: Help at Home
Tabbapalooza Day 1
Water Lantern Festival
We invite all donor families to celebrate their loved one’s legacy by participating in the Water Lantern Festival with our Gift of Hope families. Connect with others as we come together to honor our loved one’s side by side at this beautiful community event.
Registration is required for this event. Click HERE to register.
Back to school Bash
Tabbapalooza Day 2
King Center Wellness Fair
“Celebration of Donation” Gift of Hope Community Foundation – 3rd Annual 5K Run, Walk & Roll
For sponsorship opportunities and event registration, click here.
Virtual Grief Support for Donor Families
We welcome all donor families to join us monthly for our Open Grief Support Group Via Zoom. We meet on the first Tuesday of every month from 6 – 7 p.m. CST.
Registration is required for this event. Email Donor Family Services 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.
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.
