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
National Donate Life Month Carle Richland Memorial Hospital Tabling Event
Flag Raising: Javon Bea Hospital—Riverside
Flag Raising: Advocate Condell Medical Center
Flag Raising: OSF Saint James – John W. Albrecht Medical Center
Springfield Memorial Hospital National Donate Life Month Event
Flag Raising: Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
Flag Raising: Endeavor Northwest Community Hospital
Memory Box Assembly 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.
Flag Raising: OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg
Flag Raising: OSF St. Luke Medical Center
Flag Raising: OSF Holy Family Medical Center
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, 6 – 7 p.m. CST. Contact Donor Family Services for registration.
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. Registration is required for this event.
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 other donor families and Ambassadors as we come together to honor our loved one’s side by side at this beautiful community event. Registration is required for this event.
Gift of Hope Community Foundation 5K Run, Walk & Roll
