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
December07
Santa Hustle 5K
Dec. 7, 9 am | Navy Pier, Chicago, Ill.
December08
Wheeling Park District: Holiday Hoopla
Dec. 8, 1 pm - 3 pm | Wheeling Park District Community Recreation Center, 100 Community Blvd. Wheeling, Ill.
December13 - December15
Christkindlmarket Aurora
Dec. 13 - 15, 11 am - 9 pm | RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway Aurora, Ill.
December14 - December21
Rosemont Holiday Lights – Skating in the Park
Dec. 14 - 21, 3 pm - 8 pm | Rosemont Parkway Bank Park Entertainment District, 5501 Park Place Rosemont, Ill.
December19
UIC vs. LSU Woman’s Basketball Game
Dec. 19, 7 pm | Credit Union 1 Arena, 525 S. Racine Ave. Chicago, Ill.
December28 - December29
Orland Square Mall Holiday Event: Donor Registration Table
Dec. 28 - 29 | Orland Square Mall, 288 Orland Square Drive Orland Park, Ill.
Annual donation and transplantation observances
February
- National Donor Day, Feb. 14
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