The late Humboldt Broncos defenceman, Logan Boulet, is being honoured today with the third annual Green Shirt Day, aimed at spreading awareness about organ donation. As stated on www.greenshirtday.ca, on April 7, 2018, Humboldt Broncos defenceman Logan Boulet succumbed to his injuries. His parents, Bernadine and Toby Boulet offered to donate his organs so that six lives could live on.

For the last two years we have shared the story of Kinley Hildebrandt, who was the recipient of a liver transplant a few years back after waiting 107 days for an organ donation match.

A Facebook page created by the family titled “Kinleys Journey with Biliary Atresia” was started to help raise awareness about the disease, and Kinley’s mother Candis said she is thankful for the Logan Boulet Effect and Green Shirt Day for all it has done to help raise awareness about organ donation.

Candis said before this experience with Kinley, she hadn’t thought she would register to be an organ donor. However, going through the process made her realize how immense and incredible of a gift it could be for someone. The donor situation is a complex one, as her daughter was getting a life saving gift, but she said she was also acutely aware that someones life was taken too early in order to do so.

Last year, a new online registry for organ and tissue donation was unveiled by then Minister of Health Jim Reiter. The online system is in place to accompany the standard sticker and card organ donors typically carry on their person. New things the system can bring to the table, includes the ability for Saskatchewan residents to better declare their intent as donors.

Saskatchewan residents should talk with their families about donation, and the incredibly simple process. You can visit www.givelifesask.ca and click on the 'Register Online' button, or print out the form and mail it in. When you register you're asked to provide your health card number, name, date of birth, and an email address. Any Saskatchewan resident over the age of 16 can register.

Reiter confirmed that he registered when the service first came online, and he shared a story of a friend of his who is alive and well after a transplant back in 2006.

For more information about Green Shirt Day or organ donation, visit www.greenshirtday.ca.