Ontario prepares for Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Campaign

In preparation for NOTDAW (National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week) in Canada this April 17 to 23 Trillium Gift of Life Network is organizing a series of orientation sessions in Ontario March 1st to March 10th. I am pleased to post the following announcement from Nicole Poos.

Trillium Gift of Life Network is happy to announce that we will be hosting a series of community orientation sessions in March in the following communities:

• Toronto - March 1, 2011
• Ottawa - March 2, 2011
• Kingston - March 3, 2011
• Windsor - March 7, 2011
• London - March 8, 2011
• Sudbury - March 10, 2011

We will be providing you with updated information to help support you in your awareness and community outreach work in these communities. If you would like to rsvp for this event, please go to: Event registration

I hope you will be able to attend and please circulate this invitation below and attached to all of your networks in these areas. We will be setting information tables on various topics to provide volunteers and supporters with some engagement ideas and resources on the following topics:

• How to share your story
• How to conduct a registration drive
• How to engage your workplace
• How to organize community events, i.e. Life for 1500 Events for NOTDAW (Refers to the more than 1500 on waiting lists in Ontario)
• How to reach out to faith communities
• How to inspire youth
• How to utilize social media

Nicole Poos
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Volunteer Services Advisor
Trillium Gift of Life Network
522 University Avenue, Suite 900
Toronto, ON M5G 1W7
(p) 416-619-2349
(f) 416-363-4002
(c) 416-436-9420
(e) npoos@giftoflife.on.ca
(w) www.giftoflife.on.ca

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