Organ donation campaign hits home for top cop
Huronia West OPP helped raise the flag in recognition of National Organ and Tissue Awareness Month in Clearview Township on April 7, an important and personal initiative for Detachment Commander, Inspector Leah Gilfoy.
Gilfoy is no stranger to organ donation as her daughter, Karlee, was on the receiving end of a bone marrow transplant when she was just four years old, and a stem cell transplant when she was 11 years old.
“Without a donor, Karlee wouldn’t be with us today,” said Gilfoy. “We were fortunate to have Karlee’s older brother, Tyler, as a perfect match, but that’s not always the case. There may be a person out there that is just waiting for that brave person to come forward to save their life. It could be you!”
Gilfoy attended Clearview Township Emergency Services Fire Hall 1 to raise the flag and bring awareness to this very important lifesaving initiative.
Mayor Doug Measures recognized April 7 as #GreenShirtDay, in honour of Logan Boulet, one of 16 hockey players who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018, and saved the lives of six other people through organ donation.
There are more than 1,600 Ontarians waiting for a donation of a lifesaving organ and many more for healthy tissue to recover from potentially fatal injuries or illness. The need for organs and tissue never goes away.
It only takes two minutes to save lives. Register today to be a donor at beadonor.ca.
Photo: From left, Huronia West OPP Detachment Commander Inspector Leah Gilfoy, Clearview Mayor Doug Measures,Councillor John Broderick, Springwater Fire Chief Jeff Kirk, and Clearview CAO John Ferguson.
