Logan Boulet Effect: Green Shirt Day 2023

0:00Green Shirt Day has returned, calling on Canadians to sign up as organ donors. It all stems from the story of Logan Boulay, a 21-year-old defenseman from Alberta, who lost his life in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, eight years back. That tragic accident happened on April 7, 2018, when a truck blew through a stop sign in rural Saskatchewan, colliding with the team. Bus, Logan held on to life just long enough for his organs to be donated, ultimately saving six other people. In the wake of his passing, his family shared how it was always his wish to give that way, sparking a massive wave of awareness across the country. What followed was huge, 150,000 folks registered as donors in the weeks after, creating what's called the Logan Boulay Effect, and turning Green Shirt Day into an annual push. Organizers are ramping it up again this year, hoping to build on that legacy and get even more people on board to keep saving lives just like Logan. Dead, local news, powered by AI.

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