On April 26th, 2007, students at St. James Catholic High School in Guelph, Ontario formed what I believe is the largest human green ribbon ever formed in the Province of Ontario. More than 1,000 students donned green ponchos to form a huge green ribbon. This entire event was student planned and initiated, spurred on by the leadership of student Garra Parks and organized by Garra and her fellow student executive members. I was happy to be asked to deliver a talk as a lung transplant recipient and the response from students about organ donation was very gratifying. Notes: The entire event was to be held outdoors on the athletic field but rainy weather moved the ceremonies indoors to St. John Church chapel and sadly, my camera broke so I missed clear shots of some of the speakers. (A new camera is on order).

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