Programs & Events
Join us throughout the year at community and public programs and events at which our Gift of Hope staff and Ambassador for Hope volunteers are engaged with community advocates and providing education about life-giving organ, eye and tissue donation.
Upcoming Events
King Center Wellness Fair
Festival ISU 2026
American Red Cross Blood Drive – JDL Chatham
2026 Mahomet Music Festival
2026 Mahomet Music Festival
Country Club Hills Summer Concert Series: Kenny Lattimore
Rush Walk for Wellness
Country Club Hills Summer Concert Series: Raheem Devaughn
Peoria Riverfront Market
20th Annual ¡Vive tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving!®
The annual Riverside Township Health & Wellness Fair
Chicago Business Resource Expo
Back to School Community Event
Mahomet Music Festival – Day 2
Chicago Snowballs Organ Donation Night
King Center Wellness Fair
South Shore Community Wealth Forum
Virtual Grief Support for Donor Families
We welcome all donor families to join us monthly for our Open Grief Support Group Via Zoom. We meet on the first Tuesday of every month from 6 – 7 p.m. CST.
Registration is required for this event. Email Donor Family Services to register.
COD Organ Donor Registration and 5K Team Signup 2026
NMDAM Association House Prsentation
North Area Community Service Center – September 2026
Aetna Better Health of IL Health & Resource Fair: Help at Home
Tabbapalooza Day 1
Water Lantern Festival
We invite all donor families to celebrate their loved one’s legacy by participating in the Water Lantern Festival with our Gift of Hope families. Connect with others as we come together to honor our loved one’s side by side at this beautiful community event.
Registration is required for this event. Click HERE to register.
Back to school Bash
Tabbapalooza Day 2
King Center Wellness Fair
Woodstock Public Library Outreach Table
Just 4 The Health Of It
Battle of the Badges 9/11 Tabling
Aetna Pop Up Farmer’s Market & Resource Fair
Mather and Silver Fox Cafe Pop up
3rd Annual St Elmo Commandery Benefit Concert
Community Tent @ Batavia Farmers’ Market
Fall Nature Fest
First Annual Welcome Rantoul Event
Englewood Music Festival
“Celebration of Donation” Gift of Hope Community Foundation – 3rd Annual 5K Run, Walk & Roll
For sponsorship opportunities and event registration, click here.
King Center Wellness Fair
Breakthrough Wellness Fair 2026
Chicago Senior Fest 2026
West Side Wellness Fair
Aetna Better Health of Illinois Health & Resource Fair
Aetna Better Health of IL Pop Up Farmers Market
HBCU Annual Run/Walk 10k at Rainbow Beach
Joliet PrideFest 2026
Thats What She Said Project
Thats What She Said Project
King Center Wellness Fair
Virtual Grief Support for Donor Families
We welcome all donor families to join us monthly for our Open Grief Support Group Via Zoom. We meet on the first Tuesday of every month from 6 – 7 p.m. CST.
Registration is required for this event. Email Donor Family Services to register.
Memory Box Making Workshop
We invite all those who have been touched by donation to connect during this workshop while assembling memory boxes to be given to future donor families.
Registration is required for this event. Click HERE to register.
Candle Making Workshop
We invite donor families to celebrate their loved one at this memory making event. An instructor will help guide us as we create a keepsake candle in honor of our loved one and their legacy. We will have the opportunity to share stories and connect with one another over a provided lunch.
Registration is required for this event. Click HERE to register.
Memory Box Making Workshop
We invite all those who have been touched by donation to connect during this workshop while assembling memory boxes to be given to future donor families.
Registration is required for this event. Click HERE to register.
