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AHS: Green Shirt Day highlights hope and honours Logan Boulet with a new logo
Story and photos by Patrick Burles | Photos by Mathew Martin
LETHBRIDGE — Seven years ago, a simple conversation between father and son planted the seeds of a movement that would save countless lives.
It was a summer day in 2017 when Logan Boulet told his father, Toby, that when his time came, he wanted to be an organ donor, following the example of his coach and mentor Ric Suggit, who died that year.
Neither could have imagined that Logan’s life would end less than a year later when the Humboldt Broncos bus was involved in a collision that would claim 16 lives and leave 13 others injured…
This year the Boulet family unveiled a new logo for their cause — an eight-point star adorning shirts, jerseys and other items, with the proceeds going towards the Canadian Transplant Association and The Logan Boulet Endowment Fund.
“In Blackfoot culture, the stars have great meaning for us, and for me, it’s really a symbol of hope and Logan’s legacy,” says Hali Heavy Shield, a friend of the family who designed the logo after being approached by the Boulet family. “It’s such an honour — and I’m very humbled to be a part of the Logan Boulet Effect.”
She drew inspiration from a star blanket that was given to the Boulets — as well as to the 15 other families that lost a loved one in the collision — by the Waywayseecappo First Nation in Manitoba. The eight points of the star symbolize the values of kindness, humility, honesty, respect, healing, forgiveness, wisdom and love.
The new design also includes the Blackfoot translation for Green Shirt Day: Otsskoi Sookasim Miiksistikoo.
Watch: The incredible impact of Logan’s story continues to inspire a nation
The Green Shirt Day message is simple… register your decision, make sure your family knows and help to keep the conversation going.
Register. Talk about it. Be inspired.
Choose to leave well so others can live well. Register to be an organ and tissue donor.
