Green Shirt Day theme and shirt logo revealed

By Lethbridge Herald on March 4, 2026.

Herald Photo by Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Bernadine and Toby Boulet present this yearÕs logo design during a ceremony Tuesday morning at City Hall.

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman

Lethbridge Herald

With Green Shirt Day quickly approaching, Toby and Bernadine Boulet released this year’s shirt logo during a ceremony at City Hall Tuesday morning, a day after what would have been their son Logan’s 29th birthday.  

Green Shirt Day on April 7 is a day to honour and celebrate organ and tissue donations, donors, and recipients. It is also a day to remember the choice one young hockey player made to save multiple lives with his organs, after a tragic accident cut his life short in 2018. 

“This is the eighth year since the crash, and it’s difficult as they all are. But we love coming to Lethbridge City Hall to do a kick off here because this community means so much to us,” said Toby. 

He said not only because his wife, both children and granddaughter were born here, but because the support the community has offered them since the tragic day when they lost their son Logan in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. 

This year’s shirt logo was the winner of the Green Shirt Day National Logo Design Contest, created by Candace Sernowsky of Lorette West, Manitoba. 

Sernowsky’s design incorporates powerful visual elements including a flying puck, crossed hockey sticks, a green organ donation ribbon, and Logan’s number 27 symbolizing movement, legacy, and hope.

“She wanted to make sure Logan’s number was right in the middle of this logo because she was inspired by Logan to do what she did (donate an organ),” said Toby. 

“Also, the sticks on there (represent) something from the very beginning, after the crash, when people put their sticks out on their steps to show their support for the angels to come down, get the sticks, have a game up wherever they are. So having those sticks is important,” said Bernadine. 

Logan’s choice sparked what is now known as the “Logan Boulet Effect,” leading to record numbers of Canadians registering as organ donors. His legacy continues to demonstrate how one decision can create a ripple that changes lives nationwide.

And that is reflected in this year’s theme, “One Decision Can Create a Lasting Ripple Effect.” 

This theme underscores how a single choice to register as an organ donor and to share that decision with loved ones, can extend far beyond one person, touching families, communities, and countless lives across the country.

That is something executive director of the Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Saskatchewan branch and Southern Alberta branch, Joyce Van Deurzen knows all too well. 

She said there’s over 4,000 Canadians currently on the organ transplant waiting list, and over 70 per cent of them are waiting for a kidney.

“This cause is crucial, and we have been so inspired by Logan Boulet and the incredible courage and hearts of the Boulet family to join as champions of this cause,” said Van Deurzen. 

After the Humboldt Broncos tragedy and after people found out that Logan had made the decision to become an organ donor, he inspired many to do the same. 

“Well over 150,000 people registered in the days and weeks following that. But that’s never changed because every year we’re here talking about it, and many more people have registered here in Alberta an across the country,” said Van Deurzen.

She said even though the campaign has reached people across the country, there is still a need to continue to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation, because many people say they would be willing to be an organ donor, but they have not done anything about it. 

“This day (Green Shirt Day) is a reminder to step up, be a hero yourself and take action. Talk to your family, register, and you could leave an incredible legacy just like Logan has,” said Van Deurzen.