Hélène Campbell (born April 18, 1991[1]) is a Canadian activist who has raised awareness for organ donation, largely through documenting her own need for new lungs via social media and by attracting support from celebrities including Justin Bieber and Ellen DeGeneres.
She also caught the attention of celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Jann Arden, Howie Mandel, and Don Cherry.
[3][5][6] In February, Campbell appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show through Skype to talk about her cause to encourage people to register as organ donors.
[13] Among other things, in 2013, she launched the Give2Live campaign to raise money to cover equipment, travel, and accommodation expenses for patients awaiting transplants.
[5][13] Between December 2011 and April 2012, more than 8,000 people in Ottawa registered to be organ donors, a surge the Trillium Gift of Life Network attributed to the Helene Campbell effect.
[15] On May 23, 2012, Campbell received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, awarded by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in recognition of her work in raising awareness of the importance of organ donation.