Where community happens.
Peer support dinners, stem cell drives, group blood donations and celebrations. Our events bring warriors, families, professionals and allies into one room, and turn awareness into action.
Next on the calendar
Cells meetings are for registered members. CELLS.irl invitations go to Cells members first.
Cells Meeting
Our monthly online meeting for people living with sickle cell and their caregivers. Members find the link in the member portal.
Cells Meeting
The last Monday of November. New members are welcome; register first to get the link.
The gatherings we come back to
Peer Support Dinners
CELLS.irl
Intimate dinners for Cells members: Edmonton, Calgary and Toronto in 2026.
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Stem Cell Drive
Cellular
A networking night with a Canadian Blood Services registry table. Edmonton, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver.
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With Canadian Blood Services
Group blood donations
We give as a team, including our first Black History Month group donation in 2026.
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Anniversary Night
The Afro-Jazz Experience
Our seventh-year celebration, with live Afro-jazz and Canadian Blood Services.
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2023 to 2026
World Sickle Cell Day Brunch
Four June brunches with warrior panels and portraits. The series closed in 2026, for now.
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2023 to 2025
The Kickback
Three September celebrations that opened Sickle Cell Awareness Month.
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CELLS.irlJul 10, 2026Toronto
CELLS.irl: Toronto
Cells members in the Greater Toronto Area came together for an evening of dinner and conversation.
WSCD BrunchJun 13, 2026Edmonton
World Sickle Cell Day Brunch 2026
Our fourth and final World Sickle Cell Day Brunch, for now: a warrior panel, portraits and a room dressed in yellow and white.
CellularMar 6, 2026Vancouver
Cellular: Vancouver
Our travelling stem cell drive and networking night came to British Columbia for the first time.
Group blood donationFeb 21, 2026Edmonton
Black History Month Group Blood Donation
Our first Black History Month group blood donation turned a donor centre into a third space for community.
CELLS.irlFeb 6, 2026Edmonton
CELLS.irl: Edmonton
The very first CELLS.irl: Cells members met in person, over dinner, for the first time.
AnniversaryJan 24, 2026Edmonton
The Afro-Jazz Experience
Seven years of NotJustYou, celebrated with live Afro-jazz by Melafrique and Slim Tyme, canapés by Iranti, and Canadian Blood Services.
Bright2025Across Canada
Bright: coast to coast
Bright Boxes reached hospitals and families from British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador.
The KickbackSep 1, 2025Edmonton
The Kickback 2025
Our signature rooftop BBQ to open Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and the launch of The 100.
WSCD BrunchJun 14, 2025Edmonton
World Sickle Cell Day Brunch 2025
An intimate brunch centring warriors, caregivers and clinicians, with a keynote by Dr. Adedamola Bello and a psychologist-led panel.
CellularMar 7, 2025Calgary
Cellular: Calgary
Our travelling stem cell drive and networking night came to Calgary for the first time.
The KickbackSep 2, 2024Edmonton
The Kickback 2024
Our rooftop celebration returned to open Sickle Cell Awareness Month, with live music, food and friends.
WSCD BrunchJun 15, 2024Edmonton
World Sickle Cell Day Brunch 2024
Our second annual brunch: inspiring stories, good food and a stronger support network.
CellularMar 8, 2024Toronto
Cellular: Toronto
Our first event outside Edmonton: 75+ guests, new faces on the stem cell registry, and Reni the Resource.
The KickbackSep 4, 2023Edmonton
The Kickback 2023
Smoky skies moved us indoors, and we celebrated sickle cell anyway.
WSCD BrunchJun 17, 2023Edmonton
World Sickle Cell Day Brunch 2023
Our first brunch for World Sickle Cell Day, with a four-person expert panel.
CellularMar 3, 2023Edmonton
Cellular: Edmonton
Our first stem cell drive and networking event, and our return to in-person gatherings.
GivingJun 18, 2021Across Canada
NJY Donates: Children’s Hospitals
Gifts and Warrior Bags for sickle cell units at the Stollery, Alberta Children’s, BC Children’s and SickKids.
AnniversaryJan 18, 2020Edmonton
One Year Anniversary Concert
A gospel concert to celebrate our first year, and more than $5,000 raised in 2019.
Warrior BagsNov 29, 2019Edmonton
The More The Merrier
Packing Warrior Bags with the University of Alberta Black Students’ Association.
