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This week's donation goes to Fondation Santé Gatineau. Hospitals in the Outaouais have been severely stressed of late, with some having to close entirely for weeks on end:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rally-protesting-emergency-department-situation-outaouais-region-1.6103889?cmp=rss
I'm not sure how far my donation will go towards alleviating the immediate crises of staff shortages and burnout or government indifference or whatever you want to attribute the current situation to. Still, I see the Foundation's projects as investments in medium- and longer-term solutions. You can explore some of their ongoing initiatives here:
https://www.fondationsantegatineau.ca/en/
I haven't yet decided on a definite endpoint for my Philanthropic Phridays series. Perhaps late summer or early fall? There have certainly been some hopeful signs lately of a re-emergence of life as we used to know it. In some ways, I find this betwixt-and-between stage even more stressful and unsettling than a hard lockdown. We're still getting our bearings. As we enjoy some small but long-unaccustomed everyday pleasures, there's still that lingering trepidation about what will happen once the leaves start to fall and we all retreat indoors once again.
On the other hand, I don't want to wish my life away. I'm looking forward to enjoying some non-Zoom, non-Youtube entertainment over the next few weeks!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rally-protesting-emergency-department-situation-outaouais-region-1.6103889?cmp=rss
I'm not sure how far my donation will go towards alleviating the immediate crises of staff shortages and burnout or government indifference or whatever you want to attribute the current situation to. Still, I see the Foundation's projects as investments in medium- and longer-term solutions. You can explore some of their ongoing initiatives here:
https://www.fondationsantegatineau.ca/en/
I haven't yet decided on a definite endpoint for my Philanthropic Phridays series. Perhaps late summer or early fall? There have certainly been some hopeful signs lately of a re-emergence of life as we used to know it. In some ways, I find this betwixt-and-between stage even more stressful and unsettling than a hard lockdown. We're still getting our bearings. As we enjoy some small but long-unaccustomed everyday pleasures, there's still that lingering trepidation about what will happen once the leaves start to fall and we all retreat indoors once again.
On the other hand, I don't want to wish my life away. I'm looking forward to enjoying some non-Zoom, non-Youtube entertainment over the next few weeks!
