A few words about giving

This edition of Niagara Health Now is predominantly about giving. What do you think about when you hear the “g” word? If you ask my eight- or nine-year-old, the “g” often stands for what am I going to “get” — driving home to me the point that one of the best things I can do as a parent is to teach my children how to give — give of their time, give of their talents, give their best and give what they can afford to give when others need their help.

When it comes to giving, our hospital family is very familiar with the ongoing need to purchase modern patient care equipment and provide improved technology and building facilities to support the provision of quality care. You may have seen the recent series of ads to build renewed momentum for the It’s Our Time regional fundraising campaign targeting $40 million in donations for the new healthcare complex and for improvements at each of our local sites across Niagara. Read more about progress of the campaign in our feature story and consider what you can give to help.

When it comes to giving of time, we can’t thank our volunteers enough, including the four new members of the Niagara Health System Board of Trustees – all volunteers and all talented individuals who are giving their time to help guide and shape our hospital into the future.

And how about giving it your best? That’s clearly the case when it comes to achieving the LEED green environmental standard for the new healthcare complex. Read more on page 3 about the work underway in environmentally friendly design.

One more thing about giving. It goes on every minute of every day across our hospital system with the care provided to patients and families. Thank you to our entire NHS team, and please keep on giving!

Christine Clark, Chief Communications Officer