News Briefs

Nursing Awards deadline March 26

Planning for annual Nursing Week celebrations is underway. This year’s Nursing Week theme from the Canadian Nurses Association is Nursing – You Can’t Live Without It. Nursing Week will be celebrated May 9-15, and our Nursing Week Dinner is booked for Wednesday, May 12, at Club Italia. Please book this in your calendar now! Ticket information will be available soon.

Please recognize your nursing colleagues and nominate them for a nursing award. Access the awards nomination forms on source•net. Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 26. We are also hosting again this year a Nursing Week Breakfast, where we will celebrate our Nursing Awards. Breakfast date and location will be confirmed soon.  «

Second Look Nook – gently used items

Auxiliary members at St. Catharines General Site have begun a new venture in their main floor space near the boardroom, with the opening of the Second Look Nook. Open the first and third Thursday each month, all the profits from the sale of second-hand items are put towards the purchase of hospital equipment.

The Second Look Nook is run by volunteers and depends solely on donations from any and all sources. Convenor Ann Coulter asks staff to be sure to stop by to purchase some quality items with lots of life still in them, or make a donation of items in the Auxiliary room or the Gift Shop.  «

United for Families Campaign wraps up

Co-Chair Bala Kathiresan, left, accepts a $1,000 cheque from Frank Gigliotti, president OPSEU Local 215.

Congratulations to all the winners in the payroll deduction and raffle prize draws in February. As the United for Families campaign comes to an end, the campaign committee thanks all staff for their support of the 2009-10 effort to donate $80,000 to local community agencies through United Way.

“We came close to achieving our goal, but for the first time, we fell short, raising approximately $72,000,” says Co-Chair Lynne Pollard. “Of that total, $58,600 came from 397 payroll pledges and one-time donations.”

The remainder was raised through various raffles, luncheons, other fundraising events, and OPSEU and SEIU gifts. A sincere thank you goes out to all those who worked on this year’s campaign, including the Site Administrative Assistants and various ticket sellers, who promoted activities at their respective sites.  «