Our charity: Thank you to our people and our community for your support We have seen many wonderful acts of generosity during the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19). We are so thankful to our people and our community for their support. From gifts and donations to our charity appeal, to kind words from patients, and colleagues getting involved in donating more than 1000 cans to the local foodbank so far, it has been overwhelming to see just how much support our amazing people have been shown by our community – and in turn, the support you have given back. You can read all about the latest updates from our hospital charity below.
Hospital staff give back to the community by donating more than 1000 cans to local foodbank Teams at PAHT have kindly decided to support the Harlow Foodbank by encouraging colleagues to donate cans of food for vulnerable local families.
many staff as possible to take part – those who are currently working remotely can pledge a donation to be made by a team member at the hospital on their behalf.
Dawn Sullivan, general manager of the emergency department, said: “We have been absolutely delighted by the generosity and support the community have The initiative began when the shown us during the fight against emergency department (ED) team coronavirus (COVID-19). launched their ‘We can with a can’ initiative a few weeks ago, We wanted to give something in response to which they have back to show how grateful we seen a great level of support. This are. We heard that the Harlow inspired other teams across the Foodbank needed canned goods hospital to also get involved. The and we thought that with just one hospital has currently donated can from each member of our approximately 1000 cans of food 200-strong team in the emergency to the foodbank – with more department, we could make such adding to the total every day. a difference. The Harlow Foodbank is in need of tinned goods to help local families in these difficult times. They would also very gratefully receive other non-perishable items, such as rice, pasta, noodles, and toiletries. The hospital is encouraging as
Ogechi Emeadi, director of people, organisational development and communications, said: Thank you to the emergency department (ED) team for thinking of this wonderful idea, which we have all been inspired by. We want to keep the initiative rolling,
with many colleagues continuing to join in. We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support we’ve seen from our local community in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19). We are extremely pleased to be able to make this contribution to help local families who are struggling during these unprecedented times.
Pictured overleaf top: The COVID-19 Strategic Cell at The Princess Alexandra Hospital supporting the ‘Can with a can’ campaign for our local residents Overleaf: non-executive directors supporting the ‘Can with a can’ campaign for our local residents. Some of the canned goods collected so far.
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