Small Good News from the Grassroots
Monica Do Coutto Monni
Hospice Palliative Care management, training and education. International Palliative Care Advocacy Focal Point IAHPC, Canada representative at UNO-WHO related bodies and associations.
Dear All,
I just sent this to our local authorities and my Board, and thought this would brighten your day. It is not only problems, right? There are also small good news.
In the fiscal year of 2020-21, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, Near North Palliative Care Network quickly adapted to work with 100% safety to our volunteers and clients. Where in-person visits were not possible, we were present to our clients with phone and teleconference visits. We served 4,282 clients with palliative care, bereavement and/or training and education services, individually or in groups, and gave 17,330 Volunteer hours to the community. NNPCN is the Volunteer Visiting Hospice of Nipissing and East Parry Sound districts. Despite our modest funding, we fulfilled our promise made on March 24th, 2020, to take the moral high road during challenging times, excerpts quoted below:
The real nature of the Near North Palliative Care Network has always been to serve the members of our Community when they need it the most – during their end of life, grief and bereavement ... Here is how you do it. You keep focus and priority on serving your Client; you shut up and work hard; you mind your business and help all your partners as a good colleague; you collaborate with everybody in the community; whenever possible, you go the extra mile in silence, no need to let others know. You remain a loyal supporter and friend. You have just one word." (May 24th, 2020, NNPCN IN TIMES OF CHANGE)
https://nnpcn.com/your-leadership-blog/
Word given, promise fulfilled.
Sincerely,
Monica Do Coutto Monni, B.A. Pol.Sci. M. Psych.
Near North Palliative Care Network, Executive Director