A few months ago, the Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) leadership team partnered with a local car dealership to launch an initiative to bring smiles and snacks to front-line workers at the hospital.
The Care Cart is stocked with snacks, treats, drinks and an assortment of non-food items, and is taken around daily by leaders of the organization to departments in the hospital, giving the teams something to boost their energy and spirits.
Steve Jacklin, owner of Tom Smith Chevrolet Buick GMC heard about the Care Cart, and was inspired to support the initiative for its first year with a donation to buy the cart and keep it stocked.
“We are proud to sponsor the Care Cart for the teams at GBGH,” says Jacklin. “These folks are working so hard to look after our community – our neighbours, friends, loved ones – and it is so important that we do what we can to look after them as well.”
GBGH communications specialist and ‘care-cart champion’ Derek Desroches said that with everything hospital staff has been through over the past few years, hospital administration wanted to find a way to lift their spirits.
“It brings so much joy every time the cart goes out, our teams love when it stops by their departments,” Desroches added.
