The Reflection Room® project: How storytelling supports processing grief
The Saint Elizabeth Foundation offers a project called the Reflection Room – a space for thinking and talking about dying, death, and grief. The Reflection Room project is an evidence-based participatory art installation that was developed by researchers at the SE Research Centre and Memorial University in 2016. The project included a research component that evaluated […]
Volunteer ‘angels’ reach out to those in need on the freezing streets of Windsor
On one of the coldest nights in our region this winter season, two “angels” stood outside the Downtown Mission Tuesday evening handing out socks and gloves and blankets to those in need. Anna Iacoboni and Kerri Stephenson distributed the donated items from the back of a minivan to a lineup of people gathered in below […]
Two Windsor-Essex Seniors Named Senior Achievement Awards Recipients
The Ontario government is celebrating the accomplishments of 16 outstanding seniors including two from Windsor-Essex for their contributions to their communities and to the province. “I am pleased to recognize the impressive recipients of the 2022 Ontario Senior Achievement Award,” said the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. “I would like to thank each […]
Why social impact matters: Reflections from a nursing leader
The importance of social impact was brought home for me on my adventure through the backcountry of the Alberta Rockies from the unique vantage point of my horse, Timone. The ride was a dream of mine that I also leveraged to support one of our signature charitable projects, Journey Home Hospice, Toronto’s only hospice specifically serving patients who […]