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INDUSTRY NEWS
NOVEMBER 2021
The simple, sweet gesture boosting hospital staff spirits Miles Beamish, Finlease Group’s Partner, shares how their company lifted healthcare staffs spirits during the peak of COVID.
I recently found myself reflecting on a question that is relevant to all of us at this time: “If you were asked tomorrow to step into a Covid Ward or ICU unit — even with full PPE protection, to provide personal and close up care to a group of strangers, would you do it?” This was the catalyst for Project Freddo Frog, an initiative which has had the backing of the 80 staff members making up the Finlease family. Since its inception, over 50,000 individually wrapped chocolates (we ran out of Freddos) have been distributed across both the Greater Sydney and Melbourne hospital and ambulance networks. It is Finlease’s small but symbolic gesture in support of the thousands of frontline workers across our hospitals, ambulances and other healthcare professionals who have worked tirelessly and selflessly throughout this Covid pandemic. They are not only to be admired, but we owe them an enormous debt of gratitude for doing so much to keep us all safe throughout this pandemic and into the months ahead. We can’t do their jobs for them, so the least we can do is provide a little something that gives them a nice surprise and a sugar hit during their long and stressful days. A response from one of the hospitals which received their surprise of delivered chocolates sums it up perfectly.
Below are some quotes from hospital staff. “You have made our day, we can’t express enough the joy of receiving a chocolate especially at 2.00pm in the afternoon, the difference it made to our day.” “As COVID-19 continues to spread, the future has never felt so unpredictable. These are challenging times for us all, and we hope you’re in good spirits and health. Right now, we’re doing everything possible to sustain daily operations and provide services to our community. While there’s a lot of uncertainty, we know that we will get through this. We are so grateful to you for taking the time to think about us and sending good vibes our way.” “Your ‘small’ token of appreciation as you call it, makes a big difference to us and is felt and very much appreciated by each and every one of our staff.” What small gesture of appreciation could you make? Maybe pay for a healthcare worker’s morning coffee if they are in the queue in front of you, or perhaps pen a quick thank you letter to your local hospital or ambulance station, it will all make a difference.
