$12,000 • Family Advisory Committee members assisted with a staff appreciation event.
• In 2013-2014, the Family Advisory Fundraising Committee raised over $12,000 for the committee’s initiatives that support inpatient clients and their families, including coffee and movie nights, welcome kits, a Holiday lunch and free coffee and tea in the family lounge.
• We created a ribbon that attaches to the lanyards of family mentors so that clients and families can better identify them in the hospital.
There is an understanding that all the parties, whether it be staff or leadership or family members, have a wealth of knowledge and experience. That experience and that knowledge is valued and is woven into the decision-making process that is a shared one here at Holland Bloorview.” - Tali Golombek, Family Leader, Holland Bloorview
10 | Family Advisory Committee Annual Report 2013–2014