E-news Bulletins promote the award
each month and invite nominations at
any time,” Tamba says.
On its inaugural year, they received a
total of 40 nominations. “Determining
the finalists and ultimate winner was a
difficult ordeal as the first award established the bench marks for subsequent
presentations,” he recalls some of the
challenges. The award, according to
Tamba, sparked numerous congratulatory calls from valued clients and
respected colleagues. The oft-repeated
message was, he says, ‘Why hasn’t this
been done before?’
Fayez Spa, he continues, receives too
many solicitations for donations in any
one year to count, and the majority of
them come from various health-related
foundations. But their partnership with
Nursing Week Gala is an easy initiative
because the community involved with
the health care profession in SouthWestern Ontario is already organized.
These health care partners include the
London Health Sciences Centre, St.
Joseph’s Health Care, Western
University’s Arthur Labatt Family School
of Nursing, Fanshawe College School of
Nursing, Middlesex London Health Unit
and Jarlette Health Services.
As to how this initiative impacts the
bottom line, Tamba admits he has no
measuring stick. “To be honest, I have
no way of measuring this, and I don’t
care. Sometimes, one must do the right
thing for his community, and because of
my own health scare and subsequently,
the exemplary care from my nurse, creating an award [that can be used as a
forum to encourage more people to
show their appreciation for the entire
nursing profession] was simply a nobrainer,” he ends. ■
Who else are doing social good in the name of better health? Visit digital
Pulse at experienceispa.com to read more.
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