CHEO Loves Volunteers!
March 15, 2020
Dear CHEO Volunteers
CHEO has been carefully monitoring the COVID-19 situation in the best interest of the children, youth and families we serve, and of course all of you. Our volunteers give so much back and provide such wonderful energy and compassion. We are grateful for your generous donation of time and positive energy.
After careful consideration, we have decided to cancel all volunteer shifts at CHEO (including off-site locations and the treatment centre), effective immediately.
We have heard you – your questions about travel and your concern about keeping our families and kids safe and healthy. CHEO currently has no cases of COVID-19 but we always want to be proactive and responsive – to put everyone’s safety first.
We will miss your friendly faces and purple vests around CHEO. Each of you enriches the patient experience at CHEO and so this will be a loss for our families. But it’s just for now, not forever, and we look forward to seeing you all back again soon.
We are hoping to resume volunteer activities on April 15, though this date could change sooner or later depending on the impact of COVID-19 in our community.
Thank you so much for everything you do for our kids and families at CHEO.
Alex Munter
At CHEO, volunteers play an integral role. Over 700 volunteers invest tirelessly to enhance the services and resources that we provide to children, youth and their families. CHEO volunteers bring abundant talents to our hospital, development and rehabilitation services and classrooms, in effort to create a supportive, productive and ever-friendly environment.
Our volunteer program runs throughout the year.
There's many ways to volunteer at CHEO! You can: