Is it safe to canvass in the malls during the COVID-19 outbreak?

Health and safety are top priorities for both our canvassers and the public. SickKids Foundation has been closely monitoring the developments related to COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) and will adjust our fundraising activities as needed. The risk to the public is still considered low and our fundraisers continue to follow Public Health Ontario recommendations:

Wash hands often and well
Exercise good hand hygiene (limit hand shaking, use sanitizing wipes or lotions to clean self and any shared equipment, avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth)
Use Lysol wipes to disinfect pitch cards and tablets
Stay home if unwell

What protocols are in place to ensure both donors and fundraisers are kept safe?

Health and safety for all is the top priority and we want to ensure our community is protected.

Any time our SickKids fundraisers speak to the public, they are closely following public health guidelines which means staying 2 metres away, wearing a mask, using hand sanitizers frequently and not sharing any materials or devices during the sign up process.

The fundraisers have been trained on how to engage with the public safely while speaking to the importance of raising much needed funds to build a new, safer SickKids.

What protocols are in place to ensure both donors and fundraisers are kept safe?

Health and safety for all is the top priority and we want to ensure our community is protected.

Any time our SickKids fundraisers speak to the public, they are closely following public health guidelines which means staying 2 metres away, wearing a mask, using hand sanitizers frequently and not sharing any materials or devices during the sign up process.

The fundraisers have been trained on how to engage with the public safely while speaking to the importance of raising much needed funds to build a new, safer SickKids. Canvassers who are fundraising in green, yellow and orange zones also reside in those communities.