For one Surrey man, pandemic pay means a donation to charity.
Surrey paramedic Will Rogers donated all of his pandemic pay to the Surrey Food Bank and the Surrey Christmas Bureau Nov. 5, gifting each $2,000.
Now hesa国际传媒檚 inviting others to do the same.
sa国际传媒淚 am going to challenge anyone to give up part, or all, of their pandemic pay to a local charity, or business, or person in need,sa国际传媒� Rogers said.
sa国际传媒淢any of us are working more than we ever did and are doing well despite the pandemic. This presents a great opportunity to help when the need is obvious and great.sa国际传媒�
Rogers said he was inspired to donate his pay because COVID-19 has increased the number of people in need. He also said hesa国际传媒檚 worked with Surrey charities in the past and found the experience very rewarding.
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sa国际传媒淎lthough I appreciate the gesture from the federal government in the form of extra pay, I also realized that in different hands the funds would make a much larger difference to many others.sa国际传媒�
Rogers said hesa国际传媒檚 sa国际传媒減ut it out there,sa国际传媒� referring to his pandemic-pay challenge to other front-line workers, in the hopes others will step forward and donate much-needed cash to Surrey charities.
sa国际传媒淭his is a way of showing that we are all in this together,sa国际传媒� he explained.
sa国际传媒淔orty per cent of the population has been harshly affected. Forty per cent of the population has not been affected. And twenty per cent of the population is actually doing better than before the pandemic,sa国际传媒� Rogers suggested. sa国际传媒淚 am in the twenty per cent category, as you might expect.sa国际传媒�
As a paramedic, Rogers said his time is in high demand, but despite being pulled in many different directions and having much of his time eaten up over the past six months, he sees opportunity in these challenging times.
sa国际传媒淚 believe we are handed situations in life that will define who we are as a society. This is one of those times.sa国际传媒�
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