August 17, 2005
Care Committee Volunteers Needed
It is a trait of maturity and compassion to look beyond ourselves, our own problems, our own desks, our own circle of friends and to genuinely get involved in some small way to assist a co-worker who cannot assume their customary place with us. With the recent increase in co-worker illnesses, accidents, surgeries, etc., some of us are exploring ways to assist/encourage them beyond what the library/departments customarily do. We are seeking a proper way to inform others outside the employee's department so that anyone wanting to send a card or make a phone call can do so before that person has already returned to work!! At the same time, we wish to protect individual privacy.
We would like your thoughts, ideas and suggestions on this. How might this service be offered so that it protected individual privacy, but alerted people to co-workers who would like some assistance? Would you be willing to help in some way-- send cards, drop off a meal or run an errand when necessary?
A name for this service might be "We Care" or "Hesburgh Helpers". HR has a similar group to coordinate their "efforts of caring" and have sent us their guidelines and ideas. Please let us know what you think by sending your thoughts and comments to either Patricia.A.Loghry.1@nd.edu or Alice.M.Barnes.27@nd.edu
Thank you.