

On March 19, 2020, RNAO published a media release on the #TogetherWeCanDoIt initiative.
March 11, 2021 marks the one-year anniversary since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.
RNAO along with other health organizations across Ontario asked the public to remember those who have died from the virus and reflect on the hope that lies ahead by lighting a candle and sharing tributes on social media with the hashtags #Candle4COVID and #TogetherWeCanDoIt.
At 6:45 p.m. ET on March 11, 2021, Canada's parliamentary poet laureate Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer – read a poem to commemorate the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 and pay tribute to those who died from the virus.
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This amazing spirit of human solidarity must become even more infectious than the virus itself.
Dr. Tedros
World Health Organization
Beginning Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. local time and every evening going forward, RNAO asked everyone – from the doorsteps of their homes or keeping a safe distance – to cheer on the millions of health providers, social service and other essential front-line workers in Ontario, Canada and around the world who are tackling COVID-19.
RNAO has encouraged the public to post their cheering-up activity on social media with the tag @RNAO and hashtags #TogetherWeCanDoIt and #Cheer4HealthWorkers. The response has been incredible.
Update (Nov. 20, 2020):
Thank you to everyone who participated nightly in our #Cheer4HealthWorkers campaign for the past 246 days.
You've show health-care workers incredible amounts of support, & now, the time for applause is over. It's time to show your support by staying home to help stop #COVID19. #TogetherWeCanDoIt
Retweet our post on Twitter here.
#Maskathon urges you and your loved ones – especially children and youth – to wear a non-medical mask or face covering in indoor public spaces (shops, mall, other businesses), busy areas and transit and send us photos via social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).
For more details on how to get involved, please visit our official webpage.
Letters to Nurses
Letters to RNAO
Our #TogetherWeCanDoIt campaign has been mentioned in the following media stories:
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