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FRONTLINE SUPPORT
Nursing is in his DNA
Innisfil resident, Chris Gariepy (Georgian Fellowship,
2019), is known for giving back to his community,
particularly to Georgian College where he's been an
enthusiastic participant on many volunteer committees
and boards over the years. But, when he was asked to
co-chair the Simcoe County advisory committee of the
Frontline Support: Health-care Heroes Closer to Home
campaign, it was personal - very personal.
"Nursing is something that's close to my heart," he
explains. "My mother was a nurse. My grandmother
was a nurse. My aunts were nurses. My sister is a nurse
and so is my daughter. So, you know, the campaign just
checked all the boxes for me."
Georgian launched its Frontline Support campaign to
raise funds to transform nursing learning environments
and equipment, and create new awards, scholarships
and bursaries at the Barrie and Owen Sound campuses
in 2021, with a robust campaign advisory serving in each
community.
Chris credits the support of Debra and their children
through the years as he's been involved in the
community, and he believes the same strong bond to
family and community in the people he talked to was the
reason the campaign was so successful.
Visit GeorgianCollege.ca/frontlinesupport to read
Chris Gariepy's full story and more about the donors and
volunteers who made the Frontline Support: Health-care
Heroes Closer to Home campaign a success.
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Debra and Chris Gariepy stand in front of the nameplate for their named space inside the Dr. MaryLynn West-Moynes Nursing and Wellness Wing.
