People are being bombarded with information about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amid the long list of dos and don鈥檛s people encounter daily, 91原创鈥檚 Sonya Janeshewski wanted to offer some encouragement in her submission to the 91原创 Memorial Hospital Foundation mask design contest.
The 91原创 Fine Arts school music student found inspiration in the words of Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial chief medical officer and it won the 14-year-old the youth category prize.
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Janeshewski said she was grateful for the opportunity to take part in the contest since her mom has received good care during a trip to 91原创 Memorial Hospital.
Truth be told, Janeshewski forgot she entered because the deadline to announce the winner came and went. Then she woke up to a surprise email that said she won.
鈥淚t was so cool,鈥� she said. 鈥淪o I ran to my mom and dad鈥檚 room.鈥�
She found out about the contest from a friend and the words of Dr. Henry came floating into her consciousness. The contest got her thinking about the pandemic and about her hometown.
Her mask design is a cluster of positive words in different fonts and colours.
鈥淚鈥檝e done a lot of word art, but it just mostly for me and school,鈥� she said.
Her mom has sewn her some masks, but Janeshewski is excitedly waiting to see her art on a foundation mask.
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We want to acknowledge all our health heroes today: All behind-the-scenes workers, public health & lab professionals, administrative staff, local shop owners who have been feeding our hard-working hospital staff, volunteers, and our front-line workers.
鈥淲e were blown away by the creativity 91原创 showed, and the love and support they wanted to give back to the community,鈥� said Terra Scheer, responsible for foundation communications.
The adult category was won by Harleen Kaur Gill.
The 23-year-old local woman used the image of hands forming a heart that frames a group of health care workers.
鈥淭hank you for this opportunity for me to support my community and the amazing front line workers,鈥� Gill said. 鈥淚 definitely appreciate all they are doing during this difficult time.鈥�
The masks will be available for the public to purchase starting in September but can be ordered through the foundation website. They will cost $20 apiece with proceeds going to support the foundation and the orders are delivered to people鈥檚 homes.
The foundation is also welcoming local businesses that want to carry the masks. So far Country Lumber is on-board.
鈥淲earing a non-medical face mask 鈥� even if you have no symptoms 鈥� is an additional measure you can take to protect others around you and stop the spread of COVID-19,鈥� Scheer noted.
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