Haldimand County Mayor Hewitt is praising the community for its outpouring of support during the COVID-19 pandemic. From making masks to donating medical supplies/PPE and everything in between, residents of Haldimand have come together to support one another at a time of critical need.

Long-term care homes have been hardest hit by COVID-19, and the visitation restrictions in place to keep residents safe have been difficult for these individuals and their families. In an effort to increase connectedness with loved ones, Haldimand County Mayor Ken Hewitt has launched a new initiative to bring iPads to local long-term care homes. He has received contributions from a number of businesses within the community and is seeking further support to make this goal a reality.

“I reached out to a couple of businesses with the idea of donating iPads and headsets to our long term care residents and was absolutely amazed at the response. What started with bringing a couple of iPads has grown to now over 50 iPads and 200 headsets. I intend to start with Anson Place when they arrive but now my hope is that we will raise enough funds to purchase an iPad and headset for every long term care resident in Haldimand & Norfolk,” said Mayor Hewitt. “Sadly, our biggest problem now is securing the equipment as there are not as many available as we anticipated.”

Mayor Hewitt is encouraging anyone who is willing to assist in securing either funds or iPads to contact him directly at mayor@haldimandcounty.on.ca.