Iota Sigma members – Annual Internal Chapter Challenge: Donate to Sigma Foundation for Nursing
by Dr. Patricia Esslin PhD., APRN-CNS, CNE
President (‘19-21)
Once again, Iota Sigma is holding our internal chapter challenge in an attempt to raise funds for Sigma Foundation. This is a reminder of The Sigma Foundation opportunity to donate today and further their mission: …supports Sigma through active fundraising and conscientious stewardship. Sigma Foundation for Nursing “empowers nurses to contribute to our shared global agenda to increase access to high-quality and cost-effective health services.” The Foundation for Nursing is developing every generation of nurse leaders. Your donations fund grants and critical resources that make it possible to improve lives and that is what we, as nurses do, improve lives!
As we approach 2021 International Nurse’s Day, I would like to encourage you to match my personal donation of $75 to the Sigma Foundation for Nursing by May 12, 2021, International Nurse’s Day. Let’s see how much our chapter membership can help the cause this year. Make a donation of $100 and you will be recognized as a 100th Anniversary Donor and recognized by Sigma President Richard Ricciardi in the President’s Circle at the Biennium in November 2021. Direct link to Donate today: Sigma Nursing-Donate Link
Yet it is more about humans, our patients, our nursing brothers and sisters globally, than personal recognition. It is about health as a human right. The theme of International Nurse’s Day 2021 is “Nurses, A Voice to Lead”. The subtheme for 2021 is “A Vision for Future Healthcare”. Nurses are essential in transforming healthcare and health systems so that no person is left behind. Nurses are a voice to lead and are leading by improving access to care; enabling a people–centered approach to health; and by ensuring their voices are heard in influencing health policy, planning and provision.
The past year has been a living challenge for all, yet especially in healthcare and the nursing world. 2021 provides an opportunity to stand together and speak as one. The global pandemic “has shown the world the important role that nurses play in keeping people healthy across the lifespan” (Kennedy, 2020). We must speak louder. We need to speak clearly. With the resources that we currently have available to us, it is no longer acceptable to deny any human the right to healthcare. Make 2021 your year to be a voice to lead “health for all”.
IF 10 individuals meet my initial $75 donation, we will have a Nurse Week opportunity drawing for a $25 gift card (provided by me) among the Chapter Member donors; and I will personally donate an additional $50 donation to the Foundation. Note: Must provide evidence of current donation by May 12, 2021 (Forward your acknowledgment email from Sigma). That would be $875 total coming from Iota Sigma members! Such an achievable Chapter Challenge goal. Let’s do this!
~Patricia