Glow up the night.

We honored all the voluntary care givers by putting some Christmas lights in the window and lit them up at 8.

Can’t seem to find much info on this initiative so I re print the news brief verbatim from the Okalakatiget Society web page.

Do you know of people who are providing unpaid care to a spouse, a family member or a friend ?
If you do, there is a way you can show your appreciation for them.
Shelley Russell is the Provincial Coordinator for Care Givers in Isolation.
She says Ross Wiseman, Minister of Community Health & Services for the Province made a declaration to recognize caregivers.
That being the first week of October is proclaimed as Care Givers week,
So different events will be hosted across the province to support the valuable contributions caregivers make to our families and to society.
There are no events organized for Labrador because there are no Caregiver support groups.
In spite of that anyone can show their appreciation for caregivers that week.
And take part in special event in the evening of October 1st, which is called “Glow with us day”.
You can show how much you appreciate caregivers by lighting up Christmas lights at 8 pm in your window on October 1st.
Russell says this idea started in Nova Scotia and everyone can help by “shining the light” for caregivers.

Did not go out to look but from our house there seemed to be several other homes with a few lights in their windows, and some fire works were set off down the road just at 8, coincidence? I am not sure.

A funny little aside; my mom called the other night from down under. I mentioned the thing about volunteer care givers being honored; my mom has been looking after Dad for quite some years now. Mother’s first reaction was “I did not volunteer for this! We had a good chuckle, but it sure has not been easy for her. I did offer up the explanation that the volunteer must mean that you do all the work for free. More chuckles.