In an open letter to our staff, longtime Latham Centers Board of Directors member Kathryn Earle praises our team members for their extraordinary service in this crazy time of COVID:
“As a Latham Board member, organizational consultant, and human being in the time of COVID, I have been thinking for months, now, of the terrible strain that the pandemic has put on nearly everyone, all over the world. I have been watching and waiting for evidence of “canaries in the coalmine” – the fragile edges and elements in society who are more vulnerable to destabilizing events like this. We all feel it; they are us. I am very much aware that Latham’s work can be difficult and challenging at the best of times. And, although there’s a growing desire to forget about it, we are still in a pandemic and that makes the work even more challenging, especially as we approach another winter. So, I am even more deeply impressed by, and grateful for, the fact that Latham staff members in all roles continue to create a great environment and excellent services for our individuals and their families, and the community as a whole.
I am truly amazed.
I was particularly struck when Anne shared with the Board recently about the high morale in many parts of the organization. Every one of us has a choice as to how to respond to whatever life hands us. No matter how awful it gets, you always have that choice. I am moved and inspired by the examples Latham staff members are setting for all of us, in these strange times.
