Videos

COVID-19 has posed many challenges, especially to charities. With social distancing preventing the traditional Kettle Campaign, the Salvation Army is falling short of what they need. Limestone Lens host Donna Chambers interviews Major Chad Ingram about the challenges and changes faced by the annual campaign in Kingston, ON.

Donna Chambers interviews Kim Hockey, of United Way KFL&A; and Lynn Carlotto, General Manager of the Leon's Centre, regarding the upcoming Community Donation Drive. The Drive is on for the weeks of December 7th and 14th, 2020.

Heather Dickson, Public Health Nurse with KFL&A Health Unit, talks at length about the challenges of contract tracing during this pandemic. Donna Chambers is the host of Limestone Lens on YourTV Kingston.

Kingston Chief of Police, Antje McNeely - chair of the 2020 United Way KFL&A Campaign; and Patrick Murphy, emcee of the Touchdown event, talk about how the 2020 Campaign played out. Donna Chambers is the host of Limestone Lens, seen weekly on YourTV Kingston.

Donna Chambers checks in with Sarah Hogeboom and Renee Belzile, Co-Chairs of the hugely successful Empire Life 2020 United Way fundraising campaign.

Medical Student and Spanish Flu researcher Andrew Belyea provides a fascinating history of the Spanish Flu Pandemic as it played out in Kingston, ON. Limestone Lens, hosted by Donna Chambers, is seen weekly on YourTV Kingston.

In this week's Limestone Lens United Way Showcase, Donna Chambers interviews Kayla Kent of Novelis and Emily Haak of Kingston Youth Shelter. Novelis employees recently helped the Shelter with various jobs from painting to helping to seal the driveway at the Yonge Street location. www.unitedwaykfla.ca

COVID-19 has given us many challenges. One of them was how to ensure that the annual Coat Drive could continue during the Pandemic. Donna Chambers is joined by Bhavana Varma, of the United Way KFL&A and Elizabeth Bardon, of Kingston Health Sciences Centre, to provide a look at how this year's drive was forced to adapt. The drive is on until November 7th, 2020 - if you have a coat or cash to donate, please do - www.unitedwaykfla.ca/coatdrive

2020 has been a difficult year, and has put a strain on all of us. Donna Chambers is joined by Sarah Earl, Clinical Lead at Resolve Counseling, who has some good advice about mentally weathering the Pandemic.