Ambassadors
« Giving this wow moment! » The Forget For A Moment Foundation expresses its sincere gratitude towards the following campaign ambassadors. With their support and involvement, those community leaders have come together to pledge their efforts towards the realization of the “living wall” at the Orléans Health Hub. The campaign seeks to reach over 1,2 million households through our social media presence. Why not consider joining their ranks? Contact: apineau@oubliepouruninstant.org.
Lucie Mercier-Gauthier
President of the Orléans Health Hub Fundraising Campaign
"Nature offers both what nourishes the body and heals it, and fills the soul, heart and mind with wonder”. Pierre Rabhi, French writer and ecologist (free translation). This quote confirms the need to bring nature inside health care establishments, because it helps them become more humane and therapeutic. This is the reason why I have been part of the Foundation since 2012.
Michel Gauthier
Board Chair of the Foundation & Executive Director of The Canadian Garden Council
Access to nature should not be a privilege, it is a need. Hence my motivation to join the Foundation and make nature accessible to those who cannot visit it.
Alain Pineau
CEO of the Foundation
Since I was a young boy, I have had a passion for plants and gardening. It was totally natural for me at retirement to embrace the mission of the Forget For A Moment Foundation to bring nature inside health care facilities and seniors’ residences.
Omer Livvarcin, PhD
CEO, Vectors Group
Imagine the impact of the flowers you bring home. They change the whole atmosphere. Now imagine the impact of living walls in hospitals. Imagine their impact on patients and their families, imagine their impact on doctors and nurses.
Marc Chénier
CEO, Fondation franco-ontarienne
The campaign corresponds very well to this quote from Jean-Jacques Rousseau, an XVIIIth century French philosopher: “Where it's possible to bring a man back to his natural state, we would see a happy and satisfied creature… thus nature makes man happy and good.” The Forget For A Moment Foundation fulfills perfectly this inspiration of liberty as expressed by Rousseau. And it is for us to get inspired by it!
Natalie Kahalé, MBA
Host of " Nat en parle! " at Rogers TV
I love to learn all the time and to exchange with others. I consider it to be essential to live filled with optimism, love, and daily fun moments. Art, nature and well-being are life’s aspects that I look for on a daily basis. I am proud to be an Ambassador for the Forget For A Moment Foundation. Nature affects us intimately and reminds us of the beauty of life.
Faizal Sudoollah
P. Eng. Energy and Assets Manager, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
Plants purify air in a closed environment, and they give us peace of mind. This shows to what point a human being can live in harmony with plants in his surroundings. The mission of the Forget For A Moment Foundation is to bring nature’s beauty where we are, be it in a hospital, in a seniors’ residence or in a healthcare centre.
Estelle Patenaude
Founder and CEO of Impressions Inc.
I am proud to support the Forget For A Moment Foundation: I find awesome the idea of bringing nature inside health care facilities! I believe in nature’s potential to ensure our well-being and our remaining mentally positive. Nature is a source of serenity, of harmony and of healing; it is a wonderful complement to the health care offered at the Orléans Health Hub.