{"id":26357,"date":"2020-04-16T15:04:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T19:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=26357"},"modified":"2020-04-23T17:45:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T21:45:09","slug":"aurora-mom-realtor-says-thanks-to-frontline-workers-in-very-visible-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-mom-realtor-says-thanks-to-frontline-workers-in-very-visible-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora mom, realtor says thanks to frontline workers in very visible way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the mother of an emergency room doctor, this is a very\nworrying time for Sarah Kavoosi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Aurora realtor regularly checks in with her son,\nKaveh, when he\u2019s finished his shift at Alliston\u2019s Stevenson Memorial Hospital.\nShe hears of the challenges they face, and knows how hard it can be for\nfrontline workers to clear their heads at the end of the herculean shifts each\nof them are being asked to carry out each day in the fight against COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In times like these, there is little else one can say but\n\u201cthank you,\u201d but Ms. Kavoosi, a broker at Re\/Max Hallmark York Group Realty,\nhas taken her thanks to the next level, helping distribute dozens of lawn signs\nto help every day residents do just that: say thanks and encourage everyone to\ndo their part and stay home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Kavoosi\u2019s signs have become increasingly prominent\nacross Aurora as individuals look for ways to spread the poignant message.\nInitially popping up on lawns in the Kennedy Street West area before spreading\nonto neighbouring streets, they can now be found all across Aurora in a show of\nsolidarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just felt I needed to express myself in any way I\ncould to show my gratitude not only to my son but everyone who works on the\nfrontlines,\u201d she says. \u201cWe just have to stay home and as we are watching things\nfrom a distance, I wanted to be able to do something to help. It makes them\nfeel better to know that we are aware of the work they are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming up with the design, Ms. Kavoosi partnered with\nSigns in the Making, located on Industrial Parkway South, to print several\nsigns which she then distributed to her real estate clients throughout Aurora.\nOnce they were printed, she secured the signs from curbside pickup, spraying\neach one with Lysol before loading them in her trunk for distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, as the popularity of the signs continue to mushroom,\nSigns in the Making is now taking orders directly, using Ms. Kavoosi\u2019s template\nto keep paying it forward. The result is a way to spread a positive message\nwhile, at the same time, supporting a small local business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt first, the feedback I got was from people working in\nthe frontlines or those who knew somebody on the frontlines and they all wanted\nto show their gratitude,\u201d says Ms. Kavoosi. \u201cThey would message me with\npictures of their son working on the frontlines in British Columbia, or\nsupporting a neighbour who was a nurse \u2013 everyone wanted to do something at\nthis difficult time and this little gesture of support had people saying, \u2018I\nfeel better today seeing this sign on my lawn, that I am doing something to\nshow my support.\u2019 Everyone wants to do that and this sign gives them a little\nbit of an opportunity to do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am one person and I don\u2019t have the time to go out and\ndeliver more \u2013 that could be a full-time job, which I don\u2019t mind doing at all,\nbut I think it is an achievable thing if somebody \u2013 and I do think people have\nto stay at home \u2013 has to go out to do the grocery run, just pick up a sign.\nPeople really want to do something. It comes from the desire of all of us in\nthe beautiful community of Aurora who want to show our support and unity. That\nis so touching. It is a testament to who we are. As horrible as it is in this\ntime and how people are feeling, it is just heartwarming the actions of\neveryone in the community that really helps us feel special living here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on how to secure your signs, contact Signs in the Making at 905-713-1883. They are located at 225 Industrial Parkway South, Unit 18, and they are happy to arrange contactless pickup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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