For one Surrey man, pandemic pay means a donation to charity.

Surrey paramedic Will Rogers donated all of his pandemic pay to the Surrey Food Bank and the Surrey Christmas Bureau Nov. 5, gifting each $2,000.

Now heB次元官网网址檚 inviting others to do the same.

B次元官网网址淚 am going to challenge anyone to give up part, or all, of their pandemic pay to a local charity, or business, or person in need,B次元官网网址� Rogers said.

B次元官网网址淢any of us are working more than we ever did and are doing well despite the pandemic. This presents a great opportunity to help when the need is obvious and great.B次元官网网址�

Rogers said he was inspired to donate his pay because COVID-19 has increased the number of people in need. He also said heB次元官网网址檚 worked with Surrey charities in the past and found the experience very rewarding.

B次元官网网址淲hen the pay came into my account. I looked at it on my computer statement and immediately realized that I would not be keeping it as it should be passed along to others in need in my community,B次元官网网址� said Rogers.

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B次元官网网址淎lthough I appreciate the gesture from the federal government in the form of extra pay, I also realized that in different hands the funds would make a much larger difference to many others.B次元官网网址�

Rogers said heB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址減ut it out there,B次元官网网址� referring to his pandemic-pay challenge to other front-line workers, in the hopes others will step forward and donate much-needed cash to Surrey charities.

B次元官网网址淭his is a way of showing that we are all in this together,B次元官网网址� he explained.

B次元官网网址淔orty per cent of the population has been harshly affected. Forty per cent of the population has not been affected. And twenty per cent of the population is actually doing better than before the pandemic,B次元官网网址� Rogers suggested. B次元官网网址淚 am in the twenty per cent category, as you might expect.B次元官网网址�

As a paramedic, Rogers said his time is in high demand, but despite being pulled in many different directions and having much of his time eaten up over the past six months, he sees opportunity in these challenging times.

B次元官网网址淚 believe we are handed situations in life that will define who we are as a society. This is one of those times.B次元官网网址�

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