When you grow up around people who give their time to help others—whether it’s coaching kids’ sports or driving someone to an appointment—you learn early on how community isn’t just where you live. It’s how you show up.

That’s what’s always stuck with me about volunteering. It’s not about recognition. It’s about being there when it matters. Making sure someone feels seen. Paying it forward, because somewhere along the way, someone did the same for you, maybe without you even realizing it.

This same spirit is alive and well at London Health Sciences Foundation.

Whether you’re organizing a fundraiser, offering a warm welcome at an event or helping donors connect their gifts with what matters most—you’re casting something out into the world. A line. A spark. A bit of hope. And while you might not see what’s happening beneath the surface, something always is.

Our hospital is made up of incredible people doing incredible work, with volunteers and donors playing a vital role. You keep things moving forward. You remind us health care isn’t just about medicine. It’s about care in the deepest sense of the word.

As I step into this role as Chair, I’m proud to stand alongside a community that knows what it means to be all in—to show up, time and again, with heart.

We don’t always know what’s around the next bend. But I know this: if we keep casting, keep showing up, we’ll keep making meaningful things—together.

Thanks for all you do.

— Tom