A kindergarten class at Westwood Public School in Guelph, Ont., made a large poster that includes a rainbow of handprints to brighten the spirits of workers at a Kitchener hospital.

Laura McCran-McDermott is a social worker at St. Mary’s General Hospital and said in December, she saw the toll the pandemic was having on her colleagues as they faced another wave of COVID-19 and increased hospitalizations.

She reached out to her son’s school to see if there was anything the students could do to help hospital workers feel better, such as send cards or letters.

“They delivered this heart inspiring and uplifting