An Ovation Across the Nation for Australia's Essential Workers
Tim Costello, Puppies, footballers, workmates join the Ovation Tuesday May 5
Australians will gather in person and online Tuesday May 5 to give our essential workers the ovation they deserve for going above and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ovation Across the Nation helps launch Giving Tuesday in Australia which begins May 5 and continues all month. Giving Tuesday began in the US in 2012 and is a day to celebrate and encourage giving in all its forms – donating, giving thanks, performing a kind act or volunteering. Traditionally Giving Tuesday is in December but COVID-19 has inspired an impromptu global campaign. Thousands of Australia's community groups and nonprofits will use Giving Tuesday as a catalyst to raise money, recruit volunteers and thank supporters.
"This pandemic revealed that everybody - from doctors to
