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Widower builds adoption legacy


A widowed man is being helped by an agency in Birmingham to help build an adoption legacy in the name of his late wife. Harjinder Kalsi tragically lost his wife Geeta to Covid-19 in January


at the age of just 45, as they were on the verge of becoming parents through adoption. In Geeta’s memory, Harjinder is now leading a campaign to


raise money to help others going through the adoption process and to encourage more people to consider adoption. Harjinder said: “When Geeta died I felt like my dreams and my


future died with her. It is still incredibly raw, but what is keeping me going now is to do something positive in Geeta’s memory – something I know she would want me to do. “I’m raising money for an adoption charity and I also want to get the message


out there to encourage people to adopt – to tell them that the process is not as scary and daunting as they might think.” Harjinder and Geeta had been approved for adoption by Adoption@ Heart who, following


Geeta’s death, put Harjinder in touch with Adoption Focus, which was crowned ‘Outstanding Charity of the Year’ at Solihull Chamber’s 2020 annual awards. The memorial campaign has raised more than £5,000 so far. Adoption Focus CEO Anna Sharkey said: “It is a privilege for Adoption Focus to be working


with Harjinder in his amazing efforts to honour the memory of his wife Geeta in such a positive way”


Adoption legacy: Harjinder and his late wife Geeta


Covid-safe business


pledge is launched Solihull Council has teamed up with Coventry and Warwickshire councils to launch a new Covid-safe business pledge. The initiative is aimed at all businesses


across the regions, including shops, factories, offices and eventually hospitality, as a way of reassuring staff and customers that businesses and venues are operating in a Covid-secure manner. It is entirely voluntary, but by signing up


to the pledge, the councils say that businesses are making a positive statement that they are following the relevant guidelines to ensure their premises are Covid-secure. The pledge covers social distancing, face coverings, ventilation, vaccination, testing and isolating, employee health and well-being and risk assessments. Nick Page, chief executive of Solihull


Council, said: “The Business Pledge is a simple way for Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire authorities to help businesses reassure customers that they are doing all they can to operate in a Covid-secure way.”


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