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[United Kingdom] Bristol Airport charity ride raises record £110,000 for Children’s Hospice South West TravelPRNews, Bristol, UK; by Sheryl Rivera; 9/15/26Bristol Airport has turned a two-day cycling challenge into its biggest charity fundraiser to date, with 38 employees and business partners raising £110,000 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). The riders completed a 180-mile journey from Tenby in Pembrokeshire to Bristol Airport on September 10 and 11, covering a mix of roads, coastal sections, countryside and gravel tracks. ... The fundraising total also surpassed the event’s original aim and became the largest amount Bristol Airport says it has raised through a single charity event. ... While the main group was on the road, airport colleagues recreated the challenge inside the terminal by cycling the equivalent distance on exercise bikes in the departure lounge.Editor's Note: Creative. Community engagement. Enthusiasm. Successful. Read and be inspired.

Death Matters: The bedside vigil (Part 2) — after death arrivesSequim Gazette, Sequim, WA; by Jeanette Stehr-Green and Astrid Raffinpeyloz; 9/16/26The bedside vigil is the act of sitting by a dying person during their final hours or days, holding space for them with a loving presence, and tending to their needs. The vigil can provide comfort and companionship to the dying person. It can offer meaning and peace to all involved. The undertaking, however, does not end with the loved one’s last breath. Immediately following the death, the vigil enters a new stage, one that allows time to honor the moment but also attend to the practical steps that must follow. ...

Aviva Senior Living partners with Empath Tidewell Hospice to support Tikvah, Sarasota’s first Jewish hospice program NEWSnet, Sarasota, FL; by EIN Presswire; 9/15/26 Aviva Senior Living is proud to partner with Empath Tidewell Hospice, Sarasota’s leading provider of end-of-life care, to launch a new Jewish hospice program called Tikvah. Led by Sepi Ackerman, Director of Jewish Community Development at Tidewell Hospice, Tikvah is the first program of its kind in Sarasota. It offers specialized services to honor the wishes of Jewish patients and help keep them comfortable during their final days. ... The program provides many services, such as service boxes that bring religious traditions like Shabbat to a patient’s bedside, on-call clergy through a coalition of local rabbis, Jewish vigils, Jewish music, and more. Patients and families can join Tikvah for free as part of their existing Tidewell care.

Death over Thai food helps grieving families cope with lossVITAS Healthcare; Press Release; 9/10/26If you walk by Thaibodia Bistro, a popular Thai and Cambodian restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area on a Friday evening, you might assume the diverse group of patrons deep in conversation and dishes of pad thai and lort cha are participating in a neighborhood book club or networking event. This group is unique. They are learning to cope with death over the comforts of community and Thai food. ... Death Over Thai Food is the brainchild of Chaplain Jonah Sanderson, an interfaith chaplain for VITAS Healthcare. ... Drawing on a 15-year career marked by innovative approaches to community engagement and support, Sanderson sought a unique way to help people process loss. .. With these thoughts in mind, he gathered 20 caregivers in varying stages of bereavement and invited them to dinner.

A new market for AI: preparing families for hospice care LeadingAge; by Cast; 9/9/26 Artificial intelligence tools can help family caregivers to better understand and locate hospice services. While aging services organizations are tapping artificial intelligence (AI) tools to serve their staff, communities, and residents, AI can fill gaps for a different audience—family caregivers who need education and support as their loved one transitions to hospice. ...

How Caledonia is using a community festival to redefine end-of-life planning McKnights Senior Living; by Kimberly Bonvissuto; 9/7/26 A first-of-its-kind festival aims to bring “deathcare” back into the fabric of community life by reducing fears and stress tied to the end of life. Caledonia Senior Living & Memory Care in North Riverside, IL,  is partnering with Wally’s Hearth, a Chicago nonprofit working to establish the state’s first social model hospice home, to host Telling the Bees Fest: A Chicagoland Deathcare Education & Resource Festival. The festival is designed to foster “honest, compassionate conversations about death, caregiving, planning, grief, remembrance and what it means to care for one another through the full human experience,” according to organizers.

A growing Bay County deserves more choices in compassionate care | guest column Panama City News Herald, Panama City, FL; by Julie Head; 9/6/26 Bay County’s remarkable growth has brought new neighborhoods, businesses and opportunities. But as our population grows and ages, more families will face serious illness, care for aging parents and make difficult health care decisions. A community’s strength is measured not only by how it welcomes new residents, but also by how it supports people during life’s most vulnerable moments. That's why conversations about hospice, and access to it, matter. ... For nearly 45 years, Big Bend Hospice has served North Florida from its roots in Tallahassee as a community-based nonprofit. We expanded into Bay County because we saw a growing need for nonprofit hospice care. Before opening our doors, we spent months listening. ...

Sagility volunteers host back-to-school Event for Hospice El Paso's Butterfly Program Cision PRWeb, El Paso, TX; by Sagility; 9/3/26 Sagility, a leading tech-enabled healthcare operations and transformation company, recently hosted a volunteer-led back-to-school picnic for children and families connected to Hospice El Paso's Butterfly Program. The event brought together local families, community partners, and Sagility employees to help students prepare for the upcoming school year. ... Hospice El Paso's Butterfly Program provides specialized pediatric and perinatal hospice care, emotional support, and resources for families facing serious illness, end-of-life care, or loss. Hosting the event reflects Sagility's broader dedication to giving back to the regions where its employees live and work.Editor's Note: A back-to-school picnic sounds simple — until you consider that these children and families are living with serious illness, end-of-life care, or loss through the Butterfly Program's pediatric and perinatal hospice care. Sagility's volunteers didn't just fund it; they showed up, in person, restoring an ordinary joy that grief so often steals. Which local employer in your community could become this kind of partner — not just a donor, but a familiar face at your next family event?

Record-breaking Lube-a-Thon for Hospice GreatNews.Life; by Center for Hospice Care; 8/31/26 On July 31, Tom’s Car Care Center hosted the 21st Lube-a-Thon for Hospice. At this one-day event, customers get an oil change – full- or semi-synthetic oil, it doesn’t matter – and a car wash for a minimum donation of $50 to Center for Hospice Care. This year’s event broke the “modern-day” record for the number of cars serviced and the amount of money raised to support our promise that no one eligible for hospice care will ever be turned away, regardless of their ability to pay. The team at Tom’s changed the oil in 177 vehicles that day. The doors on the two bays opened just before 7am and there were cars in each of them until just before 6pm. In fact, cars started to line up at 6am – a full hour before the event began. Including donations and sponsorships, the event raised over $12,500, with all proceeds benefiting Center for Hospice Care.

The sandwich generation confronts the caregiver crunch: Sonia’s story IndiaCurrents; by Snigdha Sen; 8/28/26 The Indian American community is aging. As the U.S. faces a severe caregiver shortage, the community faces an even greater challenge: finding culturally and linguistically appropriate care. The Aging with Dignity project looks at efforts within and beyond the Indian community to help the "sandwich generation" care for aging parents. This is Part 1 of a three-part series.

Miles for Mercy raises more than $4,000 before riders hit the road PR Newswire, Frederick, MD; by American Iron Speed-n-Cycle; 7/25/26 American Iron Speed-n-Cycle has raised more than $4,000 for Frederick Health Hospice through community sponsorships for the 2nd Annual Miles for Mercy Poker Run, nearly doubling the total raised during last year's event before a single rider takes to the road this year [on Oct. 17]. ... "The response from the business community has been incredible," said Tracy O'Clair, marketing manager for American Iron Speed-n-Cycle and organizer of Miles for Mercy. "These businesses aren't simply putting their names on an event. They're choosing to give back to an organization that supports people and families throughout our community during some of the most difficult times in their lives."

Soul injury in St. Augustine aims to help health workers with trauma The St. Augustine Record, St. Augustine, FL; by Lucia Viti; 8/24/26 Community Hospice & Palliative Care is bringing a specialized Soul Injury Workshop to St. Augustine, designed to help health-care workers address the emotional wounds that often accompany trauma, grief and caregiving. The workshop brings together child protection advocates, mental health providers, victim advocates, educators, domestic violence staff, social workers, first responders, nurses, nursing students and other medical professionals. [Additional access may be limited by a paywall.]Editor's Note: This community initiative exemplifies excellence for collaboration across the continuum of care. Every hospice patient, caregiver, and family arrives carrying their own history of trauma, grief, and caregiving — unhealed "soul injury," in Deborah Grassman's language of unmourned loss and unforgiven guilt. A hospice's most sacred season can reinforce those wounds through rushed, dismissive care, or begin to heal them through compassionate presence. Which door are you opening?