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Severna Park Teens Fold Hope Into Gifts For Hospice Patients
12/10/23 at 04:00 AMSeverna Park Teens Fold Hope Into Gifts For Hospice PatientsSeverna Park [MD] VoiceDecember 8, 2023... Kateri Jarvis and Hannah Kim hope classmates will help them make hundreds of origami cranes to give to Hospice of the Chesapeake patients. Inspired by the Wishing Crane Project, a nonprofit organization started by high schoolers in Arizona, the Severna Park High School juniors worked through the summer to start a chapter at their school.
Finding purpose in the journey—Hospice volunteer shares joy of finding life again
12/10/23 at 04:00 AMFinding purpose in the journey—Hospice volunteer shares joy of finding life againWest Plains (MO) Daily QuillDecember 8, 2023West Plains, MO—For Kay “Katie” Dowler, volunteering one day a week at Ozarks Healthcare At Home: Hospice has become her way of giving and finding a renewed sense of purpose. The journey with Ozarks Healthcare At Home: Hospice has come full circle, from being patient’s partner to a grateful volunteer.
Sandpiper Scottsdale donates $4,000 in food for hospice patients
12/10/23 at 04:00 AMSandpiper Scottsdale donates $4,000 in food for hospice patientsDaily Independent (Phoenix, AZ)December 8, 2023Scottsdale, AZ—For the second year in a row, Sandpiper Scottsdale held a holiday food drive to benefit Hospice of the Valley patients and families in need. The community donated $4,000 in nonperishable food, along with $200 for extra groceries.
Franklin resident makes Christmas care packages for hospice patients
12/09/23 at 04:00 AMFranklin resident makes Christmas care packages for hospice patientsDaily Journal (Franklin, IN)December 7, 2023Franklin, IN—The shining silver bell, tied with a red ribbon, was etched with one word—”Believe.” Clarice Duits thought it was perfect. The Franklin resident was searching for special gifts to include in care packages for patients in hospice this holiday season. She had chocolate and candy canes, but needed something to tie the gifts together while showing each patient they weren’t alone. “I started thinking of Santa, and doing good for others, and that made me think of ‘The Polar Express,’” she said. “One idea just led to another, and I looked up Polar Express bells, and lo and behold, there they were.” This holiday season, Duits has crafted more than 60 gift baskets to be distributed to hospice patients. ... She worked with Main Street Hospice in Franklin, which will distribute them to its patients throughout December. The effort speaks to the importance community members hold to the work hospices do, said Cheryl Mioduski, volunteer coordinator for Main Street Hospice.
Volunteers stepping up to help Hospice of the Red River Valley finish holiday gifts
12/04/23 at 04:00 AMVolunteers stepping up to help Hospice of the Red River Valley finish holiday giftsFargo (ND) ForumDecember 1, 2023Fargo, ND—The community is stepping up to give grieving families a special gift for the holidays. Hospice of the Red River Valley makes teddy bears called Celebration Bears using the clothing of patients who have passed away as keepsakes at the request of their families.
Hospice Savannah gives patients ornaments to record final messages from loved ones
12/03/23 at 04:00 AMHospice Savannah gives patients ornaments to record final messages from loved onesWSAV-TV (Savannah, GA)November 30, 2023Savannah, GA—It’s the gift that keeps giving. Holiday Voices is the only keepsake recordable ornament on the market. Each year owner Savannah Kelly donates boxes of the ornaments for patients to record a final message on for their loved ones to have.