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Camp Caring 2016
Camp Caring, our annual camp for children who are grieving, took place June 3-5, 2016.
Click here to see photos.
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Three-year Strategic Plan
After months of hard work,
Hospice Caring is proud to
introduce our new, three-year Strategic Plan.
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Hospice Caring Seeks AmeriCorps Applicants
Hospice Caring is honored to have been selected as a service site for two full-time AmeriCorps Member
s this year.
Please share
these positions
with anyone you think may be interested in applying. Both are one year positions beginning in September 2016.
Our Project CHANGE AmeriCorps Member will work with our children's bereavement programs.
Our
Volunteer Maryland Coordinator (VMC) AmeriCorps Member will work with
our Volunteer Helping H
ands program and support our community outreach efforts.
Strong applicants will have a bachelors degree, good interpersonal skills, ability to complete complex tasks and meet deadlines, and a desire to make a difference. Bilingual in Spanish/English preferred.
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Hospice Caring selected as a Camp Erin Partnership Site
 We are thrilled to announce that Hospice Caring has been selected by the Moyer Foundation to become a Camp Erin partnership site. Camp Erin is the largest national bereavement program for youth grieving the death of a significant person in their lives and Hospice Caring is fortunate to be joining a network of 46 Camp Erin locations around the country. Our first Camp Erin will be exclusively for teens and will be held the weekend of October 28-30. More information will be available soon. If you have any questions about Camp Erin or would like more information about the October teen camp, please contact Marie at maried@hospicecaring.org .
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Comedy Show to Benefit Hospice Caring
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 |
6:00 pm doors open for dinner | 7:30 pm Showtime
Hospice Caring was selected as the charity for a comedy benefit show
on Wednesday, June 15! Join us for a fun night with headliner Patrick O'Donnell, winner of "America's Funniest People" and writer for Jimmy Walker and Jay Leno. Admission is $20 (does not include dinner). Click here to learn more.
For tickets call 301-652-0580 or email kenwatter@aol.com.
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FREE Film Screening and Panel Discussion
BlackRock Center for the Arts
| 12901 Town Commons Drive,Germantown, MD 20874
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 7:00 to 9:30 pm
| 6:30 pm check-in
Join
BlackRock Center for the Arts
,
Hospice Caring, Inc. and
Jewish Social Service Agency
(JSSA) for a free
screening and discussion of the PBS FRONTLINE film Being Mortal. Based on the best-selling book by Atul Gawande, MD, this documentary explores the hopes of patients and families facing terminal illness and their relationships with their physicians.
See the film and be part of a national conversation! This event is made possible in part by the Hospice Foundation of America.
Panelists:
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Shelvan Arunan, PhD.
,
Executive Director, Mission Integration & Spiritual Care at Adventist HealthCare
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Gerald Gimmel, Esq.,
Attorney at Gimmel, Weiman, Ersek, Blomberg & Lewis, P.A.
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Dr. Natalie Kontakos,
MD, Palliative Care Physician, Adventist HealthCare, Shady Grove Medical Center
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Save the Date- Silver Linings Gala
Hospice Caring's annual Silver Linings Gala will take place on
Saturday, September 24, 2016.
Master of Ceremonies: Councilmember Craig Rice
Gala Co-Chairs: Linda M. Ellington and Tori Tomlinson
Auction Chair: Anu Sharman
Legacy Award: Larry Kay & Meredith Rodnan and Richard & Rebecca Kay,
in memory of their mother Shirley Kay
Loyalty Award: Pam Hard and Jacquie Tennant
Click here for sponsorship opportunities and to learn more about the gala.
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Raise Your Glass Wine Tasting
Thank you to everyone who supported our second annual R
aise Your Glass wine tasting fundraiser on May 12, which surpassed expectations by raising more than $20,000 for Hospice Caring, Inc.
to serve people with terminal illness and those who are grieving.
Revere Bank, along with President Ken Cook and his wife Julie, served as premier sponsors of the event.
The couple and bank are long-time supporters of Hospice Caring, and have served as our lead sponsors the last two years.
 A huge shout out to our
host, The Honorable Jeffrey Z. Slavin, as well as
George Photinakis at The Bottle Shop. In addition to serving as our wine sponsor, George donated 10% of the evening's wine sale proceeds to Hospice Caring.
The Country Vinter also joined The Bottle Shop in donating wine!
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Referral Information
 Volunteer Helping Hands, Hospice Caring's patient and family program, offers short-term, practical, social and emotional support for people of all ages with a serious illness and no reasonable prospect of a cure. Services include but are not limited to:
companionship and emotional support,
assistance with household tasks,
respite care,
patient advocacy, and
limited transportation to appointments.
If you know someone who could benefit from these services, please have them contact Penny Gladhill at 301-990-0852 or pennyg@hospicecaring.org.
 Adult Grief Support Groups
facilitated by trained Hospice Caring volunteers, allow participants to meet others who are also grieving, share their stories, and learn from one another. Specialized groups include but are not limited to:
adult child loss,
parent loss,
sibling or friend loss,
spousal loss, and
suicide loss.
If you know someone who could benefit from these services, please have them contact Anne Baker at 301-990-0854 or anneb@hospicecaring.org.
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