In honor of National Volunteer Appreciation Week, we extend our deepest
gratitude
to the 300+ volunteers who are the heart of Hospice Caring!
to see daily spotlights of some of our amazing volunteers!
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April 2016 - In This Issue:
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2015 Annual Report Released
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 Estate Planning 101
Having the proper documents in order will help assure that our end-of-life wishes will be honored.
Join Jerry Gimmel, a Montgomery County estate planning attorney and longtime Hospice Caring Board Member, and Debbie Rankin, a Philanthropic Advisor for Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services for a workshop on
Estate Planning 101
on Thursday, April 21, 2016 from 7 to 9 pm at the Hospice Caring Cottage
. Whether you know it or not, YOU have an estate!
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New Volunteer Training, May 10, 11, 12, 14
New Location, Weekend/Evening Times
Please attend our upcoming training to become a patient
caregiver or bereavement facilitator.
Location:
Kensington Park Senior Living at 3620 Littledale Road, Kensington, MD 20895.
Schedule:
Tuesday-
Thursday, May 10- 12, from 5-9 pm, and
Saturday, May 14 from 8:30 am-4:30 pm.
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Garden Volunteering Open House
Join us on
Tuesday, April 26th from 10-11 am for light refreshments, to tour the Hospice Caring gardens, and to learn about garden volunteering opportunities.
Hospice Caring's gardens (in Gaithersburg) provide welcoming, quiet, and healing spaces for families, staff, volunteers, and the community.
Garden volunteers help with basic gardening essentials one morning each month. No heavy lifting, cutting, or pruning required.
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Raise Your Glass Wine Tasting
Join us on Thursday, May 12 from 6:30-8:30 pm for our second annual
Raise Your Glass wine tasting fundraiser at the home of
Jeffrey Slavin in Chevy Chase, MD. This elegant evening will feature a delicious tasting of wines, hors d'oeuvres, raffle prizes, and free valet parking. Purchase tickets now!
Sponsorship opportunities are still available, please contact Catherine at 301-990-7927 or [email protected] for more info.
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Memorial Day Flags to Honor Heroes
Each year on Memorial Day weekend, Bohrer Park (the home of the Hospice Caring Cottage) is filled with 750 American flags that are sponsored by individuals who wish to honor their heroes.
Please consider sponsoring one or more flags at $50 each by using
this form
so that 50% of your contribution will go to Hospice Caring and the other 50% will go to our partners at the Montgomery Village and Gaithersburg Rotary Club Foundation for other charitable activities. Learn more: www.flagsforourheroes.org.
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 Courageous
Conversations Workshop
You're invited to join experts Jackie Ogg, MSW, LGSW, Maryland Pao, M.D., and Lori Wiener, PhD, DCSW, on
Friday, May 6th from 9 am - 12:15 pm
for an in-depth discussion of the role of social and emotional support for seriously ill adolescents and young adults.
This workshop has been moved to a new location: Casey Community Center, 810 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg, MD 20877.
Free of charge. Sponsored by Hospice Caring in partnership with the City of Gaithersburg. C
EUs are available! Register now.
Almost full.
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Camp Caring Now
Accepting
Applications
Camp Caring is a FREE overnight weekend camp for children, grades 2-5, who are grieving the death of a loved
one.
At camp,
children are paired with trained adult Big Buddies to explore their feelings through sharing memories, expressive arts, trust and bonding activities and recreation.
Video.
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Brochure English
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Brochure Spanish
Camp Caring 2016 will be held June 3-5.
Contact Marie Daly at
301-869-4673 or [email protected] for more information.
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Congratulations, Penny!
Penny Gladhill, our Director of Bereavement Services and one of the founders of Hospice Caring, was honored by the the
Soroptimist International of Upper Montgomery County Maryland
on April 10 with a Ruby Award and a $500 donation to Hospice Caring for her work to improve conditions for women and girls, as well as everyone in our county.
Best Wishes, Lisa and George!
After a 30 year relationship and a 25 year engagement, former Hospice Caring Executive Director (1997- 2006) Lisa McKillop married George Fordham on February 10th at the Collier County Courthouse in Naples, Florida. Penny Gladhill, Jerry and Carol Gimmel and Jacquie and Steve Tennant were among the attendees.
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