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United Way #8365 | CFC #42512
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Silver Linings Gala Recap
Hospice Caring's 2016
Silver Linings Gala
raised over $300,000 to support our critical services!
Councilmember
Craig Rice, Master of Ceremonies with Senator Cheryl Kagan, Hospice Caring Trustee
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Ron Paul, EagleBank;
Ken Cook, Revere Bank & Hospice Caring Trustee; Bernie Buteau, Hospice Caring Trustee; Councilmember Sidney Katz
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Thank you to all of our
gala sponsors, and a special shout out to our
Silver Platter Sponsors
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- Bill and Pam Hard
- Richard & Rebecca Kay/ Larry Kay & Meredith Rodnan
- The J. Willard and
Alice S. Marriott Foundation
- Miller & Long Co., Inc.
- Turner Construction Company
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Do you know a teen who could benefit from grief support?
Register for Camp ErinĀ© Today - FREE of Charge
Friday, October 28 - Sunday, October 30, 2016
This free, weekend-long experience combines traditional, fun camp activities with grief education and emotional support. Lead by grief professionals and trained volunteers, Camp Erin provides a unique opportunity for youth facing similar life circumstances to increase levels of hope, enhance self-esteem, and learn they are not alone.
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Annual BOWL-A-THON sponsored by Shulman Rogers!
Saturday, October 22 from 2:30 - to 5 pm
Bowl America, 1101 Clopper Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
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NEW - Cancer Caregiver Support Group - FREE of Charge
3rd Wednesday of each month from 6:30 - 7:30 pm (First meeting November 16)
Johns Hopkins Health Care and Surgery Center, 6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 1200, 1st Floor
Hospice Caring's Volunteer Helping Hands program is partnering with Suburban Hospital to offer caregivers a venue to share information,
experiences, support, encouragement, and most importantly - HOPE! The meetings are opportunities for caregivers to learn from one another.
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"& Thou Shalt Honor" FREE Film Screening and Reflection
Seasons of Caring Community Education Session
Thursday, November 10 from 6:30-9 pm | 6 pm check-in and light refreshments
Join us for a screening of the timeless PBS documentary "& Thou Shalt Honor." The film tackles the tough, heartbreaking and life-affirming topics of coping with frailty and the ways we care for older adults.
Following the film, Judith Peres, LCSW-C, will lead a discussion
on caregiving and our own fears about fragility in our parents, our spousesand ourselves.
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New Volunteer Training - Caregivers and Bereavement Support Group Facilitators Needed!
November 15, 16, and 17 from 8:30 am - 4 pm
The Hospice Caring Cottage (
directions)
Register now for our three-day training to become a Hospice Caring volunteer. Provide companionship and practical support to patients in need or facilitate adult or children's bereavement groups.
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FREE Adult Grief Support Groups Now Forming
November Start Dates
 Our safe, confidential support groups are composed of caring people who are grieving similar losses. All groups are facilitated by trained volunteers and provided at no charge.
Groups forming include: Adult Child Loss, Parent Loss, Sibling/Friend Loss, Spousal/Partner Loss (under age 50, 50-70, and 70+), and Suicide Loss.
Most groups last 8 weeks.
Contact Anne Baker at anneb@hospicecaring.org or 301-990-0854 to learn more and register.
Time and location of groups are based on member availability.
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Being Mortal -
FREE Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 from 7-9:30 pm | 6:30 pm check-in and refreshments
Suburban Hospital,
8600 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814
Join Hospice Caring, Inc. and Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA)
for our third 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.
Click here to register and see the full scheule of future screenings.
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Volunteer Helping Hands Accepting Referrals - FREE of Charge
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.
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Welcome our new AmeriCorps members: Haily and Julie!
Haily Gonski,
Project CHANGE - AmeriCorps Member
Haily is a recent graduate of the University of Maryland College Park where she received a bachelor's degree in psychology and human development. She is Hospice Caring's 2016-2017 AmeriCorps Project CHANGE member; working in Children's Bereavement Services.
Julie Lasheski,
Volunteer Maryland Coordinator - AmeriCorps Member
Julie, a recent graduate of Towson University in Baltimore, is serving as Hospice Caring's Volunteer Maryland Coordinator for 2016-2017. Her responsibilities include volunteer recruitment and engagement activities for our agency.
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Please remember us in your will and trusts.
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