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When Caregiving Ends...
What's Next?
Hospice Caring is proud to share this AARP article about our newest program,
a weekend, overnight retreat for former caregivers whose loved one has recently died.
Click here to view photos of the retreat. Thank you to Colleen and Ron Luzier for their generous contribution
which made the vision
for this program a reality.
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Family Nights: Grief Support for the Whole Family
Pre-Thanksgiving Session
Thursday, November 16, 2017 from 5:30 - 8 pm
Hospice Caring, Inc.,
518 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD
Join us for this free workshop to make Holiday art as a family! You'll hav
e the opportunity to express your grief and honor your loved one while bringing your family closer together. This program is free of charge and dinner is included.
Appropriate for families with children ages 5-18. Space is limited. Registration required. Contact Haily Gonski at 301-869-4673 or
hailyg@hospicecaring.org
to register and learn more.
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A seperate family night will be held in Spanish on Thursday, November 9, 2017
from 6:15 - 8:30 pm at Arcola Elementary School in Silver Spring.
(Spanish Flyer
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For more information, or to sign-up, please contact Mabilia at
mabiliar@HospiceCaring.org.
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Seasons of Caring Community Education Workshop:
Suicide Loss and Helping the Community Heal
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 from 7 to 8:30 pm | 6:30 pm check-in and refreshments
Hospice Caring, Inc., 518 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD
Death by Suicide is devastating and hard for all of us to understand. Feelings of guilt and shame can complicate the loss. Join Brandon English, Director of Loss & Healing Programs for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and Anne Baker, Director of Adult Bereavement Services and Training at Hospice Caring, Inc., for this free workshop to learn how to support those who are grieving a death by suicide.
Flyer PDF
 Registration is required.
For more information contact Thanuja Rajapakse
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Tree of Love & Candle Luminary Celebration
Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 6 pm
Hospice Caring, Inc., 518 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD
Make the world a bit brighter this holiday season as we honor and remember those who have touched our lives. Join us for our traditional lighting of the tree, instrumental music, responsive readings, and reading of the names.
This event is free and open to the public. For $35 per name or three names for $100, your loved ones' names will be read aloud at the ceremony.
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2017 Volunteer Appreciation Celebration
Saturday, December 9, 2017 from 11 am-1 pm
Hospice Caring, Inc., 518 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD
Have you volunteered with Hospice Caring this year? If so, please j
oin us for our annual Volunteer Appreciation Celebration and Winter Holiday Party! This Champagne Brunch is just a small token of our appreciation for all that our volunteers do for Hospice Caring and our community.
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Gift Wrapping at Barnes & Noble
Sunday, December 17 - Sunday, December 24, 2017
Barnes and Noble, 21 Grand Corner Avenue in Gaithersburg, Maryland
Volunteer to wrap gifts at the Barnes and Noble Rio location while raising critical awareness and funds for Hospice Caring, Inc.
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Hospice Caring Selected as Moxie Award Finalist
 Hospice Caring is pleased to have been named a finalist in the 2017 Moxie Awards!
"Congratulations to our amazing team for enabling us to be recognized as one of the boldest and most innovative organizations in the D.C. metro community," said Allison Stearns, Executive Director.
Finalists were recently announced by Katie Jordan, the 2017 Moxie Award executive chairwoman.
"We received an unprecedented number of entries," Jordan said. "We look forward to revealing the winners at the 2017 Moxie Award celebration on Nov. 8 at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner."
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Hospice Caring Featured in Catalogue of Philanthropy
This year, Hospice Caring was one of 77 chosen from a competitive field of nearly 200 candidates by a team of over 120 Catalogue reviewers.
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Remembering Bill Blandford
 Bill Blandford, our faithful volunteer since 2003, died on October 15, 2017.
Over the 14 years Bill volunteered for us he cared for 161 patients. Most of all Bill loved his volunteer work with Hospice Caring and each time he visited a new patient we would always get a call saying "he is such a gentleman." Bill and his wife, Jacke, have supported our programs with their time, love and donations. This has been a great loss to our hospice family and our sympathy goes out to Jacke and his 3 children. He will be greatly missed.
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Donor Spotlight: Moyer and Sons Moving and Storage
A strong and enthusiastic shout out to Moyer and Sons Moving and Storage, Inc for their tireless and very generous support to Hospice Caring for more than a quarter of a century! Tiny Moyer, the founder of Moyer and Sons Moving and Storage, was one of Hospice Caring's original trustees and he remained committed to us until his death in 2015. His son and the rest of the family have continued to embrace our mission by supporting our bereavement camp, our gala, and graciously assisting us with all of our moving needs. Thank you, Moyer and Sons for being such a gem in our community!
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Ongoing Free Support Services
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Volunteer Helping Hands
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Volunteer Helping Hands Accepting Referrals
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.
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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Cancer Caregiver Support Group
3rd Wednesday of each month from 6 - 7 pm (Next meeting - November 15)
Johns Hopkins Health Care and Surgery Center, 6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 1200, 1st Floor Hospice Caring's Volunteer Helping Hands program, along with Suburban Hospital, offers caregivers a venue to share information,experiences, support, encouragement, and most importantly - HOPE! The meetings are opportunities for caregivers to learn from one another. Registration is required. Please contact Penny Gladhill at penny@hospicecaring.org or 301-990-0852 to register.
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Adult Bereavement Support
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Spousal/Partner Loss Under Age 50 - Group Now Forming
This Under 50 Spousal/Partner Loss grief support group, facilitated by trained volunteers, allows participants to
meet others who are also grieving, share their stories, and learn from one another. Dates, time and location TBD. Pre-registration is required. To register,
contact Anne Baker at 301-990-0854 or anneb@hospicecaring.org.
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Support Group - Grieving the Death of a Service Member
Fourth Tuesday of each month, 7- 8:30 pm (Next Meeting - November 28, 2017)
Hospice Caring, Inc., 518 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD
Hospice Caring, along with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), holds a monthly support
group for all those grieving the loss of a loved one who served in the Armed Forces, regardless of circumstance of death or relationship to the deceased. The group meets the fourth Tuesday of every month and participants are asked to bring a favorite picture or memento to share.
Please RSVP to Audri Beugelsdijk by email at audri@taps.org.
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Support Group - Spousal/Partner Loss
Mondays from 1-2:30 pm at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center in Silver Spring
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his support group is open to anyone who has experienced the death of a spouse or partner. Pre-registration is required.
To register, contact Anne Baker at 301-990-0854 or anneb@hospicecaring.org
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Please remember us in your will and trusts.
United Way #8365 | CFC #42512
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Hospice Caring has been chosen for inclusion in the 2017-18 print 
