Community Serves Newsletter December 2022

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December Community Serves Outreach

Happy November Everyone!

We have reached the 11th month of the year. As we approach Thanksgiving, let's practice a posture of gratitude. Everyday write and acknowledge things you are grateful for during this season. As we walk in a posture of gratitude, I pray we are more open and visible to see others who are truly in need and how we can help them.

We here at Community Hospice & Palliative Care appreciates you and all you do for others.

Many THANKS for all you do! We welcome your feedback on the newsletter and encourage contributions for future editions. Send your suggestions, ideas, and content to Tracey Mills, Community Outreach Program Manager.

Pastor Tracey Mills

Community Outreach Program Manager

Great News!

Community Hospice and Palliative Care connects with the Health Initiative Partnership of Jacksonville (NAACP) National Association for Advancement of Colored People.

Join the next Health Committee in 2023.

December Health Observances

World AIDS Day

December 1st
World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. To learn more, click here.

National Influenza Vaccination Week

December 5th - 11th
If you haven’t already taken your vaccination shot, it’s not too late. To learn more about how to promote National Influenza Vaccination Week, click here.

Upcoming Events

Hope For The Holidays

THE FESTIVE HOLIDAY SEASON CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR THOSE GRIEVING THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE. THEY MAY FIND THEMSELVES TORN BETWEEN THE NEED TO GRIEVE AND PRESSURE TO GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.

Community Hospice & Palliative Care offers Hope for the Holidays. This workshop will help attendees learn ways to cope with grief during the holiday season, determine what is right for them and their families and refocus energy on positive activities that honor and remember their loved ones. Attendees will leave with a renewed sense of hope for the upcoming season.

Hope for the Holidays is open to the public. There is no charge to attend, but attendees should RSVP.

Online: https://hope_for_the_holidays2022.eventbrite.com/

Call: 904.407.7001

Toll free: 900.274.6614 Ext. 7001

Tree of Life

Community Hospice & Palliative Care warmly invites you to celebrate the memory of your loved ones at the 32nd Annual Tree of Life celebration

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2022

Earl B. Hadlow Center for Caring

4266 Sunbeam Road,

Jacksonville, FL 32257

Prelude Performance: 5:45 pm - 6:00 pm

Service of Remembrance: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

No RSVP required. Call (904) 886-3883 for more information or visit: TOL.CommunityHospice.com

Open Support Groups

Grieving the death of a loved one is never easy, but support from others and sharing your loss can lessen the burden. To help you, Community Hospice & Palliative Care conducts open bereavement support groups throughout the year.

Open support group participants do not need to contact Community Hospice & Palliative Care before attending a session. This group meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Click here for locations, dates and times.

Please contact the Bereavement Department at 904.407.7001 for any questions.

To view our monthly events, go to www.communityhospice.com/events

PACE Place is part of a national network of programs called the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), offering seniors and their families the care, nutrition, rehabilitation, transportation and supportive services they need to remain healthy and living in their own home. PACE Place has been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and the State of Florida.

Please contact PACE Place at 904.428.0400 or

email Enrollments@ThePacePlace.org