Posts Tagged ‘hospice’

  • Friends gathering doubles down on amount raised

    Apr 17, 19 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Life • • No Comments

    The second annual Friends of Chatham Gathering was more than just friends getting together to have some fun and enjoy each other’s company. The event, organized by locals Ray O’Phee, Mike Dorner and Howie Morton, with hospice volunteer Linda St. Pierre,...

  • Hike for Hospice returns

    Mar 13, 19 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Life • • No Comments

    The annual Hike for Hospice Chatham-Kent takes place May 5. It will again be held at the Mud Creek Trail beside John McGregor Secondary School in Chatham. “This event offers an opportunity to enjoy an afternoon of fun while raising funds to support the...

  • Enjoying your friends (while you can)

    Feb 20, 19 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Life • • No Comments

    Three Chatham-Kent men who held a successful Friends of Chatham Gathering last year to raise money for the Chatham Hospice are gearing up for another event. Ray O’Phee, Howard Morton and Mike Dorner are holding the second annual event March 9 at noon at the...

  • Legion helps C-K Hospice

    Feb 5, 19 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Life • • No Comments

    Representatives from the Royal Canadian Legion Br 642 in Chatham recently made a $5,000 donation to the Chatham-Kent Hospice to be used for ongoing operating expenses. “It’s because of generous donations like this one from the Legion that we are able to...

  • Union Gas gives $20K to C-K Hospice

    Nov 29, 18 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Life • • No Comments

    Union Gas recently supported the Chatham-Kent Hospice Volunteer Program with a $20,000 donation towards volunteer network initiatives. “Whether it’s working together on infrastructure projects, contributing as leaders in the business community or...

  • Gala supports hospice families

    Nov 22, 18 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Life • • No Comments

    Recently, the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation hosted its third Annual Benefit Gala, raising more than $75,000 to support end-of-life hospice care in Chatham-Kent. The sold-out event focused on the theme Changing Moments, Changing Lives. This theme was...

  • Handbags event raises $22K for hospice

    Nov 20, 18 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Life • • No Comments

      Recently, a group of committed volunteers hosted the second Handbags for Hospice’ event at the Portuguese Social Club in Chatham. The sold-out event raised $22,000 in support of local hospice families. The evening consisted of food, refreshments, and...

  • Lowe’s helps Legion, hospice

    Oct 23, 18 • 0 Views • Life • • No Comments

      Lowe’s Canada through local RONA centres, is sending funds to the Chatham-Kent Hospice and the Wallaceburg Royal Canadian Legion. The hospice is to receive more than $2,700, while the Legion will get nearly $2,600. Lowe’s is donating $1.1 million...

  • Hospice reaches to the future

    Sep 27, 18 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Life • • No Comments

    What will hospice care look like in 100 years? We will never know, but the hospice in the future will have a good understanding of how Chatham-Kent Hospice operated in 2018 with the information being shared through a time capsule. “We had the idea of...

  • Hospice Gala returns Oct. 26

    Sep 18, 18 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Life • • No Comments

    Chatham-Kent Hospice staff and volunteers are hard at work on the third annual “Changing Moments, Changing Lives” Hospice Foundation Gala happening Oct. 26 at the John. D. Bradley Convention Centre in Chatham. Guests attending the gala will enjoy a...