Compassion Connections Spring 2013 Mission Statement The Red Deer Hospice Society will provide physical, social, emotional and spiritual care in a community based, home-like setting for individuals who are dying and for their loved ones. Our Vision The Red Deer Hospice Society recognizes death as part of life's journey. Our commitment is to provide compassionate care so people can die in peace, comfort and dignity with support for them and their loved ones. Our Goal Our goal is to enhance end-oflife care for all who are facing this difficult time. Red Deer Hospice Society Board of Directors - Executive Bryan Wilson, President Suzanne Alexander-Smith, Vice President Darwin Cooper, Treasurer Directors Gary Bomhof Christiaan Grundling Edie Hiebert Toby Lampard Dick McDonell Christine Moore Awesome, Spectacular, Sensational and Unbelievable!!! It is difficult to find just the right word to describe our 2nd Annual “Celebrity Dance-Off”, so four words will have to do! We are so grateful to the The Sheraton Red Deer Hotel, for being our Presenting Sponsor, and Kin Canada (Red Deer Kinsmen Club), Laebon Homes and Kiboodle Red Deer for their support as Platinum Sponsors! We certainly could not have done it without you, or without the many, many corporate and individual sponsors that rose to the occasion to support our Hospice Gala. Please see “Your hard work to raise funds while all our Premier and investing your blood, sweat and tears in was a huge Celebrity sponsors on preparation of the event is a true sign of your challenge to keep up our website at: dedication to our community.” with all of the Ticket www.reddeerhospice.com Russ Wlad, Stantec Sales, the Wait List requests /events_spring_gala.html and process all the cheques and Equally as important to our online Dancer Donations! Thank you Gala's success are the 940 Guests ALL for keeping our Gala Cabinet and our and 400+ Individual Donors who Hospice staff so busy!! And to the members of the Gala supported our Celebrity Dancers. It Continued on page 3 6th Annual Hike for Hospice a Sunny Success! After a winter that wouldn't seem to end our 2013 Hike for Hospice committee was a little worried about snow melt on the trails of our new location at Kerry Wood Nature Centre. Literally a week before hike we still had snow on the trail, but Executive Director Brenda Watts, BA Psych. 403-309-4344 Ext. 102 Nurse Manager Tara Nielsen, RN, BScN, CHPCA(c) 403-309-4344 Ext. 103 Fund Development & Marketing Coordinator Marian Cloutier 403-309-4344 Ext. 108 Bereavement Support Coordinator Simone Schumacher, BScN, CT 403-309-4344 Ext. 105 Events Coordinator Lori Dufresne 403-309-4344 Ext. 109 on Hike Day, May 5th, the temperature soared to 28 degrees encouraging 200 hikers to come out and hit the trails. The trail did offer hikers another challenge however. A storm in the days prior brought down a tree across the trail that city workers were unable to remove prior to Hike. Our hikers were great sports about this obstacle though, as they navigated a trail that was already the most challenging in Hike for Hospice history. Our new location at Kerry Wood Nature Centre offered two routes: a paved, 1 km wheel chair friendly route and the more challenging 4 km trail through The Sunshine Walkers give Hike for Hospice 2013 a thumbs-up! Red Deer Hospice Society 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4R 3S6 Phone: 403-309-4344 Fax: 403-347-4356 Email: [email protected] Web: www.reddeerhospice.com Continued on page 6 Red Deer Hospice Society where compassion builds a home Compassion Connections Page 2 Spring 2013 COMMUNITY SUPPORT Colourful, Cozy and Warm Sharing Love with Their Hands What do you do with a huge pile of knit squares?! Just ask Sherri Doyle who came to Hospice on May 24, 2013 with her Outreach Worker carrying six very large, soft and colorful knit blankets, which she donated to the Hospice residents to enjoy and stay warm. Sherri worked very hard throughout the fall and winter knitting square after square of yarn. But she didn't know how to put them all together so she handed all of the squares over to Sharon, a Service Coordinator at Catholic Social Services, who crocheted them into the beautiful blankets that you see in the photo. Last year, Sherri donated a number of her blankets to the Red Deer Hospital. She is taking the summer off though to spend more time enjoying the outdoors. But in the fall, when the leaves start falling, Sherri will again get out her knitting needles to create another large colorful stack of knit squares. She hasn't decided where she will donate next year's blankets to, but we are so excited that she chose us this time. Our residents are thoroughly enjoying them! Thank you so much Sherri for your donation to the Hospice. Sharing your time and talents with us, as well as your thoughtfulness and kindness is truly appreciated! The residents and staff from the Hospice would like to give a great big thank you to all of the massage therapists from the Alberta Institute of Massage who treated us to muscle relaxation therapy. Each Tuesday from March through June, two students alternated coming to Hospice, where they worked towards completion of their 1000 hours of practicum time. We would like to thank: Chantelle, Tabby, Melissa, Rita, Paula, Tiana, Michelle, Dawn and Tessa. The students expressed that they loved coming to the Hospice as much as we loved having them here. As Dawn commented, “the atmosphere here at the Hospice is wonderful!” Handmade with Love We would like to give a big thank you to the Central Alberta Quilters Guild for their donation of quilted placemats. Placemats are used on a daily basis on each resident's tray for all of their meals. Every placemat is different and their beautiful colours really make the trays more attractive. They are also a very practical gift, as the dishes and cutlery don't slide around on the tray, and they are easily laundered after each use. So thank you to the quilters for their t i m e , e ff o r t s a n d sharing their talents with us! BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS Community Connections H.E.A.R.T.S. We provide a variety of presentations to assist the community in supporting and communicating with those who are anticipating a death and those who are grieving a loss. Presentations provided include “Grief in the Workplace”, “Grief and Loss” and “Working with Death and Dying”. Helping Empty Arms Recover Through Sharing There will be no sessions held in July and August. For more information on any of the above programs, call our Bereavement Support Coordinator Simone Schumacher at 403-309-4344 ext. 105, or view our Calendar of Events on our website: www.reddeerhospice.com Compassion Connections Page 3 Spring 2013 Continued from front page Cabinet and the numerous Volunteers that helped to orchestrate the evening, HATS OFF for sharing your time, your amazing abilities and your extreme energy with us!! And to our true stars of the evening, a round of applause please for Gloria Beck and Dale Tosczak, Tera Lee and Brett Speight, Lyn Radford and Jo Jo Belmonte, Gordon Mathers and Jody Liptak, Jim McPherson and Jinelle Marshall, Dusty Smith and Amanda Fleet. CONGRATULATIONS to Tara Veer and Bryan Senn for winning the technical award and to Terry Loewen and Natalie Brooks for winning the overall dance competition! Thank you so much to ALL our Dancers and Instructors for raising over $200,000, but a very special Thank You to Terry Loewen for raising the most money! The event was an unprecedented success!! We are very proud of and grateful to all our dancers and instructors for rising to the challenge and putting their best foot forward for Hospice! As so eloquently stated by another of our corporate sponsors, Russ Wlad of Stantec, “Your hard work to raise funds while investing your blood, sweat and tears in preparation of the event is a true sign of your dedication to our community. Each of you embody the hands-on, volunteer spirit that make Red Deer and Central Alberta a special place to live and work.” Please watch for announcements regarding next year's event via our website, www.reddeerhospice.com, or our Facebook page. Thoughts from our Executive Director As I searched for a quote to begin this newsletter article I never dreamt that I would be quoting Taylor Swift, however she said it best when she claimed, “This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.” To date 2013 has been a year of new beginnings and change for Red Deer Hospice and we are not even half way through! We welcome three new staff to our administration team. A new position, Event Coordinator, was introduced in early March. Lori Dufresne hit the floor running just four days before our spring Gala and then immediately turned her focus to Hike for Hospice, an event that was a tremendous success again this year. Lori's focus has once again shifted and we look forward to a new format for Voices for Hospices this fall. It's great to have Lori on our team and to witness the new energy she brings to our events. Linda Murray joined our staff as Administrative Coordinator in April and has been busy learning the numerous tasks this position demands. Welcome Linda, we love having you as part of our team! In May we welcomed Tara Left to Right: Lori Dufresne, Tara Nielsen, Linda Murray Nielsen as Nurse Manager. We are sad that Cheri Purpur had to step away for a one year's leave of absence due to health challenges, but we are thrilled to be working with Tara and appreciate her energy, experience and ideas. Three very positive additions to our team, three very big changes! In the middle of all the staff changes, we very proudly announced the unprecedented success of our spring gala, Celebrity Dance-Off 2013 'Viva Las Vegas.' Thank you to the Dancers, Dance Instructors, Gala Cabinet, supporters, volunteers, staff and all the attendees who made this event so successful. Together we produced a fundraising event of new proportions for Red Deer and we're excited to begin work to make next year's Gala just as spectacular. And if all that didn't constitute enough change, it has become apparent that as we approach the end of eight years of operations, we need to do a makeover of our hospice home. We recognize the wear and tear of high traffic flow on our facility and furnishings. The scratched and dented walls need to be fixed and the worn and torn furniture replaced. We will be reaching out over the next many weeks as we bring our home up to current health standards and provide a facelift to the entire facility. “… a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.” 2013 at Hospice has certainly included change - new staff, incredibly successful events and a hospice home make-over. Thank you Central Alberta for your continued support. HOSPICE APPRECIATES LOCAL SUPPORT Alberta Yard Care Red Deer Yard Care Hospice appreciates these Companies for maintaining our grounds. Special thanks to Mike Axworthy for his ongoing expertise with the Hospice donor tracking system. Thank you to Randy from Revolution Mechanical. He makes sure that we are warm when it is cold and cool when it is hot. We are grateful for the ongoing supply of fresh bottled water for the Hospice. Dr. Digital Our appreciation to Dan & Hai for all of their expertise with the Hospice computer systems. Thank you to the staff at Kindopp's for printing our newsletter Compassion Connections. THANK YOU to Save-On-Foods East for their generous discount on Hospice groceries. If you would prefer to receive your newsletter by email rather than by regular post, please notify us at: [email protected]. We respect your right to privacy. Your email address will be kept strictly CONFIDENTIAL and will not be shared with any other party or mailing list. Compassion Connections Page 4 Spring 2013 Maline’s Will said a lot about her... Have you ever said to yourself, “I wished I had known that person – she seemed like a lovely lady”. Blessed with good health up until the last couple years of life, Maline enjoyed her time spent at West Park Lodge – even though when she first arrived she said “I'll stay one night.” I think the smile on Maline's face says it all – she was always laughing and was very friendly and outgoing. Caregivers remembered that she dressed perfectly and put on make-up everyday. She even cut her own hair! She kept I had my chance to her room immaculate – it resembled a suite in a hotel. She had say this just recently a strong belief system and she was determined, but she also when I learned more made everyone laugh! She was one of three musketeers – her about Maline Schindel. friends Ann & Muriel would all go together for coffee and Unfortunately, how I they loved their sweets. learned about her did It would seem that Maline had many loves in her lifetime – not provide the her love of teaching, her love for students wanting to learn, opportunity to meet her her love of babies, love of music, love of skiing, golfing and face to face. Maline walking, not to mention her love of her Readers' Digest. As provided a beautiful Linda puts it, “She enjoyed her life and she loved people. She bequest gift to Red Deer was a wonderful Aunt and I will miss her everyday.” Hospice recently, which of A younger Maline Like any good teacher, Maline was also very organized. course meant that she was no sitting on front step Another of her nieces, also named Maline, was her Executrix, longer available to meet of her house but she lived out of province, so another lady, Anita Winters, p e r s o n a l l y. H o w e v e r, w i t h would visit Maline regularly helping her with grocery cooperation from Maline's Trustee, I was able to connect with shopping, yard work, etc. Anita helped Maline to pre-plan Maline's niece, Linda, and the caregivers at West everything, including her bequest gift to Park Lodge. Red Deer Hospice. We first Linda was able to fill in details about She was one of three musketeers – learned about it in 2006 when her Aunt, that she remembered from her her friends Ann & Muriel would all she signed up to our childhood, including the fact that she Compassion's Circle. However, we was a teacher and that she loved her job! go together for coffee and they were never aware of how generous When Linda was 10 years old, Maline loved their sweets. that gift would be. decided it would be a good idea if she and Although I never knew Maline personally, Linda became pen pals and write letters to it is evident that she was loved by many and in turn each other. That activity endeared Linda to her was a loving person. We are blessed that Maline believed in Aunt and provided many wonderful memories. Maline Hospice care and wanted to share her compassion with many taught school for many years at River Glen School in Red residents and families even after she died. Deer. Born in the small hamlet of Dubuc, Saskatchewan, in 1920, Written by Marian Cloutier Maline grew up with 5 brothers and 2 sisters. She and her husband Ed only had one child, Garry, who unfortunately died in 1969. It is not sure what year Maline and Ed married, but they lived a long life together with Ed passing away when Maline was around 86 years old. Maline continued to care for herself in her own home with the help of Home Care, until the age of 89 when she moved to West Park Lodge. Both people that I interviewed confirmed that Maline was an avid cross-country skier and loved this sport right up to the age of 84! However, she often referred to the activity as skating. According to Linda, cross-country skiing was what she did when it was too cold to golf. She would walk the entire course, saying it was too beautiful and people shouldn't use those machines. She golfed until she was in her 80's. Even after she gave up skiing and golfing, she continued to walk everyday. There was a school across the street from their house and she would walk the field at the school. What does your Will say about you? Smiling Maline at her home in West Park Lodge. Compassion Connections Page 5 Spring 2013 Speaking of lovely ladies... in scheduled activities at the Edie Hudson is one lady who I have had the pleasure of Lodge. Her eyesight is meeting on two different occasions. And I hope that the failing; she is legally blind opportunity presents itself again and again. Edie's positive and can only make out attitude is infectious! In February this year, Edie celebrated general features, but her 102nd birthday and she looks fantastic! that doesn't seem to Still walking with the aid of her walker, she exercises every stop her from getting morning on an elliptical-like machine and 1-2 times a day on involved. When another machine. Of course, she has had lots of experiences asked what her throughout her life, so her stories are numerous. I could sit recipe is for staying and listen to her all day! Although it is impossible to fairly young, she quickly cover a person's life of 102 years in a few short paragraphs, responds, “Don't here is my best attempt. Thank you, Edie, for sharing your worry...if something time and your stories with me. happens and you can Edie is western gal, born in Calgary when it was just a “cow do something about town”, and living in Bowden, Penhold, Garrington, it, then do it, Waskasoo Estates and now Piper Creek Lodge in Red Deer. otherwise don't worry She is the oldest surviving member of her family and her about it...forget it.” husband's family. Surprised? Did I mention that she is 102 Seems like very wise years old! Edie holding her 102 birthday card words to live by. In fact, it has only been in the last couple of years that Edie I was pleasantly surprised has begun to slow down. One of her last big travel adventures when I found out that one of our was a trip to Vancouver Island for a family reunion when she Hospice Volunteers, Candy Moorhead, is also a friend of was 100 years old. But she doesn't travel too far nowadays, Edie's. Candy came with me on my most recent visit, just out to the car when her daughter Eunice comes to pick her although she has been visiting Edie for many, many years up. now. Candy was first introduced to Edie through her Mom, Edie has four children – three daughters and a son. Two approximately 20 years ago, when Edie lived in Penhold. daughters live on Vancouver Island, her son lives in Candy's Mom and Edie used to go to the Friendship Centre Medicine Hat and Eunice lives in Haines (east of Joffre). But together and even though Candy's Mom has since died, the great part about being Edie's age is that she has so many Candy and her husband, Les, continue to visit Edie on a grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great regular basis. Candy tells a cute story herself about her grandchildren. I would think it would be easy to lose count, relationship with Edie: “If you asked Edie what Les or I did but Edie very proudly announces that she has 23 greatfor work she wouldn't remember but she would very quickly grandchildren and 13 great-great grandchildren. At tell you that we volunteer at Hospice, she even remembers Christmas, she gives all the what days I go there!!” In fact, it was at Edie's children under thirteen a small 102nd birthday party that Candy learned cheque and asks the parents "Don’t worry... if something that we had visited Edie the previous fall – to buy a gift from her. happens and you can do something “You were one of the highlights of her year. One way that Edie stays about it, then do it, otherwise She was very proud to announce that you had young is to play all kinds of don’t worry about it... come and had coffee with her.” card games and to take part So when asked why Hospice is so important to her, forget it." Edie again has a quick and concise answer, “My brother-inlaw and two nephews have used the Hospice in Calgary, so when one was built in Red Deer, I decided to start supporting it, knowing what a vital need it is for the community”. In fact, Edie has supported Hospice since before it was even built, with a first donation back in 2006. Today, over seven years later, Edie is still giving. Her usual practice is to give a donation every time a friend dies, so as much as we love her support, we know too, that each donation comes from her heart and from the fact that she has lost another friend. Even though we do not know when the time will be, we hope that we will have the privilege and honour to care for Edie when she needs us. After all, she deserves it! Hospice Volunteer, Candy Moorhead, with long-time friend, Edie Hudson. Written by Marian Cloutier Compassion Connections Page 6 Spring 2013 Continued from front page Thank You! to our THIRD PARTY FUNDRAISERS Parkland Youth Homes Society Jan Mowat, Financial Services Coordinator with Parkland Youth Homes Society presents cheque to Brenda Watts, Executive Director of Hospice. For recognizing Red Deer Hospice at their staff retreat in October. Staff members came up with unique ways to raise money for Red Deer Hospice - cookie bakes, lapel pin sales, Hike for Hospice and other innovative ideas. Save-On Foods For the 4th year running, Save-On Foods has very generously promoted Hospice Angels for a 4 week period in November/ December 2012. As patrons purchased their groceries, they were asked if they wanted to purchase a Hospice Angel for $2.00. This year's campaign raised over Nigel Machan, General $2,800.00!! Thank you for Manager, Save-on Foods your continued support! East, presents cheque to Marian Cloutier, Fund Development Coordinator VOICES FOR HOSPICES This Thanksgiving weekend, a simultaneous wave of over 500 musical events will be held in 60 countries marking World Hospice & Palliative Care Day. This event is called VOICES FOR HOSPICES and began in the late 1980's with one concert outside of London, UK. It is now held every 2nd year on the 2nd Saturday in October with each VOICES event spreading further around the globe. Watch your local media for information on Red Deer Hospice's 2nd VOICES event. Hungry Hikers line up for their burger & smokie lunch the woods that included a 109 step flight of stairs and now a downed tree to climb up and over! Hikers were well rewarded with a great barbecue lunch sponsored by Big Bend Market, Nossack's Fine Meats, Old Dutch, Harley Davidson, Save-on-Foods, Tasty Bakery, COSTCO and GPW Pure Water. They were also treated to raffle prize draws supplied by Collicutt Centre, The Breathing Room Yoga Studio & Cafe, The Phone Experts and Parkland Mall. Just over $37,000 was raised, which equates to more than 100 days of Hospice Care in Central Alberta. Next year's hike will once again be held at Kerry Wood Nature Centre on May 4, 2014. Mark your calendar to come out and join us! Tee Up Your Tournament with Mulligans for Hospice! Our Mulligans for Hospice campaign is up and running for the 2013 golf season. We already have four tournaments booked and want to come to your tournament as well! If you or your company has a golf tournament planned this season, Mulligans for Hospice can assist by providing volunteers to sell Mulligans at your tournament registration. Golfers purchase a Mulligan for $20 and receive a free sleeve of Hospice Society golf balls. We can also provide Beat the Pro opportunities for tournaments. All proceeds go directly to Red Deer Hospice's daily operations. Last year's Mulligans campaign raised over $10,000. Help up our game this golf season! For information or to set up Mulligans for Hospice at your golf tournament call Lori at 403-309-4344 ext. 109. Compassion Connections Page 7 Spring 2013 IN MEMORIUM Each memorial gift received by the Hospice is a thoughtful tribute to a loved one or friend. Memorial gifts contribute significantly to Hospice daily operations so that we may better support our residents and families. Memorials continue to live on through each life that is touched by the services of the Red Deer Hospice Society. Each memorial is acknowledged with a letter to the bereaved. The name of the person or persons sending the memorial is mentioned. We gratefully acknowledge gifts recently received by the Red Deer Hospice in memory of the following people and we offer our sympathy to those who mourn their deaths: Valerie Smart Wesley Cupples Bernice Hotts Laura Miller Walter Abbott Beverley Smith Wendy Darling Myrtle Hueppelsheuser Adeline Minarik Lloyd Adams Marion “Roberta” Smith Harvey Davidson Anna Hutmacher Michelle Mohr Elaine Anderson Robert Smitten Bernie Davis Fred Jacobs David Mudge William Armstrong Colleen Snyder Walter “Bob” Davis Irene James Lorna Nash Ann Barker Donald Soley Garry Dermott Jytte “Judy” Jensen Richard Neale Charles Bateman Christina Stark Barbara Dickey Carl Johnson Marilyn Neudeck Anna Bauer Adriana Driesen Debra Jonsson Sebastian “Seb” Neuman Clayton Stark Suzanna Bavelaar Helen R. Stubert Ian Drok Annie Keegstra Lorne Nielsen Leona Bentsen Michael Sullivan Margaret Dymianiw James Kennedy Stephen Osborne Robert H. Berry Nellie Thompson Margaurette Elder Frieda Kerik John O'Sullivan Michael Blanch Margaret Tiffin Wesley Eleason Thomas Kerr Anna Owchar Frederick G. Bogner Doris Towers Rose Lee From Mary “Joan” King James Peacock Arnold Breitkreitz Raymond Tremblay Wayne Ganshirt Patricia Kirk Ingrid Plaudis-Bowie Elsie Brewin Don Trew Amy Gauld Melvin Koenig Armand “Cliff” Prill Karen Bruce Charley “Chaz” Trinder Barbara Gilchrist Nicolaas Korver Enos Rasmussen Ernest “Ernie”Bryson Carol Van Steinberg Vernon Glover Willam Korver Donna Rauckman Ruth Pearl Buchta Neil Vanson Barbara Gogowich Shirley Kruger Darrell Reynolds Debra Buffum Elisabeth Viala Anita Goodwin Robert Lane David Rickman Merle “Mel” Bullock Doeke “Duke” & Ann Wadman Neveda Gordon Kelly Laurence Gerald Roy Donald Burk Wilfred “Conrad” Walsh Nancy Grant Roy Lawson Donna Russell Marlene Burrows Gwenda “Gwen” Wamsley John Grinde Hazel Lindskog Juliana Schafer Don Cairns Leonard Watson Christine Hall Arthur Loude Audrey Schmehl Allan Calkins Jean Weddell Anne Halliday Daniel Lunder Tom Scott Helen Carroll Mikki Welty Raymond Heinitz Sheldon Mackenzie Virginia Seibel Russell Chapman John Williams Leonard Helgeland Thomas McCall Irma Seibert Esther Christensen John “Tom” Williamson Betty Lou Henry Lillian McCargar Ruby “Stella” Service Wendall Christensen Vernial Wood Albert Hermary Bill McCartney Patricia Sheaves Shirley Clark Robert Woods Marcel Clouthier Melvin Hines Donald McDonald Irene Sim Ted Woods Glen Coates William Hoe Charles McLarty Helen Sitter Robin Yellowlees Bernard “Ben” Cook Donald Hogenson Betsy McLuhan Arthur Sivacoe Hazel Cordon Else Hogerwaard Myra McQuiston Margaret “Ann” Skelton John Leland “Lee” Younger Zoltan Zako Patricia Craig Memorial Donations Received – October 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013 Thank You! to our THIRD PARTY FUNDRAISERS Neil Berg and RBC Dominion Securities Gasoline Alley Harley-Davidson Alberta Beersbee Association Our 2nd Online Raffle was very successful, thanks to the generosity of Neil Burg and his colleagues at RBC Dominion Securities. 122 tickets were purchased between January 14 and February 6, 2013 raising over $1,200.00 for Hospice. Robin Armitage was the lucky winner and got to see the Red Deer Rebels in action on February 7th!! We are very grateful to Gasoline Alley HarleyDavidson and their sponsor Z98.9 who hosted a BBQ Building Contest on June 15, 2013 with proceeds to our Red Deer Hospice Society. Contestants were able to enter the contest by tuning into Z98.9 during the beginning of June. The person building their BBQ the fastest won it! We are very grateful for Gasoline Alley HarleyDavidson's continued support of Hospice!! The Alberta Beersbee Association is busy planning their 3rd Annual Beersbee Open at the Bowden Rodeo Grounds for August 16-17, 2013. They are hoping to register 40 teams this year, so if you are interested in joining them, please register at http://www.albertabeersbee.com/ register-here.html. Proceeds from the 50/50 draw and the Pole and Bottle auction will be generously donated to Red Deer Hospice! Please note: While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy in this newsletter, we sincerely apologize for any errors or omissions. Compassion Connections Page 8 Spring 2013 Fund a Day 2013 - Our Journey to Sustainability Continues... We are thrilled to announce that we surpassed our 2012 Fund a Day campaign goal by 66 days, and raised over $97,600 (271 days of care)!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! We hope that our 2013 campaign is as fruitful as we attempt to raise 320 days of support ($115,200). We have started out on the right foot with the very generous support of the Gilchrist Family (in memory of Barbara), the Sullivan Family (in memory of Michael) and the Canadian Cancer Society, who have each donated a 'Month of Sharing' to Fund a Day. Needless to say our 2013 Fund a Day campaign is off to a very strong start, having acquired 131 days of support in the first 5 months. Thank You to our 2013 Supporters to Date Thank You to the Following Supporters who provided donations in November / December 2012 Family - 1 Week Ken Barnett Garett & Brenda Cupples Gwen Cupples In memory of Armand "Cliff" Prill Relative – Weekend Anonymous ATCO Gas Staff of BriCar Contracting Ltd. Drok Family Lucille Gleddie May Horsley Anne Wilson Friend - 1 Day Al-Terra Engineering (Red Deer) Ltd. (2 days) Anonymous John & Susie Hamill David & Colleen Hardy Wayne & Charlotte Madden Magnificent Seven In memory of Betsy McLuhan Dwayne Neudeck Dave & Charlene Phillips Robert & Natalie Schnell Pat Setters Richard and Marsha Smalley Susan Uiterwijk John & Martha Wagner Portion Towards One Day Kathryn Bayne Harry & Lucille Hawkings Greg & Holly Leblanc Parkland Geo – Employees Alexis Skeels Tim & Sharon Timmons Red Deer Hospice Staff and Board Members who participated in the Leadership Circle in 2012 Kourtney Allen Carol Bandura Marian Cloutier Bonny Kopitoski Toby & Sandy Lampard (10 days) Shirley Langmaid Tracey Mix Noreen Odell Cheri Purpur Candy Ross Simone Schumacher (2 days) Brenda Watts Bryan & Lynn Wilson (3 days) Month of Sharing Canadian Cancer Society Alberta/NWT Division The Gilchrist Family In memory of Michael Sullivan Family – 1 Week Toby & Sandy Lampard (10 days) Relative - Weekend Xenia Fabian Woody Paylor Friend – 1 Day Evan & Denise Bedford Lee & Jessie Bowie Lance & Bonnie Bredo Robert & Anne Cooper Mary Joan Cornett Teresa Durette Robert & Connie Errity Don & Janice Finch Christiaan & Elza-Marie Grundling (2 days) Brad Heinzlmeir In memory of Nick Korver Patrick & Stephanie Lawrence Ron & Wendy Mepham Parkland Geotechnical Consulting (2 days) Noreen Stuart Timcon Construction (1988) Ltd. True-Line Contracting Ltd. (2 days) Portion Towards One Day Barbara Grant We Invite YOU to join us on our Journey to Sustainability! To Make a Donation: Please make my contribution Fund a Day: Name: Friend - 1 Day $360 Family - 1 Week $2,520 Address: Relative - Weekend $1080 Sharing - 1 Month $10,800 City/Prov: Please make my contribution a Memorial Donation Postal Code: Phone: In Memory of: Email: I would like more information on how to provide a bequest gift to the Red Deer Hospice via my will. Method of Payment: Cash Cheque Visa Card #: Expiry: Name on Card: Mastercard I would like more information on other ways to plan a gift. I would like more information on Cheques payable to: Red Deer Hospice The Red Deer Hospice is planning to raise an estimated amount of $900,000 this year on fund raising campaigns. It will cost our organization an estimate of $150,000. The money raised will be going to the day-to-day operational budget of the Hospice. For further information please contact our Executive Director, 403-309-4344 ext. 102. Our address is 99 Arnot Avenue and we are incorporated as a not-for-profit society in the province of Alberta.