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6 Dateline DECEMBER 6TH AT CTG Light-A-Life Memorial Tree Lighting Please join us for the 20th annual Light-A-Life Memorial Tree Ceremony, located at CTG, 800 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo. The tree will be lit at 4:30 p.m. on December 6th and remain lit through January. This year’s event is presented by CTG and sponsored by M&T Bank and Amigone Funeral Homes. Other sponsors include D&D Printing, Norampac Industries, The Diegraphics Group of WNY and Thermal Foams. Ceremony participants include the Westminster Presbyterian Church Choir, bagpipers, and representatives from Hospice, CTG and the community. If you have not attended in the past, please mark your calendars and join us for this peaceful and moving ceremony. REMEMBER YOUR YEAR-END GIFT Please Respond Generously Leading the Annual Appeal for 2008 as co-chairs, Doug and Beth Swift are also co-chairing the Hospice Signature Society. Joining returning members of this hard working fundraising group will be Carol & Paul Bieron. “With the addition of a few new members and the return of the very generous core committee of volunteers, this year will surely be another record year to build on the promise of outstanding patient care and support for all the families of Hospice,” said Beth. The Society’s annual letter-writing evening, the kickoff of the Annual Appeal, takes place at the Hospice Mitchell Campus in late October. “This event gives our enthusiastic volunteers the opportunity to come together, be updated on the latest happenings in our organization, and write notes to more than 2,000 past donors. The continuing financial support of our mission is critically important to those patients and families in our care,” added Doug. Beth continued, “Last year, was a very successful and fortunate year for the Signature Society. The annual event raised over $275,000, the most in its 14 year history. Since the Signature Society’s inception in 1994, more than $2,611,000 has been raised by this dedicated group of volunteers.” Currently, more than 600 patients a day depend on the various programs and services of The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care. Hospice Buffalo, Life Transitions Center, the Hospice Buffalo Houses at the Mitchell Campus and at St. John Baptist, and Essential Care for Children all benefit from the unrestricted funds raised during the annual appeal. Doug & Beth summarized their feelings by saying, “We want to ensure the positive impact that Hospice has made in our community for another 30 years.” SAVE THE DATE! 2nd Annual Kan Jam for Kids Doug & Beth Swift, Co-chairing Hospice Signature Society Calling all students! The second annual Kan Jam for Kids will be held on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at the Buffalo Bills Fieldhouse. All proceeds will benefit Essential Care for Children, the pediatric home-care program of The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care. Please contact the Hospice Foundation at 686-8090 for more information. We will send you a toolkit, complete with all the details on how you can participate in this exciting event.
Become a Hospice Helper! If your company or organization is interested in fundraising for Hospice, please contact the Hospice Foundation at 686-8090 or visit www.hospicebuffalo.com. You can download a complete “Hospice Helpers” fundraising toolkit to get you started. You must formally submit the application and be approved by the Hospice Foundation for your fundraising activity. Please notify us at least four weeks prior to your event. If your event raises $250 or more, we will list it in the following issue of DATELINE. Funds raised through “Hospice Helpers” support patient care, our greatest need. The following community groups organized various events to benefit Hospice Buffalo. Many thanks go out to these groups, our “Hospice Helpers”, for their time and effort and to the Hospice volunteers who assisted when needed. Williamsville East High School, Hike for Hospice . . . . . . . . . . .$7,755.00 Golf Outing, In memory of Jane Vizzi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,675.00 Buffalo Wing Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000.00 Friends Helping Hospice, “Annual Golf Outing” . . . . . . . . . . .$4,000.00 Taste of Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,750.00 Erie County Fair JACK FM Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,688.51 Bowling for Hospice, in memory of Charles Thomas & Mary Ellen Bongiovanni . . . . . . .$2,570.70 Doug Sawyer Memorial Golf Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,500.00 Hoffman’s Family Fundraiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,000.00 Sorrento Cheese Italian Heritage Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,633.75 Gary Eckert Memorial Golf Outing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,500.00 Doin’ it for Dean, Concert/Motorcycle Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000.00 Boulevard Mall, “ Father’s Day Giftwrap” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$385.00 Grand Island Women’s Golf Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$360.00 National Property Management, Jeans Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300.00 Erie 1 BOCES, fundraising activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250.00 Calendar of Events MONDAY, DECEMBER 8 Grief and the Holidays – A free session to assist individuals who are grieving and provide strategies to cope with the extra demands of the season. The presentation will be held at 7:00 p.m. at Hospice Buffalo’s Education Center, 225 Como Park Blvd., Cheektowaga. Participants will receive a special holiday remembrance candle. To register, call Life Transitions Center at (716)836-6460 or email cfe@palliativecare.org. 7 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9 Open House at Hospice Buffalo – Begins at 6:00 p.m. at the Hospice Education Center, 225 Como Park Blvd., Cheektowaga. Learn about the many services of Hospice Buffalo and its affiliates and how they can help you and your family. A tour of the campus is provided. Free event. For more information, call (716) 686-8070. March 2 - March 7, 2009 See our insert in this issue! 23rd Annual Hospice Spring Bouquet Sale
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