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        Caring Connections -October 2014

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Last chance to buy Gala tickets!

You can still buy tickets for our Silver Linings 25th Anniversary Gala on October 18th at The Bolger Center in Potomac.  Click here to purchase your tickets online by Friday, October 10.

 

This year we are honoring all the many dedicated trustees who have served Hospice Caring over the past 25 years and presenting a legacy award to Michelle Freeman, President of the Carl M. Freeman Foundation and President and CEO of the Carl M. Freeman Companies, in memory of her late husband Joshua Freeman.

 

Click here to read a news release about the gala.

Barnes & Noble Gift Wrapping

Have a knack for wrapping gifts?  We are recruiting hundreds of volunteers to wrap presents at Barnes & Noble stores in Montgomery County this holiday season (Nov. 29 - Dec. 24) to raise money for Hospice Caring.  

 

If you are interested in helping out, please contact Catherine at [email protected] for more details.

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BOWL-A-THON Saturday, October 25

Join us for our 25th Anniversary BOWL-A-THON on Saturday, October 25 from 2 - to 5 pm at Bowl America, 1101 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, Md. 

 

Invite your family and friends to form a team of 3 or 4 and collect pledges to support Hospice Caring. (Pledges can be by the total points scored, a pledge per point or a flat fee donation). The recommended pledge is $500 per team or $400 for child/youth teams.  Of course, more is always better! Click here to print off a pledge form, then bring your filled out form to the event.

 

Click here to print a registration form.  There is a $10 fee per person for two games and shoes.  Please send your registration form and fee to Hospice Caring at  518 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD.

 

The BOWL-A-THON is sponsored by ShulmanRogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, PA and all proceeds benefit Hospice Caring, Inc.! For more information aboutt  the event contact Lori Swim at 301-255-0527 or [email protected].

Volunteer Training

Become a trained hospice caregiver or bereavement volunteer! We will be training a new class of volunteers at our three day session November 18, 19, and 20 at the Hospice Caring Cottage.

 

Volunteers provide companionship, home assistance and transportation, adult bereavement support group facilitation, school-based Good Grief Club, and Health Class facilitation. 

 

To sign up for this volunteer training session, or if you are interested in attending a future training, please contact Penny Gladhill at  [email protected] or 301-990-8904.  

 

Please forward this email to anyone who may be interested in the volunteer training. Bilingual individuals are especially encouraged to volunteer, so Hospice Caring can serve the entire community!


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