Hi team, welcome to 'KCN Insider' #4!

-Reminder-

Special ceremonial event for Keaton's House—Paul Paletta Children's Hospice.

All staff and volunteers are invited to attend if your schedule permits. Please note that attendance at this event is voluntary and not mandatory.

Thursday, May 23rd

11:30am-12:30pm

(Please plan to arrive at least 10mins early)

41 South St W, Dundas ON (Turn on Lynden Ave off of South St., walk up the driveway between Wentworth Lodge and Sherwood Place).

Parking is ONLY available on the residential streets and behind the Shopper's in University Plaza. Please allow extra time for a short walk from your parking spot to the event.

It would be great for attendees to recognize our team, please wear your KCN badges.

If you have any questions, please email Sue Repa or Doug Mattina

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Hike For Hospice Team!

Saturday, June 15th, 10am - 1pm

One month away!!!

Join the KCN Trailblazers Hike for Hospice team and help us reach our goal!

Date: Saturday, June 15th, 2024

Time: 10am – 1pm

Location: T.B McQuesten Community Park

1199 Upper Wentworth St, Hamilton

Third-Party Events

These events are not hosted by our team but are held by community partners to financially support our hospice or educate the public. We support these events by sharing them on our social channels, adding them to our website, including them in our newsletters, and attending if we are able.

For all events, click here

Turkstra BBQ's Are Back!

Freshly grilled burgers (veggie and beef) and hotdogs will be available for purchase on select Fridays in support of our Hospice!

1050 Upper Wellington, Hamilton

11:30am to 1pm on the following dates:

May 24th

June 14th

July 12th

August 9th

August 23rd

September 6th

Community Market and Garage Sale

Hosted by Realty World Legacy Brokerage. All proceeds will be donated to KCN. (Note: we are not collecting items at the hospice).

Date: Saturday, May 25th, 2024

Time: 8am – 12pm

Location: 1505 Guelph Line, Burlington

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Committees 🙌

We invite you to join one or more of our committees. These groups provide platforms for open dialogue, drive organizational change, or help plan fun events for our team.

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NEW - Well-being Committee – PLEASE JOIN –

First meeting: Thursday, June 6 @1 – 2 pm in the Great Room.

The mandate of the Well-being Committee is to :

Focus and take care of our body, mind, and spirit to proactively mitigate stress and burnout and live our best lives at work and in life.
Create connectivity (to self and each other) through creative well-being initiative.

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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee (EDIB)

Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 18th, 1- 2pm (Normally the first Tuesday of the month, but the June date is changed due to Camp Keaton and HPCO).
To register or for more information, email Suzanne .

Social Committee

If you would like to join this committee, please reach out to Claudia.

Residential Task Force

Regular Monthly Meetings: 3rd Monday of the month, 2 – 3:30pm
If you would like to join this committee, please reach out to Debbie or Suzanne.

Volunteers

Kitchen

Jennifer Wall, our new Volunteer Admin Coordinator, is working hard to fill the urgent need for kitchen volunteers, especially in the evenings and on weekends. If you know anyone who's interested, please contact Jen Wall.

Staff News & Highlights

Current Job Postings

Click below to read more about the vacancies.

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