COME TO THE GREAT ROOM AT 11AM FOR A SPECIAL MOMENT AS WE HONOR ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS - SHARON SPENCE AT 11AM TODAY (JULY 19) - READ MORE BELOW!

Hi team, welcome to 'KCN Insider' #6!

Get your Dr. Kemp's House T-shirts!

Visit Iris's House to purchase t-shirts featuring The Dr. Kemp's House new logo! Visit anytime from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Shirts are $20 each! Sizes are limited - don't miss out!

Email Alexia, summer student, at eventsinfo@kempcarenetwork.org

Congrats Sharon Spence - June Callwood Award Winner

Our volunteer, Sharon Spence, has been awarded the June Callwood Award for Outstanding Volunteers through HPCO. Congratulations Sharon!

Established in 1994 by the Hospice Association of Ontario (now Hospice Palliative Care Ontario), the June Callwood Award honours exceptional hospice volunteers across Ontario.

Named after June Callwood, a passionate hospice advocate and community activist, the award has recognized 855 volunteers since its inception. Known for her integrity and dedication to social justice, Callwood's legacy lives on through her work and writing. We are proud to announce that our volunteer, Sharon Spence, has received this prestigious award!

Around the Hospice

Thank you, Brandy and Sophia, summer students with our grief and bereavement team, for facilitating a summer workshop. Kids ages 8-12 participated in creating their personalized magical garden.

Along with the plant of their choice they added mini houses, gems, ladybugs, mini logs and messages in a bottle that represented safe and happy places filled with memories, protection, strong support systems and special thoughts that are kept safe.

Therapeutic play is an important part of grief support. Doing fun things provides the perfect setting to learn, enhance their ability to cope and expand their perspectives even at a young age.

Thank you Brandy and Sophia for facilitating this summer workshop!

Grief and Bereavement Walk

Volunteer Lead Healing Walk

Start date: Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - will run every other Tuesday until October
Time: 10:00am
Location: Bayfront Park (200 Harbour Front Drive)
Main Volunteer Leader: Elizabeth Scheid
Purpose of the Healing Walks:
To discuss grief and loss in a supportive social atmosphere.
Being near water or looking at it for just 2 minutes has been proven to lower heart rate and blood pressure.
Will help with physical releases of grief and also provide social/emotional support.
If interested, please contact Kayla Dennahower

Sharing Stories

In the halls of our hospice, each day is filled with countless stories. Stories of courage, love, laughter, and beautiful goodbyes. We are privileged to be the keepers of these precious moments.

When we share these stories through social media, or in our newsletter we are slowly educating people that hospice is a beautiful place to be. Many in our community still shy away from hospice palliative care, and they are never going to know what it is really like unless they experience it or we tell them.

If you stumble on a moment that would be great to share, please text or email it to Jen Rowan! Don't forget to ask the resident's permission - faces and names aren't needed.

Community Events!

Help support a home away from home for people in end-of-life care.

With every purchase made, Pampered Chef will donate 20-30% back to the hospice.

July 24 - Aug 7

Click here to Order

Rodmasters Car Club is hosting a Car Collector Appreciation Day on Sunday, July 28th, 2024, from 10 am to 3 pm at Famee Furlane, 3457 Hendershot Rd, Binbrook.

All proceeds will be donated to Keaton's House - Paul Paletta Children's Hospice.

Click here to learn more

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:

August 9th
August 23rd
September 6th

370 Green Road, Stoney Creek

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

July 19th
August 2nd
August 16th
August 30th

Click here to see all KCN community events

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.

Committee	Next Meeting	Register With
Well-being Committee	August 1st 1pm - 2pm	Gabriele or Suzanne
Social Committee	TBD	Claudia
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee (EDIB)	August 8th 1pm - 2pm	Suzanne
Residential Task Force	September 16th 1-2:30pm	Suzanne or Debbie

Staff & Volunteer News

Welcome to our newest team members!

Sophia Pettit – Child and Youth Summer Student, working with the Grief and Bereavement Team
Nimrah Baba – Donor Relations Specialist, working with the Development Team

Annual Staff Survey - Your input is valuable!

Please complete the staff survey by Friday, August 17, 2024. The results will be shared at our all-staff meeting in September.

You can access the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/W69ZTGX

HR Downloads is now Citation Canada

On July 10, 2024, HR Downloads announced its rebranding to Citation Canada. If you have outstanding HR training to complete, please complete it as soon as possible or reach out to Nadine Bellhouse to make arrangements.

Staff Resources Page

This page houses communications needs such as business cards or website change requests, as well as archived KCN insiders and our official newsletter. CLICK HERE to visit!

To access this page:

Go to kempcarenetwork.org
Scroll to the "About Us" Tab
Click on "Staff Resources"
Enter the Password: 277

Tip to remember the password: it's our hospice address!

Volunteers News

Jennifer Wall, our 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 Jennifer Wall.

Highlights from The Annual HPCO Conference

At the beginning of June, six of our team members attended the annual HPCO conference. Here are some of the highlights they wanted to share with all of us.

"A leader uses their emotions and the emotions of others as data."

- Suzanne Conroy, KCN's Leadership Coach

If you have an update to share in the next KCN Insider, please send it to Jennifer Rowan at jrowan@kempcarenetwork.org

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