I am running across the common room of my apartment building, shouting at Elliot that he must grab the celery root and throw it to Wade before he can start hitting the marshmallows into the duffel bag with the ping-pong paddle. Around me are fourteen of my closest friends, some [...]
The art students of Olds Community Learning Campus have put their hearts for hospice into the creation of stained glass stars for those who have lost loved ones. Maureen Gustafson, who had a close friend who used to create art with stained glass, started the initiative with a desire to [...]
The Wheatland & Area Hospice Society was formed in 2015. The board has grown from six to ten members; one of our goals is for our board to reflect the skills, interests and interests and geographical representation within our community. To strengthen and develop our board, Alberta Culture has presented [...]
Bev Drever and Treva Olson of Camrose had a dream. They wanted to inform their community about the importance of hospice palliative care and develop a formal organization to do it. Hosting meetings of likeminded individuals and stakeholders over the summer and fall of 2010, Bev and Treva helped participants [...]
At the 2015 AHPCA “Imagine: Connecting Hospice Palliative Care Communities” conference, participants learned about the Light Up Your Life Tri-Community Palliative/Hospice Care Society‘s phenomenal fundraising success. Here is the fourth and final article in which their Board chair, Linda McCreath, generously shares their journey and proven tips for fundraising in the non-profit sector, including hospice [...]
One of the highlights of the 2015 AHPCA “Imagine: Connecting Hospice Palliative Care Communities” conference was hearing from each of our participant groups about their community programs and events; we were all impressed with the level of commitment, passion, and initiative around end of life care in Alberta. However, when the Light Up Your Life Tri-Community Palliative [...]
One of the highlights of the 2015 AHPCA “Imagine: Connecting Hospice Palliative Care Communities” conference was hearing from each of our participant groups about their community programs and events; we were all impressed with the level of commitment, passion, and initiative around end of life care in Alberta. However, when the Light Up Your Life Tri-Community Palliative [...]
One of the highlights of the 2015 AHPCA “Imagine: Connecting Hospice Palliative Care Communities” conference was hearing from each of our participant groups about their community programs and events; we were all impressed with the level of commitment, passion, and initiative around end of life care in Alberta. However, when the Light Up Your Life Tri-Community Palliative Care [...]
