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Stony Plain – Palliative Care Training Course

October 19, 2019 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

*This program is designed for volunteers and community and family members and is a prerequisite for volunteering in WestView Health Centre Hospice* Dates: Saturday, October 19, 2019 and Saturday, October 26, 2019, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Session Topics: What is palliative care? Communication Family Dynamics Spirituality Approaching the end stage of life Coping with… [More…]

Tagged With: Palliative Care Training, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, volunteers

Grande Prairie – FREE Palliative Care Volunteer and Caregiver Training

May 29, 2019 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

The Grande Prairie Palliative Care Society is pleased to collaborate with Alberta Health Services and Grande Prairie Regional College to offer Palliative Care Volunteer & Caregiver Training on May 29-31, 2019 free of charge to volunteers and caregivers! Location: Grande Prairie Regional College Room L106 & L105 Registration: 8:00 am Workshop: May 29-30 (8:30 am-4:30 pm)       … [More…]

Tagged With: Caregivers, Education, Grande Prairie, volunteers

AHPCA Annual General Meeting – Leduc

November 1, 2018 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

All current AHPCA members are invited to attend the organization’s annual general meeting. You may attend in person or by teleconference. For details, please contact Jennifer Elliott, AHPCA Executive Director at director@ahpca.ca

Tagged With: AHPCA, Alberta, volunteers

Successful Fundraising Tips for Non-profits – Part 4 of 4

January 28, 2016 Posted By Admin

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 blog in which their Board chair, Linda McCreath, generously shares their journey and proven tips for fundraising in the non-profit sector, including hospice palliative care. Thanks, Linda, and… [More…]

Filed Under: Fundraising, It's About LIfe...... Tagged With: death, donations, donors, dying, fundraising, hospice palliative care, non-profits, volunteers

Successful Fundraising Tips for Non-profits – Part 3 of 4

January 21, 2016 Posted By Admin

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 Hospice Society from Stony Plain shared… [More…]

Filed Under: Fundraising, It's About LIfe...... Tagged With: charity, donors, end of life care, fundraising, hospice palliative care, non-profits, partnerships, sponsors, volunteers

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