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Member News and Notes $10,000 LIVESTRONG Grant to Benefit HCC’s Palliative Care Services In partnership with Hospice & Community Care (HCC) based in Lancaster, PA, Lancaster General Hospital has received a $10,000 grant from the LIVESTRONG Foundation to advance palliative care and pursue certification. HCC utilized social media to spread the word about the grant competition and to request online votes to support the palliative program within the community. While 72 organizations throughout the country received LIVESTRONG grants, Lancaster General Health was the only Pennsylvania health system to win funding for its Palliative Care program. HOM Recognized for Mobile App to Improve Communication with Families Hospice of Michigan (based in Grand Rapids) is being presented with a Spirit of Innovation Award at the June Home Care & Hospice LINK Conference in Chicago. Its mobile app, HOM Cares, notifies family members and friends when a care provider visits a loved one. Those who have the app can see a picture of the caregiver, the date and duration of the visit, and information about the caregiver’s background and type of support provided— such as medical, spiritual or social work. The app was developed with a $24,500 gift from Verizon and an in-kind donation from Compuware. Hospice by the Sea Wins the Hospice Regattas National Championship The sailors who won the 23 regional hospice regattas held during 2012 gathered on Florida’s Tampa Bay during the weekend of April 12 to compete for the national championship. Hospice by the Sea as it takes the lead in the national championship. (Photo courtesy of St. Petersburg Yacht Club.) After three days of intense sailing, the four-man crew representing Hospice by the Sea (Boca Raton, FL) took first place—led by Captain Bret Moss, whose grandfather had taught him to sail more than 40 years ago and had also been served by hospice. Special kudus also go to the organization’s senior director of business development, George Tokesky, who stepped up at the last minute when one of the regular crew members had to withdraw from the race. Avow Wins 34th Annual Telly Award Avow (based in Naples, FL) took the Bronze at the 34th Annual Telly Awards which attracted more than 11,000 entries from 50 states as well as numerous countries. The program was recognized for three of its current broadcast advertisements which feature a family testimonial and two reenactments. The campaign was produced by members of the 34 NewsLine
Avow advancement team, with creative services assistance from a local marketing firm. The commercials can be viewed at avowcares. org/video-gallery. Members of the Avow advancement team (l to r): Deborah Jonsson, Kit Chamberlain, Karen Stevenson and Kylee A. Pitts. Joint Effort Leads to Second Introductory Class on Hospice Care at Prestigious Notre Dame For the second year in a row, the Center for Hospice Care (South Bend, IN) and the University of Notre Dame teamed up to offer students a oneday introduction to hospice and palliative care. This year’s class, which attracted an impressive 95 students (15 more than last year), featured 12 different presentations that focused on how hospice and palliative care is given in the current Mark Murray healthcare system. The presentations were taught by various members of the interdisciplinary team—including Center for Hospice Care CEO, Mark Murray. Have News to Share? Add Us to Your Media Distribution List: newsline@nhpco.org NHPCO Staff Lend a Hand as Spring for Alexandria Volunteers More than 400 volunteers spent most of Friday, May 3, at 50 sites around Alexandria, VA, as part of “Spring for Alexandria”—an annual effort to make the city a cleaner, more beautiful place to live and work. Joining in were 10 staff from NHPCO, who painted 10 rooms at a local shelter— then went the extra mile by doing all the clean-up! NewsLine 35
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