NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2017 - 50

News From National Hospice Foundation
Lighthouse of Hope Fund Helps
Two People Enjoy the Great
Outdoors One Last Time
Carroll Stringfellow,
an avid outdoorsman,
learned to trap, fish,
and hunt as a child.
His illness and
deteriorating health
prevented him from
enjoying the activities
he always cherished.
Nikki Rushing, a social
worker at Arkansas
Hospice, wrote to Lighthouse of Hope
requesting funds for Carroll and his family to
enjoy a fishing trip together.
In June, Carroll, his wife Melinda, daughter
Amber, and a few other family members
traveled to Lake Chicot State Park to enjoy the
outdoors, fish, and make wonderful, lasting
memories. Carroll and Melinda were also able
to celebrate their 41st wedding anniversary
surrounded by their loved ones. READ MORE...

We Honor Veterans Community
Partners
We Honor Veterans, a program supported by
the National Hospice Foundation, is helping
thousands of professionals across America
enhance their skills to meet the needs of
Veterans with advanced illness. Originally
designed for hospice providers, WHV extended
its partner opportunities to other communitybased healthcare organizations providing
direct care to seriously ill Veterans and their
families. Community partners may include
funeral homes, hospitals, skilled nursing
facilities, assisted living facilities, home health
agencies and other providers that understand the
importance of serving Veterans based on their
preference for care and services. READ MORE...

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There are No Small Gifts
to Hospice
United Healthcare, Thompson Reuters, AT&T,
Microsoft. What do these companies have
in common? They, and many more, match
their employees' charitable giving. Each
year, thousands of employees are given
the opportunity to direct a portion of their
paycheck to the charities of their choice
through workplace giving. NHF is grateful for
every gift we receive through workplace giving.
For federal employees, the Combined Federal
Campaign (CFC) offers a vehicle to help people
in local communities, across the nation, and
around the world through charitable giving.
NHF's parent organization, the National
Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
(NHPCO), is honored to participate in the CFC
and receive gifts through this and many other
employee campaigns. CFC donations to NHPCO
go directly to programs that help hospices
across the country serve everyone, including
Veterans, children, caregivers, and grieving
families. READ MORE...

The Milbank Foundation
Provides Generous Grant to
Support Palliative Care
The Milbank Foundation awarded NHPCO
$25,000 to develop an educational toolkit as
part of the Palliative Care Resource Series. This
funding will go a long way toward providing
additional support for palliative care providers.
READ MORE...

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