“Thank you to all the people who made my Husbands last weeks so much easier. Each one who came brought such compassion, humor and care. Know that you are thought of with much gratitude. Thank you.”
Southern Tier Hospice
Patient Family Member
04/19/2010
Southern Tier Hospice and Palliative Care (STHPC) is announcing that sales of the 8th annual Petal Pushers Geraniums have begun and will go through May 7th.
We are looking for volunteers to help post flyers and sell our red, white and pink geraniums. Each volunteer seller will get a packet of posters, sales sheets and information to help them with their sales and collecting money from their co-workers, friends and neighbors. Individual 4 ½ inch plants are sold for $3.25.
A portion of the proceeds of geranium sales goes to benefit the programs of Southern Tier Hospice & Palliative Care in Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben Counties. Pick-up and delivery day will be on Monday, May 17th at Massi’s Greenhouse on Victory Highway in Painted Post.
For more information on Petal Pushers, or to volunteer, please contact Paul Rossi at 607-962-4100 ext. 142 or by email at prossi@sthospice.org.
SOUTHERN TIER HOSPICE WALKING SUPPORT GROUP ENCOURAGES NEW MEMBERS
The Southern Tier Hospice is expanding their “Walk and Talk” bereavement support group for those who have lost someone they love. The group meets at the Arnot Mall every Monday at 9:00am by the information booth in center court. The group walks until 10:00 when they break for supportive conversation in the upstairs food court. All are welcomed.
Please contact Pam Fraboni, STHPC Bereavement Coordinator, so she can plan to greet you and introduce you to the group. This is a free group and is working to support the emotional and spiritual needs of those dealing with loss while enjoying some excerise.
Pam can be reached at Southern Tier Hospice, 607-962-3100 or by email at: pfraboni@sthospice.org.
SOUTHERN TIER HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS
Southern Tier Hospice is looking for people whose available time can be a gift to patients and their loved ones in Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben Counties. Hospice volunteers are people of all ages and experience who can make an extraordinary difference. Southern Tier Hospice has volunteer opportunities that can match your interests, skills and availability to our needs of visiting patients, office work, etc.
Southern Tier Hospice & Palliative Care provides quality care to terminally ill patients and their loved ones in all areas of Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben Counties. Hospice allows the patient to live out the remainder of their lives in dignity, in the familiar surroundings of their home or a skilled nursing facility. It is our mission to affirm life through a team of caring medical professionals and volunteers.
Hospice Volunteers are needed to: hold a hand, listen to memories and stories, pick up medications, read as story, walk a dog, bake cookies for a family, help with a support group, do gardening, knit a prayer shawl, help with a special event or to share a smile…touch a heart…change a life
Please join us and become one of our compassionate and caring volunteers. Contact Susan Herron, Volunteer Coordinator for further information and an application. She can be contacted at: Southern Tier Hospice & Palliative Care, 11751 East Corning Road, Corning, NY 14830
607-962-4100 ext. 133 or Sherron@sthospice.org.
SOUTHERN TIER HOSPICE OFFERS GOOD MOURNING SPRINGTIME EVENT WITH ROCKWELL MUSEUM
Southern Tier Hospice will be holding their Annual Good Mourning Springtime event at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art on Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 9:30am until 12 noon. Good Mourning Springtime is open to all children aged 6-12, who have experienced a loss or the death of someone in their lives. Participants will be using art in the museum’s collection as inspiration for creating a small “Tree of Life” and crafting “Seeds of Condolences” as tools to help them through their times of grief.
The group will be led by Gigi Alvare, Rockwell Museum of Western Art Director of Education and assisted by Southern Tier Hospice & Palliative Care bereavement staff. This event is open to the public and is free of charge to the families of our community.
Registration is due by Monday, March 15th so please contact Pam Fraboni, Southern Tier Hospice & Palliative Care Bereavement Coordinator at: 607-962-3100 or pfraboni@sthospice.org with questions or to register.
Southern Tier Hospice and Palliative Care 5K Fun Run/ Walk
“Southern Tier Hospice & Palliative Care is sponsoring a 5K Fun Run/Walk as part of Mother Earth Day on Saturday, May 8th. Registration will begin at 9am and the race will begin promptly at 10am. The race day registration for the 5K will be held at Healthworks Wellness and Fitness Center in Erwin and the race will follow a course near the facility. If you would like to participate, please download the registration form and return it with your payment to “Mother Earth Day 5K,” Southern Tier Hospice & Palliative Care, 11751 East Corning Road, Corning, NY 14830. Registration fees are $20 before May 1st or $25 after May 1st. Please contact Paul Rossi (607-962-4100 ext. 142) to register using a credit card over the phone or for more information.
Mother Earth Day will be celebrated in partnership with Tanglewood Nature Center and Museum and The Rockwell Museum of Western Art who will have special events for families throughout the day at their facilities. Please join our community partners for a day of family fun, entertainment, and education at their outstanding facilities.”
Click here for registration forms. Note: Registration forms are in Adobe PDF format, if you need the Adobe reader click here.
02/22/2010
BOWLING TOURNAMENT RAISES MONEY FOR SOUTHERN TIER HOSPICE
Corning: Southern Tier Hospice held its first ever bowling tournament at Crystal Lanes on Saturday, February 6th. Twenty-one teams participated in the tournament and helped raise over $1,200 for STHPC programs across Steuben, Chemung and Schuyler Counties.
Awards were handed out to the top team, top male and female bowlers and the top child under ten year old. The winning team had a three game score of 3,959 pins. Members of the team champions were George Hall, III, Devin Lisi, Dominic Lisi, George Hall, Jr., and Sam Harrington. The Top Score Male bowler was Dominic Lisi with a three game score of 884. The Top Score Female Bowler was Kathy Lovell with a 790 three game score and the Youth Champion was Derik Lisi with a three game score of 689.
Southern Tier Hospice & Palliative Care is a not-for-profit community-based program providing residents of Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben Counties complete hospice services. Two interdisciplinary teams in Corning and Bath provide individualized care to patients and their families, primarily in the home. The Hospice team provides physician services, home care nursing, social work, spiritual care, bereavement counseling, and the assistance of trained volunteers. Hospice works in cooperation with the patient’s personal physician to provide compassionate professional care and support for the patient and their families.
For more information about how you can help Southern Tier Hospice, please call 607-962-3100 or email at: info@sthospice.org.
09/10/2009
Second Annual Hospice Golf Tournament
The Second Annual Hospice Golf Tournament has been rescheduled for its original June date. The date for the Hospice Golf Tournament will now be on Monday, July 19th and will remain a 1pm shot gun start tee time. We made this change to accommodate a schedule need with our friends at the Corning Country Club and look forward to another full slate of golfers and sponsors.
We apologize for any inconvenience this date change may cause and hope to see you all on the course to support Hospice programs that help families dealing with serious illnesses across Chemung, Steuben, and Schuyler Counties on Monday, July 19th, 2010.
Southern Tier Hospice Announces Dates for Annual Geranium Sales
Corning: Southern Tier Hospice and Palliative Care (STHPC) is announcing that sales of the 7th annual Petal Pushers Geraniums will begin on April 13th and go through May 8th. Pick up and delivery day will be on Tuesday, May 19th at Massi’s Greenhouse on Victory Highway in Painted Post.
Any person or company interested in volunteering to help publicize and sell these beautiful red, pink or white geraniums can call Southern Tier Hospice & Palliative Care and sign up to be a Petal Pusher. Each volunteer will get a packet of posters, sales sheets and information to help them with their sales and collecting money from their co-workers, friends or neighbors.
One dollar from each of these 4 ½ inch plants goes to benefit the programs at Southern Tier Hospice & Palliative Care. Last year well over 11,000 plants were sold to help continue the programs of STHPC in Steuben, Chemung and Schuyler Counties.
For more information on Petal Pushers or to volunteer, please contact Paul Rossi at (607) 962-3100 or by email at prossi@sthospice.org.
Southern Tier Hospice Builds School Bereavement Program
Corning: Southern Tier Hospice and Palliative Care is announcing the beta testing for its preschool – grade 12 school bereavement program for schools in Chemung, Steuben and Schuyler Counties. The program was inspired after working with Broadway Middle School in Elmira last Spring and materials are being developed to enhance the program and bring to other schools across the three county STHPC service area.
The school bereavement program will create a system to identify and support bereaved students and to provide training for the school staff and faculty members for schools in the three-county service area. Southern Tier Hospice and Palliative Care (STHPC) staff will also be a permanent resource to the schools to assist in referrals, continuing the training program and assist in identifying ways to fill unanticipated needs that might be brought forward in the community.
The program will allow STHPC staff to increase each school’s ability to identify and support daily needs while having the proper resources to outsource what they cannot handle internally. “The Hospice staff is working with the Chemung County Suicide Prevention Program and key individuals in the community to attempt to incorporate preventative interventions and identification of needs in the areas of grief and suicide,” added Andrea Barber, Bereavement and Social Work Specialist from Southern Tier Hospice and Palliative Care.
Kimberly Webster, School Counselor from Broadway Middle School stated, “It’s inevitable that students throughout the year may experience or be affected by a loss. That loss may be a death of a loved one, divorce, friendship, moving or even a new job. Therefore, it’s important for us to have professionals available in our schools to help identify these students and provide them the support to get through their process of grief. After doing a needs assessment with students and realizing the level of need in this area, Hospice came to Broadway Middle School to provide group counseling focusing on coping skills, strategies and tools relating to overcoming loss. I cannot say enough about the impact Southern tier Hospice had in our building and the rapport they built with our students and staff.”
Any schools that are interested in becoming part of this program should contact Andrea Barber (607) 962-3100 or email her at abarber@sthospice.org
