FPS staff report
August 18, 2009
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| Cheri Bell (at left) watches as Mimi Alexander presents Nancy Wheaton with a check for $1,000 to benefit the Hospice House project. |
Around 50 guests attended an open house July 9 at Marge Gobeille’s century farm house near Atwood Lake.
The gathering was to celebrate summer with friends and share the story of the Hospice House project. The project is a new option in health care for families in Carroll, Tuscarawas, Stark and surrounding counties.
Upon completion, the Hospice House will be a 12 unit facility for Hospice patients with specific needs such as pain or symptoms requiring more acute care than the caregiver can provide at home. The facility will provide respite (rest) care for the caregivers of hospice patients. There is no similar facility within a 50-60 mile radius.
The Reeves Foundation in Tuscarawas County has issued a challenge in the sum of $600,000 if $3 million is raised by the end of this year. To date, total pledges amount to just over $2 million. It was in response to this challenge and recognizing the needs for this facility that Mimi Alexander responded.
Alexander was one of the guests and was so impressed with the importance of this project, she stepped forward and made a $1,000 donation.
There are several naming rights still available for various areas of the building while donations of any size are helpful. Individuals interested in making a donation should contact Kasey Rippel or Norm Mast at the Tuscarawas office or Pixie Furbee at the Carrollton office.
Light food and beverages were provided by many community volunteers along with a wine tasting, courtesy of Al-Bi Winery in Dellroy. Hosts for the event were Cheri Bell and Nancy Wheaton. The information portion of the event was presented by Kasey Rippel, provider relations of Hospice and Connie Clark, vice president of Jeffery Bryne Associates, Inc.
Hospice of Carroll County can be reached at 330-627-4796. |
