July 2016

Hospice Georgina

eNEWSLETTER

A personal message from the Executive Director

A TRIBUTE TO HOSPICE GEORGINA’S VOLUNTEERS

If you weren’t able to join us for the annual Volunteer appreciation BBQ, I’d like to share the message

presented to those gathered that evening:

Life is short. What matters are not the years, it’s the quality of our life. Our life is the short time we have

here to make a difference – or not.

And making a difference means many things to many people. But for you, the volunteer, you are making a

significant difference. A volunteer gives time. TIME - the most precious resource in our lives. Think about

all the hours you have given as a volunteer. Once you give an hour of your time, it is lost forever. That hour

you gave volunteering will never be replicated. Your time volunteering must be valued, but we can never

put a value on time. How can you value something that is so priceless?

As a volunteer you bring much to our organization. You bring skills, experience, friendship, vision,

leadership, inspiration, hope, caring...and you bring time. You choose to donate the most precious

commodity in the known universe. We may count your time in hours. We may attempt to count your time in

money. Though such methods have their reasons we will all be poorer if we don’t realize that the giving of

your time is simply and utterly magnificent.

So today we take a little time to thank you for the time you so willingly give. Thanks for spending some of

your time for us.

Until next month, continue “Sharing the Caring”

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

For all events, please RSVP so that we

can plan accordingly

BOARD of DIRECTORS

Iain Donnell, Chair

Mary Catherine Macaluso, VP

Margaret Burrows, Secretary

Heather Rahman, Treasurer

Lena Singh

Gayle Clarke

Angela Young

Sandy Walters-Smith

STAFF

Marie Morton – Executive Director

Jackie Kaminski – G&B Coordinator

Laurie Knapp – Office Manager

Save these dates for 2016! Time Together – Mon. July 11 10am-12pm

Continuing Ed. – Tues. July 19 10am-12pm

Volunteer Ginette V. will be sharing Inspired

Dance, music & movement for all abilities.

Great for self-care & learn some tips to share

with your clients. To be held at our gazebo,

weather permitting. Dress to be active!

Wellness Meditation – Thurs. July 28, 2-3pm

Continuing Ed. – Tues. August 9 1-3pm

Time Together – Mon. August 22 10am-12pm

HAVE A FUN AND SAFE SUMMER!

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GETTING TO KNOW HOSPICE’S VOLUNTEER –

JENNY MACDONALD

How long have you lived in Georgina?

I have spent my entire 26 years living in Georgina!

Tell us a bit about your background…

Recently I graduated from Laurentian University with my Bachelor of Social

Work Degree. I am currently employed at an organization called Kerry's Place

where I work with individuals who are on the Autism spectrum.

Tell us about some of your favourite things to do…

In my free time I love to read, cook, and spend time with my cat.

What is your role at Hospice Georgina?

I was introduced to Hospice Georgina through my university placement.

Originally I was only supposed to stay for one semester but loved the staff,

other volunteers and clients so much that I stayed on for another semester

and continue to volunteer whenever my work schedule allows. During my

time with Hospice I have acted as the client and volunteer intake coordinator,

helped out with some of the groups such as Wellness Wednesday and New

Journey and helped plan and participated in fundraisers. I will be taking over

facilitation of the Willows Women’s Cancer Support Group in July.

Volunteer Hours: Just a reminder that all volunteers need to report your volunteer hours every month by the 10th . This information is

reported to the Ministry of Health & Long Term Care, which in turn funds our palliative programs. Without volunteer hours, our funding

could be in jeopardy.

New Volunteers

Please welcome our newest volunteers…..

We are delighted to welcome these

awesome members to Hospice Georgina,

Make sure to say “Hello” and let them

know how much we appreciate them

devoting their time.

It's time to renew your annual membership! Memberships are valid from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017. Remember, your membership must be current to

be able to vote at our AGM this September.

Jennifer

Lillian

Casey

Tricia

Volunteer Appreciation BBQ

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Hospice Georgina held our annual

volunteer appreciation barbecue Thursday

June 23rd. We enjoyed traditional

barbecue food and friendly conversation.

Thank you to Cori's Cafe & Catering for

donating delicious dishes and Riverglen

Nursing Home for the use of their BBQ.

Summer Goings-on…

Sat, 30 Jul at 6:00 PM,

Georgina, ON

Ladies Movie Night

Hosted By: Ladies Lounge

To purchase tickets or for

more details go to:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/la

dies-movie-night-tickets-

25942456586

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THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS! We are grateful for the following community donations in support of the services

provided at Hospice Georgina. Our goal is to make a difference in Georgina

and continue to provide programs at no charge with the help of donations from

supporters such as you. Thank you for your generous support of our efforts in

“Sharing the Caring.”

Ours thanks go to:

• Johanniter Aid Association – Donated $200.00

as continuing support for Hospice Georgina’s

ongoing volunteer training program.

• Eileen Shankman - Donated $100.00

• Neil Stratton - Donated $100.00

• Michael Black - Donated $100.00

We have received funding from YRT/VIVA to purchase bus tickets. If you know of anybody who is

in need of transportation support, we have Adult and Senior/Child tickets to hand out free of

charge that can be picked up at the office during business hours. Looking forward to working with

all of you on further assisting our clients and their loved ones.

Office Hours - Mon - Thurs 9 am - 4 pm.

Marilyn V. is selling

Hoedown raffle tickets for

the Learning Centre for

Georgina.

Please call (905) 722-9333

for more details.

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Grief & Bereavement

On June 8th and June 15th Hospice Georgina welcomed Soul-Full Art

Therapy for two evenings of art making, promoting self-care through grief.

The first night proved to be a powerful experience for the group.

Participants created unique grief masks: the outside depicting how they

present themselves to the world and on the inside, how they really felt. To

cap off the evening participants made a simple print with paint that, when

shared with the group, invited a great sense of support. On the second

evening, participants transformed their words and challenges with the

grieving process into flowers. Can you guess what materials we used?

Coffee filters, markers, spritzes of water, pipe cleaners, and a few

decorative items. Art making and play are not only for children. Rather,

making art can be a safe and healthy way for people, at any age, to

release what needs to be expressed and tap into resources that were not

previously recognized.

Hospice Georgina continues to offer

individual and group grief support

throughout the summer months. Call

Jackie at 905-722-9333 for more

information.

Police Screening

Vulnerable Sector Search Police Record Checks are required yearly from Hospice

Georgina volunteers for insurance purposes! Laurie has PRC request letters available.

For PVSC volunteers the fee is $30.00, starting January 1, 2016.

Please note: As of January 1, 2016, the Customer Service Unit will no longer be

operating from the Whitchurch-Stouffville or Aurora Community Substation.

All services will continue at the Community Resource Centre:

Community Resource Centre

10720 Yonge Street

Richmond Hill, ON

Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturdays: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

You can also apply online (open 24 hours a day/seven days a week) for Police

Background Checks. Applicants can select District # 3 for Georgina as the location to

pick up the completed check. Turn around time is 10 Business days.

https://www.yrp.ca/en/services/Online-Police-Background-Checks.asp

If you are unable to complete the online process contact Laurie at Hospice

Georgina for assistance.