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Red Deer Hospice Society ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 99 Arnot Avenue Red Deer, AB T4R 3S6 Phone: 403-309-4344 www.reddeerhospice.com

Report from the President - Suzanne Alexander-Smith

It is a privilege to bring greetings from the Board of Directors.

Red Deer Hospice continues to excel in providing quality end-of-life care for our residents and solace for their friends and family. We are blessed to have compassionate and outstanding staff and volunteers, as we main-tain consistently high occupancy rates.

This June brought the retirement of Brenda Watts as Executive Director of the Hospice. I know you all join me in thanking Brenda, for her unflagging devotion and leadership. We were very fortunate to welcome Valerie Hilario as Executive Director in August. The transition has been seamless and Val’s enthusiasm and experience in health care are wonderful contributions to our ongoing success.

Our focus on sustainable funding has reaped rewards with an increase in our Compassion’s Circle. Our diverse fundraising initiatives have proven very successful both financially and in continuing to engage our generous community in sharing the Hospice’s vision. Our Gala format is back by popular demand. Another sumptuous dining experience awaits all who will be attending the 2015 event.

With three new Board members joining us in January, the Board has been busy developing committees to increase Board efficiencies. At the 2015 AGM, we will say goodbye to Darwin Cooper, our Treasurer, who has done a yeoman’s job for the Society. His dedication and integrity will be missed and we thank him for his service.

Our tenth year of operations will bring exciting opportunities for the Hospice and our community. Stay tuned for celebration announcements!!

Suzanne Alexander-Smith

Executive Director’s Message

With a memorable number of years and commitment to hospice care in Red Deer, Red Deer Hospice said goodbye to Brenda Watts as Executive Director. She truly inspired staff to meet the hospice philosophy and improve the service provided over the past 9 years in operation. Brenda was pivotal in advancing hospice care in Red Deer to the high level it stands at today. I am very fortunate to step into a role Brenda so passion-ately established. I want to thank Brenda and everyone who has made my transition into the house as smooth as it has been. It is evident that I was not the only ‘new’ change to Hospice this year. All of our 2014 events proved to be a huge success. The Gala last January, took on a new format with Master Chef Michael Bonacini and Chopped Chef Massimo Capra. This hugely successful evening is being brought back with additional surprises for 2015. Atypical seasonal snow did not damper our Hike for Hospice and a new element of a Handbag Auction was added to the Sunflower Luncheon. Both events were very well attended and very enjoyable. In the fall, Hospice put together a team for our first Annual Ride for Refuge. Red Deer Hospice continues to promote Legacy Giving and has reintroduced Compassion’s Circle. Our general and memorial donations continue to flow in and our Fund a Day campaign finished at an impressive 109%. Please join us in acknowledging and thanking all our amazing supporters - both cumulative and annual donors.

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Annual Report 2013-2014

Donor Recognition—Cumulative Giving

As a way to recognize our long-term and loyal donors, the following Cumulative Giving Recognition Levels were instituted in 2013. It is a constant inspiration to all of us here at Hospice to witness the generosity that flows from our Central Alberta residents, businesses and organizations. Your belief in our mission makes such a significant impact on the residents and families that we care for here at Hospice! Thank you for providing quality end-of-life

care to individuals whom you may not even know.

Guardians ($250,000-$499,999)

Cornerstone ($100,000-$249,999)

Ambassadors ($50,000-$99,999)

Partners ($25,000-$49,999)

Anonymous 24-7 Videotours 418456 Alberta Ltd. Lyn Biluk Ruth Bower and Dorothy Bower Care Industries Ltd. Checkmate Wellness Clinic Collins Barrow Red Deer LLP Victor & Doris Doerksen John & Joan Donald

Sheila Eleason First Christian Reformed Church Daphne Grafton Honda Red Deer Sales & Service Peter & Kathy Lacey Sadie Lampard Toby & Sandy Lampard MGM Ford Lincoln Sales Ltd. Military & Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus

MNP LLP Northland Construction Supplies Pasquale Mancuso Construction Jack Quartel Red Deer Yard Care Scottsville Group Vellner Leisure Products Ltd. Waskasoo Estates Warren Wessel

Anonymous (x 2) Border Paving Ltd. Circle T Service & Rental Ltd. Parkside Holdings Ltd. NWP Industries LP

Redbrook Group 2 Corp. Red Deer Regional Hospital Voluntary Association Roll’n Oilfield Industries Limited Royal Canadian Legion Branch 35 Poppy Fund

Jeff & Deb Petty Servus Credit Union Sheraton Red Deer Hotel Alida Veerbeek

Helen Armitage Central Alberta Young Guns Charitable Foundation

Jack & Joan Donald Estate of Maline Rachel Schindel Knox Presbyterian Church

Rotary Club of Red Deer Community Fund

Central Alberta Realtors Charitable Foundation Red Deer Twilight Homes Foundation/Kiwanis Club of Red Deer

Special Recognition to the Central Alberta Young Guns Charitable Foundation

Having crossed the $100,000 threshold of support for Hospice in 2014, we want to congratulate all the committee members (past and present) of the Young Guns Charitable Foundation for becoming Cornerstone supporters!

Initially named the Ryan Smyth Charitable Foundation, their annual golf tournament held at Alberta Springs, has been running for approximately 11 years. Each year the event grows bigger and bigger with many NHL players now involved.

Thank you so much for all that you have done to honour the terminally-ill in Central Alberta by supporting Hospice care!

Clint Oakley, Chair of the 2015 Young Guns Golf Tournament, present cheque to Val Hilario.


Patrons ($10,000-$24,999)

Al-Terra Engineering (Red Deer) Ltd. Anonymous Rex & Joanne Armitage Artistry in Gold Design Studio Ltd. Cal & Heather Ast Bud Bourk Bower Dental Centre Bowood Inc. Lance & Bonnie Bredo Sandra Brosteaux Andy Buruma Camdon Construction Ltd. Wilma Campbell Canadian Cancer Society Alberta NWT Division Carpet Colour Centre (Red Deer) Central Alberta Co-op Central Alberta Home Builders Association Central Alberta Tile One Inc. Chatters Canada Ltd. CIBC Crossroads Church D.J. Will Holdings Ltd. Deermart Equipment Sales Ltd. Design Shop Diamond Keys Homes Ltd. Earl’s (Red Deer) Eckville Manor House Charitable Foundation Estate of Mrs. Elsie Brewin Fargey’s Decorating Centre Don & Janice Finch Linda Frank

Gary & Helen Gant Ian Gilchrist Todd & Judy Gilchrist Iris Gilley Alan & Patricia Glover Harry Ropchan Realtor Inc. Gerry & Mary Jane Hepworth Hillsdown Women’s Institute Rick & Wendy Hjertaas May Horsley JPC Foundation Leonard & Marlene Kangas Gladys Lucien Kinsmen Club of Red Deer Laebon Developments Ltd. Loyal Order of Moose Red Deer Lodge 1639 Domenico Mancuso & Laurel Marshall Pasquale Mancuso Family Marguerite McAuley Melcor Developments Ltd. Helen Mewha Morguard Investments Morning Star Charitable Foundation Tony & Patti Morris Bob & Sue Mullen Al Ness Parkland Funeral Home & Crematorium (Red Deer) Ltd. Pasutto’s Hotels (1984) Ltd. Woody Paylor Peavey Industries Ltd. Ellen Pell ProVerus Chartered LLP Accountants

Beatrice Quinn Quinn’s Oilfield Supply Ltd. Doug & Susan Ramsay Rave Designs Dan Roth & Marilyn Deckert-Roth Gerhard Schulz Sims Furniture Ltd. Sky of Dreams Aviation Trust David Smith & Suzanne Alexander-Smith Roberta Smith Denise Smitten Shirley Sullivan Tar-ific Construction Ltd. TELUS Timcon Construction (1988) Ltd. Gary & Karen Towers Triple A Electric Ltd. Alfio Truant Glenn & Joyce Turple Chuck Tyson Unique Elevations Ethel VandenBrink Venus Chapter No. 2 Order of Eastern Star John Vlchek & Faye Hallett Ernie & Wilma Walz Dean & Brenda Watts Wel-Can Welding & Fabrication Ltd. Westward Parts Services Ltd. Willson Audio Visual Bryan & Lynn Wilson Holly Yuckim Z99/KG Country

Donations received as cash and/or gift in kind. Please note: While every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy in this report, we sincerely apologize for any

errors or omissions. Please advise us if you prefer not to be listed in the future.

The family of resident, Garnet Nielsen, enjoyed

several family meals together while Garnet was

a resident at Hospice.


ANNUAL GIVING—January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014

Platinum ($25,000 and over)

Gold ($10,000-$24,999.99)

Silver ($5,000-$9,999.99)

Bronze ($1,000-$4,999.99)

NWP Industries LP

Helen Armitage Sandra Brosteaux Canadian Cancer Society Alberta / NWT Division Central Alberta Young Guns Charitable Foundation Collins Barrow Red Deer LLP Ian Gilchrist

Alan & Patricia Glover Daphne Grafton Hillsdown Women’s Institute Domenico Mancuso & Laurel Marshall Northland Construction Supplies Pasquale Mancuso Construction

Jack Quartel Sheraton Red Deer Hotel Alida Veerbeek Vellner Leisure Products Ltd. John Vlchek & Faye Hallett Waskasoon Estates Z99 / KG Country

763372 Alberta Ltd. O/A The Pipe Yard Ltd. Anonymous Murray Banning Steven Bird Warren & Deb Blair Mike Bullock D.J. Will Holdings Ltd.

First Christian Reformed Church Lillian Margaret Hitman Hydrotesters 2000 Ltd. Anna Idzi Jill Kelland Ann Kurz Delores “Dodie” Mason

Darlene McMillan Pasutto’s Hotels (1984) Ltd. Woody Paylor Colleen Praud Quinn’s Capital Corp. Red Deer Twilight Homes Foundation/Kiwanis Club of Red Deer

Red Deer Yard Care Servus Credit Union Sims Furniture Denise Smitten Suzanne Alexander-Smith Prof. Corp. TELUS John Walin Willson Audio Visual

188054 Alberta Ltd. 1552106 Alberta Ltd. O/A Bo’s Bar & Grill 24-7 Videotours Acura of Red Deer Agents of Change Partners Inc. Al-Terra Engineering (Red Deer) Ltd. Rich & Lisa Anderson Anonymous (x 3) Calvin & Heather Ast ATCO Power Canada Ltd. Gary & Sheila Aubuchon Ax Computer Consulting Cameron Baldwin Donald Balkwill Mel Barr Murray & Kathleen Bascom June Beaumont Benalto Royal Purple Lodge #233 Neil Berg Shirley Berry Best Buy Canada Ltd. Bonny Bickley Maxine Bird Bower Dental Centre Ruth Bower & Dorothy Bower Shane Bowie Mervin Brandon

Brian M. Isaac Prof. Corp. Brown LLP Bev Brown Gary & Cheryl Burns Andy Buruma Don Butt Douglas & Donna Cairns Gladys Cale Camdon Construction Ltd. In Memory of Vivian Chimilar Elizabeth ‘Lisa’ Christians Paul & Rhonda Claerhout Richard & Marian Cloutier Coliseum Corporation Ltd. Connelly Industrial Insulation Services Ltd. Bob & Barb Cormack Nadine Coyne Crimtech Services Crossroads Church Sandra Deschamps Jack & Joan Donald Doran Stewart Oilfield Services Bradley & Lori Dufresne Eckville Manor House Charitable Foundation Trevor & Wendy Elgersma

Fred Embury Estate of Dorothy G Repas Estate of Duncan Anderson Estate of Kathleen Arb Estate of Miriam Merle Simmons Estate of Otto Olah Eventide Funeral Chapels Red Deer & Crematorium Duane & Janice Fairhurst Maureen Fleming Focused Development Group Ltd. G.D.S. Holdings Ltd. GPW Pure Water Iliene Gagne Gary & Helen Gant Hans & Betty Gelsing Steven Genn & Leah Shaw Lucille Gleddie Brad & Shauna Glover Christiaan & Elza-Marie Grundling Kathy Gurnett Brian & Lori Hamilton Paul & Janet Hardy Susan Harlton Cindy Hart Gerry & Mary Jane Hepworth Emily Hillis


Bronze ($1,000-$4,999.99) - Continued

Randy & Arlene Hjertaas Linda Holstein May Horsley San Ion Irene Janzen Dan & Cindy Jefferies Ken & Krista Johnson Thomas & Patricia Kauhaahaa Kingsmere Resources Ltd. Toby & Sandy Lampard Valerie Larratt Ida Law Joy Lawrence Robert Lidster Lubestop Systems Inc. David & Sandra Malfair Gilbert & Janet Marshall Ken & Karen Matisz Sherrylyne McArthur Maureen McCall Prof. Corp. Richard & Diane McDonell W. John McLuhan Lloyd Meadows Wade & Lisa Michalenko Vera Mokoski Lolita “Dolly” Moore Sandra Morton Nicholas & Louise Mullins Janet Murphy Sharon Neilson Linda Nielsen

NSC - NORM Survey of Canada Ltd. Ted Olson Noreen Onofryszyn (Stuart) Parkland Industries Limited Carol Permann Jeff & Deb Petty ProVerus Chartered LLP Accountants R.D.B. Holdings Ltd. Red Deer Advocate Samantha Reed Harry Reimchen Revolution Mechanical Ltd. Barry & Wendy Resvick Richards Farms Ltd. Riser Homes Robert J. Warrender Prof. Corp. Charles & Donna Roberts Barbara J. Rondeau Harry Ropchan H.C. “Bud” Rose Edna Ross Royal Canadian Legion RD Branch 35 S.A. Morris Prof. Corp. Carol Salikin Dwayne & Dalyce Seefried Sharpat Holdings Ltd. Sky of Dreams Aviation Trust Ron Slaymaker Michelle Soudi STEMS Flowers & Café Rod & Sharon Stephen

Studon Electric & Controls Shirley Sullivan Sunreal Property Management Ltd. Superfluity Shop Swainson Alexander LLP Chartered Accountants Sylvan Lake & District Lions Club T.R. Transport Inc. The Lake House Furniture and Décor The Vine and the Branch The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. Timcon Construction (1988) Ltd. Topco Oilsite Products Gary & Karen Towers Triple A Electric Ltd. Alfio Truant Glenn & Joyce Turple Gil & Charlene Vallee Elaine Vandale Venus Chapter No. 2 Order of Eastern Star Cheryl Vold Kate Walls Vic & Wendy Walls Warren Sinclair LLP Myles & Tina Wasik Evelyn Waters Dean & Brenda Watts Rob Weddell Wendi Ronspies Design Bryan & Lynn Wilson

Executive Director’s Message (continued)

Volunteers who assist us with operating the facility and sup-

porting our programs and services have reached an all time

high. We have close to 150 volunteers whose assistance has

helped us run our events and meet the regular demands of

our home. Our volunteers range from hours on a weekly basis

to event participation.

Our bereavement coordinators continue to support residents,

families and staff with coping. We have an addition to our

staff with a new counsellor. We were sorry to say good-bye to

Simone, but are very happy to have added Margot to our

team.

As we gear up for our tenth anniversary in 2015, we continue

to manage our high occupancy rates and a waiting pool to get

into hospice. It is only with the ongoing support and guidance

from the board, the compassion and care from the staff and

volunteers and the continued support from the community

that we are able to provide the care that each resident and

his/her family deserves.

Val Hilario

Val Hilario accepts Gift in Kind donations from Rachel and Lauren Stillings and Rachel & Grace Spidell in September 2014. Every donation made to Hospice is greatly appreciated!

RED DEER HOSPICE SOCIETY Statement of Financial Position As at August 31, 2014

2014 2013

ASSETS Current assets

Cash $ 291,161 $ 366,009

Accounts receivable 9,972 1,850

Goods and Services Tax receivable 6,735 13,885

Inventory 1,238 1,238

Prepaid expenses 21,834 6,650

330,940 389,632

Long-term investments 1,103,874 873,181

Capital assets 1,572,808 1,665,255

$ 3,007,622 $ 2,928,068

LIABILITIES Current liabilities

Accounts payable and accruals $ 87,245 $ 82,172

Unamortized deferred capital contributions 1,411,541 1,502,768

Deferred contributions 94,331 73,365

$ 1,593,117 $ 1,658,305

NET ASSETS Invested in capital assets

$ 161,267

$ 162,487

Internally restricted 846,470 752,655

Unrestricted 406,768 354,621

$ 1,414,505 $ 1,269,763

$ 3,007,622 $ 2,928,068


SPECIAL THANKS! Thank you to the following for their contributions . . .

Alberta Institute of

Massage For weekly massages by

students for residents & staff of Hospice

Alberta Yard Care Ltd. Red Deer Yard Care

Hospice appreciates these companies for maintaining

our grounds.

Special thanks to Mike Axworthy

for his ongoing expertise with the Hospice donor

tracking system.

Dr. Digital Our appreciation to Dan & Hai for all their expertise

with the Hospice computer systems.

GPW Pure Water

We are grateful for the ongoing supply of fresh

bottled water for Hospice.

Excerpts from Audited Financial Statements prepared by: Collins Barrow Red Deer LLP, Chartered Accountants.

If you wish to review the complete Audited Financial Statements, please view them via our website at www.reddeerhospice.com or contact us at 403-309-4344


RED DEER HOSPICE SOCIETY

Statement of Operations

Year ended August 31, 2014

2014 2013

Revenues

Alberta Health Services $ 789,561 $ 782,653

Donations 500,144 544,755

Gala 217,461 482,093

Fundraising 170,909 213,194

Amortization of deferred capital contributions 112,554 99,621

Gifts in kind 60,633 46,763

Interest 27,874 16,948

Third party events 18,056 11,683

Meals 10,367 12,549

Memberships 2,980 -

Grants - 26,000

$1,910,539 $2,236,259

Expenditures

Wages and benefits $1,344,651 $1,305,692

Gala 118,055 206,944

Amortization 113,774 100,204

Gifts in kind 54,891 45,045

Repairs and maintenance 44,593 58,357

Utilities 37,983 31,035

Professional fees 35,293 56,532

Food 30,987 28,552

Fundraising and marketing 20,460 18,823

Recruitment 11,888 3,715

Office 11,761 10,742

Insurance 8,938 9,202

Medical supplies 8,152 8,275

Training and education 4,970 7,738

Interest and bank charges 4,499 6,206

Telephone 3,030 2,636

Volunteer appreciation 855 934

Organizational memberships 846 625

Advertising and promotion 408 410

Bereavement program 241 954

$ 1,856,275 $ 1,902,621

Excess of revenues over expenditures from operations $54,264 $333,638

Other Revenues

Unrealized gain on investments $ 54,197 $ 15,389

Gain on sale of investments 34,655 10,380

Gain on sale of capital assets 1,626 2,937

$ 90,478 $ 28,706

Excess of revenues over expenditures $ 144,742 $ 362,344

SPECIAL THANKS! Thank you to the following for their contributions . . .

Formerly Kindopp’s Printing

for their time, talents and expertise in printing

our newsletter Compassion Connections

To the team of Nova employees who donated a

Day of Caring to Red Deer Hospice.

For the provision of weekly

consultations with their pharmacist and physicians.

For the time dedicated to ensure our heating and air conditioning systems are

running efficiently.

To Save-On-Foods East

for their generous discount on Hospice groceries.

FUND A DAY 2014 - A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS!! Our Journey to Sustainability continues! We are so pleased to announce that in our 6th year of this Annual Campaign that we have again surpassed our goal!! Thank you Central Alberta!!. Our 2014 goal was set at 420 days, which was an increase of approximately 47 days over last year’s 373 days, how-ever, we went above and beyond, and reached 459 days, so our overall increase was just over $31,000.

Thank You to the following 2014 Fund a Day Supporters!

One Month of Care

Fund the House (10 days of Care)

One Week of Care

One Weekend of Care

One Day of Care


Nadine Coyne

Sandra Deschamps (13 days) In Memory of Bob Smitten (12 days)

Rob Weddell

In Memory of Anna “Marie” Barr (8 days) Thomas & Patrica Kauhaahaa

John McLuhan Revolution Mechanical

Rod & Sharon Stephen In Memory of Bob Watts

Anonymous In Memory of Maureen Benson Shane Bowie Mervin Brandon Gladys Cale In Memory of “Rollie” Cale

In Memory of Vivian Chimilar The Drok Family In Memory of Dolphin 'Buzz' Gabrielson Lucille Gleddie Paul & Janet Hardy

Emily Hillis May Horsley In Memory of Irene James In Memory of Elizabeth Mason (5 days) Maureen McCall Carol Permann

Barbara Rondeau Carol Salikin Timcon Construction Alfio Truant Cheryl Vold

In Memory of Donald Bird John & Joan Donald

Canadian Cancer Society AB/NWT

Jack Quartel Alida Veerbeek (2 months)

K. Adzich Anonymous (x 3) M. Aunger D. & M. Barker A. Beamish S. Birse-Olson L. & B. Bredo N. & C. Brkich S. Brown D. Bryson B. & B. Budvarson O. Cabelka D. & D. Cairns I. & C. Camack J. Campbell L. Christensen R. Claerhout R. & A. Cooper M. Cornet A. & O. Currie J. & Y. Dube K. & D. Evans X. Fabian D. & J. Finch

S. & B. Fraser D. & P. Freeman N. Giem I. Gilley (2 days) K. Goertzen J. & S. Hamill D. Hargrove A. Harink L. Hawkings B. & B. Heemeryck B. & A. Heinzlmeir C. Hogerwaard B. & L. Holmes D. & K. Horsley D. & C. Jefferies D. Katan MacDonald S. & G. Klaudt D. & K. Knowles L. Kohlman (2 days) P. & S. Lawrence M. Leigh G. Lucien W. & C. Madden D. & S. Malfair

V. Maris S. McArthur K. Morrison K. Morton Neil Stewart Prof. Corp. D. Neudeck W. & B. Oberg (2 days) D. & N. Odell G. & L. Parker (2 days) Parkland Geotechnical Consulting Ltd. R. Pettibone L. & N. Playfair B. Reeves Rotary Club of Red Deer Centennial D. & M. Roth R. Schuetz P. & N. Sebesten P. Setters W. & P. Shaw R. & M. Smalley M. Stevens A. & M. Stolz (2 days)

K. Swift G. & L. Teed T. & S. Timmons G. & E. Tisdale B. Trentham T. & A. Vis K. & B. Walker (2 days) V. & W. Walls L. Waschuk E. & M. Watson G. & G. Woollard

Leadership Circle Staff and Board Members

Kourtney Allen Marj Cassils

Marian Cloutier (2 days) Lori Dufresne

Maureen Fleming (3 days) Kayla Fox

Christiaan & Elza-Marie Grundling (3 days) Bonnie Kopitoski

Toby & Sandy Lampard (10 days)

Shirley Langmaid Richard & Diane McDonell

(3 days) James & Marlis McPherson

Simone Schumacher Sandra Stamm

Noreen Onofrysyn (Stuart) (2 days)

Brenda Watts (3 days) Bryan & Lynn Wilson

(3 days)


Nurse Manager’s Message

I want to express my delight at being able to address you once again as the Nurse Manager of the Red Deer Hospice. I returned to the position May 2, 2014 after a full year away on a medical LOA. As many of you know I faced my own journey with cancer over that year. With the love and support of my wonderful children and very dear friends I navigated through all the necessary treatments, surgery and complications. It took some doing to be physically able to return to full-time work and I am so very grateful to be here. Red Deer Hospice is running at full capacity most of the time now. Being constantly full has many challenges. Even though we may be full, the staff is diligent about providing optimum physical and emotional care to our residents and their loved ones. If we did not function as a strong team, we could not continue this level of care. Every nurse, care aide, volunteer, cook, counselor, housekeeper, administrative person and Board member is vital to the whole. I often find myself describing my role as “my dream job” - and it is. I

truly feel blessed to be working with loving, caring people in a place

of joy. I pray that one day every dying person – no matter what the

cause - receives the care that we all deserve at the end of life.

Cheri Purpur

Leaving a Legacy of Care and Compassion

Everyone knows that end of life is one of the most difficult times that anyone will go through. Often, it is hard for individuals who are dying to say good-bye and it is equally hard for the families and loved ones to return those good-byes. Not knowing what to expect and at what time, also makes this time of life uncomfortable.

However, our trained nurses, bereavement support coordinators, volunteers and staff at Red Deer Hospice are experts who help individuals at end of life and their loved ones to come to terms with what is happening to them. They assist residents (and their family members) to understand the dying process, what will happen and when. They make a challenging time easier to navigate and accept. But best of all, the care and hugs that they provide are irreplaceable.

We can’t all be front-line caregivers, but we can each leave a legacy

of care and compassion when we provide a gift in our Will to the Red

Deer Hospice. Our gifts will support the Red Deer Hospice team as

They deliver compassionate care to the terminally ill in our community.

By making such a gift to the hospice, we each can leave a lasting and

personal legacy to ensure that Hospice care will be available for

generations to come.

For more information on how you can join Red Deer Hospice’s

Compassion’s Circle please contact Marian at 403-309-4344 ext. 108

or by email at [email protected].

mailto:[email protected]


2014 Gala - Celebrity Chefs Our events this past year began with “Cooking up Some-thing New” for Gala 2014.

Hospice welcomed celebrated TV chefs Massimo Capra (Chopped Canada Judge) and Michael Bonacini (MasterChef Canada Judge) to Red Deer in early January to cook up something special for our Gala guests.

Michael and Massimo designed a fantastic Gala menu and our Presenting Sponsor, the Sheraton Hotel, out-did themselves in the preparation of that meal. The chefs then entertained onstage demonstrating prep of each delicious course with Gala guests helping with the chopping and stirring. Our band, Jo Hikk, later kept the dance floor packed. It was truly a special evening of great cooking, great company and great dancing!!

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO OUR GALA SPONSORS, COMMITTEE, VOLUNTEERS AND TO ALL OUR GALA GUESTS!!

HOSPICE SPECIAL EVENTS Two events with new formats and a brand new Charity Partnership!

Crystal Bowl Sponsor

Gold Plate Sponsors

Silver Ware Sponsors

Artistry in Gold Design Studio Ltd. Redcore Enterprises Ltd. Red Deer Twilight Homes

Foundation/Kiwanis Club of Red Deer Servus Credit Union The Phone Experts

Vellner Leisure Products Willson Audio Visual

Copper Kettle Sponsors

Central Alberta Tile One

Dr. Maureen McCall Professional Corp.

Parkland Funeral Home &

Crematorium (Red Deer) Ltd.

STEMS Flowers & Café

The Lake House Furniture & Décor

Sous-Chef Sponsors 24-7 Red Deer

Al-Terra Engineering Camdon Construction Ltd.

Canadian Tire North Complete Financial Solutions

Earls Red Deer Gilmar Construction Memory Lane Photo

National Bank Financial Red Deer Lighting

Red Deer Advocate Riser Developments Ltd.

S.A. Morris Professional Corp. Southside Dodge Chrysler Jeep

Studon Electric & Controls Swainson Alexander LLP

Triple A Electric Ltd. Unique Elevations

Vine & Branch Western Painting & Decorating (1999)

Ride For Refuge - 1st Annual Ride in Red Deer!

Just two weeks after our

Sunflower Luncheon, Red

Deer Hospice participated

as a Charity Partner in

Red Deer's 1st Ride for

Refuge.

Our team of 13 riders cycled 10, 25 or 50 km to raise

$2,300. It was a great experience to share the road

with cyclists supporting other great Red Deer causes

and we look forward to growing our team for future

Rides!


The Ladies Sunflower Luncheon

becomes a "Bag" Lunch

Lunch didn't

come in a bag

but there was a

Designer hand-

bag on every

table. 200 ladies

in attendance at

the Sheraton

Hotel on

September 24th

had the opportu-

nity to bid to take

one or more

home. The hand-

bags, which

featured designer names like Michael Kors and

Stella McCartney were all generously donated and

some travelled from as far away as New York and

Europe to our luncheon. The luncheon raised

$18,000 and feedback from our guests says we

"bagged" it with this new format!

Hike for Hospice A Snowy Blessing!!

Next up was the National Event, Hike for Hospice, which took place on a snowy Sunday in early May. This was Red Deer's 7th Hike for Hospice with 200 hikers braving the snow and the cold to raise $25,000!

We are once again indebted to our Hike Sponsors for covering our event expenses so that all of the Hikers’ donations could go to resident care!

Media:

T-Shirts

Water Bottles: Entertainment:

The Slaymaker family was our 2014 Hike Family

Hiker Wristband

Access Land Services

Complete Financial

Solutions

Homestead Custom

Carpentry

Sponsors

Little R&R Yard Care

T n T Snowplowing

Young Living


The year 2014 brought some changes in Bereavement Support as Simone Schumacher left her position at the Hospice for new adventures. Margot Krulicki joined Maureen Fleming in the job-share position of Bereavement Support Coodinator in June 2014.

Our Bereavement Support Team continues to offer grief support groups which are run by trained Volunteer facilitators. In 2014 a March-April group ran with seven participants and a June-August group included six individuals com-pleting the eight week course. Margot and Maureen continue to offer one-on-one bridging sessions to the community with approximately six sessions occurring each month.

We facilitate continuing support to the families we are honoured to journey with, after the death of their loved one. Our trained volunteers offer follow-up phone support to family members for a year after a resident’s death. These volunteers have been kept very busy over the past few months and each carry a client load of up to thirty individuals.

With our house at capacity, bereavement support in general has been busy as both Margot and Maureen strive to offer emotional and spiritual support for our residents and their families. Family intake meetings, which include our Nurse Manager and one of the Bereavement Support

Coordinators, are being initiated with each resident and their family within forty-eight hours of admission. These meetings are proving to be an oppor-tunity to build an understanding, open, and compassionate relation-ship with our residents and their loved ones. Feedback from these conversations has included gratitude from our residents and families as they are encouraged to ask ques-tions and to share information that will assist our staff in making their

stay at Hospice as comfortable as possible.

In our role as Bereavement Support Coordinators we con-tinue to be touched by our connections with residents and their families and feel privileged to provide service to others at this emotional and significant time in their lives. Margot Krulicki and Maureen Fleming

Volunteers Make our House a Home!! We cannot say THANK YOU enough for the time and talents that our volunteers provide to help keep our Hospice home running at full capacity. Not only do they offer much needed skills, but they also bring so much love, joy and compassion to their tasks and to our house.

We are thrilled to be able to highlight just a few of our dedicated crew through our photo display.

Outside of the Hospice, many more volunteers spent countless hours to plan and bring our special events to fruition. Our events included Gala, Hike for Hospice, Mulligans for Hospice and Sunflower Luncheon. And even though we didn’t require a committee to orchestrate it, we still had 13 volunteers who gave up a Saturday to participate in the 1st Annual Ride for Refuge!

Don’t be fooled by only five photos – we have over 150 active volunteers – and we love each and every one of them!

Snow Angels: Allan & Pat Charles and Bob & Freda Trew

The Tuesday Team: Linda Jobs at reception and Donna Spiller in the kitchen

Music Maestros: Linda Davies and Pat Hill

Bereavement Support Team News

Red Deer Hospice Society ANNUAL REPORT 2013 … Deer Hospice Society ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 99...

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