Hospice of Union County

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Time for the Annual Holiday Auction

Friday, October 31st, 2008

It’s time for the Hospice of Union Annual Holiday Auction.  On Saturday, November 8 at First Baptist Church in Monroe, we will be holding a live and silent auction with doors opening at 8am for preview and bidding starting at 9am.
 This year we have a huge variety of items - from a 500 pound Black […]

Benefit Breakfast Held for Teen

Monday, September 29th, 2008

There will be a benefit breakfast at Midway Baptist Church on Olive Branch Road in Wingate on Saturday, October 18 from 6am to 10am.
The beneficiary is Faith Wiles, a fourteen-year old young lady who is currently being treated for recurrent Ewings Sarcoma and undergoing aggressive chemotherapy.  In May, it was determined that the cancer had metastized […]

Grief Workshops Scheduled

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Hospice of Union County has scheduled grief workshops, entitled “Coping with Loss of a Loved One - A Workshop for Healing Hearts” at three locations in May and June.  Hospice of Union County’s bereavement support services are open to the public and one need not have had a family member at Hospice to attend.  The […]

Playing In The Dirt

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Hospice of Union County held the Groundbreaking Ceremony for their Hospice House III on Tuesday, April 8.  More than 100 supporters ranging from political and civic leaders to volunteers to staff to major donors for the Capital Campaign to fund Hospice House III were there to help turn the dirt.
One of the wonderful things about […]

Hospice Gives Back

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Hospice of Union County is sponsoring a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Wednesday, February 20, from 2:00pm to 6:30pm at the Red Cross office on East Franklin Street.  Hospice staff feels strongly about giving back to the community in which we live and work and we believe that this is one spectacular […]

Grief Camp for Kids

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Hospice of Union County will be holding its’ annual day camp for kids, Camp Whittle, on Saturday, March 1 at the Main Campus in Monroe from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.  Activities for the day focus on promoting healthy grief patterns and facilitating the healing process.  Children who are grieving need a safe place to express […]

Tree of Love

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Hospice of Union County will host the Tree of Love in the Monroe Mall beginning November 23.  The Tree provides the opportunity to purchase an ornament to honor or memorialize a loved one.  The ornament is then placed on the tree in the mall and the donor receives a second ornament that they may take […]

Hospice Golf Tournament is a Resounding Success!

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

May 14th started off with a light breeze and warm sunshine and fortunately, it stayed that way all day long! Thirty-one foursomes played at Providence Country Club’s beautiful golf course. Over eleven years, the Griffin Motors Golf Tournament has raised over $671,000 to benefit the patients of Hospice of Union County. The reason we hold […]