HomeCare & Hospice Guild

Tickets on sale for HomeCare & Hospice 'Spread the Comfort' Quilt Raffle

Billie Owens — Mar 6, 2015, 4:30pm

The HomeCare & Hospice Guild is selling raffle tickets for handmade quilts, Afghans and blankets in its effort to “Spread the Comfort.”

The fundraiser will help provide medical care and social/emotional support for patients and families coping with end-of-life illnesses.

Tickets are $5 each, five for $20, and 12 for $50. Tickets may be purchased online at www.HomeCare-Hospice.org <http://www.HomeCare-Hospice.org> or at HomeCare & Hospice offices in Batavia (29 Liberty St.) and Warsaw (450 N. Main St.)

The drawing will be held on May 1.

For more information, contact Kathleen Neeson at 1-800-719-7129 or kneeson@homecare.hospice.org

Spring Bouquet Sale March 5-7 benefits home care and hospice patients

Billie Owens — Mar 1, 2013, 2:40pm

Press release:

The HomeCare & Hospice Guild’s 19th Annual Spring Bouquet Sale is set for March 5-7.

“The Spring Bouquet Sale really demonstrates the power of a flower. By purchasing a Traditional Bouquet for $8 or a Bouquet of Hope for $16, you can make a difference and know that your dollars go towards care for HomeCare & Hospice patients in your community,” said Linda Cummings of HomeCare & Hospice.

Traditional bouquets, consisting of nine vibrant floral stems, cost $8 each. The larger Bouquet of Hope, consisting of 18 floral stems, costs $16.

Bouquets will be sold at HomeCare & Hospice offices in Batavia and Warsaw, as well as the following locations:

Batavia Downs, 8215 Park Road – 3 to 6 p.m. (March 5 only)
United Memorial Medical Center North Campus, 127 North St. -- 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The Batavia office is at 550 E. Main St. Phone is 343-7596.

Proceeds from the annual sale benefit terminally ill patients and their families in Genesee, Wyoming, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties. HomeCare & Hospice is the only Medicare-certified Hospice provider in those counties.

Proceeds will also support services for the frail elderly, disabled and those recovering from advanced illness. Contact Linda Cummings at 343-7596 or visit <http://www.homecare-hospice.org> for additional information.

HomeCare & Hospice, a United Way Member Agency, is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Pre-sale orders being taken for hospice guild's 18th Annual Spring Bouquet Sale

Billie Owens — Jan 19, 2012, 2:31pm

The HomeCare & Hospice Guild is accepting pre-sale orders for the 18th Annual Spring Bouquet Sale. Proceeds will benefit the HomeCare & Hospice Foundation.

Pre-sale orders and payment must be placed by Feb. 1. Flowers will be delivered to businesses on March 6 and 7. On-site sales at local businesses will begin March 7. Flowers can also be purchased at HomeCare & Hospice offices and online at www.homecare-hospice.org.

“By purchasing a Traditional Bouquet for $8 or a Bouquet of Hope for $16, you can make a difference," said Linda Cummings, development manager. "Your dollars help support home care and hospice patients in your community."

Volunteers are needed to help sort on the day of delivery and to help deliver flowers to businesses in Genesee, Wyoming, Allegany and Cattaraugus counties. Persons willing to help should contact Cummings at (585) 343-7526.

HomeCare & Hospice, a nonprofit United Way agency, provides specialized medical care and social/emotional support for patients and families coping with life-limiting illness in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Genesee and Wyoming counties. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.