1st Annual Horseback Ride-A-Thon
Bring your own horse and ride the trails for a cause! $25 for registration and event t-shirt.
9am – 3pm, Ionia State Recreation Area, Ionia, MI.
Contact Heidi for more information. 517-515-1780 or heidi_glew@yahoo.com
Hospice Helps with Grief During the Holidays
December 1, 2009 - The holiday season, traditionally a time to enjoy family gatherings, can be especially difficult for individuals and families who have experienced the death of someone they love.
“Holidays are a time when the world slows down. We get off our treadmill and acknowledge what is important,” notes Jeff Towns, President of the Michigan Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. “Time is typically centered on relaxing and enjoying ourselves. We gather with family and dear friends. Consequently, all our losses are felt more acutely during this time. Slowing down means there is more space for pain to make its presence felt.”
Hospice of Lansing and Ionia Area Hospice are experts in grief and can be a welcome source of support to someone who has lost a loved one through death. Most hospice grief support programs are free of charge and are available to anyone in the community, even if the person who died was not a hospice patient.
For those mourning the death of someone important to them, here are a few special ways to acknowledge that loss during this holiday season:
- Change some holiday traditions; keep some of the old ones and create new ones.
- Develop a special ritual that remembers the person who is gone. Light a candle daily and spend a few minutes in quiet reflection.
- Hang an ornament that represents your loved one.
- Set a place at the table for your missing loved one.
- Say a special prayer in memory of the relationship you are missing.
- Give a gift your loved one would have liked to someone in a nursing home.
For more information or to receive special support for your grief during the holiday season, contact Hospice of Lansing and Ionia Area Hospice at (877) 882-4500.
Hospice of Lansing Plans 30th Anniversary Salute!
Date: Fri, October 30, 2009
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: Spartan Club @ MSU Football Stadium
Price: $30 per ticket
More details to come. For more information or to buy tickets, please call 517-882-4500 and speak with Gail Kosel.
Ionia Area Hospice Plans 25th Anniversary Celebration!
Date: Thurs, November 5, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Royal Heritage Conference Center in Ionia
Price: $25 per ticket
More details to come. For more information or to buy tickets, please call 616-527-1389 and speak with Gail Kosel.
Lansing Volunteer Training: Sept 18th & Sept 20th
Date/TIme: Friday, September 18th, 2009, 5:30pm - 9:30pm &
Sunday, September 20th, 2009, 11:00am - 4:30pm
Location: Hospice of Lansing (main office), 4052 Legacy Parkway, Suite 200, Lansing, 48911
For more information, please call 517-882-4500.
MAINTAIN YOUR BRAIN EVENT: Thursday, August 27, 2009
You are invited to join us for a program that will outline the basics of memory loss and what choices you can make to keep your brain healthy. Thinking ahead today might make all the difference tomorrow. You will learn: the basics of memory loss, how to recognize the effects of Alzheiner's on the brain, how Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed and how to create a fitness plan for the neck up.
Date/TIme: Thursday, August 27, 2009 from 6pm - 7pm.
Location: Hospice of Lansing (main office), 4052 Legacy Parkway, Suite 200, Lansing, 48911
This program is free, but advanced registration is required. For more info and to register, please call 517.999.3004 or 1.800.272.3900.
Presented by Hospice of Lansing & the Alzheimer's Association. Refreshments compliments of Grandhaven Living Center. |
