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news and community eventsARCHIVE » Fall 2009 - The Beacon (print PDF)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crater Community Hospice awarded The Cameron Foundation's Excellence in Organizational ManagementCrater Community Hospice, CCH, has been named recipient of the 2009 Excellence in Organizational Management Award by The Cameron Foundation, TCF, in their annual recognition program. The application for the coveted award utilized an internal audit which measured the organization’s management processes against national best practice standards. CCH was honored with first place, demonstrating excellence in overall organizational management. Standards in the self assessment included areas such as fiscal management, governance, resource development, human resources, volunteers, program management and evaluation, planning and marketing and communications. The competitive award comes with an unrestricted gift of $30,000. “We are extremely honored to receive TCF’s Excellence in Organizational Management Award, said Brenda D. Mitchell, Crater Community Hospice CEO. “Receiving this award confirms for us that we are focused on the right areas to maintain a leadership role in providing vital services to the community. We have identified priority goals in critical areas, so it is gratifying to see that our organization’s hard work is recognized and appreciated.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Message from the CEOBrenda D. Mitchell, RN, MSN, CS, CHPN Chief Executive Officer Once again it is nice to have the opportunity to reach out to our hospice supporters through our newsletter. I hope everyone is looking forward to another beautiful fall. CCH is very honored to be the recipient of the Excellence in Organizational Management Award presented by the Cameron Foundation. Everyone at CCH works very hard on a daily basis to provide high quality care to those in the communities we serve, but we must also remember that as a business, we have to be good stewards of our funds in order to continue to be available to provide our services. With the difficult economic times faced in the last year, CCH has monitored the business practices very closely to make sure our organization maintains the resources needed to plan for our current and future families. To be recognized with this award is a testament to the strong commitment CCH has for the community. The coming year brings even more challenges: potential Medicare cuts, more uninsured families, more complex situations among families. The unrestricted funds we receive will increase our ability to carry out our mission to provide our services regardless of the recipient’s ability to pay. I hope you enjoy this issue of the Beacon and as always, thank you for your continued support to CCH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crater Community Hospice Holiday Remembrance ServiceThursday, December 3rd, 2009 from 4:00 - 5:15 pm If you wish you may bring a memento of your loved one: photo, favorite item, etc. RSVP to Krista Ratliff, 804-526-4300 Highland United Methodist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fall kicks off for United Way & CFC CampaignsEach fall employee giving campaigns get underway to encourage employee involvement in community affairs. The Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC) is the tool that facilitates state employees giving to charities. Crater Community Hospice is one of the 1300 charities approved for the campaign. Please consider Crater Community Hospice, code 3629, for your CVC workplace giving. Crater Community Hospice also participates in the United Way Of Greater Richmond & Petersburg campaign as an approved charity and receives donations through code # 3651. For the United Way of Hopewell & Prince George donations to CCH can be made by writing in your contribution to Crater Community Hospice. Donations can be made through the Combined Federal Campaign, CFC, by indicating code # 65954 for Crater Community Hospice. The Local Government and Schools (LGS) Campaign is managed through United Way and can provide support by indicating Code # 150 for Crater Community Hospice. For questions, call Krista Ratliff at 526-4300. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When an employee grievesNearly 60% of those caring for someone 50 or older are working. 48% are full-time employees and 11% work part-time. These days, most people spend more of their waking hours at the workplace than at home. People who work together may become close like an extended family. Therefore when a colleague dies or one is grieving a death or a loss, the impact on his/her co-workers can be tremendous and can influence the workplace in a variety of ways. Crater Community Hospice has been selected as a partner with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Caring Connections workplace outreach initiative, It’s About How You LIVE—At Work, funded by the Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation. The LIVE—At Work initiative strives to increase awareness about the needs of working caregivers. “In order for people to be productive and be able to keep their jobs, they need to feel supported and understood as they struggle with work-life balance while taking care of their ill, elderly, or frail family members,” explains Crater Community Hospice CEO, Brenda Mitchell, “When these issues arise, CCH is a vital resource for the business community.” Through this opportunity, CCH goes to the work-place to meet with employers and staff regarding workplace needs. Support and resources will be available for employees who are care giving for a loved one that is seriously ill, dealing with grief and loss issues, or need more information about planning for future healthcare decisions and other end-of-life issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Help for difficult questionsHow do you want to live out your final days? How do you envision the end of life for your loved ones? It’s not something that most of us want to think about. But if we turn away from these difficult questions, we may miss the opportunity to make important decisions about the quality of care we, or our family members, receive at life’s end. Crater Community Hospice provides comprehensive comfort care to people with a terminal illness, and support to their loved ones. The goal of hospice is to provide pain and symptom management when a cure is no longer possible, so that the person can live in dignity at home or in a home-like setting. Families have the support they need to nurture and care for their loved ones. To learn more about hospice care, contact Crater Community Hospice at (804) 526-4300 or www.cratercommunityhospice.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospice StoriesWe’d like to hear how Crater Community Hospice has touched your life and the lives of your family and friends. How did hospice make a difference? What was the most meaningful part of the hospice care or support you or a loved one received? What do you wish more people understood about hospice? If you’re willing to share your story, please contact us. The information we receive from you and other hospice friends may be used in future marketing materials so that we can better educate our community about Crater Community Hospice and all that our organization has to offer. Please mail your written reflections to Krista Ratliff, 3916 S. Crater Rd., Peters-burg, VA 23805 or e-mail to Kratliff@cratercommunityhospice.org. We look forward to hearing and sharing your hospice story! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Volunteer's StoryWhen I arrived Ms. Mary was in her room so this gave us some quality time together before she went to supper. I talked to Ms. Mary about the picture of her two adorable grandchildren and she just smiled. There was a picture on the table of her and her husband which was so pretty. I asked her if the man in the picture was her husband and at that time tears came down her cheeks. I think Ms. Mary realizes more than we think she does. We listened to some music and I talked with her about the old time favorites, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Bing Crosby, etc. which made her smile. She was sitting close enough to the window for us to look out and talk about the cool air, the warm sun and the approaching fall sea-son. Ms. Mary does not communicate much but if you look at her when you are talking, it is quite ap-parent she is trying to take in everything that is said to her. The nurse came in to take her blood sugar, which she doesn’t like, so I stayed and held her hand while this was done. Just before she was rolled down for supper, the nurse came in and gave her an insulin shot. When I got ready to leave, I looked at Ms. Mary and told her I loved her and she looked at me, smiled and said, “I love you.” Ms. Mary loves for people to sit and talk to her and she loves for someone to tell her they care. Isn’t that what volunteering is all about? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memorial Garden will host commemorative bricks
Each brick can be engraved with your name or the name of a friend or family member. Organizations and churches can show their support for CCH! Contact Krista Ratliff at 526-4300 for information. Crater Community Hospice is a non profit, community-based organization that offers care to patients, their families and friends throughout the dying and grief processes. We cover a nine county and four city area and provide the same quality care to every patient regardless of their disease, age or ability to pay. The Beacon is published by Crater Community Hospice, a non profit organization, providing comprehensive end of life services and education to the Tri-Cities area and surrounding communities including Chesterfield, Prince George, Dinwiddie, Sussex, Surry, Greenville, Charles City Counties and the cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Emporia. If you do not wish to receive fundraising communications from Crater please call the development office at 804-526-4300. The Beacon Newsletter Archive » Winter 2010 | Spring 2009 | Summer 2009 | Fall 2009 |
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