HOSPICE FRIENDS 401 E. Mt. View Ave.

Suite 3 Ellensburg, WA 98926 www.hospice-friends.org

(509) 962-7379

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Fall/Winter 2013

Proud Partner Agency United Way of

Central Washington

I can't believe that it has been almost a year since I started my job at Hospice Friends. The experience has been ex-tremely rewarding and I believe the tran-sition has been a smooth one and we have made a lot of progress over the past year! I am looking forward to the upcoming Tree of Love ceremony December 11th (at the Ellensburg Public Library and Hal Holmes Center) and the Upper County event on December 13th at the Larry Put-nam Centennial Center. The programs both start at 6:00 p.m. at the "ceremonial trees" with a reception fol-lowing at the Hal Holmes Center and the Centennial Center. For ornament and luminary information please call us at 962-7379. If you would like to volunteer at either of these events this year, give Janel a call and let her know you are interested. We hope to see you all there to celebrate our friends and family who have passed before us.

Director's Note

HOSPICE NEWS

Providing Peace, Comfort, & Care in the Kittitas Valley since 1983

Jerry Findley Hospice Friends, Executive Director

Generously Sponsored in Part By

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Ellensburg Library Plaza Reception Following, Hal Holmes Center

18th Annual

Wednesday, December 11th 6:00 p.m.

HOSPICE FRIENDS Peace Comfort Care

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR

COMMITTMENT TO HOSPICE FRIENDS

Upper County Event Friday, December

13th 6:00 p.m.

Putnam Centennial

Jerry Findley

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS Cle Elum

1st & 3rd Thursday 6:00—7:00 PM

Elumwood Apts., 2nd & Harris

Ellensburg Every Thursday 5:00—6:00 PM

CWU Science Bldg, Rm 311

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18th Annual Tree of Love 2013

A CELEBRATION OF LOVE AND REMEMBERANCE!

Since it's inception in 1996, the Hospice Friends "Tree of Love" has been a heal-ing and meaningful event for those who have lost a loved one. Whether it is a family member or friend, this has been the "gathering of remembrance" to honor those who have passed before us. Our thoughts turn to loved ones, both living and deceased, during this time of year. No wonder we set time aside to be grateful for the gifts of love and life. MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS

A remittance envelope has been en-closed in this newsletter. Please consider making a donation to this organizations mission of peace, comfort and care. You may use the envelope to indicate the person or persons you wish to honor or remember with your contribution. All memorials and honorariums which are received on or before November 22nd will be listed in the programs especially designed for both the Ellensburg and Cle Elum gatherings.

When you donate $50.00 or more in any one person’s name you will receive a beautiful hand cast pewter ornament. Each ornament is unique and hand-crafted by Morgan House of Pewter in North Carolina. This year the ornament is a beautiful star embedded in an orna-ment circle. There are a limited number of ornaments available, so please send in your contribution early to assure that you receive one of these special gifts from Hospice Friends.

LUMINARY RECOGNITION Your donation of $25.00 includes a personalized luminary featuring the name of your designated memorial or honoree. Lighted luminaries have added to the tranquil ambience of the Tree of Love ceremonies for many years. Fol-lowing the event, your luminary will be available for you to take home and dis-play for the holidays.

Ornaments and receipts for donations will be available for pick up at each Tree of Love event and/or mailed following the event if you are unable to be present.

YOUR CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE Tree of Love is also the signature fund-raising event for Hospice Friends. As with any charitable organization it is es-sential for Hospice Friends to raise funds that are vital to continuing the mission of end-of-life care. Hospice Friends receives no federal or state fund-ing nor do we receive reimbursement from medical insurance providers. Our very existence is entirely dependent on the compassion and generosity of our donors. By sending your donation in memory of or in honor of a loved one, you help to ensure that Hospice Friends will have the resources to continue to provide services to those in need for years to come.

Every donation, regardless of the amount is received with gratitude, and all contributions received remain in Kit-titas County. In fact, that is the only "requirement" for receiving the services

This exis-tence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds. To watch the birth and death of beings is like look-ing at the movement of a dance. A lifetime is like a flash of lightening in the sky. Rushing by like a tor-rent down a steep mountain. Gautama Buddha

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memory of or in honor of a loved one, you help to ensure that Hospice Friends will have the resources to con-tinue to provide services to those in need for years to come.

Every donation, regardless of the amount, is received with gratitude, and all contributions remain in Kittitas County. A "requirement" for receiving the services of Hospice Friends is that clients must reside in Kittitas County,

and there is NEVER a charge. All of our programs which provide paramedi-cal supplies, equipment, nutritional as-sistance, volunteer and bereavement support are all provided by our finan-cial supporters.

Please consider taking a moment out of your busy schedule and fill out the en-closed remittance envelope with a do-nation! There are SO many who count on your contribution!

Tree of Love 2013 Continued

Your Donations at Work! $20.00 - PROVIDES NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS TO ONE PA-

TIENT FOR ONE MONTH $25.00 - PROVIDES BEREAVEMENT MATERIALS FOR ONE

PERSON FOR ONE YEAR $40.00 - PROVIDES INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES TO ONE PA-

TIENT FOR ONE MONTH $50.00 - PROVIDES REQUIRED TRAINING MATERIALS FOR

ONE VOLUNTEER $75.00 - PROVIDES FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE BEDSIDE

COMMODE $90.00 - PROVIDES FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE FOUR

WHEEL WALKER $100.00 - PROVIDES SET UP OF SUPPLIES FOR BEDSIDE CARE

FOR ONE HOSPICE PATIENT $150.00 - PROVIDES FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE TRANS-

PORT CHAIR $225.00 PROVIDES FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE WHEEL-

CHAIR

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS Cle Elum

1st & 3rd Thursday 6:00—7:00 PM

Elumwood Apts., 2nd & Harris

Ellensburg Every Thursday 5:00—6:00 PM

CWU Science Bldg, Rm 311

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Hospice Friends Chaplin Completes Grief Studies Certificate!

Hospice Friends Revised Website

Companioning the bereaved is not about assessing, analyzing, fixing or resolving another’s grief.

Instead, it is about being totally present to the mourner, even being a temporary guardian of ones soul.

As a bereavement caregiver, I am a companion, not a “guide”—which assumes a knowledge of another’s soul I cannot claim.

To companion our fellow humans means to watch and learn. Our awareness of the need to learn (as opposed to our tendency to play the expert) is the essence of true companioning. Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt

Hospice Friends Chaplain, Janine Yoder earned her "Death and Grief Studies" certificate recently. She completed 150 hours of training from the internation-ally recognized Center for Loss and Life Transition in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her course studies included five training seminars. The seminars included:

Comprehensive Bereavement Skills

Support Group Facilitator Understanding and Responding to

Complicated Mourning Exploring the Spiritual Dimen-

sions of Death, Grief and Mourn-ing

Suicide Grief: Companioning the Mourner

The courses were taught by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D., a noted author, educator and grief counselor. Founded in 1983 by Dr. Wolfelt, the Center for Loss and Life Transition is a private organization

dedicated to furthering our understand-ing of grief.

Janine has been the Chaplin for Hospice Friends since 2010. She is facilitating two grief groups currently through De-cember. She is also planning a suicide survivors grief support group beginning sometime in March 2014. For registra-tion info call 962-7379.

The Hospice Friends Website re-ceived a revision this Fall giving us a lot more control over the content. The website was developed dur-ing the past few years and was controlled and updated by a third party and we had little control over changes. The Execu-tive Director, Jerry Findley had some background with web design so took over control of the site around mid Au-gust. Content now is very easy to update and change depending on what the up-coming events that are happening. We have three new "Events" pages highlighting our two big events Cruisin' for Hospice and Tree of Love as well as a page for Upper County events. We now have all of our previous Hospice Friends Newsletters available in PDF

format for easy downloads for anyone who is i n t e r e s t e d . Another nice addition is a page on testi-monies about how people have been affected by the services of Hospice Friends & Home Health and Hospice. We have also posted pictures and important contact information about the Hospice Friends staff under "Contacts."

Check it out at our new site:

www.Hospice-Friends.org

Janine Yoder & Dr. Alan D.Wolfelt

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Many thanks to our 2013 Car Show Sponsors!

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Papa Murphy's Pizza Recycle Shop

Rachel Carlson-Lemongrass Spa

Royal Vista Care Center Ellensburg Sears

Shaw's Furniture & Appliance Steward & Williams Tribute

Center Stewart Title Co. Super 1 Foods The UPS Store Twin City Foods Ward Rugh Inc. Williams Florist

Ellensburg Golf & Country Club Ellensburg Tire Center

Fairpoint Communications Gifts of the Vine

Jayme Hawk - Scensty Candles Jerrol's Book & Supply Co

Johnson’s Auto Glass JP Ultimate Entertainment Kelleher Motor Company

Knudson’s Lumber Les Schwab Tire Center

Linder Chiropractic McIntosh's Auto Body

Palace Restaurant

Advantage Dirt American Legion

Anderson Hay & Grain AutoZone

Bi-Mart Corporation Brown & Jackson

Buzz Inn Steakhouse Caron Vanorman Photography

Catlin Electric Comfort Inn, Ellensburg

D&M Coffee Dakota Cafe

David Wright DDS Dry Creek Assisted Living

Eastside Automotive

UUUP P E RP P E RP P E R C C CO U N TYO U N TYO U N TY B B BUS I N E S S E SUS I N E S S E SUS I N E S S E S Cavallini’s Pharmacy

Cle Elum Bakery Cle Elum Dairy Queen

Cottage Café

Glondo’s Sausage Company Gunnars Coffee Cabin

Mama Vallone’s Mountain Mermaid

Owens Meats Pioneer Coffee Roasting Co

Ruby’s Printing & Scrapbooking Linda Uptain Massage

You Can Share the Mission Too – Donate to Hospice Friends, 401 E. Mountain View Suite #3 or Call 962-7379

Make a difference for those facing a life threatening Journey!

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Lodging Tax Committee MyEllensburg.com/KC Chamber

Kittitas Valley Cruisers Kittitas County Chamber Cowboys

Kittitas County Fair Winter Hop Brew Fest

KVH Valley Home Health/Hospice

Rollie & Marla Bernth Ron & Merrily Braucht Jim & Julie Ridgway

Shela Johnson Andrew Lyons