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Hike for Hospice launch focuses on fundraising and awareness | BayToday.ca

June 20, 2024

No two end-of-life journeys are the same, but at Nipissing Serenity Hospice, in North Bay, every resident can expect the same level of quality, compassionate, and holistic end-of-life palliative care.   

Speaking at this year’s Hike for Hospice fundraising launch, Barbara Spencer shared her family's personal experience when her sister Trish entered her final days.

“For our family, it was just beyond our expectations of how caring and compassionate they were. I can’t imagine wanting to be anywhere else.”

Hike for Hospice is (Nipissing Serenity Hospice's) signature fundraising event.

Executive Director Gil Pharand explains why fundraising efforts are ongoing. “We are partially funded by the provincial government, but it is very specific funding for a very specific part of our operations in terms of our clinical staffing,” stated Pharand.

“We have about $800,000 that we have to make up annually for all of our other operations, and events like this really help with that and help build the capacity to be able to sustain our operations. This community, this region is so giving. It is always a successful event, but it is important that it remains that way.” The goal for this year’s Hike for Hospice is $75,000. “The in-person walk is here on October 11 at noon. There will be a barbecue, there will be some entertainment. And then that whole Thanksgiving weekend is a great opportunity to get together with family and do a virtual component of that if people want to do that in their neighbourhood. They register, fundraise, and celebrate.”

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