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Friends of Lewis County Hospice Donates $125,000 to
Support Lewis County Hospice
Published: April 23, 2021 at 11:25 a.m.
By: Press Release from Lewis County Health System
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
April 23, 2021
Friends of Lewis
County Hospice Donate $125,000 to Support Lewis County Hospice
LOWVILLE,
NY─ The Friends of Lewis County Hospice presented a $125,000 check to
Lewis County Hospice to support patient needs during end-of-life care in
Lewis County.
“The ongoing generosity
and support of the Friends of Lewis County Hospice has been incredible,”
stated Gerald R. Cayer, Lewis County Health
System Chief Executive Officer. “Hospice depends on the support of a caring
community to sustain access to services in rural Lewis County.”
Hospice serves
about 75 people in the county annually with palliative and end-of-life care
for terminally ill people in their homes, in the nursing home, and general
inpatient respite at the hospital.
“Hospice provides
such an essential service to our community and does so with care and
compassion,” stated Friends of Lewis County Hospice Board President Loretta
Keys. “We are pleased to be able to help provide support for Hospice patients
and families so they can live life as fully as possible during the dying
process.”
The Friends of
Lewis County Hospice board primarily focuses on fundraising, and elevating
awareness of the services Hospice offers to the local community. For more information about Friends of
Lewis County Hospice and how to donate or volunteer, visit http://friendsoflchospice.org/.
For more
information about Lewis County Hospice services, call 315-376-5308.
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In photo: Friends
of Lewis County Hospice Board Members present a symbolic check for $125,000
to Lewis County Hospice staff and Lewis County Health System Chief Executive
Officer Gerald R. Cayer. In photo front row left to right: Friends
of Lewis County Hospice representatives, Marsha Zehr,
Gerald Cayer, Joanne Dicob,
Linda Noftsier, and Sue Matuszczak. Back row left to right: Tess DeVoe, Marie Lamb, Katie Root, Alisha Smith, Holli
Townsend, Delynne Farr, Ashley Moore, Angie
Bauer, Tammy Suiter, and Sheri Schulz.
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