New Denver Hospice Society

New Denver Hospice will be selling our Christmas Swags this Saturday, Dec 14 at New Market Grocery from noon - 2pm. Come out, buy some lovely holiday decorations, and support hospice in the process.

How Do We Do Community NOW? (Staying connected when we can’t be together) Join a community conversation, Zoom-style, acknowledging our difficulties, and looking for places of mutual support and compassionate action. Sunday, Sunday, January 17th, 6-7:30 pm.; the discussion will be facilitated by Therese DesCamp.... This event is sponsored by the New Denver Hospice Society (funding provided by the RDCK), with assistance from Wide Spot (a project of Turner-Zion United Church). To register please email [email protected] or call 250-551-6190.

New Denver Hospice is offering an opportunity for our community members to come together in a small safe group and process their grief through journaling and art therapy. Space is limited so if you're interested please let us know as soon as possible. The dates are Mondays from 1-4 pm Sept 28, Oct 5, 19, 26. Nov 2 & 9 at the Slocan Lake Arts Centre aka Silverton Gallery. This bereavement program sponsored by the New Denver Hospice Society is modeled after the successful prog...ram developed by Susan Breiddal of Victoria Hospice Society. Facilitators Sue Mistretta, M.A. (Silverton), and Alice Watson, M.E.d. (Burton) will provide a safe, supportive & confidential space for participants to explore their grief and to discover a healing journey that cultivates compassion and acceptance for the array of intense feelings & confusing thoughts experienced through loss. The program is open to anyone who is going through a grieving process after losing someone close to them, whether the loss is recent or in the distant past. We will explore grief through writing exercises (journaling), collage, and other simple art processes. Participants will learn hands-on skills for dealing with life after loss and working through difficult emotions. No experience in writing or art is needed. Participants in past workshops have found this workshop highly beneficial to their understanding of the grief process and with adapting to life after loss. PROGRAM FEE: $50.00 (All learning materials are provided). For more information please contact Sue @ 358-2177 (opt 2) [email protected] or Alice @265-3328 [email protected] To register email [email protected] "Art therapy" image by Save the Children Canada is licensed under CC BY 2.0

We're planning a volunteer training for the 1st and 3rd weekend of October so if you're interested in attending please message or email [email protected]. There is no cost and no obligation to volunteer, simply an opportunity to find out what hospice is all about and learn more about how to support those with life-limiting illnesses and their families.

New Denver/Silverton Area Businesses! Do you need help providing disposable masks and hand sanitizer for you and your customers? The COVID-19 Community Action Team is offering free supplies. Please contact Ana, [email protected].

Come check out our cabin sale at the old Silverton Grocery store. Next week Wednesday and Friday morning from 9:30 to 1pm and then Saturday and Sunday July 4 & 5th from 9:30 - 4pm. Silent auction on the larger items will end Sunday, smaller items priced to go. Items include tools, clothes, furniture, dishes, etc. Come check it out and help New Denver Hospice raise money for programs.

The community planter boxes are almost all made. We are going to be putting them in place this weekend and filling them with dirt Thursday and Friday. We will need a crew of people, trucks, cars with trailers and wheelbarrows so if you can help please let me know! Thank you!

You can find an interactive resource for advance care planning specifically for Covid-19 related issues at the BC Centre for Palliative Care. https://bc-cpc.ca/cpc/all-resources/individuals/covid19/

New Denver Hospice is doing Hike for Hospice this year, with a twist... If you sponsor a student for $15, they will do an activity on your behalf! This helps hospice as well as the community youth - go to our website to sign up!

Cathy Provan and a group of volunteers have done an amazing job of making fabric face masks for our communities. CCAT (The Community Covid-19 Action Team) will have a table set up in front of Newmarket Grocery from 10:00-4:00 this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday to distribute the face masks to those who need them. They will be limited to two per person and will be by donation. Proceeds will go to this year’s Lucerne graduating class.

New Denver & Area Food Relief during Covid-19 Thanks to the generosity of this community and CBT we are able to provide extra food for at least the next 3 month...s.If you are in need of food or know someone who may be please contact Sue 358-7787 or Syl 358-2676. Leave us a message and we will get back to you. See more