The Bridge Hospice

Crescendo: A Musical Extravaganza

Sarika — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:17:25 +0000

Saturday 12 May, 7:30 pm
Warkworth Town Hall Center for the Arts
40 Main Street, Warkworth

Enjoy an evening of music featuring the classical talents of Members of the Royal Conservatory of Music – Young Artist Performance Academy. Tickets are $15 and are available at Eclectic Mix – 13 Main Street, Warkworth. All proceeds from this concert will go to The Bridge Hospice. For more information please call 705.924.9200.

Join us for The Bridge Hospice Walk-a-thon

Sarika — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:46:39 +0000

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Join us for a ‘Sneak Peek’

Sarika — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:10:57 +0000

First Coat of Paint Goes on at The Bridge Hospice

Sarika — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:15:26 +0000

The Bridge Hospice was busy with activity recently as volunteers gather to put the first coat of paint on the newly finished walls of the main floor. Many thanks to all those who volunteered their time and skills to painting the interior of the hospice.

Sneak peek at new residential hospice in Warkworth

Sarika — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:21:25 +0000

Sue Dickens, EMC

An open house at The Bridge Hospice gave the community an opportunity for a “sneak peek” of the building that will be home for residents during their final days.

“This is absolutely incredible, all that I had hoped for and more,” said Rosaleen Dunne, one of the three women who envisioned the palliative care home for their community.

She met Pauline Faull and Lynda Pecora in 2005 and discovered they had the same dream, to make the last few days on this earth better for the dying.

The open house was the chance to show everyone how far the vision has come with the help of many many volunteers who have put in thousands and thousands of hours.

Click here to read the rest of the article

Bridge Hospice close to completion – residents get a sneak peek

Sarika — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:42:32 +0000

Mark Hoult, Community Press

There was once an empty field on Old Hastings Road in Warkworth marked with sign reading: Future Site of the Bridge Hospice.

Now the residential hospice that has been the dream of a group of Northumberland County residents for close to a decade, is close to completion.

When it opens, the Bridge Hospice will be the first facility of its kind in the county, a three-bedroom residential hospice designed to provide a supportive, comfortable setting where terminally ill patients can die with dignity.

Click here to read the full article

Sneak Peek At The Bridge Hospice

Sarika — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:33:46 +0000

Northumberlandview.ca

The Bridge Hospice is now in the final stage of completion. Friends and colleagues were invited to a ‘sneak peek’ of the hospice to share in the delight of what has been accomplished thus far.

Click here to view a video interview with our Chair, Bob Henderson and Resident Care Coordinator, Gwen Cleveland

RBC Employee gives $500 Donation to The Bridge Hospice

charlton — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:23:37 +0000

Vicki Vannieuwenhuyze an employee at RBC Campbellford, received a $500 grant in recognition of work as a volunteer. She donated the money to The Bridge Hospice and presented the cheque to Madeline Conacher, centre, chair Communications and Marketing for The Bridge Hospice. Campbellford’s RBC manager, Dianne Mechetuk was on hand for the presentation.

The bank’s employee volunteer grants program recognizes employees for the good works they do in their personal time by volunteering in their communities. Employees who donate more than 40 hours per year to a charitable organization can apply for a grant of up to $500 for their organization. Vicki is also on the Board of Directors of the Bridge Hospice. Photo by Sue Dickens, EMC Community Newspaper.

Winter Newsletter Dec 2011- Jan 2012

charlton — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:49:48 +0000

Chair’s Report

It’s been some time since our last newsletter and so much has happened since then! As
any of you who have checked our web page or driven down Old Hastings Road know, the hospice is well on its way to completion. It looks wonderful on the outside and the inside is also approaching completion.

We owe such a huge debt of gratitude to the Build and Design Teams, the Board and its committee members, and the many other volunteers who have put in seemingly endless hours to make this dream come true! Volunteer hours in the month of November alone totalled over 800 hours. The many hours of hard work are paying off and we look forward to being able to show the final product to our many supporters and to the wider interested public.

The most frequent question I get asked these days is some version of “When is the hospice going to open?” …report continued – see links below

Click here to read the rest of the Winter 2011 newsletter in PDF format.

As always, you can read our current and past newsletters by visiting our Newsletter page.

Warkworth Legion Donates $1000 to The Bridge Hospice

charlton — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:09:17 +0000

Every year the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 380 Warkworth donates the money that they make from their Poppy Fund to a local charity. Since the mid 1990’s, numerous local charities have benefited from the Legion’s generosity. This year, The Bridge Hospice is the grateful recipient of this money.

Peter Horne, Chairman of the Poppy Fund, said that they were inspired to donate the Poppy Fund to this very worthwhile community cause and they look forward to the opening of The Bridge Hospice in the spring of 2012.

Brenda Partridge representing The Bridge Hospice receives a cheque from long time Legion members : Peter Horne, Poppy Chairman(on left) and Len Kenny, President, Warkworth Legion (on right). Editors note : Picture was taken at The Bridge Hospice front door.