We updated the format of our grief support groups. Starting in January, 2020, we will offer support groups in six-week blocks with a two-week break in between sessions. With this new structure, we can offer a more focused approach to the grieving process and provide continuity from meeting to meeting....
This year, CVHHH nurses, therapists, social workers, aides, and PCAs traveled close to 750,000 miles and performed close to 100,000 visits caring for 2800 central Vermonters. We know how important it is to receive hospital level care at home. It allows you and your loved ones to heal in a...
What if the best gift you could give was the gift of your time as a hospice volunteer for CVHHH? About 10 years ago, Norma Segale made a promise to herself. When she had the time, she would become a hospice volunteer at CVHHH. In 2008, Norma’s mother in law,...
We are thrilled to share that we raised over $6,000 in our first-ever Giving Tuesday campaign. Thanks to the support of many donors, and a generous $1,500 match from our Fall Honorary Appeal Chairs Rubin and Shaline Bennett of East Montpelier, we brought in $6,295 on Giving Tuesday. By 10:30AM...
Francis McFaun, known as Topper, pictured, went from working in a mattress factory in Cambridge, MA, to Vermont’s Office of Economic Opportunity, to the Barre Town Select Board, to the Vermont Legislature, where he’s served as a Representative from Barre Town since 2005. In 2017, Topper joined CVHHH’s Board of...
We’re excited to share a redesigned Housecalls, our newsletter for the community. Click here to read our latest updates for central Vermonters, including: A message from President & CEO Sandy Rousse about the importance of home Introduction to our Fall Appeal chairs, Rubin and Shaline Bennett A Town Funding Request from...
Giving Tuesday is Tuesday, December 3, and fall appeal chairs Rubin and Shaline Bennett are offering a very special match! If we raise $1,500 on Giving Tuesday, Rubin and Shaline will match that amount dollar for dollar. This means your donation goes twice as far! To thank you, our generous...
We have so much to be thankful for here at CVHHH. First and foremost, we are grateful for the opportunity to serve you and to help you heal in a better place, at home. We’d also like to thank our generous donors and volunteers who help sustain us and make...
Heartsongs is our annual end-of-year celebration of hospice and the holidays. Every year, we sell hand-crafted porcelain ornaments that can be adorned with the name of someone close to your heart. Proceeds from Heartsongs benefit our hospice program. These beautiful, heart-shaped ornaments are made by Horizon Porcelain in Burke Hollow,...
If you have attended Seasons of Life, CVHHH’s annual fashion show, dinner, and live auction, you’ve likely seen one of Shaline’s intricate handmade wedding dresses. As Shaline recalls in the letter written with her husband, Rubin Bennett, for this year’s appeal, she brought Lacey, her youngest child, to the fashion...
