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November 29, 2010

Angels Getting Wings for Palliative Care

Brockville—The Annual Angel of Remembrance Tree Campaign is under way! This special Christmas remembrance hosted by the Brockville and District Hospice Palliative Care Service (BDHPCS) helps area residents to honour loved ones now gone and still missed at this time of family celebrations.

“You can choose to remember a special person by writing his or her name on an angel and hanging it on the Remembrance Tree,” explains Joan Schwarze, Charge Nurse Coordinator for the BDHPCS. “All donations are very welcome, and any of $20.00 or more will be given a tax receipt. Our goal is to cover the Tree of Remembrance with angels in support of Palliative Care.”

The Angel of Remembrance Tree began in 2001 at the former St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, through Palliative Care. The funds raised each year with these tokens of remembrance support the BDHPCS, a community-centered service based at Brockville General Hospital that provides compassionate care to patients and their families who are facing a life-threatening illness. The program receives no government funding, and all funds raised for the service stay in the community.

The Tree of Remembrance will be on view at 1000 Islands Mall from December 13th to 17th, with additional trees up at both the Charles Street and Garden Street sites of BGH, beginning December 1st.

“We have volunteers to manage the tree and assist people,” says Schwarze. “It is a special way to remember and honour those loved ones who have touched your life, and are especially missed during this holiday season.”


Two to start—Palliative Care volunteers Brenda Harrison and Sharon Moore give the first two angels their wings on the Tree of Remembrance at the BGH Garden Street Site.

For more information, please contact:

Joan McLaughlin Executive Director Brockville and District Hospital Foundation 613-345-4478 mcljo@bgh-on.ca

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