Lionel Kelland Hospice announced today that the Every Moment Matters campaign has received a significant donation. A contribution of $50,000 has been made by the Patten Family Foundation and Browning Harvey Limited.
The donation from Patten Family Foundation and Browning Harvey Limited will be used to help create the first community-based residential hospice in Newfoundland and Labrador. Located in Grand Falls-Windsor, Lionel Kelland Hospice will offer a special kind of health care for those who are at the end of life, where the goal is to provide comfort and dignity, and the best quality of life possible.
Chair of the Every Moment Matters Campaign, Shelley Woolfrey, expressed her group’s gratitude saying, “The Patten Family Foundation and Browning Harvey Limited have shown great leadership and generosity, and we are honoured to have them on board.” Woolfrey added that “This donation will enable people to spend their final days with loved ones not as caregivers, but as daughters, sons, spouses and friends.”
The donation was presented at the Browning Harvey Limited location on Cromer Avenue in Grand Falls-Windsor. Browning Harvey Limited has been in the production of soft drinks for over 85 years, and has been operating in Grand Falls-Windsor for over 60 years.
Quotes:
“We feel fortunate and are happy to be part of making the province’s first residential palliative care hospice a reality. End-of-life care touches all families at some point in time and we hope the Lionel Kelland Hospice will provide loved ones comfort and peace”.
-Susan Patten, Chair, Patten Family Foundation
“The Browning Harvey family is proud to be part of the campaign to provide such an important level of palliative care right here in Central Newfoundland”.
-John Patten, President, Browning Harvey Ltd.
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For additional information, please contact:
Patten Family Foundation
Nichole Patten, Executive Director
E: nicholepatten@aharvey.nf.ca
P: 709.691.9912
Every Moment Matters Campaign
Shelley Woolfrey, Campaign Chair
shellwoolfrey@gmail.com
P: 709.290.1990
Or contact Lionel Kelland Hospice at 709.489.1222 or email info@lionelkellandhospice.ca.