Valley Hospice Foundation

Hike for Valley Hospice - Fall Edition
2020-09-27 13:30 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | Valley Hospice, 150-3 Exhibition St., Kentville, Nova Scotia, B4N 5E3, Canada
Hike for Valley Hospice 2020
$20,000 Raised!
Thank you Hikers, Donors and Volunteers!
We wish to thank you, our hikers, donors and volunteers for making our 2020 Hike for Valley Hospice (fall edition) a great success.
We were unsure if the Covid-19 pandemic would stop us this year, but you didn’t let us down. 70 Hikers, 20 Volunteers and legions of donors made this Hike a success!
$20,000 raised will support the care and comfort of those being cared for in the Hospice and in our community.
This year was made extra special with the opening of our new Valley Hospice. It was wonderful to begin the 2020 Hike from the grounds of Valley Hospice.
It was a beautiful day for a hike and we look forward to continuing this tradition in 2021.
Thank you to We’re Outside of Wolfville for donating these Cloudventure Trail Running Shoes.
Congratulations to Midge Lane, winner of our draw.

Hike with us … or…Hike from home – you decide!
Gathering to share this experience is at the heart of our Hike for Valley Hospice, however we realize that it is necessary to adapt to the pandemic landscape. You have the option to join us for a group hike or to go completely virtual with your own hike.

Come Hike with us: Meet up at the new Valley Hospice and join our guided 5 km hike to Miners Marsh on September 27, 2020. Social groups of 10 and under are suggested. We will stay safe and will practice physical distancing during the hike.
Hike from Home: Go for your own hike with family, friends or co-workers. Choose any place that is special to you. Stay connected on social media and share photos#hikeforvalleyhospice. Complete your hike on or before September 27, 2020.

Donate/Register: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/valley-hospice-foundation/p2p/hike-2020

Keeping you safe…
KEEPING YOU SAFE!
Valley Hospice Foundation and the Hike for Hospice Planning committee have developed guidelines to keep hikers, volunteers and staff safe while enjoying a guided Hike from our new Valley Hospice. We have consulted and reviewed sources and guides provided by the Nova Scotia Government with-in the Communities, Culture and Heritage COVID-19 Prevention Guide and the Health Protection Act Order.
The Guidelines were developed with consideration of the following areas key to mitigating risks related to COVID-19:

Physical Distancing & Limited Touch Points
Hand Hygiene
Location (outdoor venue)
Limited activities and non-essential items
Communication (staff, volunteer and participants)
Virtual options

GUIDELINES:

All activities on Hike day will take place outdoors. No one will be permitted inside the Hospice.
When arriving and while hiking everyone must practice physical distancing (6 foot) outside of their social group of 10 (maximum) and must wear non-medical masks when not physically distanced.
Volunteers and staff who are working the event will wear non-medical masks during the event.
Everyone arriving on site will be required to sign in and provide organizers with their contact information for easy tracing.
To alleviate congestion there will be properly spaced stations, signage and volunteers positioned to monitor line-ups to ensure physical distancing.
Participants are encouraged to use on-line tools for collecting pledges and making donations.
In order to limit contact, there will be a drop off-box to facilitate donations by cash/cheque. Charitable tax receipts will be issued for donations $10 and over. Please ensure that contact information is included with donations.
Hand washing station and bathroom facility will be available on site.
Participants are encouraged to bring along their own bottle filled with water.
Hikers will receive individually wrapped treat bag.
Hike volunteers will lead the Hike and will be positioned along the route to guide hikers.
There will be no post-hike activities.
Participants may consider our virtual Hike from Home
Should COVID-19 become present in the community we will shift activities to virtual Hike from Home

DONATE NOW

Call 902.679.3471 or email dale.sanford@nshealth.ca

Annual General Meeting
2020-06-10 19:00 - 20:30
Annual General Meeting 2020/21
The meeting will be held via Zoom Conferencing. Please mark your calendars.
Details for registering to attend will be posted here soon.

Virtual Garden Party FUN-raiser!
2020-06-01 - 2020-06-30
July 30, 2020 – THANK YOU!
The Garden Party has inspired a total of $30,110 in donations for our hospice gardens and for programs.
Thank you to all our hospice and garden party friends for giving so generously to help the hospice and its gardens. While we missed sampling little sandwiches, lovely scones and the sweet sounds of an orchestra playing in the beautiful surroundings of a colorful garden, we did enjoy gathering virtually with everyone for the month of June. The shared photos and recipes were wonderful and we look forward meeting everyone in the future in the garden.
At this point we have added plantings between the bedroom patios, purchased patio furniture and set up hoses for watering. Our next project will be to clean up the wooded area behind the hospice to create a pleasant view from each bedroom. We will post pictures as the work continues.
We were thrilled to receive a special gift of $10,000 during the Garden Party campaign from Joe Rafih, well known member of our Valley community and a second gift of $10,000 from a private donor. All the gifts from the Garden Party will go along way to support the hospice gardens and programs.
Pictured in their own garden: Joe and Rauda Rafih, Wolfville, NS

Virtual Garden Party FUN-raiser! June 2020
The COVID 19 pandemic has brought about new ways of doing things so, to get around the challenges that it presents, we are hosting a traditional garden party in an unusual way.
To raise the funds required to continue working on the grounds, patios, and gardens we are throwing a “virtual garden party”. This online event will run from June 1st-30th.
During the month we will share garden photos, garden party recipes you might want to try, hints you can use in your own garden, flower arranging ideas and there will be draws for garden-related goodies.
Join our Facebook Garden Party Group here
Scroll down for more updates!
Ways to participate in our Virtual Garden Party:

Make a donation to support the gardens at the hospice using the form or by mail: Valley Hospice Foundation, 23 Earnscliffe Avenue, Wolfville, NS B4P 1X4
Purchase a gift certificate from your favorite local nursery. We will provide you with a charitable tax receipt and you will have helped out a local business. Leave the certificate at the nursery and simply give us a call to let us know it is there. 902.679.3471.
Join us on June 10, 2020 at 7 pm for the Valley Hospice Foundation AGM via Zoom. We will take you on a virtual tour of the new Hospice. You must register by contacting dale.sanford@nshealth.ca .
Join our Facebook Garden Party Group here We want to hear from you and we hope you will share photos of your garden and your garden wisdom or E-mail a photo of your garden.

June 15. 2020
It has really been a great couple weeks raising $6798 already! ($2700 in Gift Certificates, $4098 donations and a Paperbark Maple value $200) THANK YOU!
We completed the plantings between the patios and the furniture arrived. Next we will add some colorful planters.

These women hosted a plant sale on Bishop Avenue and raised $782.95!
New beginnings as we witnessed our first bloom in the gardens at the Hospice.
Thank you for all your wonderful photos being posting on our page: Join Facebook Group Keep up the good work.
June 5, 2020
We’re so excited to give you an update to our Virtual Garden Party FUN-raiser.
After just one week we have raised $3900 to help the gardens at the Hospice! This includes donated gift certificates to local nurseries in the amount of $2000. We love that you’ve chosen to support us and our community this way. Also in the mix is a beautiful Paperbark Maple from The Briar Patch Garden Centre. Thank you!
ENTER TO WIN! Draws will take place June 15 and June 30th.
You owe it to yourself to seek out and try some of the many ciders produced in our Valley. For our Garden Party we’re leaning towards Earl Blue from Annapolis Cider Company or Blueberry Ginger from Maritime Express Cider Co Ltd but we want to know your favorites too.
We know that not everyone is able to join us on Facebook to enter our contests, but you can still get in on a chance to win.

E-mail us and enter in the comments your favorite cider produced in the Annapolis Valley and to get the party started we will enter you into a draw for a hand tied seasonal flower bouquet from A Beautiful Wild delivered weekly to Stirling Farm Market – Greenwich

Our Garden Party Facebook Group has over 100 members and they are sharing all kinds of ideas and garden tips. So much fun. Here’s just a few examples:

Check out these links that have been shared for tips and recipes:
Lavender Scones:
https://lavendercanada.com/blogs/from-the-garden/recipe-lavender-blueberry-scones?fbclid=IwAR07LStfXB801ugsXiBo4mCB_4x6myvVZat6Gnqp4QPSUj1UTTzGn_rxzb4
How to use your lilacs in bouquets:
https://twobirdsonestonefarm.com/blog/
Taking Care of your Hanging Baskets:
https://oldworldgardenfarms.com/2017/07/16/keep-hanging-baskets-blooming/?fbclid=IwAR3HgS2vZqDMezn2mL-179iFdKo43R_szedK9fkrr6KCsUT_7IHu_xZeS_U
Enjoy!

Our Goal is to raise $8000 in the month of June!
The funds will be used to:

Complete the landscaping around the hospice
Plant “living walls” between the residents’ patios to create privacy
Create a walkway in the woods behind the hospice
Purchase benches, planters, and a barbeque

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow – Audrey Hepburn
Here’s a look towards the back patio of the hospice. Ideas started early in the spring as we kept our distance while looking over the possibilities for the gardens and patios.

A little walk can help when loss feels heavy.
Each bedroom and the “quiet” room has a view into a wooded area behind the hospice.
Our vision is to clean up this area and create paths with benches and to add plantings suited to the natural beauty of the space.
