Hospice in the News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 18, 2008
Contact: Rosemary J. Collins, Community Marketing & Public Relations Manager
Day, (716) 686-8259; Evening, (716)686-1900; rcollins@palliativecare.org

2nd Annual Doin' It for Dean Concert/Motorcycle Run
Benefits Hospice Buffalo

   Walk, drive, or ride in the 2nd Annual Doin' It for Dean Concert/Motorcycle Run this Saturday, Aug. 23 at Fontana's Grove (near Clinton and Harlem) in West Seneca. The event fee is $25 and includes food, beverages and entertainment. Music will be provided by Stevie B. and the Rhythm Rockers, Stone Soul Foundation and Ransomville. Registration for the Motorcycle Run is at 12:30 p.m. at Fontana's Grove. The Motorcycle Run will tour to The Varysbuge Hotel and then back to Fontana's. For those not participating in the Run, gates will open at 3:00 p.m. at Fontana's Grove.

   Proceeds from Doin' It for Dean benefit Hospice Buffalo. Help support Hospice with a cash or a check donation. Checks can be made payable to Rich Brown, 166 Fremont Ave., West Seneca, NY 14224.

   For more information, contact Rich Brown at (716) 771-6293 or Colleen Brown at (716) 854-0490.

   Hospice Buffalo and its affiliates care for more than 550 patients a day in homes, hospitals, nursing homes, adult homes, group homes and hospice residences in Erie County. Affiliates of Hospice Buffalo include Hospice Buffalo House at Mitchell Campus, St. John Baptist/Hospice Buffalo House in Buffalo, Life Transitions Center, Essential Care for Children/Home Care Buffalo, Caring Hearts Perinatal Program and the Hospice Foundation of WNY. Their mission is to serve individuals with serious illness, their families and caregivers through a continuum of care spanning the course of illness and bereavement. Hospice's specially-trained professionals, support staff and volunteers assist individuals to make choices about their care, support those who are grieving and educate the professional and lay communities about end-of-life issues.

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