2010 annual report (Read-Only)

2010 ANNUAL REPORT
Serving the counties of Warren, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, and St. Lawrence
www.hphpc.org
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Executive Director
A MESSAGE FROM FRED OBERST
Shawn D. Galbreath
president of the board of directors
Board of Directors
This has been a wonderful year of growth and change for hospice. I am
proud to have been Board President during this unprecedented time in High
Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care’s history. May 28th marks the 25th
anniversary of the founding of High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care.
Frederick Oberst, President
Dr. David Messner,
Vice President
Meg Wood, Vice President
Philip Feinberg, Treasurer
Dr. Cheryl Tucker, Secretary
John Anderson
Dr. Paul Benveniste
William Burke
Norma Goff
Byron Lapham
Vicki Morse
Rev. Jeffrey Palmer
Edgar Purcell
High Peaks Hospice
& Palliative Care, Inc.
Administrative Office
P.O. Box 840
Saranac Lake NY 12983
Phone 518-891-9631
Fax 518-891-5379
Tri-Lakes Clinical Office
PO Box 840
Saranac Lake NY 12983
Phone 518-891-0606
Fax 518-891-0657
Warren Clinical Office
667 Bay Road, Suite 1
Queensbury NY 12804
Phone 518-743-1672
Fax 518-743-0544
Essex Clinical Office
New look, same heart. Public relations and promotion has always been
important for hospice, yet sometimes a significant stumbling block. “Dying
well” with the support of hospice isn’t always what people in our death
denying society want to hear about. In celebration of our 25th anniversary,
High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care, through hours of dedicated and
creative work by staff, has approved a new “look” with a new logo and
promotional materials. We hope that you will like it as much as we do. The
new look brings a little something extra to our ability to educate the
community about hospice and promote our signature fundraising events.
We have been providing care to people in the final months and days of
their lives for 25 years. Volunteers played a key role in our founding and
still are fundamental to all hospice work. We continue to emphasize the
need for volunteers throughout our organization and successful recruitment
continues year round. These individuals bring a wealth of knowledge,
caring, experience and enthusiasm to the organization.
A new program starting this year is Transitions. This is a program that assists
clients who have a life-limiting illness with making decisions about their
healthcare options. Staff and volunteers will act as health coaches and
navigators for clients who do not yet qualify for hospice, and their caregivers as they deal with complex care issues and medical systems.
High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care has never, in all the years of our
existence (25 years!) denied care to a patient due to a lack of funds. We
hope we can maintain that track record of extraordinary achievement, but
serious cuts from Medicare, rising costs of care, and more patients who are
in need of charity care are effecting our financial picture. On behalf of all
of us at High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care, and on behalf of all the
future patients and families who will depend on us for their end of life care,
we sincerely thank you for your support in our fundraising
campaigns
over the years. We hope we can continue to count on your support in the
future.
Congratulations to the staff and volunteers, board of directors and friends of
High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care for making our first 25 years of
caring be a great success.
What’s Inside
4322 Main Street
PO Box 192
Port Henry NY 12974
518-546-9850
Fax 518-546-9853
Patient & Family Support Programs
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Message from the Executive Director
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2010 Financial Snapshot
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Office Hours:
8:00am - 4:00pm
Monday through Friday
High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care Staff
On call support 24/7
A Message from the Board of Directors
A Special Bond: Shane and Jeff
2010 Highlights
Message from Our Founders
25 Years Looking Back
Timeline 1986 - 2011
25 Years of Volunteerism
2010 Fundraising Highlights
2010 Giving and Special Thanks
Testimonial
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pages 8 and 9
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Back cover
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The Patient and Family Support Program
Palliative Care and the Hospice Care Team
Bereavement and Grief Services
Palliative care is a continuum of care and services provided to
relieve the symptoms and stress of serious illnesses. Symptoms
may be physical, emotional, or spiritual. Our goal is to improve
the quality of life for patients and the people who care about
them. Palliative care can be done in one’s own home, in an
assisted living facility, nursing home, or the hospital. In addition
to the nursing care provided by the hospice team are social
workers, spiritual care and bereavement counselors, and the
volunteer coordinator. Working in partnership with the patients’
own primary doctors, the team:
The journey of grief can be overwhelming and unpredictable.
Grieving the death of a loved one can be a painful and lonely
experience. It is the realization that our lives are changed
forever. It alters our relationships and our sense of identity. It
disrupts our daily habits and can leave us grieving for hopes
and dreams of an imagined future together. Frequently, it is
difficult for us to know if the feelings and reactions we are
experiencing are normal ones.
Society often encourage us to “get over it and get on with life,”
leading to further pain and isolation. Grief is the natural response to profound loss and is the expression of the strong
bond you had with the person who died. No two people
grieve in exactly the same way and how we express our grief is
influenced by many things such as our religious and personal
beliefs, the circumstances of the death, and how we dealt with
previous losses.
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makes recommendations for the treatment of pain and
other symptoms that are not responding to usual therapies
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facilitates clear communication between patients and their
families/caregivers
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helps in navigating the healthcare system
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creates opportunities for extended discussions about
one’s hopes, goals and care options
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provides practical information about community resources
Hospice provides supportive bereavement/grief counseling
services, educational programs and support groups to help
loved ones during this very difficult time and for 13 months
following the passing of a loved one.
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offers emotional and spiritual support for both patient and
family.
Care Companions and Volunteers
Supportive Counseling with Social Work
Our social workers provide end of life care that listens with
respect, cares with compassion, supports with choice and
comforts with understanding.
Licensed social workers play a pivotal role in the care of
patients and families. They initially meet with new patients,
their loved ones and caregivers to explain and discuss hospice
services and offer counseling and practical support. They
ensure that patients and their loved ones are treated with
dignity and that we respect diverse cultural and religious
beliefs. They share their knowledge about issues related to
advanced illness, dying, bereavement, and community supports
that may be of help.
Our social workers help patients and loved ones articulate and
reach their end of life goals addressing care and comfort;
emotional support; and guidance related to one’s illness and
comprehensive care.
Our volunteers understand the importance of hospice care.
Some have had experience with hospice themselves and
want to help other families. Others are simply caring people
dedicated to supporting those in need. They all see their
volunteer experience as an opportunity to give back to the
community.
Our volunteers are now referred to as “care companions” to
better reflect the important role they play.
Hospice care companions assist patients and families in
myriad ways including companionship and support,
running errands, special projects, respite care, meal and
snack preparation, musical interludes, reading, pet therapy,
knitting and sewing projects, and vigil volunteers. They also
provide general office assistance and help with fundraising.
We welcome other creative ways to use the talents and
interests of volunteers.
Our volunteers donated 5,857 hours in 2010!
Spiritual Counseling
Spiritual care is an important factor in the holistic care concept of High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care. Often primary concerns
of a dying patient are spiritual questions related to their reflections on their sense of purpose, the meaning of their life, self-image,
and hope for the future. The kind of spiritual care hospice provides depends upon each person’s needs and desires – and what spirituality means to him or
her. Our spiritual care coordinators take great care to respect everyone’s unique understanding of faith, religion, or spirituality and
to work with them within that framework. Everyone is asked, when they are admitted, if they would like to receive spiritual care,
or they can contact a spiritual care counselor at any point to request spiritual care.
Spiritual care can also provide support in exploring how religious beliefs are helping or hindering someone in dealing with current
challenges. For many, their religion provides a great source of comfort and strength as they face their own death or that of a loved
one. Others may feel frustration or disappointment in what their faith has to offer. They may value the opportunity to re-visit their
religious beliefs and discern, for themselves, what they choose to embrace or discard.
Spiritual care often means sitting with people and talking about their life experiences, in light of their faith. It may include praying,
reading sacred texts, meditating and singing together. We also connect patients with pastoral leaders from their own faith traditions
and arrange for visits.
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Message from the Executive Director
As we reflect on the past year of 2010, “change is the constant” seems especially relevant.
Without a doubt, these are changing times in American healthcare and economy. Yet our
53 staff members and over 250 volunteers across the Adirondacks and North Country are
playing an instrumental role in living the tenets of the vision of High Peaks Hospice and
Palliative Care to offer “dignity, comfort and peace at the end of life” to all individuals
wherever they call home.
The footprint of our organization in the communities it serves is expanding, and our commitment to
transforming the way hospice and palliative care is delivered in every corner of our region is becoming
a reality.
Our expanded, collaborative care approach means we’re closer to delivering the right care, at the right
time, in the right place. When you consider the growing health care needs and the rural and aging
population that lives with limited access to medical care it has never been more important to deliver
positive growth in every community, family and home we touch.
At home or close-to-home hospice care is especially critical for our rural neighbors and is the guiding
force behind High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care’s efforts over the past 25 years to partner with local
physicians and hospitals in small towns across the region.
In 2010 the national standards of practice for hospice and palliative care were upgraded; healthcare
reform promises to have a significant impact on hospice care in both scope of service and level of
funding; the age range of those entering hospice was from 3 to 92; and best practices in improving
quality of patient and family care offered great prospects for those we serve.
And so in 2010 we began a renewed effort to refresh and develop all of our programs: bereavement and
grief counseling, spiritual care, social work, nursing, community education, volunteer roles - all based
on the three core tenets of our mission: Dignity, Comfort and Peace.
We have also strengthened our focus on the role of technology. We continue to take a lead in local
efforts to incorporate new technologies in treatment, records management and patient safety, sharing
best practices, optimizing efficiencies and streamlining communications that result in superior patient
care at every turn. Our service area covers 4,600 square miles and the ability to keep staff skills sharp
and advanced is a challenge often best addressed through the use of new technologies.
Through education, palliative care and safety initiatives, health advocacy, counseling and support
groups, our staff, volunteers, medical directors, hospice physicians and our healthcare partners form a
High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care that is passionate about its mission to provide end of life care
that listens with respect, cares with compassion, supports with choice and comforts with understanding
now and well into the future.
Ultimately, we’re working on a daily basis to help people understand and be a part of hospice as a
partner for life whether as a volunteer, a donor, a family member or a patient. That means that High
Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care is here, nurturing the understanding and role of hospice in every
community, providing you with resources to maintain a quality of life and appreciation for every day
you have.
We want to share this journey with you and hope to hear from you via our website, Facebook, phone
or email.
All the best to you,
Shawn D. Galbreath
Executive Director
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Financial Snapshot of 2010
Where the Funds Came From:
How the Funds Were Spent
Insurance Reimbursement:
Direct Patient & Family Care:
$2,337,117
(Medicare, Medicaid & commercial)
Community Support**
$346,641
Other Miscellaneous:
$26,835
Bequests:
Total Income:
$133,529
Administration, development,
advertising and all other general
expenses:
$725,129
Total Expense
$3,144,980
$2,844,122
A special bond...
While all those who High Peaks Hospice and Palliative
Care serves are treated with the utmost care, dignity and
compassion, every once in a while, a very special bond
is formed between one of our staff and one of our
patients.
The story of Shane Benham and Pastor Jeff Gray is one
such bond.
Shane Benham, a 29 year old from Saranac Lake was born
with Huntington Disease. His symptoms began at the age of
15. Jeff Gray, a High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care Chaplain,
spent many hours beginning
November 2009 with Shane, as a
Chaplain and as a friend. In September 2010 Jeff was planning on
running in the Lake Placid Half
Marathon and dedicated the race
to Shane. Jeff wrote, “After enjoying many hours with Shane, I grew
to love him as a friend. Knowing
that Shane had been a crosscountry runner before Huntington Disease, I knew he would
enjoy being a part of my half-marathon. It was an honor to
push him in his wheelchair the last half mile of the race.
We’ve been together for the last part of Shane’s journey on
Earth. Being together for the final half mile of the race was
symbolic of our time together. Shane has blessed me in immeasurable ways!” Shane passed away peacefully at his home
with his loved ones, including Jeff Gray, at his side.
**Community Support
Direct Mail Appeals & Grants $112,386
Memorials & Bequests $197,627
All Events $118,040
HPH&PC Employee Campaign $3,480
3rd Party on our behalf $34,919
Miscellaneous $13,718
$2,419,851
Administrative expenses comprised 23%
of total agency expenses in 2010.
2010 Statistics
Average Length
Of Stay
60.7
Total Patient
Days
16,067
Total Patients
Served
312
Cancer vs Non-Malignant Diagnoses
NonMalignant
53%
Cancer
47%
Patients Served by Age
18-64 15.7%
65-74 17.6%
75 and above 66.7%
Mileage Reimbursement - In 2010
High Peaks Hospice and Palliative
Care staff drove 220,640 miles to
provide care at a cost to the agency in
mileage reimbursement of $119,655.
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2010 Highlights
Other 2010 Highlights
On November 3, during National Hospice and Palliative Care
Month, three local hospices - HPH&PC, Hospice of the North
Country and Hospice & Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley hosted a conference in Lake Placid. “Write Your Own
Ending,” was a daylong event presented in the morning by
nationally renowned end-of-life advocate, investigative
journalist and author Stephen Kiernan and in the afternoon by
Linda Piotrowski, chaplain and Pastoral Care Coordinator in
the palliative care unit at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical
Center.
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After intense training 2010 saw the
implementation of electronic patient
records through Suncoast Solutions.
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Jan Demers returned to her home
state, Vermont, and we welcomed
Shawn Galbreath as our new
Executive Director. Shawn brings
with her many years of experience in
the health care field.
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Our logo was redesigned to better
reflect the interconnectedness of
where we live and the services we
provide.
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To best educate future patients,
families and the community at large,
the process of redesigning and
updating all of our brochures and
other materials was begun.
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Our website is undergoing redesign
to make it more user friendly and
informational for all and to better
facilitate use by healthcare
professionals.
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Staff attended the yearly two day
Hospice and Palliative Care
Association of New York State’s
conference where they were able to
network with their peers from
throughout New York and attend
workshops that offered the most up
to date information on everything
from pain management to Veterans
Programs.
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The clinical office staffs instituted
“paper routes” to provide, on a
regular basis, up to date information
regarding the benefits of hospice care
to professionals such as physicians.
Over 100 individuals including hospice staff, therapists,
clergy, other professionals as well as the interested public
were treated to a day of compelling information about the
benefits of palliative care at the end of life.
Our yearly Holiday Luncheon, where we thank and recognize
our staff for their dedicated service to the agency and the
patients we serve, was held at the rustically beautiful Point O’
Pines Camp on Brant Lake. There was an exciting raffle but the
highlight of the day was featured speaker Cal Walker.
Cal is a community activist in Ithaca, NY who has worked
extensively with people in all walks of life. Cal spoke of his
personal experience when his parents were dying and learning
about hospice care - clearly highlighting the need for greater
awareness. His words were uplifting and encouraging to all
who work and volunteer for hospice.
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High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care
2010-2011 Staff
Executive Director
Shawn D. Galbreath
Jan F. Demers
Administrative Staff in Saranac Lake
Tina Moody, Business Manager
Patti Miller, LCSW
Lisa Nester, Billing Specialist
Marijke Ormel, NPc
Allison Rand, Information Technology Specialist
Elaine Sater, Compliance Officer
Kathy Sauers, Administrative Assistant
Darsie Townsend, Development Director
Warren County Staff in Queensbury
Dr. James North, Medical Director
Dr. William Tedesco, Medical Director
Karen Brooks, RN, Patient Care Coordinator
Brenda Stevens, RN, Patient Care Coordinator
JoAnn Donohue, RN
Julie Bauer, RN
Sue Bogosian, RN
Kathleen Christensen, RN
Karen Conrad, RN
Michele Scally, RN
Phil Pekar, RN, Clinical Team Leader
Paula Sheridan, RN
Jessica Simon, RN
Eleanor Torebka, RN
Mary Tromblee, RN
Bonnie Underwood, RN
Heather Walker, RN, Intake/Referral Mgmt Nurse
Kelly Bush, LPN
Sue Gillingham, LPN
Pat Nabozny, LPN
Carol Thomas, LPN
Erika Walker, Bereavement Coordinator
Rev. Flossie Gage Bates, Pastoral Care
Sue Landry, Volunteer Coordinator
Diana Webster, MS, Family Team Leader
& Community Outreach Coordinator
Kathy Flanagan, LCSW & Bereavement Coordinator
Kimberly Pollock, BSW, Social Worker
Karen Cook, LMSW
Sunday Conine, Development Coordinator
Mary Schwalbe, Office Manager
Thank you to all of the HPH&PC staff who
gave up their own free time to assist with
fundraising and outreach events in 2010.
Tri-Lakes Staff in Saranac Lake
Dr. C. David Merkel, Medical Director
Dr. George Cook, Medical Director
Carol Finke, RN, Patient Care Coordinator
Katie Callan, RN, Intake/Referral Mgmt Nurse
Marie Derby, RN
Karen Fraser, RN
Kathy Lamb, RN
Barbara Touby, RN, Clinical Team Leader
Sarah Wardner, RN
Peggy Wiltberger, RN
Judy Courtney, LPN
Brenda Hewitt, LPN
Gretchen Reid, LPN
Ryan Mellon, LMSW, Social Worker
Patience Savage, LMSW, Family Team Leader
Susan Tehon, Volunteer Coordinator
Teresa Isabella, Community Outreach Coordinator
Barbara Hofrichter, Bereavement Coordinator
Pastor Jeff Gray, Pastoral Care Coordinator
Sandra Bandru, Development Coordinator
Marie VanNortwick, Office Manager
Essex County Staff in Port Henry
Dr. Glen Chapman, Medical Director
Brenda Stevens, RN, Patient Care Coordinator
Carol Finke, RN, Patient Care Coordinator
Anna Carney, RN
Carol Linder, RN
Carolyn Comegys, RN
Debbie,Cox, RN
Mary Ellen Ellithorpe, RN, Intake/Referral Mgmt Nurse
Bobbie Jo Reynolds, RN, Clinical Team Leader
Paula Sheridan, RN
Deborah Stanley, RN
Bonnie Underwood, RN
Heather Walker, RN
Sue Bevilacqua, LPN
Jennifer Connors, LPN
Lorraine Osgood, LPN
Joan Lilly, LMSW, Family Team Leader
Larry Vanderburgh, Volunteer Coordinator
Cynthia Fairbanks, Community Outreach Coordinator
Pastor Steve Smith, Chaplain & Bereavement Coordinator
Cheryl Olson, Development Coordinator
Cherie Trudeau, Office Manager
Alice Wright, Office Manager
High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care staff
made over $7,162 in charitable donations to the
agency in 2010 through the Employee Campaign
and individual contributions.
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Dear Friends,
A message from our founders
1986 to 2011
Twenty five years ago who would have known how far our efforts, which grew
from the need for an essential community service, along with the help of many
dedicated individuals and a great deal of energy, and dedication would go?
In February of 1986, David and I were having lunch with Dr. Robert Kasulke,
one of David’s surgical partners, when the subject of the recent decision by
Medicare that being terminally ill was no longer a reimbursable condition
came up. Patients no longer had Medicare coverage for their care during the
last stage of their life.
In some urban areas of New York State and the nation, coverage was provided
through certified hospice organizations. However, rural areas were deemed
difficult to serve due to the many services and therapists needed under the Medicare hospice regulation.
We decided to design a plan for the delivery of rural hospice services.
The supportive response from community members, county directors of public health agencies,
hospitals, churches, nursing homes and local volunteer organizations was immediate and amazing.
Soon 96 hospice volunteers were trained and certified for patient care. Volunteers also staffed the office.
The required Certification of Need application was compiled and delivered to the New York State
Department of Health. Then presentations before review boards such as the Health System Agency in
Albany and the State Hospital Review and Planning in New York City won approval for High Peaks
Hospice to deliver care to patients and families.
Office space was provided first by the Trudeau Institute, followed by Adirondack Medical Center and
then American Management Association as High Peaks Hospice developed and grew.
Further expansions of service by staff and volunteers resulted in High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care
as it is today. Today the agency’s Saranac Lake office now occupies an office complex donated by
Adirondack Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. Through the dedicated efforts of Frances Filshie, the
agency also expanded to include offices in Port Henry and Queensbury. High Peaks Hospice and
Palliative Care now provides care in all of Essex and Warren counties as well as portions of Franklin,
Hamilton and St. Lawrence counties. There are currently 53 professional staff members and more than
250 active volunteers. Over the past twenty five years, more than 5,200 patients and their families have
been served.
Twenty five years after that initial discussion over lunch in 1986, we are still amazed when we meet with
High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care staff and volunteers. Their dedication and loving support for
terminally-ill patients and their families are truly remarkable.
With many thanks to the wonderful staff and volunteers,
Ann and David Merkel
25 Year T
1986
1988
May 28, 1986 High Peaks
Hospice establishes its first
office in Saranac Lake. in the
home of co-founders Ann &
David Merkel. 3 patients
served.
High Peaks Hospice wins prestigious Eleanor Roosevelt
Community Service Award • March 30th, Certificate of
Incorporation signed • May 19th Hon Jan Plumadore of NYS
Supreme Court 4th Judicial District approves the Certificate
of Incorporation • August 28th HPH receives Department
of Health certification • High Peaks Hospice serves 13
patients.
1992
Service area expands as High Peaks
Hospice receives DOH approval to
established a new office in Essex
County • 59 Patients and families
served.
1
In 1996 the State of Ne
amendment approving
County office of High
The service area is now
4,600 square miles • 7
families served.
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25 years - looking back
In 1986 High Peaks Hospice began as an all volunteer agency and served
a modest 3 patients in its first year of operation. In the past ten years alone
High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care served 3,900 patients - averaging
390 per year.
Much has changed over twenty five years. From a small service area (see
diagram right) the agency now encompasses over 4,600 square miles of
cities, mountains, lakes and villages. Staff drive tens of thousands of miles
each year to provide care to our patients and families.
From a small core group of founder volunteers in 1986, the volunteer base
quickly grew to 96 before the end of that year and has numbered in the
thousands since then.
The one constant through the years has been the dedication and
professionalism of the staff and volunteers of High Peaks Hospice and
Palliative Care and their unfailing belief that quality of life really does
matter.
Andy Fortune was one of the founders.
He provided community outreach and
bereavement for many years and continues his support to this day as he roars off
on his motorcycle during our rally each
year!
Keela and Jim Rogers were
dedicated volunteers for many
years and their son, Nip, follows in their
large footsteps. Bill Stowe (right), hospice
staff, along with the Rogers were
instrumental in starting Radio Day 19
years ago which continues to be
HPH&PC’s most successful fundraiser.
Timeline
1996
ew York approves
g addition of Warren
Peaks Hospice.
w expanded to over
78 Patients &
Celebrating the 25th anniversary would
not be complete without paying tribute to
Fran Filshie’s exceptional contributions.
Fran was on the Board of Directors for
many years. She served as Executive
Director more than once, continues to
serve on the Governance Board and was
instrumental in the establishment of both
the Essex and Warren County offices.
Judy Courtney, LPN, and longest
serving staff member, started
working for High Peaks Hospice in
January 1989. 22 years later she
still provides care to our patients!
2006
High Peaks Hospice celebrates its 20th
year of service to the North Country
and Warren County regions • A total of
3,460 patients and families were served
in the first 20 years.
2008
February 26, 2008 High Peaks
Hospice, Inc. officially changes its
name to “High Peaks Hospice &
Palliative Care, Inc” more clearly
defining its mission.
Original service area map
included with Certificate of
Need in 1986.
Doris Shatraw (right) with Sally
Spadaro, Coordinator of Volunteers,
in the 90s. Doris began volunteering
in 1987 as an office volunteer and
continues to volunteer today - 24
years later!
Sally Spadaro (left) worked for 14
years as Volunteer Coordinator. With
her is Mary Kowalski (right). Mary was
a devoted volunteer for 12 years and
continued to volunteer even after she
was admitted as a patient so she
could continue to help others.
2011
As we began our 25th year, High Peaks
Hospice & Palliative Care is proud to
have served over 5,200 terminally ill
individuals and their loved ones in our
vast service area.
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25 Years of Volunteerism
Over the past 25 years thousands of your friends and neighbors, and many of you, have donated your time,
expertise, and enthusiasm to being ambassadors for High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care. From the intrepid,
determined group whose vision became reality 25 years ago, to those whose compassion and caring have made a
huge difference in the lives of our patients and families, to those who spent countless hours assisting in our offices
with administrative needs as well as critical fundraising efforts - Thank you! We could not have come this far
without you.
2010 –2011 Volunteers
Lucy Abrahams
Glenna & Dale Aldrich
John Alexander
Janice Allen
Deborah Ameden
Theresa Ames
Linda Anauo
John Anderson
Millie Anzalone
Glen Arnold
Gail Auclair
Cindy & Burgess Ayres
Jean Baltzly
Ted Bandru
Devon Bandru
Jared Bandru
Brianna Bandru
Joyce Barry
Laurie Baumbach
Brenda Beadnell
Suzanne Becker
Leigh Beeman
Liz Bennett
Paul Benveniste
Marilyn Bigelow
John Bingham
Alana Both
Pat Branch
J . Ted Brothers
Bob & Pat Brown
Colleen Brown
Jackie Brown
Lora Brown
Diane Bryjak
Shirley Bullard
William Burke
Karen Butters
Leigh Cain
David Carver
Joanne Carver
Kathy Cavallaro
Francine Chase
Annie Childs
Jane Claus
Robert Claus
Linda Coe & Sam Fisk
Diane Collins
Joanne Collins
David Comegys
Derrick Conine
Nancy Corliss
Patricia Cote
Ruth Couchey
Catherine Craig
Josephine Curtis
Virginia Daniels
Maureen Darr
Jody Deal
Kimmey Decker
Jenifer Deming
Andy & Elizabeth Derr
David & Hilary Deyo
Joan Dickens
Nina Dickinson
Frances Dickie
Donna Dolan
Rose Dolan
Lois Donnelly
Mary Duffy
Glenna Durkin
Deborah Dyer
Karen East
Marcia Eaton
Mary Eddy
Dick Edson
Joyce Edson
Claire Epworth
Dawn Faller
Philip Feinberg
Frances Filshie
Christina Finkowski
Dave Fischer
Doug Fish
John Flanagan
Ann C. Flynn
Amy Fox
Joan Friedman
Loren Gage
Linda Gaulin
Anita Gochenaur
Norma Goff
Lynn Goldman
Ed & Roxy Griesmer
Teresa Haley
Curt Harrington
Robin Harrington
Ken Harris
Carole Harsh
Robert Harsh
Darlene Herald
Dick Hewitt
Barbara Hoffman
Nicole Hoffman
Katherine Houseal
Jeanne Hummel
Peggy Hunn
Kathleen Hutchins
Joan Hutson
Kathy Hyatt
Marion & Greg Jeffers
Donna Jerdo
Jarrah Jerdo
David Johnson
Helen Kentile
Laura Kinney
Rick Knapton
Chris Knight
Fay LaFond
Sherry Lambec
Byron Lapham
Janet Larson
Jim LaValley
Lorraine LaValley
Pat Law
Rev. Robert Lawthers
Dixie LeBlanc
Natalie Leduc
Jeff LeFebvre
Leila Lewis
Nicole Lewis
Connie Little
Angela Pace Lunz
Joan MacDougal
Sr. Carolyn Madden
Dylan Mader
Fred Mader
Maddie Mader
Ruth Mader
Pauline Magrino
Jackie Mallery
David Mannis
Joyce Marcianti
Elizabeth Markwith
Nina Matteau
Paul & Lelia Matthews
Pete McAfee
Eileen McCabe
Jan McCallie
Barbara & Vinnie McClelland
Nancy McCormack
Robert McCormack
Shami McCormick
Patricia McGraw
Karen McLaughlin
Debbie Means McNairy
Amy McNamara
Loretta Meinsen
Pam Mensink
Ann Merkel
David Merkel
Anita Meserole
David Messner
Dorothy Metz
Hannalore Micheels
Lutz Micheels
Virginia Miller
Helen Mohr
Frank Montbriand
Anita Moore
Irene Morgan
Jean Morgan
Ted Morgan
Chris Morris
Vicki Morse
Linda Moulton
Nancy Murphy
Kenneth A. Murray
Jennifer Nadler
James North, MD
Patricia Oates
Frederick Oberst
Sandra Oliver
William O’Reilly
Rev. Jeffrey Palmer
Carol Paul
Richard Paul
Debbi Pawson
Beth Pelkey
Teddi Pereau
Mark & Linda Perry
Sr. Janet Peters
Jamie Phillips
Bud Piserchia
Sara Posdzech
Susanne Praeger
Katharine Preston
Becky Preuss
Sarah Prince
Marlys Proctor
Edgar Purcell
Diane Purdo
Jan Raykiewicz
Joyce Rayome
Diane Reandeau
Harrison Redfield
Priscilla Reed
Bonnie Reid
Beryl Reneau
John Riley
Sally Ritchie
Robin Robertson
Rev. Lamont Robinson
Nip Rogers
Sharon Rouse
John Rugge
& Victoria Palermo
Carole Ryan
George Salg
Judith Salg
Daniel Santerre
We apologize if your name was inadvertently left off this list
Saranac Lake Elks Club
Guy Savio
Teresa Sayward
Pam Scavera
Renate Schachenmayr
Candi Schermerhorn
Doris Shatraw
Audrey Jean Shaw
Maxine Sheehan
Kathleen Sinnott
Lena Skeels
Phyllis Sloper
Sally Spadaro
Star Touring & Riding
Assoc, Adk Chptr 214
Kim Stebbings
Josephine Stehlin
Mary Stewart
Joan Storey
Bill Stowe
Amy Sweet
William Tedesco, MD
Jane TerLouw
Robert Thomas
Jan Thurling
Lois Tice
Laddie Toney
Bunny Torrance
Cheryl Tucker
Anne Turek
Polleen Tyler
Helene Vanderburgh
Larry Vanderburgh
Colleen Van Hoven
Rose VanNortwick
Electa Vaughn
Sheila Venezia
Pauline Villeneuve
Cliff Wagner
Jerrie Walsh
Tom Walsh
Laurie Ward
Nancy Warner
Jim Werthmulle
Mona White
Emily Wing
Shelley Wing
Norman & Marian Wolgin
Meg Wood
Ruth Woodward
Jean Yberg
Kenneth Yberg
Bob Yoekel
Martha Anne Zelski
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Fundraising Highlights of 2010
The 2010 fundraising calendar got off to a rousing start with the Claire Sweet Memorial Golf Tournament
held at the spectacular Top of the World Resort overlooking Lake George. The extended Sweet family,
once again, greeted and thanked the players for their support of the event. 100 enthusiastic golfers enjoyed
a beautiful day of golf and raised over $16,000 Three days later, the 18th Radio Day was off and running
at 6am at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. Fourteen hours later the phones were finally quiet
but only after $55,000 was pledged. On a lovely mid-August evening a crowd of well over 100 partiers
went to the rustic and lovely stone home of Paul & Lelia Matthews in Keene and enjoyed a wonderful
evening of camaraderie A few weeks later, in early September, Norman and Marian Wolgin hosted a
delightful party at their stately home on the shores of Lake George The Tri-Lakes Motorcycle Rally
changed venues in 2010 beginning at our offices in Saranac Lake with an enthusiastic crowd on a cool
September morning and ending at Charlie’s Inn in Lake Clear with a well-earned and delicious lunch
The inaugural 5K Fun Run for Hospice took place on a frigid but sunny morning in early October in
Warrensburg. Runners and walkers of all ages came out to show their support of hospice services in
Warren County
The final event of 2010 was the Halloween Happening which celebrated the spooky
and eerie season of mischief and pranks at the Hand House in Elizabethtown with music, food and fabulous
costumes!
CLAIRE SWEET
MEMORIAL
GOLF TOURNAMENT - A great day
was had by all who played and enjoyed a
delicious meal at Top of the World.
HALLOWEEN HAPPENING
RADIO DAY
Local supporters and pirates
had a great time celebrating
Halloween—AARGH!
Another successful day of community
outreach and fundraising! LP Quinn
School, once again, was the highlight of
the day.
FUNDRAISING
PARTY IN BOLTON
LANDING
An enthusiastic crowd attended this party at the
lovely home of Norman and Marian Wolgin on the
shores of Lake George. Martha Gallagher, the Adirondack Harper, entertained us with her beautiful music
and stories of her personal experience with HPH&PC.
TRI-LAKES
MOTORCYCLE
RALLY - As always, good fun was had by all.
Following the ride, which included two NYS Troopers
as escorts, the crew enjoyed a well deserved picnic at
Charlie’s Inn in Lake Clear.
FUNDRAISING PARTY IN KEENE
This well-attended party was held at the rustic home of
Paul and Lelia Matthews. The views were spectacular
and the crowd was hopping!
5K RUN FOR YOUR LIFE This inaugural event was
enjoyed by casual walker pushing baby carriages as
well as seasoned runners. HPH&PC Medical Director,
Dr. Jim North, clocked the fastest time in 20 minutes,
3 seconds!
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2010 Giving
2010 was a challenging year of fundraising for not-for-profits across the nation and the world. It was no
different for High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care. While our total fundraising income was down from
2009, we were heartened by the generosity of all of our committed supporters, and by the large number of
first time donors. As the world’s economies continue to fluctuate and struggle to recover, High Peaks
Hospice and Palliative Care staff and volunteers will continue to work hard to provide the funds needed to
offer the best possible end of life care to your families, friends and neighbors.
We extend heartfelt thanks to all of you who so generously made charitable contributions to High Peaks
Hospice and Palliative Care in 2010.
Benefactors ($5,000+)
Glenna & Dale Aldrich
The Estate of Jane Baldwin
Christine Nicole Perry Memorial Trust
Community Health Charities of NY
Graymont Materials & Smith’s Pro Shop
The McCutchen Foundation
LP Quinn School
The State of New York
Advocates ($1000-4999)
Adirondack Community Trust - Evergreen
Fund
Adirondack Harley Owners Group
Adirondack Stampede
Aldrich-Sweet, LLC
Anonymous
ARISE of Northern New York
Teresa & Clark Blanton
Peter & Barbara Brinkley
The Community Foundation for the Capital
Region - Charles Friehofer III Fund
Jan Demers
Kelly DeNicolo
Genpak, LLC
Glens Falls National Bank
Neil & Jane Golub
High Peaks Hospice & Palliative
Care Employees**
Jarrah Jerdo
M. Ellen Jones
Lee & Nancy Keet
The Kinglsey Foundation
Don Kirche
Elayne Leonelli
North Country Properties
Northeastern Products
Frederick Oberst*
Madge O’Connell
Mrs. Theodore C. Papes, Jr.
Pfizer Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ritchie
Mike & Sally Ritchie
The Sandy Hill Foundation
Shaheen’s Supermarket, Inc.
Staritch Foundation, Inc.
Stewarts Shops
Jack & Mary Sweet
Robert J. Sweet, Inc.
Laddie Toney
United Methodist Women of
Essex Community Church
William H. Vanderburgh
David & Candace King Weir
Barrie & DeeDee Wigmore
Wilkins Agency Management, LTD
Norman & Marian Wolgin
Angels ($500-999)
Adirondack Community Trust Jack M. Davis Memorial Fund
Adirondack Medical Center
Adirondack Polo Club
Adirondack Scenic Railroad
Anonymous
Back Porch Band
Dan & Jane Becker
Bruce & Kristina Breitmeyer - Trillium
Florist
Robert & Maureen Buhrmaster
David S. Bullard
Church of St. Alphonsus
Church of St. Luke the Beloved Physician
Douglas & Jane Collette
Lynne & Jim Detmer
Rose Dolan
D.A. Collins
Anne Gohn
Victor & Yvette Hershaft
Keith & Barbara Hollenbeck
Hospice Foundation of Western NY
Virgie Rodgers-Hoyt
Hyde Fuel Company
Infant Jesus of Prague
The Ironman Community Foundation
Carol Jackman
Jacobs & Toney, LLC
Andrew Jause
Liz Jones
Pat Kazlo & Anne Cooney
Keene Fire Department
Lamb Lumber Company
Byron* & Joan Lapham
McPhillips Properties, LLC
Peter Mele
* indicated Board of Directors **indicates HPH&PC Staff
Northstar Industries
Brian & Theta Pattison
Anitra Cristofel-Pell
Edgar* & Felicitas Purcell
Paul & Patricia Pillis
Rice Furniture
Rotary Club of Lake Placid
St. Henry’s Church
St. John’s in the Wilderness
St. Therese Church
Saranac Lake Loyal Order of the
Moose #457
Stuart-Fortune-Keough Funeral Home
Jack Toney Wholesale Meats, Inc.
Jill Toney
Town of St. Armand
Walmart
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Weld
Wade & Tracey Whitney
Caregivers ($250-499)
Adirondack Bank
Adirondack Community Trust Chester & Carol Clarridge Fund
Adirondack Dream Homes
Rip & Shirley Allen
William Allen
Anonymous
Aubuchon
Dr. David Balestrini
Russell Banks & Chase Twichell
C.R. Bard, Corporation
Bruce Beckerle
Leigh Beeman
Birch Bark Deli
Arthur & Sandy Bissell
The Boquet Foundation
James & Marcia Brooks
Lora Brown
Nancy L. Brown
William* & Catherine Burke
Carcuzzi Car Care Center
Carpenter Physical Therapy
Theresa Casey
Kent & Linda Cauley
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
David & Annie Childs
Church of the Good Shepherd
Richard & Tilly Close
Coakley Ace Hardware
Community Bank, NA
Eileen Cummings
Virginia Daniels
Donna & Rose Dolan
Pat & Darlene Donnelly
Peter Donnelly
Law Offices of Christopher Duby
Colleen Duffy
Ron & Beth Edgley
Mark Ellis
Feed Commodities International, Inc.
Frances Filshie
Vera Finegan
George & Beatrice Frost
Glens Falls Hospital
Norma Goff*
Edward & Rozana Griesmer
Daphne Hallowell
Gordon Harris
Edmund & Jane Healy
High Peaks Dental
Doug & Carol Hoffman
Hospice of the North Country
Norman & Nancy Howard
Keith Hubbard
IBM Corporation
Karina Jackson
Greg & Marion Jeffers
Sue & Thomas Jones
Jacqueline H. Kelly
Knights of Columbus Council 384
Miles & Joan Kulukundis
Lake Placid Lion’s Club
Marilyn LaShomb
Richard J. Leonard
Thomas & Claire Leonardi
Ginger Lucas
Mac’s Market Angel Bear Campaign
Michael & Ruth Mader
Gary Martin
Bub & Joanne McGrain
Harry & Cynthia McGuire
Karen McLaughlin
McKernan Stone Masonry
John & Anne McDonald
We apologize if we have inadvertently left out or misspelled anyone’s name!
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Edward McManus
Mt. Moriah Presbyterian Church
Murnane Building Contractors
National Hospice Foundation
Kelda C. Nessle
Robert & Susan Newell
New York State Office of Parks &
Recreation
David & Judy Noice
Coralie North
Nori’s Village Market
NYSCOBA Adirondack
Barbara O’Neill
Gordon W. Pratt Agency, Inc.
Paul & Rebecca Preuss
Medical Associates of Saranac Lake
Barrett & Stephanie Quinn
Lynn Reandeau
Red Mountain Real Estate
Rice Furniture
Jeff & DeeDee Roach
Saranac Lake Elks Lodge #1508
Geraldine Saunders
Renate & Hans Schachenmayr
Trip & Sharon Shannon
Mary Donohue Smith
Charles & Jeannine Sporck
St. Eustace Church
St. John’s in the Wilderness
Mr. & Mrs. Denny Strigl
Mark & Gwen Sturges
Michael & Cynthia Suprenant
Sweet-Toney
John & Sandra Taylor
Merrill L. Thomas, Inc.
Toney Properties, LLC
Town of Schroon
Valarie & David Trost
Kevin Truax
Jane Pauley & Garry Trudeau
Cheryl S. Tucker*
Tupper Lake Loyal Order
of Moose Lodge 640
United Way – Metro Chicago
Vellano Brothers
Lewis & Barbara Varney
Louis & Sue Ventura
Verizon Foundation
Thomas & Geraldine Walsh
Sarah Wardner**
Matthew & Rosemary Warner
Betty, David, Michelle
& Lisa Whitford
Kristopher & Alison Williams
Willsboro Drama Club
Peggy Wiltberger**
The Windover Foundation
Woodley-Dee Mechanical Contracter
Jason Woodward
Dr. Irwin Zim
Friends ($100-249)
Carol Ackerman
Adirondack Leathernecks 1268
Marine Corps League
Adirondack Park Agency - PEF
Adirondack Store, Inc.
Adirondack Tire
AES Northeast, PLLC
Albany College of Pharmacy
Annette Albright
Cecelia & James Alsina
Beth Amell
American Legion Post 504
James & Shirley Anderson
Mr.* & Mrs. John Anderson
Chris & Stacey Angell
Anonymous
Mark Atz & Bobbi Degnan
Ausable Valley Garden Club
Honorable Judge John Austin
Dean W. Baker
Bill Baker
Tom Baldwin
Zandy & Vin Barrett
Richard Bartlett
Bays Rural Fire Service
Linda J. Beairsto
David & Ann Becker
Thomas & Mary Becraft
Robert & Patricia Bedore
John & Mary-Arthur Beebe
Elaine Begor
Behan Communications
Mark & Sally Behan
Mary Kay Benham
Thomas & Carol Benson
Col. Harold Bentz, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Bergamini
Kathleen Bergamini
Milton & Pam Bickle
William & Bunny Bitner
Jerry & Mary Blair
Stella Blaise
William & Susan Blood
Dale & Gretchen Boardman
Boathouse Bead & Breakfast
Joe & Linda Bogardus
Raymond Borho
Tom & Alana Both
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Bouman
Armand Bourque
Diane Boushie
Dawn Bovee
Ron & Kathy Bowler
Brad & Monica Bradbury
William Brand
Juanita Brassard
Wendy & Bill Brenner
Ron Briggs
Robert & Helen Brodie
James Brophy
Deborah & Neil Brown
Lora Brown
Ken & Judy Brunette
Kenneth Brust
Sharon Buckingham
Sara Bullock & Seth Shatraw
Joan Burchenal
Bazil S. Burns, Sr.
Bruce Burns, Jr. & Roxanne LaBounty
Karen Burns
Paul & Mary-Lloyd Burroughs
Robert E. Butler
Susan E. Butler
Randall Buxton
C.J. Logging Equipment
Edgar & Jane Caldwell
Jane N. Caldwell
Denise Calvert
Merrill L. Thomas, Inc.
Muriel Carnes
James & Laura Carpenter
Lucy & David Carson
Stephan Cassise
Catholic Daughters of America
Donald Cattanach
Champlain National Bank
Liz & Michael Clarke
Terry Clement
David & Rosemary Coffin
Bill & Frissie Cole
James & Carol Blakeslee Collins
Harold & Kitty Commons
Gerard “Frog” Contois
Fred & Sara Cook
David & Jacqueline Coon
Counter’s Garage
Chris Covert, Sr.
Eileen Crary
Peter & Pidge Curtis
Dr. Kjell Dahlen
Eileen Dattola
Frances Davis
Jody Deal
Kimmey C. Decker
William & Carolyn Decker
John Delahanty
Kathy DeMartino
Jenifer Deming
Scott & Sylvie DePalma
Elizabeth & Andy Derr
Carl & Barbara DeSantis
Cathy DeSantos
Melissa Devit
Linda Deyo
Doug & Sue Dier
John & Jody Dier
Mike & Kathy Dier
Charles & Regina Dietz
Rose & Donna Dolan
Robert & Deborah Donaldson
Rocco D’Onofrio
Raymond & Donna Dora
Dormitory of the State of New York
Gloria Drucker
Bob & Mary Duffy
Penelope A. Dugan
Stephen Panik & Joanne Duncan
Spider Duprey & Kelly Morgan
Peter & Anne Durkee
Glenna Durkin
Dennis & Joan Egglefield
James & Carol Edmonds
Janet Edwards
Peggy Eisele
Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club
Elizabethtown Westport Garden Club
Sharon Elrod
Barbara Erickson
Brenda Ettari
Robert & Victoria Evans
Essex County Dept. Of Public Works
Exxon-Mobil Foundation
Eye Care for the Adirondacks
Falling Leaf Property Management
Greg & Cathy Farrell
Patricia & Michael Farrell
Jay & Dorothy Federman
Diane Fee
Philip* & Phyllis Feinberg
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Finch Paper
Sam Fisk & Linda Coe
Fitzgerald, Morris, Baker, Firth PC
Paul Flood
Emily & John Fogarty
Christy Fontana
Fortune Keough Funeral Home
Andrew Fortune, Jr.
Esty & Nina Foster
Andrew & Kelly Francese
Sonya T. Franciamone
Gilbert & Margaret Fanciullo
John P. Freeman
Gail Fregon
Charles & Jacqueline Freihofer
Dr. & Mrs. Harvey M. Friedman
Joel Friedman
Myriam & Roger Friedman
Richard & Anne Fuller
G & S Plumbing & Heating
George Gabris
Thomasina Gallagher
Robert & Jacqueline Gardner
Joni Garrett
Donn Garwood
Henry & Michele Gasiorowski
Nina Gershon
Dr. Charles Gibbs
Kay Giffen
Barbara L. Gilbert
Mark & Kathryn Gilligan
Howard & Karen Glass
Glens Falls Lodge 81
Thomas Glover
C. Converse & Katherine Goddard
Lynn Goepper
Goetz, Loeher, Shields & Mittmann, Inc.
Golisano Children’s Hospital
Richard & Marcia Goode
David & Claire Gordon
Priscilla Goss
Aimee Goudeau
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Greenhouse
Wendy Grieser
Daniel & Sarah Griffin
Jeffrey & Gail Grote
Herbert Gross
Shari Guidos
Elwin & Charlotte Hall
Edward J. Hardman
Robert & Cindy Hardzog
Gerald & Linda Hare
We regret that we have room to list only gifts of $100 or more. Be assured that all donations, no matter the size, are greatly appreciated!
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Harland Funeral Home
Dirck & Joyce Harrison
Colin & Lisa Hart
Sean & Joanna Hayes
Daniel & Janice Hazewski
Brenda** & Dick Hewitt
R. Clark & Colleen Hicks
Wallace Hill
Carolyn & John Hillman
Alan & Jane Preston Hipps
Barbara Hoague
John & Cathy Hodgkins
Mary Hoenig
Robert Hogan
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Hoffman
Heidi Holderied-Madden
Lewis & Barbara Hollenbeck
Winfried & Stefanie Holderied
Donald & Veronica Hollingsworth
David & Janet Holmes
Samuel & Patricia Hoopes
Steve & Judy Hopkins
Dr. Kenneth C. Hopper
Edwards R. Hopple
Lori Hosley
Hoss’ Country Store
Gordon & Cynthia Hoyt
Kathy Hubbard
Hudson-Sacandaga Post 5836
Elizabeth & Robert Hughes
Hulbert’s Tri-Lakes Supply
Judy & Dale Huyck
Nancy Hyman
Interlaken Inn Associates
Francisca Irwin
Vincent & Janet Izzo
David & Kathleen Jenner
David & Beth Johnson
Theresa Joseph
Peter Kachris
Bobbie & Bob Karp
William Kelly
Joseph & Susan Kennedy
Benjamin Kernan
Kathy Kernan & Milton Dudley
Kids R Us
Peter G. Kindersley
Knights of Columbus #13120
Joanne Kordziel
Paul & Anne Krauss
Norman & Sylvia Kudan
John & Linda Kujawa
Douglas J. Lafferty
Lake George Forest Products
V. Louise LaFountain
John LaHart
Lake Placid Airways
L. Cecil & Anne Lamb
Walter & Cheryl Lamb
Chris LaMere Contracting
Brad & Bobbie Landers
Sharon Langdell
Garry & Louise Lanthier
Wayne & Audrey LaVasseur
Eleanore LaVigne
Eugenie Ledesky
Tim Lee
Pamela Leighton
Lemery Greisler, LLC
Richard & Jean Leopold
Sandra Lessard
Roger Levac
Robert & Judith Lievense
Jeannine Light
Lera Lincoln
Mary Linehan
Kenneth & Margaret Linton
Cam & Lynn Lorendo
Serge & Caroline Lussi
Daniel & Carol Luthringshauser
Janet Lyon
Brian & Kathleen MacIntosh
Phyllis Magnus
Dyzie Marcinkevicius
Jo Marie
Camil Maroun
William Maroun
James & Christine Marshall
Steven & Sheila Marshall
James Hermann & Dave Mason
Betty Lou Mathis
Frank & Eileen McCabe
Tom & Joy McCabe
Scott & Tracy McClelland
Vincent & Barbara McClelland
James McCulley
Thomas & Marianne McDonough
Daniel & Grace McGraw
Gary & Pam McKay
Annie & Schelly McKinley
Harold & Beth McKinney
William & Catherine McMahon
Amy & David McNamara
Sheila McNeil
Evelyn McShane
Dr. Timothy McSweeney
Richard & Madeline Mead
Jerome & Elna Meader
Thomas & Therese Mercure
Joseph & Mary Mercurio
David & Ann Merkel
Winifred H. Messier
Methodist Women’s Whiteface Comm.
Charles Metz
Dorothy Metz
Lutz Micheels
Bob & Ellen Miller
Josh Milton
Robert Miner, Jr.
The Mirror Lake Inn
William & Dorothy Moloney
Elliot Monter
Carolyn & Mace Moody
Randy Moody
Tina Moody**
Chris Evans & Daniel Moore
Steve & Marsha Morgan
Morgan Stanley
Richard Morgan
Moriah United Methodist Church
Jim & Marcia Morley
Neil & Vicki* Morse
The Mountaineer
Rose Mousseau
Sally & John Muldowney
Skip & Evie Muller
Nancy Murray
Pat, Peggy & John Murphy
NBT Bank
David & Lisa** Nester
Network Enterprise Center
NYCO Minerals, Inc.
Jeanne Nichols
Thomas & Naomi Nicoll
Jean Noble
Peter Noone
Barbara Norman
North Country Crafters
Northern Hospitality Management
Forrest O’Brien
Ian & Melissa O’Brien
Mike O’Day
Stephen & Brenda O’Donoghue
William & Carole O’Dwyer
Malcolm O’Hara
Polly & Bengt Ohman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Olmsted
Margaret Orsini
Clorice Otis
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Nancy Page
Peter & Patty Paine
Mary Palacino
Sharon Palestri
Henry W. Parnass
Gene & Cathy Pasymowski
Andrew Patterson
Peaks & Valleys Counseling
Fredericka Pereau
Dorothy Perkins
Lois & Eugene Peryea
Edward & Mary Jane Petrowski
Peru Pharmacy
Dr. Arthur Phelps
Joseph R. Phillips
Maureen Pierce
Pink
Angela Pohlman
Steven Pounian
Barbara Pour
Jamie Powers
Katharine Preston & John Bingham
Seymour & Suzanne Preston
Millicent Pruyn
Putnam United Presbyterian Church
Quabbin Timber
Raquette Lake Chapel
Bill Redpath
Bill & Frissie Reed
Deanne Rehm
Paul & Rosemary Reiss
Patrick & Seana Remillard
Ned & Patricia Reo
Richard & Donna Retzlaff
David Reuther
John & Jeanette Reynolds
Reverend Peter Riani
Gail Rogers Rice
Jeannine Rich
Daniel L. Robertson
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick L. Rockefeller
Jeanine Rogan
Rogers-Carroll Family Foundation
Peter & Heidi Roland
Romano’s Saranac Lanes
Lee & Darlene Roscoe
John & Nancy Rosenthal
Rozelle Industries, Inc.
Dr. John Rugge & Victoria Palermo
Dorinne Ruggiero
Peter & Judi Ruscitti
Ralph & Charlotte Russell
Rustic Renovations
Ruthie’s Run
Polly Rutnick
Donald Sabin
Rob Hastings & Fritz Sabow
John & Joanne Salamy
George & Judy Salg
Doug Sarr
James Sams & Mason Snyder
Julia Sankey
Saranac Lake Central School
Saranac Lake VFW Post 3357
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Sargent
Leonard & Kathy** Sauers
Richard C. Saunders
Donald & Judith Scammell
J. Schaffer Construction
Edward & Barbara Scharmer
Denise Scheinberg
Amanda Schenk
Gary & Lorraine Schiavi
Lee Schiavi
Pam Scheideler
Ralph Schneider
Nina Schor
Peter Schultz
Constance Scofield
Karl & Carol Scott
Sharon Sears
Patrick & Christine Seelye
Senior Citizens Club of Indian Lake
Anne Shaheen
Lawrence Shanley
Bart & Charlotte Sheard
Peggy Shene
Judith Shepherd
Carol Ann Slatkin
Reverend William Small
Bruce & Beth Smith
Normand & Judy Smith
Audrey Smylis
Nancy Trimm Sochia
Drs. Elias & Roslyn Socolof
Margaret Sorenson
Joseph & Sally Spadaro
Harold & Kathryn Speert
Lori Spencer
Sarah Knapp Sprole
St. Mary’s Church
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Drs. Elias & Roslyn Socolof
Michael & Joan Storey
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Lanse & Jill Stover
Sandy & Arnold Strader
Doreen Stratton
Thomas & Cynthia Staves
Curtis & Susan Stiles
Harry Stuart
Sturdy Supply & Rental
Richard Suttmeier
Robert & Amy Sweet
Roger & Lisa Symonds
Joseph & Beryl Szwed
Kathleen Talbot
The Catechism at Our Lady of Annunciata
Robert Thomas
Ticonderoga Lodge BPOE #1494
Top Notch Forest Products
Bunny Torrance
Peter Torrance Construction
Thomas Treadway
Sandy & Libby Treadwell
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Craig Treiber
Mike & Meredith Treska
Tri-County United Way
Tupper Lake Central Schools
Tupper Lake Rotary
Tupper Lake Woodsmen’s
Association #165
Tupper Lake VFW #3120
Tupper Lake Village
Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Dept.
Charles & Anne Turek
Frank Turner
Eliza Twichell
United Church of Christ, Essex Assoc.
United Way
United Way of the Greater Capital Region
Upstate Auto Service
David Vana
Stanley & Millicent Vancour
James & Barbara Varner
Joyce Veneruso
Sheila Venezia
David Vossler
Hilda J. Vroman
John & Candice Wagner
Matthew & Dana Wakefield
Wallace Contracting
Jeanne Warner
Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Daniel & Harriet Way
D. Stewart Way
Kristina Webb
Robert Webber
Ed & Lisa Weibrecht
Westport Federated Church Women
Keith White
Whiteface Club & Resort
James & Ramona Whitelaw
Steven & Diane Whitford
Betsy & Bruce Whitman
Wildwood on the Lake
Stephanie Wilber
Valerie Wilfoul
Gerard Williams
Jerry & Marilyn Williams
David Williamson
Willsboro Congregational United
Church of Christ
Florence Winn
Philip & Tricia Winterer
Bill & Betty Wise
Edward Wojcik
Woman’s Civic Chamber
Meg Wood*
Marjorie Woods
Robert & Blaikie Worth
Kenneth & Kathleen Wyka
Jean Wyman
Helen Yektai
Eugene & Lynn Zielinski
Tad & Martha Anne Zelski
Eugene & Lynn Zielinski
Zig Zag’s Pub
Nancy Zlotnick
Special Thanks
Each year scores of individuals, businesses and other organizations support High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care
by holding events (3rd Party) on our behalf or by lending invaluable assistance to our fundraising efforts.
We would like to pay special recognition to those individuals, businesses and groups who gave of their own
time - and more - on behalf of High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care in 2010.
The following organized fundraising events to benefit our agency. Your efforts on our behalf raised $34,919!
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The Perry Family and all of the Chrissy’s Chairs volunteers
Graymount Materials & Smith’s Pro Shop for the Hospice Golf Tournament
Adirondack Harley Owners Group
Mac’s Market and Sherman V. Allen, Inc. for their Holiday Angel Bear campaign
Kelly DeNicolo’s production of “Closer to Fine”
Adirondack Polo Club
Willsboro Drama Club for their production of “Wit”
United Methodist Women of Essex Community Church
Jarrah and Donna Jerdo for their “Yard Sale for Hospice”
Thanks also to those who helped make our 2010 events a success:
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Up Yonda Farm for hosting the “Snowshoe Hike for Hospice”
The “Claire Sweet Memorial Golf Tournament” committee, Tom Smack, with special thanks to the extended
Sweet family
The entire Radio Day crew - especially Ted Morgan, Chris Morris, Jim LaValley, Chris Knight and Rick
Knapton. Also, Adirondack Medical Center, Time Warner and Ken Boyle
Norman & Marian Wolgin for hosting a fundraising party at their home in Bolton Landing
Paul & Lelia Matthews for hosting a fundraising party in Keene as well as the entire party committee
The Motorcycle Rally crew - Star Touring & Riding Association, Adirondack Chapter 214, Upstate Vinyl
Graphics, Lutz Micheels, Marie VanNortwick and all of the volunteers
The “Halloween Happening” committee and NCCC Ticonderoga Human Services Class for pumpkins!
The “5K Run for Your Life” committee with special thanks to Heather Annis and the Adirondack Runners
All of the businesses who donating “pieces” to our Everything Including the Kitchen Sink Raffle - Cashiers Furniture, Hulberts, Curtis Lumber, Coakley’s Ace Hardware, Marek’s Carpet & Sawyer’s Kitchen & Bath
Thanks also to Mountain Health Services and all of the volunteers (and staff!) who spent numerous hours folding,
stuffing, and licking our direct mail appeals
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PERMIT NO. 18
“Dear Friends at Hospice, No mere words can tell you how much we appreciated all you did for our Mom and our family! Every single one of you were so kind and amazing! You comforted Mom and us, held her hand and ours, helped us celebrate her life and eased her entrance into the celebration of her new life. ‘In every trouble there is a blessing.’ That is one of our favorite sayings. All of you at hospice have been such a blessing to us during these times. Mom is gone, but the memories of her and the memories of your kindness will always be with us.” Our Mission
Veronica Blanton with HPH&PC Social Worker
Ryan Mellon.
Dignity, comfort and peace at the end of life.
High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. provides end of life care that
listens with respect, cares with compassion, supports with choice,
and comforts with understanding wherever you call home.