Inspiring Hospice Foundation

Tune in tomorrow at 4 pm EST, right here on Facebook for the live stream of our Third Annual Memorial Butterfly Release. Can't make it? The recording will be posted to our Inspiring Hospice Foundation Facebook page following the event. We look forward to seeing you and celebrating our community tomorrow evening.

Our Third Annual Butterfly Release on October 17 will include lots of Monarchs. This episode of Sidedoor from the Smithsonian is packed full of information on the little butterfly that could. Join us in person or online, October 17, at 4 pm EST for our Third Annual Memorial Butterfly Release, the annual event hosted by the Inspiring Hospice Foundation to celebrate the lives of those we've lost in our community. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1220237318309379/

Crystal Muench works every week to arrange the floral donations from our community partner, Trader Joes, into beautiful flower arrangements for our patients. What drew you to hospice volunteering? My childhood best friend’s daughter died of a rare type of brain cancer at the age of five. During this, I was exposed to the work of the hospice volunteers that assisted her in their home and the hospital. After her passing, I decided to go back to school for social work because I ...wanted to be that person who helped change someone’s life for the better. I’m in school now, and volunteering allows me to stay connected to the hospice care community and truly hone my skills while I’m pursuing an education. You help organize and design the flowers that Trader Joes generously donates to the Inspiring Hospice Foundation for our patients every week. Have you worked in the floral industry before, because your arrangements are amazing?! In middle school, I worked in a nursery planting seeds, and by the end of the season, I had worked my way into the greenhouse where we monitored the plants that were grown. In high school, I worked in a wholesale nursery and eventually worked why up to the trees, and flowering plants. I love working with the soil, and if I can’t be out in the woods, at least I can occasionally get my hands dirty, helping the community. You have a real artistic eye, do you live a creative life or is floral arranging the extent of your artistry? I do not live an artistic life; I learned about composition, balance, and framing from my ex-husband, who is a professional photographer with an incredible eye. He truly taught me to look at the world differently and find beauty in everyday objects. Thank you so much for your volunteer work and for giving so freely of your time to our foundation and the patients we serve. It’s my pleasure! Thank you! https://inspiringhospicefoundation.com//volunteer-spotlig/

Thank you all for a beautiful morning in downtown Watkinsville. Our 2nd Annual Memorial Butterfly Release was wet but well attended!

2018 Inspiring Hospice Foundation Community Memorial & Butterfly Release.

Today is the day for the Community Memorial Service & Butterfly Release. Please join us at Southeast Clarke Park @ 10.Today is the day for the Community Memorial Service & Butterfly Release. Please join us at Southeast Clarke Park @ 10.

We are continuing to prepare for our 1st Annual Community Memorial on Saturday October 20 at 10am. Please share this event with others.We are continuing to prepare for our 1st Annual Community Memorial on Saturday October 20 at 10am. Please share this event with others.

1st Annual Community Memorial Butterfly Release This memorial of healing is intended to provide a nurturing, renewing experience for anyone in our community who is grieving a loss or wishes to honor the memory of a loved one. There is no charge to participate and the event is open to EVERYONE in Athens and surrounding counties, even if your loved one did not receive hospice services. One butterfly per family will be supplied for release (limited supply).