December 2, 2004 - HOSPICE NAMES DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

November 11, 2004 - HOSPICE CEO APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF NETWORK

October 21, 2004 - OKTOBERFEST RAISES MORE THAN $28,000

October 19, 2004 - 2^nd ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR HOSPICE HELD

October 15, 2004 - HUGHES JOINS HOSPICE PUBLIC RELATIONS TEAM

September 7, 2004 - NEW DESIGN OF HOSPICE WEB SITE RECOGNIZED

July 28th, 2004 - HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE APPOINTS BOARD MEMBERS

July 20th, 2004 - HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE HOSTS AMBASSADOR FROM BRITS HOSPICE OF SOUTH AFRICA

June 11, 2004 - HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BREAKS GROUND FOR SECOND HOSPICE HOUSE

June 2, 2004 - HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE MOVES TO ANNAPOLIS

May 25, 2004 - BRYANT JOINS HOSPICE TEAM

May 12, 2004 - HOSPICE STRIDE 'N RIDE RAISES MORE THAN $38,000

April 28, 2004 - HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE APPOINTS FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS

March 8, 2004 - HOSPICE STRENGTHENS ITS CHILDRENS' BEREAVEMENT SUPPORTSERVICES

December 1, 2003 - HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTH AFRICAN HOSPICE

Broadhurst brings extensive community service experience to her new position. Prior to joining Hospice of the Chesapeake, Broadhurst was a Senior Account Executive with Hager Sharp, Inc. in Washington, DC, where she developed award-winning public safety campaigns for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security. She has also worked for the Family Crisis Center of Prince George’s County, managing their emergency shelter for battered women and their children.

A native to the county, Broadhurst is a Suitland High School graduate and holds a bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University. Broadhurst acts as a role model for the students of Crossland High School in Temple Hills, where she has volunteered as a coach for the past six years.

“Myneko’s passionate commitment to the community will help us continue to provide compassionate care to individuals and families facing advanced illness or bereavement, regardless of their ability to pay,” says Marlene Prendergast, APR, Vice President of Development for Hospice of the Chesapeake. “Myneko has quickly become an indispensable member of our team.”

Broadhurst is charged with creating partnerships with local businesses to increase awareness and build support for Hospice of the Chesapeake.

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  July 28, 2004 - HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE APPOINTS BOARD MEMBERS

Hospice of the Chesapeake, Anne Arundel County's largest and most comprehensive provider of hospice and bereavement services, announces recent elections and renewals to the 2004 - 2005 Board of Directors:

Jeffery McKnight, of Annapolis, was re-elected as the Chairman for Hospice of the Chesapeake. Mr. McKnight has served on Hospice of the Chesapeake's board for five years.

Frederick Schram, of Arnold, was re-elected as the Vice-Chairman. Mr. Schram has served on Hospice of the Chesapeake's board for four years. He is the Central Services Officer for Anne Arundel County.

Doris McGuffey, of Capitol Heights, was re-elected as the Secretary of the Board of Hospice of the Chesapeake. Ms. McGuffey has served on Hospice of the Chesapeake's Board of Directors for the past three years. She is a human resources officer for Prince George's County.

M. Kathleen Sulick, of Annapolis, was re-elected as the Treasurer of the Board for Hospice of the Chesapeake. Ms. Sulick has served on Hospice of the Chesapeake's Board of Directors for the past five years. She is a CPA with HeimLantz Business & Tax Services, Inc.

Councilmember Pamela G. Beidle, of Linthicum, was re-elected to the Executive Committee of the Board for Hospice of the Chesapeake. Ms. Beidle has served on the Hospice of the Chesapeake Board of Directors' for seven years. She is the owner of Beidle Insurance Agency for Nationwide Insurance. Ms. Beidle is also the District 1 representative for the Anne Arundel County Council.

Additional Board members include: Bruce Abbott, Erwin Abrams, Elizabeth Appel, Martin L. Doordan, Rev. James Kirk, Stanley J. Klos, Esq., Henry Lawton, Del. Mary Ann Love, Booker McManus, Hilary O'Herlihy, Martha O'Herlihy, Glenn Parker, John P. Rhody, Esq., Helene Ross, James R. Walker, and Catherine Williams.

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July 20, 2004 - HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE HOSTS AMBASSADOR FROM BRITS HOSPICE OF SOUTH AFRICA

Hospice of the Chesapeake President and CEO Erwin Abrams announces the visit of Joan William, Administrator of Brits Hospice in South Africa

In December 2003, Hospice of the Chesapeake partnered with Brits Hospice under the auspices of Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa (FHSSA), an organization designed to strengthen and expand African hospice programs through partnerships with hospice programs in the United States. Through this partnership, Hospice of the Chesapeake provides technical, clinical and administrative advice, as well as development assistance, to the three-year old Brits Hospice. As part of this program, Hospice of the Chesapeake will host visitors from Brits Hospice and members of the Hospice of the Chesapeake clinical staff will visit Brits Hospice in Sub-Saharan Africa.

"Our respective boards have recognized that the AIDS pandemic is a subject which compassionate Americans can not ignore. As a result, we have joined other United States hospices to share resources and expertise with African hospices," explains Mr. Abrams. "It has been proven that with proper nutrition and education, it is possible to stave-off the onset of full-blown AIDS in children," he added.

During her stay, Mrs. Williams met with the staff in both Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties to exchange ideas about the budding partnership. She also toured The Creston G. Tate and Betty Jane Tate Foundation Chesapeake Hospice House in Linthicum, and visited the site where the new John & Arloine Mandrin Hospice House will be built in Harwood. Her visit concluded during the Open House celebration of the new Hospice of the Chesapeake headquarters in Annapolis.

FHSSA matches hospice organizations based on complementary skills, programs, resources and goals. Hospice of the Chesapeake is the only hospice organization in the mid-Atlantic region participating in this internationally renowned program.

Brits Hospice is located approximately 45 miles outside of Johannesburg, in the northeast quadrant of South Africa. In 2002, this hospice program served 102 patients, 62 of whom had an HIV/AIDS diagnosis. HIV/AIDS has afflicted more than 25 percent of the more than 250,000 people living in the region surrounding Brits Hospice. Located in a part of the world where poverty, poor medical resources, poor education and orphan families have reached epidemic proportions, Brits Hospice relies completely upon private contributions for its funding.

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June 11, 2004 - HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BREAKS GROUND FOR SECOND HOSPICE HOUSE

Community leaders, hospice families, volunteers and Hospice of the Chesapeake staff members gathered yesterday for a groundbreaking ceremony at the location of its second hospice house on 4.2 acres located at 3675 Solomons Island Road in Harwood.

"The new hospice house will provide compassion, dignity, and expert care for people and their families at the end of life when they will need it most," said Hospice of the Chesapeake President & CEO, Erwin Abrams. "This community has needed this option for a long time. The fact that it is finally becoming a reality is a tribute to the community and its recognition that the care of the dying is, and should always be, a top priority."

The John & Arloine Mandrin Hospice House, named after the parents of major hospice house donor Jim Mandrin, is scheduled to be complete by early 2005.

The Hospice House will be 5,700 square-foot home with eight patient rooms. This ideal size will offer excellent nurse staffing formulas at low operational costs, while still providing ample space to deliver high quality hospice care. It will offer several amenities, including a chapel, a meditation garden, a community room, and a kitchen where families will be encouraged to prepare and share meals. Families will be able to be with their loved ones 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Hospice of the Chesapeake currently provides the area's only residential hospice care at The Betty Jane and Creston G. Tate Foundation Chesapeake Hospice House, which opened in 1996. Located in Linthicum, this six-bed residence has had a continuing waiting list of 12-15 patients. Patients, regardless of the ability to pay, are admitted to the hospice residence because their illnesses require more intense care.

While the majority of hospice patients receive hospice care in their own homes, more than 400 patients and their families have utilized the existing hospice residence, in a spacious home-like setting where those with end-of-life illnesses receive 24-hour care and find dignity, peace and comfort.

The three-year capital campaign to build the Hospice House, create an endowment and establish funds for continuing hospice programs and services, has raised the amount needed to begin construction. Fundraising for operational needs, however, will be ongoing according to Marlene Prendergast, vice president of development for Hospice of the Chesapeake.

"We are very grateful to everyone who has helped make the John & Arloine Mandrin Hospice House possible," said Prendergast. "The support we have received - from many businesses, community groups and individuals alike - will help to make the Mandrin Hospice House a place of compassion and caring for our patients and their families."

To learn more about the Mandrin Hospice House or donation support, please contact Heather Buck at 443-837-1528 or hbuck@hospicechesapeake.org.

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June 2, 2004 - HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE MOVES TO ANNAPOLIS

Hospice of the Chesapeake, Anne Arundel County's largest and most comprehensive provider of hospice and bereavement services, has moved to 445 Defense Highway in Annapolis. The agency was previously located at 8424 Veterans Highway in Millersville. Hospice of the Chesapeake will retain all of its main telephone numbers.

"The quarter century of continuing trust and recognition of our commitment to service from the community has made us so successful that we need significantly more space to accommodate our growth," said Hospice of the Chesapeake's President and CEO, Erwin Abrams.

While Hospice of the Chesapeake's Anne Arundel County-based staff will be now reporting to work in Annapolis, patients and their loved ones in throughout the county will continue to receive prompt, compassionate, quality care wherever they call home - a house, nursing home or assisted living facility, or the Chesapeake Hospice House.

The agency's new contact information is: Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401. Phone: 410-987-2003 or 301-621-0686.

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May 25, 2004 - BRYANT JOINS HOSPICE TEAM

Hospice of the Chesapeake has hired Karen Sue Bryant, Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse (CHPN) as a Community Nurse Educator in Prince George's County. Ms. Bryant comes to Hospice of the Chesapeake with more than 14 years of experience as a hospice nurse.

Previously, Ms. Bryant worked as an educator and certified trainer for the Hospice and Palliative Nurse's Association. She was one of the first nurses in the region to be certified as a hospice nurse in 1994.

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May 12, 2004 - HOSPICE STRIDE 'N RIDE RAISES MORE THAN $38,000

Hospice of the Chesapeake's annual Stride 'n Ride raised more than $38,000 for hospice and palliative care programs and services in Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties. The event was held May 1 at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro. Hospice supporters came out to walk or run the 1 mile or 5K courses or bike the 15 or 25 mile courses.

The top fundraising team, Curves of Millersville, won tickets to a Bowie Baysox game and dinner to Outback Steakhouse in Bowie, via limousine. The Curves of Millersville team raised $2,315. The top individual fundraiser, Vivian Tribett of Gambrills, won two roundtrip tickets to London on Virgin Atlantic Airlines. The top biker fundraiser, Jackie Cunningham of Annapolis, raised $895 and the top runner/walker fundraiser, Leslie Cisna of Crofton, raised $760. Ms. Cunningham and Ms. Cisna each won a $100 gift certificate to Westfield Shoppingtown in Annapolis. Door prizes included tickets to Orioles and Ravens games, gift certificates from Chesapeake Bagel Bakery of Crofton, coffee mugs from Starbucks, and gift certificates from area restaurants including Jasper's, Chili's, and Uno's.

Major in-kind sponsors included Friendship Creative Printers, Outback Steakhouse of Bowie and Virgin Atlantic Airways. Other major corporate supporters were Annapolis Athletic Club; Bowie Baysox; CGW Associates; Chesapeake Telephone Systems; Citizens National Bank; Curves for Women; Fort Lincoln Funeral Home; HeartFields Assisted Living of Bowie; Horizon Builders; Legg Mason Funds; PEPCO; Safeway; Sandy Spring Bank; and Drs. Walzer, Sullivan and Hlousek. Media sponsors were Comcast and Millennium Digital Media. Hospice of the Chesapeake would like to thank Jan Sullivan of Annapolis and Gloria Scott of District Heights, event co-chairs, and Bill Malicki of Crownsville, event founder.

The funds from Stride 'n Ride 2004 will help Hospice of the Chesapeake provide uncompensated care for patients with advanced illnesses and bereaved individuals and loved ones throughout Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties.

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April 28, 2004 - HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE APPOINTS FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS

Hospice of the Chesapeake, Anne Arundel County's largest and most comprehensive provider of hospice and bereavement services, announces recent Foundation Board of Directors renewals, elections and nominations.

Mr. Robert Maloney, of Annapolis, was elected as the Foundation Chairman for Hospice of the Chesapeake. Mr. Maloney has served on Hospice of the Chesapeake's Foundation for four years. He is a Financial Analyst for R. E. Maloney Associates.

Mr. Jerry Klasmeier, of Crownsville, was elected as the Foundation Vice-Chairman. Mr. Klasmeier has served on Hospice of the Chesapeake's Foundation for nine years. He is the Assistant Comptroller for the Comptroller of Maryland.

Patricia Miller, an attorney and president of the National Institute for Conflict Resolution, was re-elected as the Secretary of the Foundation Board of Hospice of the Chesapeake. Ms. Miller, who has served on Hospice of the Chesapeake's Foundation for the past five years, is also the Founder of Anne Arundel County's Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).

Mark Anders, of Baltimore, was re-elected as the Treasurer of the Foundation Board for Hospice of the Chesapeake. Mr. Anders is the President and CEO of Americas Bank Corporation in Towson.

Michael Williams, of Severna Park, was nominated to the Foundation Board for Hospice of the Chesapeake. With more than 25 years of banking experience, Mr. Williams is the Senior Vice President and Area Executive in Northern Anne Arundel County for Branch Banking & Trust Co.

In addition, other renewing Foundation Board members include: Barnett Brooks Esq., Patricia Huber, Hal Kass, Robert Law, Henry Lawton, Trudy McFall, and Mark Powell.

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March 8, 2004 - HOSPICE STRENGTHENS ITS CHILDRENS' BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES

Hospice of the Chesapeake has strengthened its children's bereavement support services with the addition of Deborah Hollander, child and adolescent specialist.

Ms. Hollander, a licensed clinical professional counselor and a national board certified counselor, will be providing clinical counseling services to children, adolescents and families who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Services are open to all Prince George's County residents for a fee of $25 per visit. Services will be provided by appointment only at 8724 Jericho City Drive in Landover. Call 301.499.4500 for more information or to make an appointment.

Ms. Hollander has several years of experience providing group and individual counseling to children and their families. In addition to her work at hospice she is a staff counselor at a child-centered youth service bureau in Catonsville. She has also facilitated children's groups in Baltimore County schools and adult/ and children's groups for families experiencing difficult transitions.

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December 1, 2003 - HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTH AFRICAN HOSPICE

Hospice of the Chesapeake President Erwin E. Abrams announced that his organization will partner with Brits Hospice in South Africa, under the auspices of Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa (FHSSA). Founded in 1999 and based in Liverpool, New York, FHSSA is designed to strengthen and expand African hospice programs through United States/African partnerships. The ultimate goals are to increase public awareness of the issues, as well as sponsor people-to-people and program-toprogram professional exchanges.

Through this partnership, Hospice of the Chesapeake will provide technical, clinical and administrative advice, as well as development assistance, to the three-year old Brits Hospice. As part of this program, a member of the Hospice of the Chesapeake clinical team may visit Brits Hospice in the coming year, and Hospice of the Chesapeake will host visitors from Brits Hospice in the first half of 2004. "This is a unique and exciting opportunity for us to help others by sharing all that we have seen and learned in our 25 years at Hospice of the Chesapeake," explains Mr. Abrams. "Frankly, it's the right thing to do in the face of the world-wide AIDS epidemic that will claim more than 5 million lives in the coming year. "It's also an excellent opportunity for us, as a successful and progressive hospice program, to learn about other approaches to caregiving," adds Mr. Abrams. "As funding sources and medical reimbursements shrink here in the United States, it will be most interesting to learn about strategies developed for low resource settings."

FHSSA matches hospice organizations based on complementary skills, programs, resources and goals. Hospice of the Chesapeake is the only hospice organization in the mid-Atlantic region participating in this internationally renowned program. "We are thrilled to have Hospice of the Chesapeake participate in this program because of their high level of commitment to FHSSA and our goals," comments FHSSA Coordinator Abigail Fowlkes Gutierrez. "In addition, Hospice of the Chesapeake's success forging dynamic relationships and collaborative efforts within its own community is something that the agency can teach the Brits Hospice team so that they can achieve similar success with their program."

Brits Hospice is located approximately 45 miles NNE of Johannesburg, in the northeast quadrant of South Africa. In 2002, this hospice program served 102 patients, 62 of whom had an HIV/AIDS diagnosis. HIV/AIDS has afflicted more than 25 percent of the more than 250,000 people living in the region surrounding Brits Hospice. Located in a part of the world where poverty, poor medical resources, poor education and orphan families have reached epidemic proportions, Brits Hospice relies completely upon government support and private contributions for its funding.

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