Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day Celebration honors Year of the Veteran
Written on: March 13, 2019
Last month, Governor Larry Hogan proclaimed 2019 the Year of the Veteran in Maryland. The proclamation raises awareness of the service of Maryland’s 380,000 veterans as well as highlights several significant military anniversaries. At the top of that list is the fifth anniversary of the first piece of legislation signed into law by Hogan which […]
Chesapeake Life Center announces new day camps for grieving children and teens
Written on: March 05, 2019
Chesapeake Life Center is updating its grief camps this year by offering day programs for youth ages 6 to 18. The children’s grief day camp for ages 6 to 13 will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. June 21 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 22 on the Hospice of the Chesapeake’s John […]
Social Workers: Explore grief in dementia patients and earn 3 CEUs
Written on: March 05, 2019
Social workers can earn continuing education credit while learning how to help dementia patients and their families navigate the grief process with “Where Are You? Where Am I? An Exploration of the Grief Experience in Persons with Dementia,” a seminar offered by Chesapeake Life Center. The Alzheimer’s Association reports that 5.7 million Americans are living […]
Digital Photography Club of Annapolis members return to Gallery 90
Written on: February 22, 2019
The work of members of the Digital Photography Club of Annapolis will be featured in an exhibit in Hospice of the Chesapeake’s Gallery 90, the art gallery located throughout the nonprofit’s administrative building on the John & Cathy Belcher Campus at 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, Maryland. The exhibit will be on display from March 4 through […]
WJZ-TV’s Denise Koch returns as emcee for Fashion for a Cause
Written on: February 12, 2019
After raising a record $135,000 last year for children in its care, the organizers of Hospice of the Chesapeake’s 11th annual Fashion for a Cause decided to keep the same formula for success. So, they invited back WJZ-TV anchor Denise Koch to serve as the runway show’s emcee and she graciously accepted. Once again, people […]
Annual Emily Schindler Lecture explores ambiguous loss
Written on: February 12, 2019
Chesapeake Life Center invites the community to the 14th annual Emily Schindler Memorial Lecture, “Here But Not Here, Not Here But Here: Understanding and Managing Ambiguous Losses,” presented by Dr. Carla Dahl, of St. Paul, Minnesota. The lecture will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical […]
Hospice of the Chesapeake gala will celebrate four decades of caring for the community
Written on: February 12, 2019
This year is a historic year for Hospice of the Chesapeake as it marks 40 years since it was founded. The community is invited to join the celebration at its 40th Anniversary Gala. The elegant, fun-filled evening of dinner, drinks and dancing to Radio City Band will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. […]
Chesapeake Life Center shares how yoga and cooking can help people cope with loss
Written on: January 31, 2019
Chesapeake Life Center has added two more events to its calendar of special workshops: Grief Yoga and Cooking while Grieving. Grief Yoga, which will be facilitated by Cathy Rees from The Yoga Center of Columbia, is a workshop that will demonstrate how yoga can help people in the grief process. It will include time to […]
Courageous Conversations: Learn about the sacred sorrow of grief
Written on: January 28, 2019
Making the most of your life doesn’t just happen. It takes planning. By talking with experts, people can make informed decisions and learn how to relay this important information to their families, so they can plan for the best ending ever. A great starting point is Courageous Conversations, a series of discussions about some of […]
Belcher Institute names new leadership, seeks to expand its community outreach
Written on: January 16, 2019
Hospice of the Chesapeake recently announced Chief Advancement Officer Shauna Chabot will serve as director of the John & Cathy Belcher Institute for Complex Illness Care in addition to her current role. The institute was established through the generosity of John and Cathy Belcher to build on the nonprofit’s vision to become a national leader […]
