New Art Program Benefits Tri-Valley, East Bay Hospice Patients

Press release from Hope Hospice:

May 26, 2020

DUBLIN, CA – Hope Hospice invites individuals from our local communities to create and/or donate existing artwork that will be distributed to hospice patients in homes and nursing facilities in the Tri-Valley area and neighboring East Bay cities. “When a person is facing the end of his or her journey on this Earth, the patient and family experience a range of emotions that vary from day to day,” says Nikki Tildesley, Hope’s Manager of Volunteer Services. “Our volunteers play a significant role supporting support the patient and family in whatever ways are needed. Often, it’s just being a comforting presence at the bedside. But with face-to-face visits from volunteers being suspended in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, this new art program is a creative way to continue brightening our patients’ surroundings.”

How the public can participate:

• Make a piece of art in a medium of your choosing that can be displayed on a wall or tabletop.
• Donate a piece of existing art.
• Recruit friends or family to participate.
• Collect and deliver artwork contributions to the Hope Hospice office in Dublin, California.

Please help us spread the word. The program’s website is HopeHospice.com/art. For questions or more information regarding submissions and artwork delivery to our office, the public can contact:

Josephine Fealy
Hope Hospice Volunteer Services Department
josephinef@hopehospice.com; (925) 829-8770

About Hope Hospice

Hope Hospice is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, proudly serving the Tri-Valley and neighboring East Bay cities since 1980. Learn more about our services and community programs at HopeHospice.com or contact us at (925) 829-8770.

This press release was produced by Hope Hospice. The views expressed here are the author's own.