Community Corner
Dining for a Cause raises $950 for Woburn Friends of Hospice
Community support makes benefit at the Green's Grille & Pub a hole in one for Woburn organization
The Green’s Grille & Pub at Woburn Country Club recently hosted Dining for a Cause, raising $950 to support the work of the Woburn Friends of VNA Hospice & Palliative Care.
“We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who dined out in support of local hospice care. We especially want to recognize the staff of the Green's Grille, Paul McGilvary and family, Mary Martel, Taylor Nurse, Logan Depimeo, and Helen Barry for making this such a successful event,” said Deborah Corkum, manager of grants and donor communications for VNA Hospice & Palliative Care.
Established in 1979, VNA Hospice & Palliative provides care, comfort, and compassionate support to individuals and families facing the challenges of terminal illness and loss. Care focuses on managing pain and symptoms so patients can remain at home and live each day to the fullest. Hospice care is provided in patients’ homes, nursing facilities, assisted living communities and other settings.
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The Woburn Friends of VNA Hospice & Palliative Care are volunteers dedicated to raising awareness of and support for hospice care. The group is currently planning the 21st annual Step Out for Hospice in Woburn on Sunday, Sept. 30. (Details at www.vnacare.org/stepout.)
Members of the Woburn Friends are Helen Barry, Robert D. Brown, Rita H. Doherty, Carol Flaherty, Richard Haggerty, Paul Jamieson, Brian Kelley, Jamie Kelley, Doris T. Lynch, Ed Maguire, Joseph D. McDonough Jr., Barbara McElhiney, Connie McGilvray, Joanne O’Brien, Diane Sawyer, Carole Torrice, and Tracey White.
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For more information about the Woburn Friends, please contact Deborah Corkum of VNA Hospice & Palliative Care at 888-663-3688, ext. 1362 or Deborah_Corkum@vnacare.org. Learn more about hospice care at www.vnacare.org. For more about Green’s Grille, visit www.fairwayscountryclub.com/greens_restaurant.html.
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Brian Kelley, co-chair of the Woburn Friends of VNA Hospice & Palliative Care, (left) accepted a donation of $950 from Paul McGilvary of The Green’s Grille & Pub.
