Woburn Friends of Hospice host Dining for a Cause

The Woburn Friends of VNA Hospice & Palliative Care will be hosting Dining for a Cause on Tuesday, April 17, from 4 to 10 p.m. at The Green’s Grille & Pub, 5 Country Club Road, Woburn.

Green’s Grille will donate 10% of food sales that night to support hospice care for terminally ill individuals and their loved ones. (Let your server know you are there for Dining for a Cause.)

Established in 1979, VNA Hospice & Palliative is based in Woburn. The nonprofit 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.

The Woburn Friends of VNA Hospice & Palliative Care are a group of volunteers dedicated to raising awareness of and support for hospice care. In addition to Dining for a Cause, the volunteers are currently planning the 21st annual Step Out for Hospice in Woburn on Sunday, Sept. 30.

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, Ann Mooney, Joanne O’Brien, Diane Sawyer, Carole Torrice, and Tracey White.

For more information, please contact Deborah Corkum of VNA Hospice & Palliative Care at 888-663-3688, ext. 1362. Learn more about hospice care at www.vnacare.org. For more about Green’s Grille, visit www.fairwayscountryclub.com/greens_restaurant.html or call 781-933-7666.