Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice Hosts 14th Annual Giving Thanks, Preserving Memories

Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice recently hosted Giving Thanks, Preserving Memories, an annual project that provides 500 meals – and a few goodies – in baskets made up and then delivered personally to more than 100 Samaritan families.

For the 14th consecutive year, Giving Thanks, Preserving Memories helped families coping with a life-limiting illness to enjoy the time they have together around the Thanksgiving holiday without the worry of preparing a traditional holiday meal.

Deliveries were made to patients throughout Samaritan’s 2,200 square mile service area. Baskets consisted of meals prepared by CulinArt, pies, table decorations, chocolates, sparkling cider and other items, including some craft decorations created by the SamariTeens, Samaritan’s teen volunteers, to help preserve the memories of what could be a last Thanksgiving holiday together.

For more information on Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice’s services, visit www.SamaritanNJ.org or call (856) 596-1600.

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GivingThanks 1.jpg – Samaritan Board member Lee Sheilds (left) and his son Tommy (right) delivered a basket to former Chemistry teacher Theresa Gabarino (center) who proudly declared she was 102-years young.

GivingThanks 2.jpg – SamariTeen volunteer Jessica DeCord (left) and Shevon Barnhill (right). Shevon is a Samaritan CHHA who volunteered on a Saturday to drive a basket to a patient’s home.

GivingThanks3.jpg – Left of table, front to back: SamariTeens Jessica DeCord, Cara Hullings, Erica Meline and Jessica Blood; Right of table, back to front: SamariTeens Julia Ramirez, Jessica Minard, Kyle Hoffman and Brett Hoffman.

About Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice:

Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice is the regional leader for hospice care, palliative (comfort) medicine, geriatric care management, grief support and counseling and end-of-life education, research and advocacy. In addition to hospice services covered by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers, Samaritan’s Family of Services also provides nearly $1 million each year in essential, yet non-reimbursed, services through generous community support.

Samaritan is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, independent organization accredited by The Joint Commission, a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its’ We Honor Veterans program created in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Samaritan serves people in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer counties who are coping with the stresses of aging, serious illness or grief. For more information, visit www.SamaritanNJ.org.

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