Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice Gala to Honor Community Veterans

Planning for Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice’s 2018 Celebration of Life Gala Honoring our Community’s Veterans are, from left: Sarah Adelman, Samaritan board member and 2018 Gala Chair; Samaritan President & CEO Mary Ann Boccolini; Director of Community Affairs Steve Holman and Chairman of the Board Mindy Holman of Holman Enterprises, the Gala’s Presenting Sponsor. Adelman and Boccolini show a blanket Samaritan presents to veterans receiving hospice care, in grateful recognition of their service. Proceeds from the February 10th Gala at the Crowne Plaza, Cherry Hill will benefit programs and services for all Samaritan patients and their families including the more than 425 veterans Samaritan cares for each year. Samaritan is extending a special event rate to active military personnel and veterans, and young professionals age 35 and under. For tickets, sponsorship opportunities, and Delightful Dining raffle tickets, visit SamaritanNJ.org.

About Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice:

Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, independent organization accredited by The Joint Commission; a member of the New Jersey Home Care and Hospice Association, and the We Honor Veterans program, a national collaboration of the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Samaritan is the regional leader for hospice care, palliative (comfort) medicine, grief support and counseling, and end-of-life education, and advocacy. 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/gala.