Hospice and Palliative Care of Westchester Hosts Annual "Tree of Life" Reception

White Plains, NY – (December 7, 2015) – Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester (HPCW) recently hosted its annual “Tree of Life” Reception at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook, N.Y.

Over the last few months, community members were invited to make a donation to HPCW through the purchase of a gold star in memory or in honor of a loved one. During the event, guests and sponsors shared in the celebration of life by placing the personalized gold stars on the “Tree of Life.” The evening featured holiday entertainment provided by Manhattanville College’s elite pop vocal group, The Quintessentials.

“Holidays are very difficult for families that have recently lost loved ones or have family members who are terminally ill,” said Mary K. Spengler, MS, executive director of HPCW. “This event is a way to bring the community together to foster a sense of family and love at a very special time of year.”

Grand sponsors of the event were Beecher Flooks Funeral Home, Inc.; CNJ Construction Inc. and Patricia & Charles Trainor. Sponsors were AliGraphics; Amoruso & Amoruso, LLP; Co-Communications, Inc.; Cuddy & Feder LLP; The Hilton Westchester; James P. O’Toole Consulting; O’Connor Davies, LLP; Ross Mailing Services, Inc.; and The Kensico Cemetery. All proceeds from the event will benefit HPCW’s mission of striving to provide extraordinary and dignified comfort, care and compassion to individuals and families facing a serious or life-limiting illness.

Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester is located at 1025 Westchester Avenue, Suite 200 in White Plains. For additional information, visit www.hospiceofwestchester.com or call 914-682-1484.

Photo 1: Members of the community place stars purchased in memory or honor of loved ones on HPCW’s “Tree of Life” during the annual reception.

Photo 2: L to R: Tree of Life Grand Sponsor Jon Miles, President, CNJ Construction, Inc., and his wife Barbara (Rye); Event Sponsors James P. O’Toole, James P. O’Toole Consulting, Former Board Chair (Darien, CT) and Joe Ippolito, Ali Graphics (White Plains) with Mary K. Spengler, MS, executive director of HPCW (White Plains)

Photo 3: L to R: Tree of Life event sponsors George Whitehead, partner with O’Connor Davies, LLP (Harrison); Grand Sponsor Charles Trainor, Management Audit Consultant Inc., HPCW Board Member (Briarcliff Manor); Kevin Hanlon, Director of Catering, Hilton Westchester (Rye); Grand Sponsor William F. Flooks, Jr., Beecher Flooks Funeral Home, Inc., HPCW Board Chairman and event emcee (White Plains) and Stacey Cohen, President & CEO, Co-Communications, Inc. (Mount Kisco)

Photo 4: Manhattanville College’s elite pop group, The Quintessentials, provided holiday entertainment for guests at the HPCW annual “Tree of Life” celebration

About Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester:

Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester is a private, not-for-profit healthcare agency that provides skilled, compassionate and comprehensive end-of-life care to patients with any life-limiting illness and gives support to their families and loved ones. Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester is located at 311 North Street, Suite 204, White Plains, NY. For additional information, visit www.hospiceofwestchester.com or call (914) 682-1484.