Community Health Professionals (CHP) Hospice of Paulding invites you to escape the summer doldrums by serving as a hospice volunteer. There are many ways you can make a difference. Volunteer opportunities include: • In-home patient companion – receive free training to prepare you to work directly with hospice patients and families visiting with patients, providing…
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Ray of Hope Camp Helps Youth Deal with Loss
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CHP Home Care & Hospice will conduct its annual Rays of Hope Camp, June 27-29, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily at YMCA Camp Clay, 9196 Liberty-Union Rd., Van Wert. The camp is for children and youth (ages 6-17) from throughout the area, who have recently lost a loved one and helps them gain support,…
Local Man’s Year-long Journey In Hospice
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People often believe that hospice is for patients with only hours or days to live, however this is not always true. For the family of longtime Van Wert resident Wally Purmort, the hospice journey was experienced for over a year at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. “My husband had a gradually debilitating disease…
Hens for Hospice
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The CHP Sewing for Hospice group, along with the Van Wert Neighborhood Group (part of the Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Sewing Guild) is working with KAM Manufacturing/Stephanie Dawn to make “Hens for Hospice.” These quilted hot pad holders are designed and cut out by KAM then passed on to the group to sew,…
Noah’s Ark Fund Supplies Items for Hospice Center
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Generous donations collected at the CHP Hospice dinner/auction in April are enabling the Noah’s Ark Fund at Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center to purchase items to benefit hospice patients and families during their stay at the center. Tisha Fast and Tonia Verville, members of the Noah’s Ark Fund committee, posed recently with some of…
Nursing Scholarships Offered to Paulding County Students
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The Auxiliary of CHP Home Care & Hospice of Paulding is offering two $500 nursing scholarships for students from Paulding County who are pursuing registered nurse training or are now registered nurses working to earn a degree in a specialized medical field. Applications may be picked up at the CHP office at 250 Dooley Dr.,…
Hospice Poker Run & Blessing of the Bikes: May 24
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About 200 motorcycle riders will be part of a poker run and fundraiser for the CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center on Sunday, May 24 at Family Christian Center, 1834 E. Second St., Defiance. There will be food, entertainment and a blessing of the bikes beginning at 11:00 a.m. There will be a car and…
