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Delaware Hospice honors volunteers at recognition dinner

May 22, 2019

Delaware Hospice honored its volunteers at a Recognition Dinner held April 24 at Dover Downs in Dover to thank them for more than 20,000 hours of hard work.

From the early days of its founding, Delaware Hospice has been empowered by the passion and dedication of its volunteers. Today, more than 500 individuals throughout Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania are actively involved in supporting the leading nonprofit hospice organization’s programs and services in the community.

Nearly 227 volunteers and guests attended the event, where volunteers reaching 5-year marks of service received special recognition.

A special Community Partner Award was given to the women of Israel United Methodist Church, Lewes.

Delaware Hospice President and CEO Susan Lloyd, MSN, RN, said, “Please know that we couldn’t do it without you. Whether you are visiting patients and families, reaching out to them with a telephone call, helping keep our files current or helping out with a fundraising event, your contributions and your commitment to our organization’s mission are truly appreciated.”

This year’s honorees are: 35 years of service, Gene Donnelly and Nancy Wrede; 30 years, Linda Bradford; 25 years, Kay Meade, Tracey Moore-Higbee, Roberta Weaber and Mary Wilt; 20 years, Barbara Foreman, Virginia Jones, Amanda Meade, Patricia Middleton and Rita Robinson; 15 years, Janice Agan, Sandi Billings, Ed Cronshaw, Mary Cronshaw, Ronda Douglas, Bette Frey, Gale Hamilton, Louise Havens, Joe Havens, Charles Ingersoll, Richard Logue, Charmaine Pardee, Constance Raymond, Patricia Rhodes, Gina Tarburton and Jane Waterman; 10 years, Mary Lou Cannatelli, Linda Hall, Regina Hansen, Sara Hutchinson, Paulette Hyland, Alfreda Jacobs, Bill Liggett, Pat McGlinn, Ariel Mutter, Jack Potter, Sherry Rainier, Michael Raser, Sharon Simmons, Pamela Skwish, Edwina Sloane and Dennis Strunk; five years. Ellen Aigne, Lillie Athill, Allan Atzrott, Tylyer Baccino, Jessica Banning, Jan Beddie, Kristen Boc, Brenda Boyd, Rosemary Cosgrove-Schuler, Sue Dagenais, Cynthia Daniels, Donna Doraz, Catherine Dryden, Frank Duchesne, Mary Dupont, Bill Edrington, Brian Gillis, Craig Husted, Carol Leashefski, Julia Lee, Barbara Lofland, Jane Luhrs, Russell Luhrs, Gladys McColgan, Adrianna Nelson, Karen Newell, Dorothy Nicholson, Madeline Ortman, Joann Pfeifer, Sylvia Sheffler, Jim Shepherd, Clarence Smith, Vincenzina Walsh and Austin Wedo. 

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