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Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut's Friends of Hospice Committee Dedicate Memorial Tree, Welcome New Chair
Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut's Friends of Hospice Committee Dedicate Memorial Tree, Welcome New Chair
December 17, 2014
DKH Chaplain, Reverend Jonathan Scott (left) and Friends of Hospice Committee incoming chair Roger C. Franklin, talk about the creation of the new Hospice Memorial Tree, shown at left. |
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Friends of Hospice, a committee that works to support
Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut through volunteerism and fundraising, today unveiled a new memorial sculpture at
Day Kimball Hospital.
The Hospice Memorial Tree, located adjacent to the Hospice Family Suite, is decorated with 700 gleaming metal leaves where the names of those served by Hospice may be inscribed in memoriam. This is the third such sculpture the committee has commissioned over the last two decades.
“This is truly a community tree,” said Roger C. Franklin, new incoming chair of the committee. “This project took over a year to complete and would not have been possible without the support of so many. Today, we dedicate this tree to those patients whose end of life journey was guided by our hospice team, and we also take pride in all that our team has accomplished over the last 22 years.”
Franklin became involved with Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut when his own wife received hospice services in 2003. He replaces Barbara Elliot as chair of the Friends of Hospice Committee. Elliot has served the Committee for 12 years, the last five as chair.
For more information about Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut, visit daykimball.org/inhome or call (860) 928-0422, ext. 2793.
