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Langley Hospice Society & Foundation Annual Report April 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018 Executive Director’s Report ReecƟng upon this past year, it can be thought of as a year of graƟtude, change, excitement and transiƟon. Our SupporƟve Program Centre is the hub of everything we do. It is where our adult and child/youth bereavement programs, along with our palliaƟve and volunteer support programs, take place. Second Story Treasures, our thriŌ store in Walnut Grove, is a great store worth visiƟng - not your typical thriŌ store. The work we do is so important…with children as young as four to adults in their 90’s - we serve them all, no maƩer the circumstances surrounding the death of their loved ones. Along with our 1:1 and group support programs, we pride ourselves in developing unique and innovaƟve iniƟaƟves such as our SupporƟve Steps Walking Group, Cooking Together, Moments in Focus, Coee Mornings, and various day and summer camps. We are considered a leader amongst hospice socieƟes for the innovaƟve work we do. For example, our Child & Youth Program is the only program that works with both children and teens in the enƟre province. We oer sessions and/or events that are recreaƟon, art and play-based. We collaborate closely with the school district and provide support in schools to make it easier for youth to get the support they need. As well, the training we provide is highly sought aŌer by school and registered counsellors, university students, other hospice socieƟes, volunteers and other organizaƟons supporƟng children & youth. Through our Adult Bereavement Program we are seeing more and more how dierent grief is for each person. Because of that, we strive to adjust our programming to beƩer support our clients. The opioid crisis has aected many of our Langley families and we are now oering specic support for parents who have lost a child to suicide and/or overdose. We are one of the few hospices providing this specic support and as a result, families from other communiƟes aƩend our group meeƟngs. We conƟnue to work hard to adjust and evolve in order to support the needs of the community and ulƟmately our diverse client base. The philosophy behind our support programs may seem very simple … we are here to help, we will meet you where you are and, most especially, we will walk alongside you as you journey through your grief. The impact of our programs can never be understated or underesƟmated. Our Second Story Treasures ThriŌ Store experienced the most changes over the year with Deborah Campbell and Kathy Sawatzky both reƟring. These two dedicated ladies brought great leadership to the store for more than ten years. They will be greatly missed! We have a new team in place who are already hard at work in maintaining the standards and seƫng new goals for the future. We are sƟll acƟvely working towards building a new free- standing, 15-bed hospice residence for Langley. This past year has been extremely busy as our design plans are now complete and we are looking at moving into the construcƟon phase very soon. This has been a labour of love for all involved as our dream is nally becoming a reality. Stay tuned! As we move forward we are commiƩed to strengthening our programs based on current and emerging needs. We appreciate the dedicaƟon and commitment of all our staand volunteers and are grateful for the community engagement of our Board, clients, volunteers, donors and funding partners. Working together enables us to conƟnue to provide the high quality work that we do. Respecƞully submiƩed, Nancy Panchuk, ExecuƟve Director Did you know….the Langley Hospice Society operates on an annual budget of less than $570,000. We want our donors to know that your dollars are well spent – ϐlip through the next few pages and see the impact of these dollars on direct program and service delivery!

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April1,2017-March31,2018

Executive Director’s Report Reflec ng upon this past year, it can be thought of as a year of gra tude, change, excitement and transi on. Our Suppor ve Program Centre is the hub of everything we do. It is where our adult and child/youth bereavement programs, along with our pallia ve and volunteer support programs, take place. Second Story Treasures, our thri store in Walnut Grove, is a great store worth visi ng - not your typical thri store.

The work we do is so important…with children as young as four to adults in their 90’s - we serve them all, no ma er the circumstances surrounding the death of their loved ones. Along with our 1:1 and group support programs, we pride ourselves in developing unique and innova ve ini a ves such as our Suppor ve Steps Walking Group, Cooking Together, Moments in Focus, Coffee Mornings, and various day and summer camps.

We are considered a leader amongst hospice socie es for the innova ve work we do. For example, our Child & Youth Program is the only program that works with both children and teens in the en re province. We offer sessions and/or events that are recrea on, art and play-based. We collaborate closely with the school district and provide support in schools to make it easier for youth to get the support they need. As well, the training we provide is highly sought a er by school and registered counsellors, university students, other hospice socie es, volunteers and other organiza ons suppor ng children & youth.

Through our Adult Bereavement Program we are seeing more and more how different grief is for each person. Because of that, we strive to adjust our programming to be er support our clients. The opioid crisis has affected many of our Langley families and we are now offering specific support for parents who have lost a child to suicide and/or overdose. We are one of the few hospices providing this specific support and as a result, families from other communi es a end our group mee ngs. We con nue to work hard to adjust and evolve in order to support the needs of the community and ul mately our diverse client base.

The philosophy behind our support programs may seem very simple … we are here to help, we will meet you where you are and, most especially, we will walk alongside you as you journey through your grief. The impact of our programs can never be understated or underes mated.

Our Second Story Treasures Thri Store experienced the most changes over the year with Deborah Campbell and Kathy Sawatzky both re ring. These two dedicated ladies brought great leadership to the store for more than ten years. They will be greatly missed! We have a new team in place who are already hard at work in maintaining the standards and se ng new goals for the future.

We are s ll ac vely working towards building a new free-standing, 15-bed hospice residence for Langley. This past year has been extremely busy as our design plans are now complete and we are looking at moving into the construc on phase very soon. This has been a labour of love for all involved as our dream is finally becoming a reality. Stay tuned!

As we move forward we are commi ed to strengthening our programs based on current and emerging needs. We appreciate the dedica on and commitment of all our staff and volunteers and are grateful for the community engagement of our Board, clients, volunteers, donors and funding partners. Working together enables us to con nue to provide the high quality work that we do.

Respec ully submi ed, Nancy Panchuk, Execu ve Director

Didyouknow….theLangley HospiceSocietyoperatesonan annualbudgetoflessthan$570,000.Wewantourdonorstoknowthatyourdollarsarewellspent– lipthroughthenextfewpagesandseetheimpactofthesedollarsondirectprogramandservicedelivery!

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NEW 15-BED LANGLEY HOSPICE RESIDENCE

PROJECT

We need your help to raise the $1,000,000 necessary to furnish and ou it the new hospice residence and create a homelike environment for

all who enter its doors.

Raised to date: $166,263

HELP US MAKE OUR HOUSE A HOME...

LANGLEY HOSPICE SOCIETY REVENUE/EXPENSES 2017/18

Revenue April 1, 2017—March 31, 2018

Expenses April 1, 2017—March 31, 2018

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Adult Bereavement Support Each year, with the increased community awareness of the Langley Hospice Society, the demand for services also increases. We have provided a variety of year-round services to support the needs of the clients we serve. This past fiscal year the Adult Bereavement Program provided 3,331 contact hours of support to 730 people; this is an increase of almost 2,000 contact hours of service provided to clients over last year.

Services Provided: ♦ One-to-one and family support ♦ Regular support groups and support groups for parents

who have lost their adult children from substance use or suicide

♦ Monthly coffee mornings for moms who have lost babies

♦ Bi–weekly coffee mornings for moms who have lost adult children

♦ Two men’s mee ngs ♦ Monthly Second Step discussion group ♦ Drop-in coffee mornings ♦ Coping Through the Holidays workshops ♦ Journey Through The Holidays memorial event ♦ Weekly yoga sessions ♦ Cooking for One evenings ♦ Cooking Together ♦ Weekly morning group ♦ Weekly daily and seasonal evening walking groups ♦ Memory Book evenings

Special hear elt thanks go out to: • Brenda Singbeil and Ruth Noble for co-facilita ng

support groups and helping in other areas of Adult Bereavement, including our annual Christmas events

• Kerry Child for volunteering with the Young Moms Coffee Mornings, and Gail McIvor for assis ng with coffee mornings and our annual Christmas event

• Carol Colle for her dedica on in leading our Wednesday morning Walking Group; thank you also to those who have supported Carol by leading with her or in her absence: Dale A rell, Marge Johnson, Ryan Lemley, Ennio Gasbarri and Myrna Baker

• Val Ehman for spearheading and leading our Tuesday evening Walking Group

• Stacie Mah for co-facilita ng our Second Step discussion groups

• Marge Johnson, Pat Thebaud, and Marsha Zappa-Buis for forming a commi ee to guide our Cooking Together Program

• Carol Oleksiuk for leading a relaxa on workshop in fall, 2017

• Jayme, UFV prac cum student, for being my right-hand person for four months

• Rick Rozdeba for sharing his hear elt personal experience at our Plates and Glasses event

• Yoga teachers, Adrienne Thompson & Lindsay McIntyre - the yoga sessions mean so much to our clients

• Angie Quaale, Chef Sue Weibe and all the staff from Well-Seasoned—A Gourmet Food Store for hos ng Cooking for One classes and providing our clients with fabulous and informa ve evenings; thank you to Sue Westhaver for assis ng with the Cooking for One

• Carmen Kimm from Foresters Financial who fundraised, purchased and delivered art supplies suppor ng our memory book evenings

• G&F Financial for their generous dona on that helps us provide a much-needed support service to parents of adult children who have died from substance use or suicide.

Linda Sheridan Adult Bereavement Program Coordinator

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MemoryBookEvenings

JourneyThroughtheHolidaysYoga

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Child & Youth Bereavement Support This year, the Child and Youth program con nued to develop and offer innova ve group programming that was outdoor and/or ac vity-based to encourage children and youth to address personal aspects of grief, such as connec ons with others, physical care and exploring self-esteem with healthy risk-taking.

We had a busy winter season with three separate events being held: the children’s Gingerbread Compe on, a teen Christmas event and a pre-teen winter event that included a movie discussion.

Camp Chrysalis Our Intergalaxy space-themed summer camp for grieving children and preteens entertained visitors including Mar ans, storm troopers, Darth Vader, Darth Maul, and creatures from other universes for a fun-filled experience! The junior leaders, who are pre-teens and teens from the program, played an integral role in helping out with the camp, mentoring their younger peers and running ac vi es. The volunteers from the community, who were our senior leaders, did an amazing job suppor ng the children, running ac vi es and mentoring the junior leaders!

Support and Ac vi es ♦ Four in-house support groups were held, with an

addi onal one offered at an elementary school. ♦ One-to-one support services con nue to be in high

demand with a total of 284 sessions provided. ♦ Our school outreach services provided one-to-one and

group supports at several schools. ♦ An open house was held for Children’s Grief Awareness

Day in November, invi ng community services and families to learn more about our support services.

♦ We con nued to provide educa on, presen ng at Planning 10 Classes as well as running workshops at large professional development conferences such as the BC Teachers’ Federa on Superconference and the School District 35 Odyssey Conference. We also provided two sessions of the Suppor ng Grieving Children and Teens training.

Dona ons/Fundraising Our sincere apprecia on to Omada Teambuilding at Trinity Western for suppor ng our youth by providing team and leadership ac vi es. The teen program has also been the lucky recipient of a generous grant from the Soroptomists Interna onal of the Langleys.

Adrienne Thompson has been generously dona ng her me, volunteering to teach yoga as well as organizing the

Stretch & Sip fundraisers for our teen program.

Thank Yous To Program volunteers: Chiara Casellato, Alexis Heiben, Dominic Fricker, Jaclyn Carmichael, Jessi Delaroche, Jasmine Lee, Rachel Ba y, Konnor Mi erer, Brendan Suto, Adrienne Chen, Mira Shoker, Rubina Hoonjan, Laura Drinkwater To our Caring Hands Quilter’s Group To our prac cum student Rajani Dhillon (Douglas College) And to: Douglas College, Coast Capital Savings and the Langley Elks

Wendy Sashikata Child & Youth Bereavement Program Coordinator

OmadaTeambuildingCamp

CampChrysalis

Children’sGingerbreadCompetition

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Another wonderful year has come and gone during which me the hospice residence con nues to provide excellent

service to pa ents and their families while maintaining a “homelike” environment. Our volunteers moved to a different loca on within the residence and we now have a li le place we can call our own. This group of versa le volunteers (53 in total) is an integral part of a great team which includes nursing staff, a social worker, spiritual care prac oners and physicians, all complemen ng one another in providing excellent care for our pa ents and their families.

Energy work, mainly Reiki and Therapeu c Touch, are s ll offered to help pa ents relax and some mes alleviate pain. Trained volunteers will give this gentle treatment to the pa ent as well as to family members and staff. Our volunteers are very good at looking a er the “small stuff”; walking with the pa ent, companioning them outside, holding a hand, giving hand and/or foot rubs, having a reassuring presence and so on; in other words, providing a healing environment for the pa ents and their families.

We have been responsible for the upkeep of the grounds and the gardening at the residence for many years now and every year it seems to get be er, with the hard work and dedica on of a small group of volunteers. People who come to the residence are met with “nature” that is pleasing to the eyes and provides a sense of peace. Generous dona ons from Cedar Rim Nursery and Botanus have helped make this possible.

“Basic Training” is for those who are interested in expanding their skills in providing support for people who are dying and bereaved. The beauty of the training is that it is prac cal and can be applied to life in general. A comment I hear a lot is: “I wish I had taken this a long me ago – I could have used it.”

Other training sessions offered to volunteers are “Spirituality at the End of Life”, and “Feeding” training, facilitated respec vely by Charlene Neufeld, Spiritual Health Prac oner and Bella Wang, RN, BSN, MN, both from Fraser Health. These addi onal trainings complement our basic training and provide par cipants with more tools to do their work.

We have con nued our partnership with Langley Lodge by providing volunteers for their vigils. Our partnership enables the Lodge to reach out to us for our vigil volunteers to be at the bedside of pa ents in their last hours.

Addi onally, the support that Langley Hospice delivers extends itself to the community where we were able to provide respite to caregivers and companionship to the dying in their own surroundings, which can make a big difference for all concerned.

Fernande Ouelle e Pallia ve Program Coordinator

Palliative Support & Langley Hospice Residence

SpiritualityTraining

GardensatLangleyHospiceResidence

BasicTraining~Spring,2017

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Volunteer Programs

“Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each humanbeing has exactly the same number of hours andminutes every day.Rich people can't buymore hours.Scientistscan't inventnewminutes.Andyoucan'tsavetime to spend it on another day. Even so, time isamazinglyfairandforgiving.Nomatterhowmuchtimeyou've wasted in the past, you still have an entiretomorrow.”

~DenisWaitley

Time is one of those things that I have become more aware of as I work with volunteers at the Langley Hospice Society. We are all given the same amount each day and I am amazed by the things that our volunteers accomplish each and every shi .

Two of our Caring Hearts Quil ng Group volunteers, Hendrika Keereweer and Dee Halicki, each donated over 1,000 hours last year alone, and Shirley Read and Nora Baillie at our Second Story Treasures Thri Store have donated close to 800 hours each in the past year!

We are blessed to have such an ac ve volunteer group and suppor ve community that has allowed us to increase the number of special events we are involved in. While we have several volunteers that are dedicated to helping with these events, a large por on of our volunteers help with events in addi on to their regular roles: ♦ Plates & Glasses, April 22, 2017 - 21 volunteers

donated 175 hours ♦ White Caps Game, July 1, 2017 - 9 volunteers donated

27 hours ♦ Krause Berry Farms Bu erfly Release, July 8, 2017 -

13 volunteers donated 62 hours ♦ Langley Hospice Garden Party, August 24, 2017 - 8

volunteers donated 30 hours ♦ West Fine Arts Show, September 8 - 10, 2017 - 15

volunteers donated 70 hours ♦ Cedar Rim Fashion Show, October 4, 2017 - 15

volunteers donated 54 hours ♦ Fraser Valley Orchid Show & Sale, October 14 & 15,

2017 - 10 volunteers donated 25 hours ♦ Celebrate A Life, November 29, 2017 – December 10,

2017 - 55 volunteers donated 288 hours ♦ Glow Christmas, December 11-16, 2017 - 35

volunteers donated 144 hours ♦ Fort Langley Historic Half Marathon, February 18,

2018 - 57 volunteers donated 245 hours

We are humbled to have such a dedicated team of individuals helping us to support the community. From the unsung heroes on our board of directors to our amazing Second Story Treasures Thri Store volunteers, energe c

Children’s Program volunteers, compassionate Pallia ve and Bereavement volunteers, crea ve garden volunteers, and of course, our outstanding special event volunteers. Last year, 36,333 hours of me was gi ed to us by 256 individuals—see chart above for details.

Volunteers are the heart of our programs; we are blessed to be able to a ract such passionate and engaged individuals. Without our amazing volunteers we would not be able to accomplish a frac on of things we do each year – thank you!

Denise Sta on Volunteer Coordinator

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Community Engagement & Fundraising It’s been another busy year for the Langley Hospice Society, during which our staff and volunteers hosted a number of events and ac vi es to help raise important funds and awareness integral to the development and delivery of the innova ve and responsive, pallia ve and bereavement support programs and services that the Society provides free of charge, for the children, teens, adults and families we serve.

In April of 2017, a team of Langley Hospice Society staff and volunteers launched a new fundraising event. Plates & Glasses, a five course, liba on-pairing event was held at the Fort Langley Community Hall and supported by a number of local businesses including: Well Seasoned—a Gourmet Food Store, KIS Consul ng, 1 Fish 2 Fish Fresh Seafood Market, O er Co-op, Bone Meats, and Cobbs Bread. The event sold out and raised more than $16,000 for our Suppor ve Program Centre and the 2nd Annual Plates & Glasses Event was booked for April of 2018.

This new event was followed by a number of annual events and other collabora ons with local businesses and community groups including: ♦ Our Bu erfly Release at Krause Berry Farms & Estate

Winery, held annually in partnership with the Langley Care Founda on. More than 400 painted lady bu erflies were released in memory and in celebra on of loved ones. This year’s release is scheduled for July 7th, 2018 with 500 bu erflies to be released in the beau ful gardens onsite.

♦ The Langley Hospice Society’s August Garden Party’s guests enjoyed an update on our programs and services and the New 15-Bed Langley Hospice Residence Project.

♦ The West Fine Art Show ~ Remembering enjoyed great success in its new loca on this past September at the Glass House Estate Winery in South Langley, hosted by the DeJong Family. They will be welcoming this fine art show and sale back this year for the weekend of September 21-23, 2018.

♦ In October, we welcomed a new collabora on with Cedar Rim Nursery and their Annual Ladies Night & Fall Fashion Show, a ended by more than 200 guests who enjoyed a fabulous evening of fashion and fundraising, along with some demonstra ons of all this local business has to offer. For tude Restaurant and Domaine de Chaberton Estate Winery were onsite and provided some tasty fare throughout the evening, which raised more than $10,000 in support of the Langley Hospice Society.

♦ December presented another new opportunity for the Langley Hospice Society when we were invited to be part

of Glow Christmas, a Fes val of Lights held for the first me at the Milner Village Garden Centre. Guests were

invited to use a promo code online, so that 20% of their cket purchase went to the Langley Hospice Society.

Thanks to community support, more than $13,000 was raised to help fund the programs and services offered via our Suppor ve Program Centre in Langley.

♦ Our volunteers bundled up to co-host the Fort Langley Historic Kids Run, 5k, 10k & Half Marathon in February with Try Events at the Fort Langley Historic Site. More than 500 runners braved the chilly temperatures and finished the event warming up by the fire.

In addi on to the support we receive annually from United Way and BC Gaming, this past year saw the Langley Hospice Society receive the following grants to assist in the delivery of some of our innova ve, client-centred grief support programs, including:

♦ A community grant for $3,500 from the G&F Financial Group Founda on to provide funding for the Trauma c Loss Support Groups we are now offering bi-annually, to support parents who have experienced the loss of a child to suicide or overdose; and,

♦ A grant from the Sorop mist Interna onal of the Langleys for $2,900 suppor ng Camp Chrysalis, a summer camp that is offered free of charge each August for grieving children and pre-teens.

During the upcoming year, with the support of our community and the Langley Hospice Society board of directors, our staff and volunteers will con nue to focus on ensuring the sustainability and growth of the programs and services we provide through the Suppor ve Program Centre, and to strive forward with our goal of breaking ground on the New 15-Bed Langley Hospice Residence Project, as we con nue to reach out for support and funding to furnish and ou it the new residence and truly make this new house – a home for all who enter its doors.

Shannon Todd Booth Communica ons & Funds Development Manager

OurthankstotheAlphaRhoMasterChapteroftheBetaSigmaPhiSororitywhostoppedbyourSupportiveProgramCentrewithagenerousdonationof$1,000forournew15-BedHospiceResidenceProject.

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2017/2018 was another exci ng year for our Second Story Treasures Thri Store in Walnut Grove because of our commi ed volunteers, great promo on in our community, and faithful staff. We surpassed our budget due to the incredible teamwork of our staff and volunteers.

Our furniture dona ons have increased due to some of our customers being able to make arrangements for pickups. This has proved to be very beneficial, and has greatly helped people in our community who want to support the Hospice Society with their dona ons but are unable to bring the items themselves. We are keeping an eye open for more space to house our furniture and large dona on items, as we no longer have access to storage on our second floor due to the extra volume of seasonal dona ons we have received this year.

In April, Second Story Treasures said good-bye to two amazing staff members, Store Manager, Deborah Campbell and Assistant Manager, Kathy Sawatzky, who are both re ring. Kathy is moving away to the interior of BC to be near family and Deborah will be spending a lot more me with her beau ful, ever-growing grandbaby collec on. Thank you, Deborah and Kathy - you will both be greatly missed.

We have a new management team in place with former Assistant Manager, Roz Molnar taking on the role of Manager, and former volunteers, Kim Kubala and Pat Anderson stepping in as Assistant Managers. We are excited to see this new team working well together and the store thriving with the support of our amazing 80+ volunteers! These precious volunteers have been the wonderful workforce behind this ever successful thri store for almost 20 years now!

Our Annual Fall Flip in August was a great success thanks to our hard working staff and volunteers with a two day sales total of over $7,553! Our two-day Spring Fling in March brought in sales totaling over $8,000, and our 50% off clothing sale prior to the Spring Fling brought in over $3,300.

We are very thankful for our dedicated volunteers and staff—together we make a great team with a family feel. 2018 promises to be another year of super success thanks to our Second Story Team and the huge contribu ons and support from our great community.

Roz Molnar Store Manager

Second Story Treasures Thrift Store

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New 15-Bed Langley Hospice Residence

Our New 15-Bed Langley Hospice Society Project is moving forward as we await the final stages of the land lease process with the Fraser Health Authority, our partners on this project, that will see a New Langley Hospice Residence break ground this year on 52nd Avenue and 219A Street in Langley. This free-standing Hospice Residence will house 15 private rooms and provide access to common areas, the outdoors and other comforts in a home-like environment, that will ease the end-of-life journey for patients and their families.

With the funds in place to build our new 15-bed hospice residence, the Langley Hospice Society New Residence Fundraising Committee continues to look to the community for support to help us raise the additional $1,000,000 necessary to furnish and outfit the new hospice residence, and truly make our new house – a home for all who enter its doors.

This passionate group of volunteers has seen great success to date, hosting information and fundraising events and receiving early support from long-term donors and supporters, including an exciting announcement at the Langley Hospice Society’s August, 2017 Garden Party of a $100,000 donation from Langley-based Teck Construction.

In February, local business 1 Fish 2 Fish Fresh Seafood Market and their fabulous staff team hosted Cocktails & Conversa on with the Langley Hospice Society, a fundraising and awareness event in support of the new hospice project. Guests came together to hear guest speaker, Aliesha Schwarz, who talked about her hospice experience when caring for her best friend, Heidi, as she spent her final weeks in the Hospice Residence, and the impact a new building and expanded services will have for our community.

The end of life journey is not just about dying, it’s about living well, right to the end. Caring for people at the end of life means enabling them to live out their final days as they wish, surrounded by those they love. The hospice philosophy speaks to the importance of a homelike environment to ensure support for individuals, their families and friends as they face this final journey.

“I wished there were a place for gracious dying. A high place with a distant view. Where we could gather for a celebra on of life and death and friendship, old and new. I’d like a place where there

could be good music. Good food and wine—and laughter, games and fun—And quiet talk with friends and good discussion of what will happen when this life is done.”

~ Helen Ansley

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Many thanks to all of our very generous supporters and donors! April 1, 2017—March 31, 2018

945375 BC Ltd. Mitchell Group Investments Cedar Rim Nurseries Estate Of Marlene Mar n Well Seasoned 137 Produc on Services Inc. Greg & Shannon Abercrombie Jim Abernethy Aldergrove Credit Union Brent Cooke Castart Studio George DeGianni James & Katherine Fenton G&F Financial Group Shirley & Glen Gibbard Bob Hall Maria Horvath James Howden Mitchell Hudson Phil & Barb Jackman Keystone Architecture KIS Consul ng Marianne Klein Knights of Columbus, Fraser Valley Council 2552 Muriel Knowlson Rodney Kosiancic Terrence Langeman Anthony Lee Living Waters Church Patrick & Diane Miki Nature's Fare Markets (Langley) Ltd. Mark Pinter Rainbow O.A.P.O. Red Stone Alley Band Riverwynde Social Club Schmidt & Funk Financial Services Ltd. Gabriele Scully Sorop mist Interna onal of the Langleys St. Joseph's CWL Sts. Joachim & Ann's CWL John Sutherland Gloria Trimble Marnie Turner Lyle Vaughan Nadean Vonk William Walker Mark Warawa Western Water Farms & Gardens Inc. X-Files TV Produc ons Ltd.

Mary Abbo Colleen Boivin Carmel Clare Carol Colle Marcy Court Brian Cro Shelagh Dykshoorn Farm Credit Canada Barbara Faucher Sheila Ford Heather Giuriato Jasmine Lee Lighthouse Spiritual Centre Graham McKenzie Bradley Morris Eleanor O'Connor Old English Car Club & Registry, Vancouver Coast Branch Rita Rennie Shelly Roche Diane Savinkoff Cindy Schofield Barbara Schroter Gwen Seaton Paavo Seppanen Thornton Smith Margarethe Sorensen Adrienne Thompson Steve & Adrienne Thompson Rick Worthy Brad & Pamela Abli Jane Addie Sco & Joyce Ahonen Frances Alexander Florence Allder Muriel Anderson Irene Andonian Janet Annand Blair Arbuthnot Archdiocese of Vancouver, St. Nicholas Parish Gladys Armstrong Tracey Arthur Al A ridge Avisar CPA B&W Insurance Brokers Eleanor Baldwin Alex Ball Kenneth & Gladys Ballingall Sara Banjac Patricia Banks Pa Barteski Alice Basso Fereshteh Bastanipour Iraj Behmardi Christopher & Colleen Benson Kathleen Berkiw

Cheryl Bernard Christel Bernemann Marie-Luise Berryman Judy Bifford Cathy Black Marie Black Estrella Blank Walter Block Ally Bodnar Elaine Boland Steve & Mary Bompas Paul Booth Alec Bordingnon Boxing Canada Ronaye Bracken Warren Breedon Liam Bri en Stephanie Brogden Frank Brookes Irma Brown Amanda Bruce Michael Brynjolfson Shirley Burns Michael Butler Leslie Campbell Lois Carsience Jo-Ann Catling Lori Chalifour Wendy Chambers Nora Chaplin Peter Charlton Chilliwack Gravel Sales CHIMP Charitable Impact Fdn. Shu-Li Chiu Mary Chorm Ma Chow Melissa Christopherson Dorothy & Ron Clark Dauphne Clough Del Coderre Brent Comber Barbara Conkin Kur s Conlinn Audrey Cook Mary Cooley Bryan Coombes Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. Sandy Coughlin Richard Couture Amanda Cowell Credit Valley Tennis Club Rob Cummings CUPE 1260 Susan Cuthbert Dorothy Cvetkovich Suzanne Dahl Julia Dalziel Lori & Glyn Davies Wendy Davies Rob & Elaine Day Isabel De Anna

Susan Deane Colleen Deis Don Delcourt Sharon Demoor Anne Dent Michael Dickinson Barbara Dickson Ewen Dobbie Susan Dobbie Tania Dobin Sheri & Mark Dohm Shyla Downey Laurie & John Dwulit Brian Dyck Margaret Dyck Enid Egers Janet Ellio Lori Emanuels Margaret Endersby Deborah Erickson Miles Fabisiak Faculty Of Educa on, Simon Fraser University Tiny Fairclough Donald Fehr Adrianna Fenton Tom Fielding James Fisher B Forsyth Wendy Francis Fraser Valley Orchid Society S. Fraser Jack Froese Brian Gale Chrisula Gale Garden Terrace Social Club Drago & Mary Gavric Ken & Ruth Genge Sheelu George Tricia Gerth Johnine Gibson Maureen Gibson Mary Gillanders Leilah Gillis Cheryl Gipson Manfred Goebel Kristen Goertz Janice & Gerald Goldring Alan Gorman Lois Green Bonnie Greenlee Alyssa Gu errez Neil Hamelin Chris ne Hari Gloria Harrison Gordon & Diane Head Amanda Heath Bill Helmig Doreen Henczel Joanne & Lyndon Heppner Verna Hickey

$1,000+

$500+

$5,000+

$10,000+

Under $500

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Roberta Higgs Leah Higo Bob & Diane Hildebrand Fran Holbrook Brian Holford Elizabeth Hoogma Mar n & Colleen Horner Dave Horsfield Dorina Hosseini Joanne Houldsworth Lucienne Houlind Wayne & Kim Houlind Kevin Howard Bob & Aleta Huck IATSE Local 891 Ted & Patricia Imre Dean & Eloise Irving Donald & Jania Israelson A. Ivins Lakhbir Jassal Joshua Jones Lori Jungemann Ron & Deb Ju Kaila Kask Kassidy Kask Rebecca Kennedy Stewart Kerr Alice & Coleman Klein Zyta Klein Gail Knowlson Bonnie Knudsen Kim Kruger Tai Kuang-Tien Geert Kuiper Susan Kydd Larry Lai Daniel Laskey Elaine & Raymond Lasota Trevor Laughlin Sara Lawson Jay & Amanda Leach Elizabeth Lee George Lee Margaret Lee Joseph Legault Debbie Lesperance Tian Ying Li Johnny Liang Siew Liew Lifelabs Pam & Bob Lipschultz Lisa & Dennis Loeppky Preben Lojstrup Jean Lu William MacGregor L. Mackay Frances Mackenzie James Maclean Joanne MacNeil Kenneth Macpherson Sydney-Jean MacPherson Tanya Mainman Nora Malcolm

Susan Ma-Li Diane Manalo Kim Mangal Manulife Financial Patricia Marini Diana Mar n Karen Mason Stephen Mason Robert Matricardi John & Linda Maxwell Miriam McClymont Jason McCulloch Erin McDonald Penelope McFadden Glenda & Keith McGladdery Glen McIarty Dave McIntyre Colleen McLaren Maureen McPherson Nadine Mennear Terry Metcalfe Christel Meyer Wendy Minar Lucille Minnis Alyssa Mitchell Cathy Mi lestead Dana Montgomery Mel Moore Rory Morgan Dorothy & George Morris Earl Mufford Jacoba Muller Michael Murdock Lynda Murray Heather Muters Tamara Nagy Jayne Nelson Evelyn Nisbet Marion Nundal Peggy O'Brien Nicola Oddy Nina & Kevin Odgers Wendy Ojaja Margaret Oliver Constance Olsen Nancy Pagani Shelly Paque e Geoff Patzer Robbie Paul PayPal Charitable Giving Fund Pazmac Enterprises Ltd. Bri any Peet Be y Peever Rick Pennel Sylvia Perkins Mark & Pamela Petersen Lori Peterson Hugh & Faye Phillips Linda & Harold Phillips Leonard Pickell Karen Pigo Anne Pilgrim John Pisarski

Norman Pohl Barbara Pollock Dave & Colleen Pollon Patricia Powell Cathy Price Stanley & Suzanne Price Carolyn Priestley Erin Propas Provincial Employees Community Services Fund Darrell & Linda Pruden Heidi Rampfl Daylene Randall Leila Ray Shirley Read Redline CNC/LMI Technologies Brian Reed Rick Reeve Reliance Metals Canada Jacqueline Reyes Roberta Richardson Carol & Fred Rippin Michelle Robarts Mick Robinson Keray Robir s Gerry Rolfe Elaine Romaniuk Kim & Peter Romer Manfred Rossdeutscher Alana Rossi Irene & Rudolf Roth Andrea Rudy Ralph Rushworth Caren Russell Masako Ryan SAF-HOLLAND Canada Kelsey Salerno Diana Sampson Kelly Sartorius Cindy Savoy Tracy Savoy Lynn Sawatsky Kathy Sawatzky Fannie & John Scholten Judy Schrader Lani Schultz Leone Sco Lisa Scully Fern Sephton Frank & Theresa Seto Alice Sherwood Yushen Shi Tammy Shirley Debra Shtokalko Shawn Siak Frank Silvestri Brenda Singbeil Marilyn Slade Harold Smallwood Katy Smith Robert Smith Glenn & Cindy Spencer Carol Sprague

Fran Stehr Carole Stephens Ryan Stewart Larry Stockford Rudolph Storteboom S. Summers Sherilyn Swayne E. Swintak Pearl Szucs Leona Taks Chak Tang Jill Tasker Angie Tatarniuk Rita Tateyama Shea Taylor Dennis & Deanna Tedesco Ron & Joy Theaker Pat Thebaud Eric & Mildred Thiessen Mary & Gordon Thorne Lori Tisdale Jose & Be y Tiu Shannon Todd Booth Joan Tout Township of Langley Community Recrea on Ken Traca Joyce Trygg Dave & Dorothy Tuba Verna Turberfield Dave Turner Twin Lakes Social Club Margaret Tyerman United Van Lines (Canada) Ltd. Sharon Van Boeyen Rhonda Vance VanCity Savings Credit Union, Willowbrook Branch Vancity Savings Credit Union, Marpole Branch Vancity Savings Credit Union, Walnut Grove Branch Vancouver Whitecaps FC LP Humphrey & Johanna Vanderstar Judy Vanderveen Bertha Varga Ma e & Johan Verbeek Diana Vestergaard Wendy Vetsch Ann Vysohlid Dieter Wagner Cassidy Wald Teresa Walker Anna Waller Diana Walton Pa Walton Mike Wang Yun Wang Michelle Wardle Nolda Ware Gail Warren Dalle Watson

Donors Under $500—continued

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BOARDS OF DIRECTORS Society Board

Kathy Derksen, President Bob Carpenter, Vice President

Bonnie Greenlee, Treasurer Jane Hamar, Secretary

Anne Dent Angie Mays

Dorscie Paterson Anne Pilgrim Sco Taylor

Founda on Board Sco Taylor, President

Anne Dent, Vice President Bonnie Greenlee, Treasurer

Jane Hamar, Secretary Bob Carpenter Kathy Derksen Merlyn Jussila

Angie Mays Dorscie Paterson

Anne Pilgrim

STAFF

Execu ve Director Nancy Panchuk

Communica ons & Fund Development

Shannon Todd Booth Adult Bereavement Support

Linda Sheridan Child & Youth Bereavement Support

Wendy Sashikata Ria Brand

Pallia ve/Volunteer Support Fernande Ouelle e Volunteer Services

Denise Sta on Administra ve Services

Wendy Vetsch

Second Story Treasures Thri Store

Manager Roz Molnar

Assistant Managers Patricia Anderson

Kim Kubala

Donors Under $500—continued Anna Wauthy M. Weber Gesine Welch West Central Building Supplies Markus Westerholz Sue Westhaver Patrick Whalen Milton White Robert & Sheila Whitham Byron & Merrie Wicks Hilary Wiebe Breann Williams Jessie Williams Margaret & Jack Williams Tim Williams Armieda Williamson Lynn Wilson Tara Wilson L. Winn Grazyna Wolski Thomas Wong Tinny Wong Chris Worsnup Phyllis Yelenik Sunny Yu Lucy Yuan

Friends (Under $1000)

Contributors ($1000-$5000)

Champion ($10,000-$25000)

Patron ($25,000-$50000)

Many Thanks to the Supporters of our New 15-Bed Langley Hospice Residence Project Fund April 1, 2017—March 31, 2018

Al & Marilyn Tecklenborg Collins Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Brent & Fiona Kennedy Teck Construc on LLP Donna Anderson Beta Sigma Phi, Alpha Ro Master - MA1293 Kathy & George Derksen Sharron Folle Manfred Goebel Shelley Holoboff Phil & Barb Jackman Chris ne LaBorde Donna Lancaster Arne Larsen Judy McDonald Fred Monckton Georgina Pister Shirley Sunburg Linda von Te enborn Crystal Walters

Penny Ames Janet & Wayne Arthurs Jillian Bainbridge Beta Sigma Phi, Chapter Laureate Beta Gamma Marie Black Gloria Blessin Larry Borody Marjorie Bowen Mike & Lil Breed Barbara Brown Cedar Crest Estates Ruby Chan John Cowrie Dot Developments Ltd. Jennifer Douce e Chris na Duke Linda Ferrari Bill Ferris Karen Findlay Cheryl Foreman Jack Froese Theodora Green Debora Hallman Sandra Hanawalt Casey Hannigan Joan Harper Bonita Hartup Henderson's Funeral Home George & Doris Hoffman

ISL Engineering & Land Services Wes Jamison

Ruth Johnson Joe & Trudy Karperien Alice Kennedy Stewart Kerr Langley Centennial Museum Docents Liz Lee Ruth Lee Joe Lorenzo Nick Maltchev Barbara McClean Anne McMillan Irene McNeill Jean Moir Evelyn Papowitz Donna Porter Shirley Read Dianne Robinson Ken & Maureen Sask James Smith Thornton Smith Vanessa Spearn Anne Marie Sullivan Mark & Lynn Toews Mei Tubbs Wayne & Terry Webber Sue Westhaver Loraine Wong