You can read our 2018 Holiday Message here: hospicesj.ca/docs/directmail_dec2018.pdf

We are incredibly thankful for making it onto this list along with so many other fantastic organizations!

The Annual Hospice Memorial Service is taking place on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Assumption Church. Invitations have been mailed to family members who have had a loved one die at Bobby’s Hospice in the past year. For more information, contact Diane at 632-5593 or via e-mail at dsullivan@hospicesj.ca.

Over 280 people attended our Free Public Lecture and 135 healthcare professionals attended this year’s Living Well Dying Conference.  Feedback from both events were excellent!  We are already hard at work on next year’s Free Public Lecture and Living Well Dying Conference.  Please let us know what topics and/or speakers you would like to hear about or perhaps YOU would like to present.  Let us know – drop us an e-mail at any time and give us your great ideas!

Please save the dates for next year’s events and feel free to share this with colleagues and others who may be interested.  Thanks!

Hospice Greater Saint John is pleased to announce that Fundy Funeral Home is the Presenting Sponsor for the 33^rd Annual Hospice Valentine Gala which takes place on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Saint John Trade & Convention Centre.  Due to its popularity last year, this year’s theme is once again the Celebrity Gala.  Guests who purchase a table of 10 tickets prior to Christmas will have their names in the draw to be chosen the special “Celebrities of the Evening” and be treated like royalty.  Returning for his 11^th year is Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Steve Murphy of CTV News.

“Hospice is very grateful for the support of Fundy Funeral Home and proud to welcome them as our Presenting Sponsor of the Gala.  With their support, we will be able to ensure our 650 guests have a fantastic evening with a special champagne reception, a delicious dinner and live music with Big Fish from Halifax,” says Sandy Maxwell, Hospice Chief Executive Officer.  “Our corporate sponsors are so important to our work and we are proud of our excellent partnership with Fundy Funeral Home.”

“Bobby’s Hospice touches the lives of so many people in Saint John and surrounding areas. Says Paul Daigle, Managing Director, Fundy Funeral Home.  “We are truly honoured to support the Hospice Valentine Gala and serve as their Presenting Sponsor.”

Don’t miss the event of the season in Saint John!  Join us at for an evening of fun and celebration, all in support of Bobby’s Hospice

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Over 450 families and supporters jammed the lawns at Bobby’s Hospice for the 14^th Annual Hospice Memorial Walk, presented by Bayshore Home Health on Saturday, September 15, 2018.  Participants raised $90,000 in pledges and the Bayshore Foundation for Empowered Living donated $40,000 in matching funds.

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Hospice Greater Saint John is pleased to announce that CTV Atlantic has been confirmed as the Television Media Sponsor for this year’s Hospice Celebrity Gala.  The Gala is set for Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Saint John Trade & Convention Centre.

Due to its popularity last year, the theme will once again be the Hospice Celebrity Gala.  Guests who purchase a table of 10 tickets prior to Christmas will have their names put in the draw to be selected the “Special Celebrities of the Evening!”  The chosen celebrities are given the red carpet treatment and receive special surprises.

Returning for his 11^th consecutive year to MC the event is CTV’s own, Mr. Steve Murphy.  Steve was named the Honorary Capital Campaign to establish Bobby’s Hospice in 2008 and has been a strong supporter ever since.  He also had a personal experience at Bobby’s Hospice when his dad was a patient in 2013.

Also returning to this year’s event is Big Fish, a highly popular band from Halifax.

Last year, a record crowd of over 670 attended the event, now in its 33^rd year.  “This event has become the premier event of the Winter Season in Saint John”, says Sandy Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer.  “It is one of our largest fundraising events with 100% of the proceeds funding care at Bobby’s Hospice.  Corporate partnerships and sponsorships like these are so critical to our success and greatly appreciated.  We are pleased to welcome CTV to our Hospice family.”

Every year, Bobby’s Hospice cares for over 170 people in the Greater Saint John area in need of in-patient palliative care and grief support.  The NB Government provides an annual grant of $766,500, leaving Hospice to raise over $1M every year to cover the remaining costs of care.

Bobby’s Hospice opened on November 1, 2010 and was the first residential hospice in Atlantic Canada.  In nearly eight years of operations, the hospice has cared for nearly 900 patients and families and served as expert consultants in the development of additional residential hospices in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.  Bobby’s Hospice is currently actively supporting the work of Hospice Halifax and the establishment of Nova Scotia’s first residential hospice.