Our Volunteer Department needs Specialty Services volunteers in ALL the counties we serve – Cayuga, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego.

Our Specialty Services volunteers include licensed hairstylists and barbers, Veterans, Level 2 or Reiki Master practitioners, and Notaries. Below is a brief description of what each of these Specialty Services volunteer requirements are:

Hairstylists and Barbers
Provide one hour or more a month to our homebound patients.

Veterans
Veteran volunteers to honor fellow Veterans with a short ceremony at a veteran’s home, by presenting a small American flag pin and ceremonial certificate that we  provide.

Level 2 or Reiki Master Practitioners
Provide your time and energy to assist in holistic and spiritual healing of end-of-life patients.

Notaries
Provide notary assistance to patients and their families as needed.

All prospective volunteers must complete the required paperwork to become a Hospice Volunteer. The following are a few examples of the requirements but are not limited to this list.

• Volunteer application and three references.
• Current physical, 2 PPD (TB) tests given ONLY at our Hospice Office in Liverpool – free of charge.
• Proof of 2 MMR vaccinations or titer (blood draw) to prove immunity to Measles/German Measles to be performed at a Lab Alliance clinic. Hospice covers this cost.
• Mandatory Training – A one-time 4-hour training class to be scheduled based on the availability of both the volunteer(s) and trainer.

These specialty services provide our patients with a much-needed “pick me up and comfort”, as well as honoring fellow veterans.

Won’t you help our patients with your specialty services?

For more information, please call our Volunteer Department at 315-634-1100 today!

To read the full Winter Newsletter, please click HERE!

We are looking for donations for our event raffles and silent auctions!

Do you know anyone who owns a business, or do you own one yourself? Do you have never-used items that you don’t need, but think someone else would love?

Here are some examples of donations that could help us fill our raffle baskets. Restaurant, grocery, and gas gift cards; bottles of wine and liquor; lottery tickets; new games; handmade items, etc.

We also have a link to our Events Wish List – (click Here to view) – where you can purchase items that can be directly sent to Hospice.

Thank you for your support!

Please call 315-634-1100 and ask for the Development Department if you have any questions.

To read the full Winter Newsletter, please click HERE! 

Join Hospice as we celebrate the 15th Anniversary of our Celebrating Life through Chocolate fundraising event to be held on May 16^th, 2024 at Bella Domani in North Syracuse. This event continues to be one of our most popular among our supporters. The evening includes a silent auction, wine tasting, live musical entertainment by Wits End Unplugged and, of course, plenty of delicious treats from local chocolatiers and bakeries.

The proceeds from this event will directly benefit the 1,300+ patients and families that we will serve in Onondaga, Cayuga, Madison, and Oswego counties this year alone.

To become a sponsor please visit: www.hospicecny.org/chocolateregistration/

Tickets for the event will be available for purchase starting March 8^th, 2024

Join us for the 19th Annual Run-Walk for Hospice will be on Saturday, July 6th 2024 in beautiful Fair Haven, NY!

We are so happy to be back again for this ever-growing race! This year and we are thrilled to bring back our Kids Fun Run for its 3rd year, presented by The AUER FAMILY FOUNDATION! Last year’s kids run more than doubled in its numbers! The cost is $5 per child and will include some great swag! We will be doing a 100-meter dash BEFORE the main race, right where the finish line is, to get everyone excited and have a great crowd to cheer the kids on! The kid’s fun run will take place before the race at 8:45 AM – YOUR CHILD MUST BE UP BY THE START LINE BY 8:40 TO GUARENTEE THEIR PARTICIPATION.

*Please note, should your child wish to compete in the regular race that is perfectly fine – please sign them up there and complete the waiver*

For our adult walkers and runners, be sure to register ahead of time as day-of registration will be $30. We encourage you to sign up by June 15th to guarantee your race t-shirt. Any registrants after 6/15 will get a shirt on a first-come first-serve basis. 

**NEW THIS YEAR** Thanks to our friends The Running Nelsons we will have FREE for all runners the option to wear an additional race bib in honor or memory of a loved one. To help us get an accurate count, please add this on to your registration if you would like one!

Great News! We will still keep our virtual option for those who will not be able to join us in person for this year’s event. There will be an option to have your race shirt shipped to you for an additional fee.

Register TODAY by clicking HERE!

We will see you at the starting line!