We love Charlotte Raymond!
Clean Out Your Closets & Help HGI!
It’s time to clean out your closets for Spring! A great way to feel good about what you are removing from your wardrobe is to donate your old favorites to our Hospice of the Golden Isles account at Mixed Nuts. 85 % of the sales will go directly to HGI. So, now that you have more room in your closet, go shopping at Mixed Nuts and 100% of the sales of the featured items will go to HGI. And, those donations are really adding up. On Nov. 12, 2018, Charlene Stahl the store’s owner (shown in middle), and Jacki Albright (shown on the left) presented a check to Patty Crosby, VP of Development of Hospice of the Golden Isles for $2,000. So far, they’ve contributed more than $6,000. Thank you ladies for all you are doing to help Hospice of the Golden Isles and our non-profit mission of caring for our neighbors in Glynn, Camden, McIntosh, Brantley, and Charlton counties regardless of ability to pay.
The fur coat shown below sold in December and raised $375 for HGI. The featured sales item for February is this Judith Lieber clutch purse which retails for $1195.00. But, you can buy it for $375.Event Honors Volunteer of 25 Years
About Charlotte
After retiring from a career with the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. over 35 years ago, Charlotte moved to Saint Simons Island and began volunteering here at Hospice of the Golden Isles. She’s performed a variety of volunteer jobs over the years, but there are two for which she’s famous: creating scrapbooks about HGI and knitting prayer shawls to comfort hospice patients. Several times a week, 93-year-old Charlotte carefully checks the local newspaper and area publications for items about HGI. When she finds something, she cuts it out and places it in the appropriate scrapbook. Although she can’t remember exactly how long she’s been doing this, she says there are now multiple volumes of scrapbooks. According to Charlotte, “Someone even made or bought a bookcase for them.” As for her popular prayer shawls, Raymond prays small, simple prayers while she knits them. “Then they are blessed prior to the patient receiving them by Dr. Mike (the Rev. Michael Cordle, chaplain at HGI),” she said. “It’s so gratifying to make these; you know they’re going to someone who will enjoy them.” Families often keep the prayer shawls after their loved one dies. Raymond is extremely humble, and doesn’t want any attention for her work, but she’s known to many families who have passed through the doors at HGI as the “prayer shawl lady.” We’re always looking for great volunteers like Charlotte. If you would like to learn more about volunteering, contact our Volunteer Coordinator.The Power of Palliative Care
Celebrating 5 Years of Award-Winning Care! (July, 2017)
After earning Deyta’s Hospice Honors for the fifth year in a row, a celebration was held to thank our wonderful medical team, board of directors, volunteers and administrative staff (pictured) for helping us become the ONLY hospice in Georgia to earn this distinction! At Hospice of the Golden Isles, we are proud to offer The Best Care When It Matters Most!
Therapy Pet “Paw”ty is Howling Success!
Back row left to right: Elizabeth Williams, Buddy McGhin and Buster, Bob Joiner and Raleigh, Karl Merriman, Susan Gibbs, Ann Granger and Duffy, Beverly Spaeth, Patty Crosby and Dexter, Jack Brodhag, Gwen Scott, Janet Douglas, Lynn Tyrer and Hallie Louya, Ruth Barker.
Front row left to right: Carole Pattie and Lily, Linder Waller and Zack, Diane Sheehan and Luke, Dottie Brodhag and Dixie, Tom Scott and Skeets, Arlene Ingram and Darby Rose, Robert Lamoureaux and Pierre.