Estate Treasures raises more than $2K for Compass Regional Hospice

CHESTER — Estate Treasures, an upscale resale shop in Chester, raised more than $2,000 for Compass Regional Hospice’s capital campaign, “Our Journey, Together.”

“The ‘Spectacular Sunday Sale’ was a huge success,” said Linda Bounds, Estate Treasures volunteer and Compass Regional Hospice board member. “We raised more than $2,000 for the capital campaign for Compass Regional Hospice. I want to thank all the volunteers who baked and shopped on Sunday – supporting the fundraiser.”

“The Estate Treasurers volunteers did an amazing job on their ‘Spectacular Sunday Sale,’” said Compass Regional Hospice Executive Director Heather Guerieri. “I was honored to be able to stop in to thank the many volunteers working so hard, and the shoppers who support us. The boutique in the back room was so impressive. The hard work and dedication of our wonderful volunteers showed through the shop presentation, as well as the money they were able to raise toward our common goal.”

An affiliate of Compass Regional Hospice, Estate Treasures has been raising money for hospice care and grief support provided in Queen Anne’s County for more than 25 years. The proceeds from the sale will benefit Compass Regional Hospice’s $5 million capital campaign, taking place now. The capital campaign will include funding for critical renovations and an expansion to the Compass Regional Hospice – Hospice Center in Centreville. The expansion will grow the facility from a six-bed facility to a 10-bed facility. Renovations are scheduled to begin this summer.

Compass Regional Hospice takes care of infants and children, as well as adults in need of its programs, which in addition to hospice care include grief counseling and support groups, and patients are never turned away based on an inability to pay for services. Because of this, there is a $1.4 million funding gap between what the organization receives in service payments and the actual cost of care provided.

For more information about Compass Regional Hospice’s capital campaign, contact Kenda Leager, development officer, Compass Regional Hospice, at 443‐262‐4106 or kleager@compassregionalhospice.org.

For more information about volunteering with Estate Treasures, which is run entirely through volunteer leadership, contact Courtney Williams, manager of volunteer and professional services, Compass Regional Hospice, at 443-262-4112 or cwilliams@compassregionalhospice.org.

Estate Treasures, 17 Kent Towne Market, Chester, can be reached at 410-643-7360. The shop is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

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Compass Regional Hospice is a fully licensed, independent, community-based nonprofit organization certified by Medicare and the state of Maryland and accredited by the Joint Commission. Since 1985, Compass Regional Hospice has been dedicated to supporting people of all ages through the challenge of living with a life-limiting illness and learning to live following the death of a loved one. Today, the organization is a regional provider of hospice care and grief support in Queen Anne’s, Kent and Caroline counties. “Care on your terms” is the promise that guides staff and volunteers as they care for patients in private residences, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and the residential hospice centers in Centreville, Chestertown and Denton. Grief support services are offered to children, adults and families of patients who died under hospice care, as well as members of the community who are grieving the loss of a loved one, through The Hope and Healing Center. For more information about Compass Regional Hospice, visit compassregionalhospice.org.