CENTREVILLE — Queen Anne’s County High School’s National Honor Society recently donated the proceeds of the chapter’s St. Patrick’s Day 5K Color Run to Compass Regional Hospice, which offers individuals, families and the community “Care on your terms” through comprehensive, professional and compassionate end-of-life care and grief support in Queen Anne’s, Kent and Caroline counties.
The local National Honor Society chapter donated $4,000, which was raised during the March 17 Color Run.
“We are extremely grateful to the Queen Anne’s County High School National Honor Society chapter members for their hard work and dedication to put on the Color Run, and present us with this generous donation,” said Kenda Leager, development officer, Compass Regional Hospice.
Leager said the money will go toward any unfunded items not covered by Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance, including room and board for a patient who cannot afford it while in residential hospice care, grief support for a hospice family and/or a community member who has lost a loved one, a Bridges patient or other hospice expenses not covered by insurance.
National Honor Society President Paige Richardson said the chapter chose Compass Regional Hospice because it is a local organization that helps to better the lives of those in the community.
“We chose to support Compass Regional Hospice because it is an organization close to home,” said Kylee Mills, National Honor Society vice president. “Each of us knows someone whose life has been personally impacted by Compass’ hospice care or grief support services, so we wanted to give back.”
Compass Regional Hospice is the sole hospice and grief services provider for Queen Anne’s, Kent and Caroline counties. As a nonprofit organization, Compass relies on financial support from the community to provide services not covered by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance, including room and board at its hospice centers in Centreville and Chestertown, grief support services offered through its Hope and Healing Center, and other patient support services, such as the Bridges program.
Community events are a wonderful way to show support for your local community and to help raise the much‐needed funds. For more information or if you are interested in hosting an event to benefit Compass Regional Hospice, contact Kenda Leager, development officer, at 443‐262‐4106 or kleager@compassregionalhospice.org.
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~ Compass Regional Hospice – Care on your terms
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 and Chestertown. 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.
Cutline: Queen Anne’s County High School’s National Honor Society recently donated the proceeds of the chapter’s St. Patrick’s Day 5K Color Run to Compass Regional Hospice. From left are Meg Bowker, NHS advisor; Paige Richardson, senior, NHS president; Julia Redpath, junior, NHS historian; Ruth Murdoch, senior, NHS secretary; Rose Devlin, NHS advisor; and Kenda Leager, development officer, Compass Regional Hospice.