As you may have noticed we are now hovering very near the half-way point in our Capital Campaign!

This is an exciting place to be and we are working every day to get the word out about this important project. We recently teamed up with our friends from Aflac and Dave Knapp Ford in Adrian to host a Nascar Campaign Event. The Aflac car was on the premises all day – we handed out Campaign literature and washed cars. All proceeds went to support the Campaign for Hospice of Lenawee.

The day was a lot of fun and we were able to hand out information regarding the Campaign to many of our Lenawee friends and neighbors!

This is a glimpse of our property as of Octpber 2009 on Wolf Creek Highway in Adrian Township

Last Fall we hosted an event at the Lenawee Country Club to allow people a peek at our plans and an opportunity to see our actual building site. This was a fabulous opportunity to get the word out about The Campaign for Hospice of Lenawee. However, we continue to host small gatherings in people’s homes to educate community members about our project plans. At these gatherings we invite friends and acquaintances of the host(s) to meet up for an informal night of information, conversation, and dessert. These intimate gatherings offer a chance for folks to hear about Hospice of Lenawee’s plans and the importance of this venture for our community. There is no direct solicitation of funds at the events.

Guests learn about our project at an event last October at the Lenawee Country Club.

If you are interested in helping us spread the word we’d love to speak with you about the possibility of hosting an event in your home. Feel free to contact Sara Bingham or Bill Kenyon at 517-263-2323 or info@hospiceoflenawee.org for details.

This week, we decided to jump into the world of Twitter. If you are a frequent “tweeter” you’ll want to follow us @HospiceofLenawe. It’s just one more way we are trying to be accessible and keep in touch with our friends and neighbors.

We’re continuing to update this Blog frequently with information regarding our ongoing Capital Campaign. We’ve raised just over $2.3 million toward our $5 million goal. The support we continue to receive from our community is amazing. We are so grateful to live in a community that steps up to assist worthy causes. When we do that we are continuing to make our community a better place for each of us and our children and grandchildren.

A $250,000 grant from the Weatherwax Foundation has helped push    Hospice of Lenawee’s Capital Campaign over the $2-million mark. The current campaign total with gifts and pledges is just over $2.3-million toward a $5-million goal.

Bill Kenyon, Hospice of Lenawee’s President and CEO, said, “We are extremely grateful to the Weatherwax Foundation for their support. The foundation is an integral part of both the Jackson and Lenawee communities. Their support and encouragement of our project is a wonderful testament to the importance of this endeavor for our community.”

 The Campaign for Hospice of Lenawee is designed to raise funds for the construction of a hospice residence, administrative wing and bereavement center. There is currently not an in-patient hospice residence in Lenawee County. By building a hospice residence here, the over 100,000 people who reside in our county will benefit by having the option of 24-hour hospice care close to home. 

The Weatherwax grant will be used toward funding the facility’s administrative wing. As the desire for hospice services grows so does the staffing necessary to meet the community’s needs. Hospice of Lenawee’s current location is no longer adequate to house the staff who care for an average of 75 patients per day.

The overall Campaign goal is $5-million. Kenyon explained, “We need to get to $3.3 –million in order to tart construction. We hope to get to that level of support in 2010. We estimate that it will take 12-months to complete construction. This grant from the Weatherwax foundation goes a long way toward making our dream of a hospice residence a reality.”

If you haven’t viewed our Campaign Video – feel free to check us out on YouTube! Click the link below…

Hospice of Lenawee On YouTube

Welcome to the Hospice of Lenawee Capital Campaign Blog!

Here you can keep up-to-date on the progress of our fund raising efforts.