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Wayne’s Appliance & Furniture Donates 37” HDTV to Annual Hospice Raffle
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Asheboro, NC – Hospice of Randolph County holds a special raffle each fall in correlation with its Annual Auction & BBQ event. In years past, the organization has raffled off a gas grill; however, this year the item to win is a 37” VIZIO LCD HDTV, donated by Wayne’s Appliance & Furniture of Ramseur.
“With all of the talk about the digital TV transition scheduled to take place in February of 2009, the ‘hot’ item to buy this year is an HDTV,” shared Jared Reeder, Information Services Manager with Hospice of Randolph County.
“With this in mind, we decided to feature an HDTV for this year’s raffle. We are grateful to our long-time supporter, Wayne’s Appliance and Furniture, for donating this TV. The raffle enables everyone to support hospice by giving as little or as much as they can – hundreds of people purchasing raffle tickets at $1 or $5 really adds up to a large sum.”
Prices for raffle tickets are: 1 ticket for $1 and 6 tickets for $5. Tickets are now available on-line at www.hospiceofrandolph.org. (Only $5 option available online) Paper tickets are available by calling (336) 672-9300 or by visiting the Hospice campus at 416 Vision Drive in Asheboro. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the Auction & BBQ event and at local fall festivals in the following cities: Archdale, Asheboro, Ramseur and Randleman.
The drawing for the HDTV will be held at the Annual Hospice Auction & BBQ event, scheduled for Saturday, October 25 at Southwestern Randolph High School. All proceeds from the raffle will benefit the patients and families served by Hospice of Randolph County.
Celebrating 25 years of care (1983-2008), Hospice of Randolph County provides hospice, home health and grief support services to adults and children in Randolph and surrounding counties. For more information, visit www.hospiceofrandolph.org or call (336) 672-9300.
25 Years of Care the Focus at Hospice of Randolph County’s Annual Meeting
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Contact: Jared Reeder, Community Marketing Manager
Rhonda Burch, M.A., M.B.A., CEO/President
Asheboro, NC - At the 2008 Hospice of Randolph County Annual Meeting, held on Tuesday, April 15, attendees were presented with organizational achievements from the previous year. The meeting, led by Board Chair, Attorney Bob Mason, and Hospice CEO/President, Rhonda Burch, M.A., M.B.A., was held to update the public on the previous year’s accomplishments and present the vision and goals for the future.
Reports were given from each department within the agency on goals that were met throughout the year. One key highlight from 2007 was the approval from the State of North Carolina to proceed with plans for construction of an inpatient ‘hospice home’ facility. In the fall, the ‘Imagine a Home’ capital campaign kicked-off and to-date has raised (88%) $1,362,864.68 of the $1,550,000 goal. For more information on the campaign, visit www.imagineahome.org.
Also, two new board members were officially installed at the meeting. Edward Bunch is a principal in the Asheboro law firm of Bunch, Robbins & Stubblefield. Cranford Knott is a business banker with Community One in Asheboro.
Board Chair Mason is enthusiastic. “Cranford and Ed bring a tremendous amount of prior community involvement and common sense to the board. As we move into the building and implementation phases of our hospice home their value to the organization will be apparent.”
The 15-member board includes the following individuals:
Bob Mason – Mason Law PC, Board Chair
Rhonda L. Burch - Hospice of Randolph County, President/CEO
Richard Brooks – Carolina Bank
W. Edward Bunch – Bunch, Robbins & Stubblefield, LLP
Robin Cockerham - Randolph Hospital
David Caughron - Randleman Chamber of Commerce
Carla Freemyer - Asheboro City Schools
Cranford Knott – COMMUNITYONE Bank
Christine McCarty, MD - Randolph Cancer Center
Robert Morrison - Randolph Hospital
Cindy Schroder - Retired Deputy Superintendent, Randolph County Schools
Patricia Shevlin, MD - Asheboro Family Physicians
Joey Trogdon - S.E. Trogdon & Sons, Inc.
Richard Wells - Randolph County Manager
Billie S. Vuncannon – Retired Hospice CEO, Emeritus
Hospice of Randolph County also presented the following service statistics for 2007 at the meeting:
· 557 Patients Served (Hospice & Home Health)
· 38 Kids Path® Patients Served
· 896 Families Served in Bereavement Care
· 121 Children in Counseling Support
· 46 Children Attended Caterpillar’s Quest Grief Camp
· 22 New Volunteers Trained
· 35 Clinical Students Mentored
A copy of the 2007 Annual Report (including financials and other info) and further information concerning Hospice of Randolph County can be obtained by calling (336) 672-9300 or by visiting www.hospiceofrandolph.org