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Greetings!
Please enjoy the latest edition of VNA E-News.
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Fun Run
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2013 Vermont Respite House
5K Fun Run and Jiggety Jog
Saturday, May 11
We invite you to walk, jog, run, or bike in memory of or in honor of a loved one while helping us raise money for Vermont's only Medicare-certified hospice home. Money raised will help provide room, board, personal care and special service for residents, regardless of their ability to pay.
Thanks to early participants and generous benefactors and sponsors, we have raised almost $20,000 toward our $50,000 goal this year.
The event takes place at Allen Brook School, 497 Talcott Road, Williston. Check in begins at 8 am and the run begins at 9 am.
Registration is now open. To learn more about our event, to download an entry form and pledge sheet or to register online, please click here.
For more information, please call Maria at 860-4435 or email mcgrath@vnacares.org.
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Spring Blooms at VNA Fashion Show!
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 On April 11, 300 people gathered at the Sheraton for the Spring Blooms! Fashion Show and Luncheon. Thanks to the generosity of event sponsors, raffle prize donors and our guests, who bought tickets to the luncheon and lots of raffle tickets as well, this year's benefit raised over $30,000 for the Janet S. Munt Family Room, VNA's Parent-Child Center. For 25 years, the VNA's Family Room has provided essential services and programs that support our community's most vulnerable families.  Our lovely models bravely walked the runway to model fashions from SportStyle, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Liebling, Jess Boutique and Stella Mae. Many thanks to Theresa Alberghini DiPalma, Kara Alnasrawi, Brian Boardman, Kyle Bostwick, Laura Bowe, Amy Deavitt, Bob DiPalma, T.J. Donovan, Peggy Eastman, Sheryl Glubok, Frank Harris, Lauren Maloney, Judy Peterson, Martha Maksym, Susie Posner-Jones and Stacy Weinberger.  During the event, St. Michael's College Fix it With Five student organization presented the Family Room's Preschool program with a $10,000 check to promote school readiness. The 2013 VNA Cares for Children award was presented in honor of Virginia and Arnold Golodetz for their dedicated commitment to and passion for the Family Room and the families we serve.
A special thank you to our sponsors who helped make this event a success:
Northfield Savings Bank; Acadia Insurance; Hanson & Doremus Investment Management; Paul Frank + Collins; Bergeron, Paradis and Fitzpatrick; Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C.; The Lodge at Shelburne Bay; Peregrine Design Build; Pines Senior Living Community; Pomerleau Real Estate; Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.; Queen City Printers, Inc.; Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty; Gadue's Dry Cleaning; Jivana Holistic Spa; New England Federal Credit Union; Shearer Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac; Wake Robin; and Vermont Tent Company.
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VNA's Camp Knock Knock 2013 Seeks Volunteers
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Now in its 16th year, Camp Knock Knock, VNA's family bereavement camp, will be held the weekend of May 31, June 1-2.
Each year, up to 15 families who have experienced the death of a loved one make the trip to Camp Knock Knock which takes place in North Hero on the YMCA Camp Abnaki campus. Volunteers are needed throughout the weekend for all aspects of Camp, including arts and crafts, recreation, hospitality, set up and clean up.
If you are interested in exploring volunteer opportunities at Camp Knock Knock, please call the Camp Volunteer Hotline at 802-860-4499 ext.6633. A mandatory volunteer training takes place on Saturday, May 4 from 8 am to 2 pm at the VNA offices in Colchester.
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Sincerely,
Your VNA
Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties
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Spot a Stroke F.A.S.T.
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Do you know the signs of a stroke?
Call 911 and get to the hospital quickly for treatment for a better chance of recovery.
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