VNA of Chittenden and

Grand Isle Counties E-News

April 1, 2015

Please enjoy this newest edition of VNA E-News.

This is no April Fools' joke! Now is the time to reserve your seat at the year's most colorful luncheon and fashion show!

Spring Blooms! Fashion Show and Luncheon

Thursday, April 9

11:30 am - 1:30 pm

at the Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, Burlington

You don't want to miss this warm fundraising event that benefits the Janet S. Munt Family Room, VNA's Parent-Child Center.

See beautiful fashions from local clothiers SportStyle, Ecco Clothes, Spellbound, Men's Wearhouse and Wylie Sofia Garcia, modeled by community members, staff, board and friends of the VNA, including Hal Colston, Kristin Carlson, and Hannah Kirkpatrick.

Thanks to our sponsors for their generosity: Hanson & Doremus Investment, Bergeron Paradis & Fitzpatrick, Dinse Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., Dousevicz Real Estate, Northfield Savings Bank, Peregrine Design Build, Pines Senior Living Community, Queen City Printers, Inc., BerryDunn, Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Essex Outlets and Cinema, Gadue's Dry Cleaning, New England Federal Credit Union, Paul Frank + Collins, Pomerleau Real Estate, Wake Robin, and Vermont Tent Company.

Any questions or need more info? Contact Crystal Vendrell at 802-860-4435 or vendrell@vnacares.org.

Hospice and Palliative Care Workshop

Improve the quality of your life with hospice and palliative care. Learn all about these options at our upcoming presentation:

How Palliative Care and Hospice

Help You Live Better

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

6:00 - 7:00 pm

at Davis Auditorium

UVM Medical Center Campus

Presenters:

Jaina Clough MD, VNA Medical Director Hospice and Palliative Care Services

Nancy Carlson, RN, BSN, VNA Clinical Supervisor, Vermont Respite House

VNA professionals will discuss the differences between palliative care and hospice and how both improve the quality of your life. Whether you are considering options, you have a loved one that may benefit or you just want to know more, your questions will be answered and the myths dispelled. Discussion includes choosing the right care for your needs, hearing about the differences, learning about the team that provides care and considering all of the settings where care may occur. Learn more to take control of serious illness.

Registration:

802 847-2278 or online at uvmhealth.org/MedCenterHealthSource

Program and parking are free.

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Sincerely,

Your VNA
Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties

In This Issue

Spring is in the Air!

Hospice/Palliative Care

Fun Run Fun!

Count the Smiles

FUN RUN FUN!

Walk, run, jog, stroll and bike with the VNA at the

Vermont Respite House 5K Fun Run & Jiggety Jog

Saturday, May 9

Registration: 8am

Run: 9am

Held at Allen Brook School in Williston, this annual fundraising event allows us to raise money for Vermont's only Medicare-certified home-away-from-home for people with a terminal illness while also honoring loved ones who have died.

The cost is $20 to participate.

Pre-register at www.vnacares.org/run

You can also set up a fundraising page to get friends and family to support you!

Count the Smiles

Put your caring to work. If you are passionate about caring for others, working as a home health aide can be a rewarding job.

Come to one of our Informational meetings to learn more about becoming a personal care attendant or a homemaker.

Upcoming meetings:

April 8 at 9:30am

April 9 at 9:30am

April 9 at 5:00pm

All meetings will be held at the VNA, 1110 Prim Road, Colchester, VT.

Learn more here.