Events
Please see our calendar below for more details. Some are held online while others are in-person.
Our interactive online calendar allows you to view events by month, week or day. Click on each event title for more information, including description and details about how to RSVP. Hospicare has a list of online grief resources that may be of assistance.
Throughout the year, Hospicare holds many events and programs, including ongoing grief support groups and special one-time or limited-time sessions. Hospicare also holds fundraising activities and outreach and educational events.
Swimming with Icebergs: An Evening with Jaimie Monahan
Swimming with Icebergs Women Swimmin’ for Hospicare presents an evening with Jaimie Monahan, a world record holding ultramarathon and ice swimmer and Cornell alum. Jaimie will tell the story of how she became interested in ice swimming and share stories and pictures from her open water swims on all seven continents. Jaimie will also provide…
Book Discussion Online: It’s Ok That You’re Not OK by Megan Devine
OnlineCo-facilitators: Chantelle Daniel, BFA, MLIS candidate & Laura Ward, LMFT, CT Chantelle Daniel will facilitate an interactive discussion of the book, It’s Ok that You’re Not Ok. In this powerful book, Megan Devine normalizes and validates the pain of grief while challenging a culture that often fails to understand. Her writing serves as a compassionate…
Enjoying the Swimmer’s Journey
Enjoying the Swimmer’s Journey Dive deep into your spring swim training with Shane Eversfield Thursday, April 22, 7-8pm via Zoom. Register at Hospicare.org/events. For more information contact us at events@hospicare.org or call 607-272-0212. Featuring: Shane Eversfield Presented by: Women Swimmin' for Hospicare Hosted by: Tompkins County Public Library Your passage through open water can begin…
How to Make a Death Binder: A Gift to Your Loved Ones
A virtual workshop to collect your wishes, documents, & papers together, all in one place. Virtual Workshop hosted by Cortland Free Library, Tuesday, April 27, 5-6pm A death binder or “in case of death file” is a tool to help organize and keep all your important documents, financial records and personal wishes in one place.…
Registration Opens for Women Swimmin’ for Hospicare
In 2020, thanks to our amazing community, we hit our goal of raising more than $425,000….in the middle of a pandemic!! THANK YOU!! For 2021 we are planning a hybrid event with different options to participate. YOU choose which is the best fit for you! GO THE DISTANCE – Between May 3 and August 14 anyone can participate by doing any activity in support of Hospicare. Whether you are walkin’, knittin’ bikin’, or pickin’ up trash, we are grateful…
Advance Care Planning Webinar with Hospicare
Advance Care Planning Webinar with Hospicare Thursday, May 13, 2021, 4:00-5:00pm. Phillips Free Library in Homer is partnering with Hospicare to offer an Advance Care Planning Webinar. Webinar if FREE but advance registration is required. End-of-life planning conversations are hard, and now is the time to have them. Join us for a one-hour webinar with…
Finding Forgiveness: Healing After the Loss of a Parent: Online
OnlineThe focus of this two-part workshop is to help adult children heal through forgiveness after the loss of a parent. Forgiveness can be an on-going process, even after death. Learning to forgive our parents and ourselves opens positive possibilities. Participants must commit to both sessions. Facilitated by Mara Alper, Hospicare volunteer, creator of "Forgiveness: A…
Illuminations Virtual Community Memorial
Join us from the comfort of your living room to remember your loved ones during this special program featuring music, poetry, a luminary lighting, and a moment of silence for those who died as a result of the pandemic. Webcams are not needed to participate; guests will have the opportunity to interact and support one…
Creating Meaning through the Women Swimmin’ Experience
Creating Meaning through the Women Swimmin’ Experience A virtual workshop for all participants with Maura Cody, Laura Ward and Sara Worden! June 24, 6:30-8pm Free and open to anyone in the Women Swimmin’ community. Registration required. Maura Cody spent her early childhood in Brooktondale and Ithaca, and has remained connected to the community even during her years away from the…
Beyond the Basics with Shane Eversfield
Beyond the Basics with Shane Eversfield Dive deeper into your spring swim training with Shane Eversfield Thursday, July 8, 7-8pm via Zoom. Register below. For more information contact us at events@hospicare.org or call 607-272-0212. Featuring: Shane Eversfield Presented by: Women Swimmin’ for Hospicare Hosted by: Tompkins County Public Library Join Women Swimmin’ for Hospicare for…