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. 

 

Chi Gong for Stress Reduction and Well Being: Online

Online

Chi Gong is an ancient Chinese practice -meaning exercise with your vital energy or breathing exercise.  This form focuses on relaxation and rejuvenation through slow, graceful movements.  Benefits of practice include stress reduction, strength and balance, and inner harmony. In just moments of practice each day you can shift your mental and physical state. Instructor:…

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Book Discussion: It’s Ok That You’re Not OK by Megan Devine: Online

Online

Laura Ward, Hospicare bereavement counselor, will facilitate an interactive discussion of the book, It’s Ok That You’re Not Ok. This event is presented by Phillips Free Library in Homer. 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…

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Recurring

Finding Forgiveness: Healing After the Loss of a Parent: Online

Online

The 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. Instructor: Mara Alper, Hospicare volunteer, creator of “Forgiveness: A Healing…

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Illuminations Community Memorial

Nina K. Miller Hospicare Residence 172 East King Road, Ithaca, NY, United States

Thursday, June 9th, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Illuminations, our annual community memorial event is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. Please join us to enjoy the Hospicare gardens, light a luminaria in memory of a loved one, and share in a special program of remembrance featuring live music, poetry, and concluding with a…

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Dealing with Loss

with Laura Ward, Hospicare's Manager of Psychosocial Services Join us for a special program on grief and loss. Grief is the natural response to profound loss and is the expression of the strong bond you had with the person who died. No two people grieve in exactly the same way, and how we express our…

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Hospicare 101

with Dr. Lucia Jander & Edna Brown LCSW Learn more about the difference between hospice and palliative care and how we can help patients, families, and caregivers at ANY stage of a life-limiting illness. Our team will introduce you to the services of Hospicare & Palliative Care Services. We use a team approach to providing…

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19th Annual Women Swimmin’ for Hospicare!

Ithaca Yacht Club 1090 Glenwood Rd, Ithaca, NY, United States

Swim the lake, be a boater, volunteer, donate, or go the distance! For 2022 we have lots of different options for you to participate. YOU choose which is the best fit for you! Sign up to receive events updates below. GO THE DISTANCE – Between May 6 and August 13 anyone can participate by doing any…

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Advanced Care Plannng – A Gift to Your Loved Ones

With Dr. Lucia Jander & Edna Brown LCSW Establish your goals and overcome your fears. Death is a part of life, and planning for it can make all the difference to the emotional health of those you leave behind. Talk will cover: • The importance of advance care planning • Guidance in filling out Health…

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Advanced Care Planning: A Gift to Your Loved Ones

Online

With Dr. Lucia Jander & Edna Brown LCSW Establish your goals and overcome your fears. Death is a part of life, and planning for it can make all the difference to the emotional health of those you leave behind. Talk will cover: • The importance of advance care planning • Guidance in filling out Health…

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Recurring

Writing Your Loss Story: Virtual

Online

Writing Your Loss Story is a four-week writing program that provides therapeutic writing prompts for the bereaved to use to tell their story. Held via Zoom and facilitated by Jane Baker Segelken, LMSW The group allows individual living with loss to explore their unique circumstances. A goal of the program is healing with words —…

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