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.
Donna George, LCSW, ACHP-SW, FT
Relieving Bodily Stress During Grief
Hospicare Ithaca Office 172 East King Road, Ithaca, NY, United StatesGrief can affect you not only emotionally, buy physically as well. You may be feeling sad, irritable, hopeless or gloomy. Your physical body may be experiencing fatigue, insomnia, poor appetite, new aches and pains or other physical discomforts. Chinese medicine has a deep understanding of the connection between the emotional and physical elements of grieving.…
FLOOF Collage pARTy: Remembering Our Mothers
An afternoon of remembrance for men and women who wish to acknowledge their special relationship with a deceased mother or mother figure. Create a work of art in honor of these special women. Workshop will take place at 135 Burleigh Drive, Ithaca. Registration is required by May 6th. Contact the Bereavement staff via phone 607-272-0212…
Self-Massage & Muscle Tension Relief
Rasa Spa 310 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, United StatesWe will explore ways to care for and nourish our bodies to support the process of grieving. We will teach self-care methods to help relieve muscle tension and encourage relaxation, and you will leave with tools to continue these at home. We will talk about self-massage as well as ways to use our community resources…
Metalworking Our Memories for Adults
The Metal Smithery 950 Danby Road, Ithaca, NY, United StatesThis workshop is offered as a collaboration between Hospicare and The Metal Smithery. It offers adults, age 18 or older, who are grieving the loss of a loved, an opportunity to process their grief and memorialize their loved ones through metalworking. Instructor: Elaan Greenfield Registration is required by October 31st. Contact the Bereavement staff via…