The Beacon
The Beacon: A Newsletter for Friends and Supporters of Calvert Hospice
Winter 2017
Happy New Year!
We are so pleased to be able to share this newsletter with our community to let
everyone know what we’ve been up to here at Calvert Hospice! We are especially
pleased that you’ll find some changes in this newsletter, from helpful tips for caregivers,
to a listing of our Board of Directors and staff members. And we are even more pleased
Tips For Caregivers…....2 (if that were possible!) to introduce our new full-time Director of Medicine and
Palliative Care, Dr. Stephanie Carpenter. We are ecstatic that she has joined our team
and are already benefitting from her passion, expertise, and leadership.
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Community Gifts…....4-5
As you can tell, 2017 is already shaping up to be another remarkable year for us as we
bring expert and compassionate end-of-life care to our community. We are not only
increasing the number of families and patients we’re reaching for hospice care, we’re
Generous Donors…...6-7 also expanding our services to include palliative care. Currently, these specialty
consultations are available for patients in the hospital and in our nursing homes
throughout the county, but we will soon be expanding into clinics as well. We’ll be sure
Festival of Wreaths…...8 to share with you the growth of this program and how this support can assist individuals
with either chronic or terminal illnesses to improve the quality of their lives.
Circles of Leadership..10 We are also continuing our educational seminars in partnership with Calvert Memorial
Hospital, including how to access VA benefits, how to better understand how hospice
care can help your family, and how to respond to and cope with receiving difficult news.
We are now offering a new approach to grief support by offering an eight-week
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program on “Understanding Your Grief.” This option is in addition to our on-going
drop-in groups and individualized counseling. And our Outreach Coordinator, Tanea
Granlund, continues to conduct customized presentations for any size group. Please call
us or visit our website at any time to find out more about how we can help you and
your families “make the most of every moment.”
Finally, as you’ll see inside, we hope you’ll mark your calendars for April 21st, our
Fourth Annual Culinary Event at Running Hare Vineyard! This is the first of our annual
Making your donation to
signature events that we hold to raise funds to help us care for patients at our Burnett
Calvert Hospice is just a
Calvert Hospice House. We would love to again see everyone who has been a part of
few clicks away!
this event in past years, as well as welcome new friends for this very special evening of
dining, dancing, and community. We continue to be grateful for the support of our
community through fund-raising events, donations, purchases at our
Visit calverthospice.org
Shoppe, volunteering, and so much more. And we continue to be
and click the PayPal button
to make a secure and easy committed to being there for everyone in our community whenever
we’re needed. Here’s to making 2017 a year of peace, comfort, love,
donation online.
and an ever-deepening understanding of life’s greatest gifts.
Sincerely,
Jean E. A. Fleming
Executive Director
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Tips for Caregivers
Why do caregivers need support? Think about what the airline attendant says
to you during the safety briefing prior to a flight. “If you are traveling with a
child and the plane loses pressure, give yourself oxygen first, and then give it to
the child.” Being a caregiver for a loved one involves the same idea-you must
take care of yourself before you can care for anyone else.
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The effects of short or long term caregiving can include: sleep deprivation, poor
eating habits, failure to exercise, failure to care for yourself by not receiving
medical care that the caregiver may need which then, in turn places the
caregiver at a higher risk for depression, isolation, alcohol and drug abuse,
among other things.
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Involve older (adult) children
Take a break
Take a walk
Read a book
Explore work options to be home more
Don’t be afraid to ask others for help
Keep an ongoing list of tasks handy of things that need to be
done so that when someone asks, you have it right there
Planning and Organizational Tips:
 Name and phone number of attorney
 List of current medications
 List of family members/friends and phone numbers
 Handle legal matters (Advance Directives, POA, Wills, etc.)
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Eat healthy
Investigate respite options
Online support groups are available
Consider hired caregivers
Hire a cleaning service
Investigate Adult Day Care for a few hours days a week
Meals on Wheels
Look to county Aging Offices for resources
Exercise
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List and phone numbers for doctors and/or
other medical professionals
Passwords/account information for accounts
and computer access
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Safety in the Home:
 Handrails in the bathroom
 Raised toilet seat or bedside commode
 Hospital bed, walker, wheelchair
 Smoke detectors working
 Non-skid rugs/mats
 Clear paths for walking
 Night lights throughout the house/bathroom/kitchen
Communication in the home:
 Cordless/speaker phone
 Cell phone
 Medic alert system
 Baby monitor
 Bell
Caregiving is “heart” work that can be emotionally and physically exhausting. It is vitally important that the
caregiver recognize signs that they may be experiencing burnout and take a step back to
recharge their battery. Self-care can make all the difference in the word for caregivers. Learn
some stress reduction activities (yoga, deep breathing, meditation), exercise, make sure that
you are not ignoring your own health care needs, get enough rest and try to eat well, accept
help from others, acknowledge feelings that you may be having as a caregiver and seek the
support of a family member, pastor or therapist, if needed.
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“With love in your heart, you will always do the best that you can for your loved one.”
Resources:
National Alliance for Caregiving www.caregiving.org
National Family Caregivers Association www.nfcacares.org
AARP www.aarp.org
Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org
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Eldercare Locator www.eldercare.gov
VA Caregiving Support www.caregiver.va.gov
Medicare hotline www.medicare.gov
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
www.nhpco.org
Family Caregiver Alliance www.caregiver.org
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In Their Own Words
Here are a few comments from the many letters we receive every day.
“Thank you for doing an extraordinary service for my mom. Her final months went the way she wanted, with the help, support
and love of the team from Calvert Hospice. She died with dignity, in her own home, when she was ready! Thank you for giving her
the tools she needed to do it her way.”
“Thank you for all you did for my husband in his final days. You were all very kind and caring. I am happy there is a group such
as yours to be there for the patient and the caregiver. God bless you all.
“Thank you so much for all you did to help make my parents’ transition to eternal life as painless as possible & help ensure their last
days were as good as circumstances could be, plus your support before, during, and after their passing. You are all angels!”
“Our family was so impresses with the professionalism of everyone we met from Calvert Hospice. From the social worker at our first
interview to our primary nurse visiting just hours before my mother passed away; they were all compassionate, knowledgeable, and
very respectful. My mother could not have been treated any better!”
“Hospice was wonderful. They let me be my father’s advocate and I did everything. They just come to check on him and his meds.
When my time or another family member time comes, I’m contacting Hospice. Such wonderful caring people.”
“Burnett Calvert Hospice House was amazing, from the Director to the nurse in charge to all the care workers, they were all
fantastic, they cared for my dad like he was their dad. The house was very comfortable and calming. I will never forget the
memories we made with my dad there and the wonderful care he received. Thank you.”
“My husband’s paramount desire was to leave the hospital, go home and die in his own bedroom. There is no way I could of
arranged for that or cared for him without hospice. Hospice gave us seven more months together and I will always be grateful for
that. My biggest regret is that I didn't read through the entire family packet until days after his death. There is a lot useful
information in it and I wish I’d read it during the first weeks of caregiving.”
Moments of Life: Made Possible by Hospice offers stories in
v video and text that demonstrate all that hospice can do to help
p patients and family caregivers at the end of life. Research
c commissioned by NHPCO found a vast majority of people (96%)
who’ve had a personal connection to hospice through a family member or friend are left with a positive
impression of what hospice care can do. However, most Americans don’t have this personal
experience. Many don’t really understand how hospice works, how it is paid for, the scope of services
offered, or the level of expertise the hospice team brings to every patient. Please take some time to
explore MomentsofLife.org, to see all the ways hospice and palliative care teams make more
meaningful moments possible.
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Community Gifts
November 12th & 13th marked
the 43rd annual Unique Boutique
Fine Arts and Crafts Show at
Calvert High School in Prince
Frederick. Calvert Hospice is
honored to be supported by
Unique Boutique and accepted a
donation of $1,239.
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Calvert Hospice accepted a
donation for $595 from the
Crops for Hospice Scrapbook
Club event in October.
Calvert Hospice was honored
to be the recipient of a
donation from the Tri-County
Cruisers in the amount of
$600.
“No Shave November” was a great
success as Sherriff Mike Evans relaxed
the strict grooming standards and raised
$1,685 for Calvert Hospice.
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Cindy Morgan Chambers with Blue Brush
Calvert County Bar Association Art Studio hosted two Paint Night
raised $3,000 for Calvert Hospice Fundraiser events at Brick Wood Fired
during the 3rd annual 5k Fun
Bistro. The first event raised $1,000 for
Run/Walk at Calverton School. Calvert Hospice. The second event,
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planned and promoted by Exelon, raised
$1,176 for Calvert Hospice.
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Calvert Hospice accepted a donation from The
Chesapeake Chorus in the amount of $607 from a
concert they held at the Union Church in November.
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On December 10th the entire Chesapeake Village
community located in Chesapeake Beach held
their annual luminary event and donated $1,120 to
Calvert Hospice.
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Thank you to all of our Community Fundraisers and to the residents of Calvert County for your
participation. We greatly appreciate all of the support. Because of the support that you provide,
Calvert Hospice can continue to do what we have been doing for over thirty years – enabling our
patients and their families to make the most of every moment at a time when connecting is most
important. If you would like to hold a fundraiser for Calvert Hospice, please contact Claire Piason
Director of Development at 410-535-0892 x 4002 or [email protected].
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Community Gifts
In November we celebrated National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. To help raise
awareness and necessary funds the following restaurants supported our mission.
Thank you to the all the restaurants that participated and to our community for dining out.
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Jason Nagers Owner/GM of Brick
Wood Fired Bistro in Prince
Frederick presented Calvert
Hospice with a check for $175
collected through a percentage of
one day’s sales.
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Roy Rogers raised $285 for
Calvert Hospice from a
percentage of the evening sales
between 5-8 pm during our
Fundraiser on November 9th.
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Trish Weaver from Dream Weaver Café in Prince
Frederick presented Calvert Hospice with a check for
$300 and we received $15 from the community in
cash donations.
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Chipotle raised $125 on
December 5th by donating a
percentage of sales to Calvert
Hospice between 5-8pm that
evening.
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Cheyanne Snyder and Morgan
Weathers presented Calvert
Hospice with a check for $324 on
behalf of Steve Cooper and Jim
Bock. These funds were raised
through the Funds for Friends
program at Greene Turtle. .
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La Tolteca Owners
Tony & Irma in Prince
Frederick presented
Calvert Hospice with
a check for $100
and they collected
$82 in cash donations
from the community.
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Mamma Lucia in Dunkirk
and Prince Frederick
raised funds for Calvert
Hospice by donating a
percentage of one day’s
sales. In addition the
owner, Maria Lubrano
graciously donated $400 to
Calvert Hospice.
Chad Wagaman from the Chesapeake
Grille & Deli in Dunkirk presented
Calvert Hospice with a check for $336
from employee tips and community
donations.
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Abner’s Crab House helped
Calvert Hospice raise funds during
the month of November in honor
of National Hospice and Palliative
Care Month. Abner’s received
$66 in cash donations.
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If you know of a restaurant that would love to hold a fundraiser for Calvert Hospice, please contact
Tanea Granlund, Outreach Coordinator at 410-535-0892 x 4008 or [email protected].
We are always looking for new fundraisers and community support. Thank you for your help!
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Thank You to Our Generous Donors (10/1/16 through 12/31/16)
A & W Insurance Services, Inc.
A. H. Hatcher Inc.
Advanced Trouble Shooters
Alan and Cheryl Parris
Albert and Barbara Schwencer
Albert and Susan Gryskewicz, Sr.
Alecia B. Haman
Alex and Ann Lancaster
Alice Jones Hunter
Alice Langley
Amelia Grady
American Legion Post 206
Amie M Brown
Amy Brown Everett
Amy Foley
Amy McHenry
Amy Plummer
Anchor Pharmacy & Medical Supplies
Ann Edwards
Anne Etzel
Annette H. Wilfong
Annie Elliott
April S. and David G. Ripple
Arta Sutton
Arthur A. Harkness
Asbury Home Services
B. Ann O'Kennon
Barbara Barkley-Harris
Barbara Johnson
Barbara P. Burnett
Barbara Straughn
Barry and Jean Berube
Bartley and Arden Wood
Bernard T and Sharon L Blandford
Bernice Sewell
Betty Eakin Stith
Betty S Burton
Billy J. Venis, Jr.
Bleak Hill Restorations
Bonnie Augostino
Bonnie Lyons
Bonnie Trinkley
Brian Belk and Mabel Grau
Brian Crow McDaniel
Brick Wood Fired Bistro, LLC
Bruce and Malane Silver
Bruce and Martha Black
Bruce and Maureen Evartt
Calvert Commercial Real Estate, Inc.
Calvert County Bar Association
Calvert County Employee Recognition
Committee
Calvert Elks Lodge #2620
Calvert Internal Medicine Group, PA
Carol Darling
Carol Perry
Carole Bowen
Caroline Trossbach
Carolyn Keefe
Carolyn Kemp
Carrie Polk
Catherine Doran-Neal
Catherine Goldman
Catherine L. West
Cathy Bayne
Cathy Thompson
CCPS Social Affairs Committee
Charles and Carol Noel
Charles and Lorraine Perry
Charles and Lynn Kuhn
Charles V. and Ann Follett
Cheryl DeHaven
Cheryl Hee
Chesapeake Techology International
Christa England
Claire McFarland
Clara Mae Buckmaster
Community Bank of the Chesapeake
Connie Washington
Cordelia Freeland, MD
Curt Garner
Daniel L Boesz
Daniels & Daniels, LLC
Darla Trilli
Darlene Bremer
Darlene Harrod
Dave and Marky Wissman
David and M. Jan Pitcher
David and Norma Keyser
David Cooke
David Dodson, Retired
Dennis Baker and Emalie Gibbons
Baker
Diana Ruth Wagner
Diane Couchman
Dolores Gibbs
Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Don and Kitty Cooke
Don and Linda Baier
Don and Mary Smolinski
Donald and Melissa Canada
Donald and Patricia Dove
Donald Brown
Donald W and Donna Gates, Jr.
Donna Carpenter
Donna Osecky
Doris A. Demler
Dorothy Buckler
Dowell Financial Services, LLC
Doyle and Cathy Cox
Dr. Debra Spatz
Drycleaning and Laundry Institute
Duncan and Michelle Frazer
E. K. Van den Heuvel
Earl and Robin Hance
Early Bird Home Services, LLC
Edna C. Vongarlem
Edward and Diedre D. Koskie
Edward Miller
El Puente LLC
Eleanor Jones
Eleanor Ward
Elizabeth Glascock Wyrough
Ellen Johnston
Ellis G Knox and Jane F Knox
Eluid Torres
Elwood Cooke
Emma Jean Crupi
Erin Goldsmith
Ernest and Emily Mayhew
Ernest and Mary Ann Lagimoniere
Ernest J. and Marion A. Arhar
Ethel Patterson
Eugene & Carolyn McHugh
Exelon Corporation
Fausto and Vicci Marino
Faye A. Hutchins
Floor Systems, Inc.
Florence Ford
Frances F. Hyatt
Francine W. Lamson
Frank and Cynthia Jurney, Jr
Frank and Virginia DeLuca Jr.
Frederick D Hoffman
Gaines Jones
Gale S. Parks
Garrie A. Friend
Gehan V and Christopher J Bell
Gene and Marcia Tudor
Gene Richnafsky & Sandra
Pellier-Richnafsky
George and Carol Spence, Jr
George and Celia Bodmer
George and Sandra Sadka
George Anderson
George Brooke Gray & Jacqueline
Cooksey Gray
George W and Elaine C Hance, Jr
Gerald and Marilyn Walters
Gerald R. Van De Velde and Rene
Cunningham
Gerard and Sandra Murphy
Gerry and Pat Smith
Gilbert S. Masters
Gloria and Patrick Burley
Gordon L. Smith
Gothard A and Mary Lou Lane
Grace Jean Willis
Grace Sullivan
Greene Turtle of Calvert
Gregory and Diane Catrambone
Gretchen Kaminski
Guillermo and Ada Rivera
Guy H. and Gloria H. Hall
Harold C. and Darlene A Sparrow, Sr.
Harry and Chrystal Hill
Harry N and Ramona W Scott
Heather Begley
Help Association, Inc.
Henry and Barbara Merryman
Hilke Reid Hoefer
Hugh and Frances Jackson
Irene Ford, MD
J. Ryan Raley
Jack and Faye Hammett
Jacob and Lauren Davis
James and Kathryn Bendle
James and Linda Higgs
James and Roxie Simmons
James C and Sarah I Higgs
James O'Neal
Jan Yoshimoto
Jane Baskin
Janet Carteris Forbes
Janice Heaton
Jay and Margie Webster
Jean Masonis
Jeanne Norris
Jeff and Nancy Klapper
Jeffrey and Kathleen Smith
Jeffrey Seinwill
Jenise Anthony
Jennifer Bate Tyler
Jennifer Boswell
Jennifer Maughan
Jennifer Newton
Jerry Francis and Susan E. Finan
Jerry Seinwill
Joe and Kathleen J Yost
Joe and Nancy Hill
Joel and Mary Bergsman
John A. Hugg
John and Linda Clem
John and Margaret Shay
John and Nancy Sanderson
John and Peg Carter
John and Virginia Beach
John C. and Sessaly P. Boyd
John Kraft
John M and Nancy G Bidne
John M. Lynch
John Takle
John Weigel, M. D.
Joseph and Cheryl Pilkington
Joseph and Frances (Jan) Kleponis
Joseph and Mary Ann Zaversnik
Joseph H. Bozick
Joseph Mills
Joyce J. Maines
Joyce Owens, MD and Patrick
Rodrigues
Joyce Savelli
Judd Rutledge
Judith Brice
Judith Foist
Judith Jones
Judith Polca
Judy Kallal
Julia Mattox
Justine Whitney
Karen Wood
Katelin Welles
Katherine M Knight
Katherine Taylor
Kathryn Wolfe
Kelly Mary's Austin
Kenneth W. Powley
Kermit and Barbara Dyke
Kimberly Breedlove
Kristen Sweet
Lamar and Betty Gowland
Laura and John Brady
Lawrence Bowman
Lawrence J and Beverly A Smialek
Lawrence W. Vantassel, Sr.
Lee Funeral Home
Len and Nancy Baer
Lewis Klotzbach
Liane and David Hendry
Lillian L. Smoyer
Linda Hardesty
Linda Hatch
Linda Noel
Linda Tooma
Our Board of Directors play a key role in guiding Hospice and we are truly appreciative
of their commitment and support of Calvert Hospice.
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Linwood and Doreen Thomas
Lisa Norwood
Lona Davis
Long Beach Ladies Luncheon Group
Loretta Bast
Louis Amtmann
Luella Chaney
Luke Daugherty
Lynn C. Hemmerich
Mamma Lucia's Italian Restaurant
Manley and Carol Grimstead
Marcia J. Leitch
Marcine and Craig Gough
Margaret Ballard
Margaret H. Phipps
Margit Miller
Marguerite H. Sinback
Marian Best
Marian Rabeno
Marianne Harms
Marjorie A. Poynor
Marjorie Knoll
Mark Goddard
Mark Todd
Marshall and Gail Gibson
Martha Pritchard
Martha Sue Sulhoff
Marvin Bowman
Mary Anderson Lane
Mary Ann McLoone
Mary C Menoche
Mary Dawson
Mary Ellen Elwell
Mary K. Chavez
Mary Stuart Sierra
Mary Tweedie
Mason Bishop
Maxie Morgan
Melissa Brown Carter
Melissa Tyner
Michael and Carol King
Michael and Ellen Dyer
Michael and Karen Sharpe
Michael and Leslie Brooks
Michael and Shirley Mitchell
Michael Horabik
Michael Lewnes
Michael O'Keefe
Michael W Lee
Michele Intihar
Michele Watson
Mildred Howes
Miriam Dubin
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Lacosse
Mrs. Patricia Westcamp
Ms. Patricia King
Nadine Garrett
Nancy F. Helzer
Nancy Holland
Nicholas Adams, Jr
Nicholas and Danielle Peterson
Norma F. Bartus
Norma Lietz
Norman Dove
North Beach House & Garden Club
Pamela Beery-Gibson
Patricia and Domenic F. Lavato
Patrick J. Bright
Paul and Donna Wilson
Paul B and Beverly A Thompson
Paul C. Hayden, Jr. & Sons Plumbing
and Heating
Paul Habig
Paul Luskey
Paul Vetterle
Paula Harrington
Peter J. Rockefeller
PJB Enterprises
PNC Financial Services Group
ProCare RX
Quilters By The Bay
R & B Plumbing
R. Gwynne and Pamela Pals
Rae DeMar
Ray and Doris Bussard
Rebecca Price
Recorded Books
Re-Elect Mike Evans for Sheriff
Richard & Angela Burbank
Richard and Carolyn Lewis
Richard and Cathy Stonesifer
Richard and Claire Piason
Richard and Debra Marchant
Richard and Helen Moore
Richard and Jean E. Fleming
Richard and Jeannette Findley
Richard and Kathleen Cirillo
Richard and Maureen Manley
Richard and Shannon Burch
Richard E. Ward
Richard Muldoon
Rick and Lisa Greenlee
Rita Evans
Robert and Dee Monnett
Robert A McCready
Robert and Dianne Falter
Robert and Evelyn Chaney
Robert and Judith Ellen Schwartz
Robert and Kay Taylor
Robert and Patricia Matteson
Robert Chaney, Jr
Robert Fletcher
Robert Henderson
Robert M. Hirschberg
Robert P. Gallagher
Robert W. Potts
Roberta Safer and Klaus Zwilsky
Roberta W. and Donnie F. Jones
Rocco and Diane Ragano
Ronald L. Van Nest
Ronald Smith
Ronnie and Susan King
Rose A. Byrd
Rosemary Dowell
Ross and Louise Hutchinson
Ruby A. Napier
Russell and Margaret Bowie
Ruth Combs
Ruth Dixon
S. Harman and Associates, Inc
Sally Schofield
Sandra Grim
Sandra Phillips
Sandra Vanoosten
Schulman and Kaufman,, LLC
Scott Taylor
Sean and Joanne Prewer
Sewell Funeral Home
Shahla Butler
Shannon Kingsbury
Sharon Melcher
Sharon Murphy Mattia
Shaun Wagner
Sheila Rice
Shirley Bowen
Shirley Clement
Smithville United Methodist Women
Southern Maryland Crops for Hospice
Southern Maryland RC & D Board
Stan & Laura Wildesen
Stephen Straka
Steven and Lisa Ourand
Steven and Sue Kullen
Steven Humphrey
Sundra Cherrico
Susan M Skelly
Susan M. Flint
Suzanne P Gore
Sven and Mary Thulin
Sylvia Koskey
Tammy Galensky Wright
Tammy Kortbein and Mark T. Smoker
Tax Depot LLC
Teri Gatton
The Women of St. James Parish
Theodore and Stefanie Szerszenski
Theodore Longsworth
Theresa Ann Bottner
Thomas and Dorothy Garner
Thomas and Marie Sidleck
Thomas and Sandra Konerth
Thomas and Tracy Finn
Thomas S and Karen S Phelps
Tim and Sharon Hankins
Tim and Toni Brown
Tim Snead
Timothy and Carol Tameris
Timothy and Frances McClenahan
Timothy and Jolie Wratten
Tony Mary's Palangi
Tracey McKirgan
Trevor and Liz Richards
Tri County Cruisers Rod and Custom
Car Club
Trish Weaver
United Way of Charles County, Inc.
United Way of St. Mary's County
US Anglo Division of the Library of
Congress
Valerie Forbes
Vernon and Phyllis Hayden
Virginia Smythe
Vivian Ward
W. Paul and Jo Ellen M. Youngblud, III
Walter and Judy Brightwell
Walter and Mary Ellen Boynton
Warren and Mabel Herring
Wendy Feid
William and Cindy Chambers
William and Joan Hawk
William and Judy Cassidy
William and Linda Rose
William and Sharon Myers
William L O'Neill, Jr.
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William L. and Cynthia B. Peil
William Miller
William R.and Donna Rummel
Willlis Morris
Wilmer T Brightwell, III
Yvonne Railey, MD
Yvonne West
We wish to recognize and sincerely thank our Calvert Hospice staff who continue to give generously of
their time, skills, and compassion in support of our mission and our patients and their families.
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Events
Thank you so much to everyone who made our 1st Annual Festival of Wreaths a
success. The Festival of Wreaths is an opportunity for the community to come enjoy
beautiful wreaths designed by local artists and businesses. We had 70 gorgeous
wreaths donated in 2016!
The Festival of Wreaths also offered two wreath making workshops, kids’ crafts, visits
with Santa, entertainment from two local groups, and some delicious food for sale by
Hardesty Haven Catering and Crumb Snatchers. A special thanks to
Beth Graeme for her dedication to the Festival of Wreaths and the beautiful photographs
you
captured and shared with us. Looking forward to next year!
Educational Seminars
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Volunteer Training
Looking to Give Back in the New Year? Come Volunteer with Us!
We are so thankful for each and every volunteer who
has given us their time, energy, and passion! At this
time, we have approximately 65 active volunteers who
contributed over 4,600 hours of service last year.
Volunteers work with our patients and families, help in
our office, provide support to our bereavement
programs, and work in our Shoppe for Hospice. They
are such an important part of our mission, and we couldn’t continue to serve our patients and families
without them. There are many ways you can help!
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Our next volunteer training will be held February 23 - 25, 2017. Training covers all aspects of a
volunteer’s role within Calvert Hospice and allows new volunteers to interact with our staff members.
For more information or to register for training, please contact Amanda Peterson, Volunteer Coordinator,
at 410-535-0892 x4003.
Calvert Hospice Team Highlights
We’d like you to meet Dr. Stephanie B. Carpenter, Director of Medicine and Palliative Care for Calvert
Hospice.
Dr. Carpenter received her Bachelor of Science from Howard University, her Master of Science from the
University of Rhode Island, and her Medical Degree from Howard University. She completed her residency
training in Internal Medicine at Indiana University and served as an Associate Professor at Indiana University –
Methodist Hospital prior to relocating to the East Coast. Dr. Carpenter worked for Medstar Southern
Maryland Hospital where she was quickly promoted to Assistant Director of Hospitalist Medicine. Thereafter,
she went on to become the Director of Hospitalist Medicine and Director of Palliative Care Medicine at
Calvert Memorial Hospital.
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Dr. Carpenter’s interest in Palliative Care and Hospice Medicine was sparked during her Medical School
Education when African American reticence toward end of life discussions was explored. Throughout her
training, she discovered that Physician education was lacking with regard to the end of life spectrum. Dr.
Carpenter made it her mission to seek out opportunities to educate herself to ensure she was able to
properly care for her patients throughout their lifetime and not just during manageable illness.
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Dr. Carpenter has facilitated and implemented end-of-life education and training in
Eldoret, Kenya, a community who previously had not spoken about death and dying.
Today, practitioners are now having these discussions and assisting patients and
families in navigating end of life decisions. Dr. Carpenter was recognized by her peers
for her work at Southern Maryland Hospital and was sought out to assist other
providers with complicated end of life cases. Currently she maintains her position at
Calvert Memorial Hospital as the Director of Palliative Care Medicine. In this position,
she has the opportunity to educate Healthcare providers, families and patients on the
benefits, appropriateness, and humanity of Palliative and Hospice Care.
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Dr. Carpenter resides in Upper Marlboro, Maryland with her husband
James and their five-year-old daughter Zaria.
Stephanie B. Carpenter, MD.
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Circles of Leadership
Our special thanks to all of the 2016 Calvert Hospice Circle of Leadership Donors! In appreciation for their
generous support, Leadership Circle members receive exclusive benefits based on their giving level. Donors are
listed below, according to the level of their gift. If you would like to learn more about the Circles of Leadership
benefits please contact Claire Piason for details at 410-535-0892 x4002.
CIRCLE OF STRENGTH
(Gifts of $10,000+)
Ada & Albert Wibel Foundation
Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Jean Doran
Medart Galleries
CIRCLE OF COMPASSION
(Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999)
Carolyn Keefe
Catherine Doran-Neal
Daniel L Boesz
Dr. Stephen Peters
Floor Systems, Inc.
Help Association, Inc.
Jerry and Joy Cozzens
Kelly Generator & Equipment, Inc.
Marianne Harms
Recorded Books
The Gott Company
CIRCLE OF COMFORT
(Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999)
Absolute Quality Contractors
Bozick Distributors, Inc.
Calvert County Bar Association
Community Bank of the Chesapeake
Davisonville Ruritan Foundation, Inc.
Gerald R. Van De Velde and Rene Cunningham
M & T Bank
PNC Bank
Quality Built Homes, Inc.
Robert W. Potts
Ruth Dixon
Tim Snead
Waldorf Chevrolet Cadillac
William and Cindy Chambers
CIRCLE OF CARE
(Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499)
A. H. Hatcher Inc.
After Hours It Solutions
Amie M Brown
Anchor Pharmacy & Medical Supplies
Barbara G Edwards
Bob Hall, LLC
Bonnie Augostino
Calvert Garden Club
Calvert Internal Medicine Group, PA
Calvert Memorial Hospital
Darlene Bremer
David G. Jenkins
Davis, Upton & Palumbo, LLC
Dowell Financial Services, LLC
Drs. Richard and Jean Fleming
Eric Dietz
Exelon Corporation
Friends of Tony O'Donnell
Garner Exteriors
Gentle Family Dentistry, LLC
Gordon Contractors, Inc.
IHI/Kiewit
Jacqueline Morgan Day Spa
Jay and Margie Webster
Jay and Tiffany Gaines
Jeff and Laura Cooper
Joan Hayden
John Albright
John and Laura Brady
John Kraft
Joseph and Mary Ann Zaversnik
Joseph H. Bozick
Lamson, LeBlanc & Carmean LLC
Lee Funeral Home
Len the Plumber
Lisa Capobianco
Margaret H. Phipps
Marshall and Gail Gibson
Mary Ann McLoone
Maryland Trust Title and Escrow, LLC
Michael and Denice Lee
Michael Henshaw
Mount Harmony/Lower Marlboro Unity UMC
Mt. Hope United Methodist Church
Paul and Donna Wilson
Pickett & Oliverio
PMG
Prime Lending
ProCare RX
RE/MAX One
Richard Muldoon
Robert Henderson
Robert M. Hirschberg
Roger and Diana Murphy
Ruddy Duck Brewery & Grill
Sharon Melcher
Stage Stores (Peebles)
Sysco Eastern Maryland
Thomas L. Hance, Inc.
Title Max LLC
Trish Weaver
W. Paul and Jo Ellen M. Youngblud, III
Waldorf Toyota
Winegardner Buick GMC of Prince Frederick
Different ways to support Calvert Hospice
We are an independent nonprofit hospice organization. While our success and stability as a community resource
are well established, we rely heavily on donations, grants, fundraising events, memorials, and assistance in many forms. Our
mission moves forward in service of others because of this support. There are many ways to support Calvert Hospice.

Direct & In-Kind Donations
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Memorials, Tributes & Honorariums
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Annual Appeal Contributions
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Business Partnerships
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Event Support and Sponsorships
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Special Events & 3rd Party Fundraisers
Making Donations & Shopping at the Shoppe for
Hospice
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Workplace Giving & Company
matching gift programs
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Volunteering
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Planned Giving & Estate Donations
How To Give
 Visit www.calverthospice.org or contact us at 410-535-0892. Credit cards accepted.
 Gifts can be mailed to us at PO Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD. 20678
For additional information on supporting Calvert Hospice, contact Claire Piason, Director of Development, at 410-535-0892 ext. #4002
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Calvert Hospice Information
Board of Directors
Clinical Staff
Diane M. Couchman - Member
Michael D. Frederick - Member
Bill Gaines - Vice President
Tiffany Gaines, CRNP - Member
Gail Gibson - Past President
Rev. Darryl L. Godlock - Member
Torben Huge-Jensen - Member
Daniel A. LaPlaca - Member
Raymon Noble, M.D. - Member
Stephanie B. Noronha - Member
Stephen M. Peters, M.D., Ph.D - Member
Ryan Raley - President
Teresa M. Schrodel - Member
William Michael Shaw - Secretary
Catherine M. Thompson - Treasurer
Margie Webster - Member
Tammy Anderson - BCHH Aide
Antoinette Andrews, RN - Nurse Case Manager
Ed Baker - Deacon
Allie Bolen, RN - Nurse Case Manager
Erica Brawner - BCHH Aide
Stephanie Carpenter, MD - Director of Medicine & Palliative Care
Brooke Clow - BCHH Aide
Cynthia Decinti - Medical Records Coordinator
Lindsay Falcone, RN - Community Nurse Liaison
Lynne Goldwasser, RN - Nurse Case Manager
Jacquelyn Goodwin, RN - Nurse Case Manager
Theresa Harmon, RN - Nurse Case Manager
Lynn Harrington, RN - Intake/Referral RN
Tonya Henry - Community Aide
Susan Hood, RN - Nurse Case Manager
Veronica Huntley - BCHH Aide
Larisia Johnson - BCHH Aide
Jasmine Jones - BCHH Aide
Amy Klinefelter - BCHH Aide
Gina McElhaney - BCHH Aide
Bill Miller - Chaplin
Caren Morningstar - BCHH Aide
Kathy Newcomer - Community Aide
Karen O’Kennon-Lotridge, LGSW - Social Worker
Brittanny Petrzala, GMFT - Bereavement Coordinator (Child/Teen)
Kara Phillips - BCHH Aide
Alisa Roberts - BCHH Aide
Melinda Ruppert, LCPC - Bereavement Coordinator
Kiersten Rutter - BCHH Aide
Megan Schoolcraft, RN - Nurse Case Manager
Sarah Thomas, RN - Nurse Case Manager
Wanda Thomas - Community Aide
Kimberley Twitchell, RN - Assistant Director of Clinical Operations
Lisa Washington - Community Aide
Susan Wisniewski, LCSW - Social Worker
Administrative Staff
Peggy Braham - Executive Assistant
Barbara Fallin - Bookkeeper
Jean Fleming, EdD, RN - Executive Director
Tanea Granlund - Outreach Coordinator
Susan Lloyd - Administrative Coordinator/Shoppe Manager
Lilian Lopez - Chief Financial Officer
Matthew Nelson - Human Resources Coordinator
Amanda Peterson - Media/Marketing Specialist &
Volunteer Coordinator
Claire Piason - Director of Development
Kara Rawlings, RN - Director of Clinical Operations
Sarah Simmons, RN - Director of Quality and Education
Amy Szatanek, LCSW - Director of Patient and Family
Services & Burnett Calvert Hospice House Director
Charlene Van Nest - Billing/IT Coordinator
Calvert Hospice Inc. complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
origin, age, disability, or sex.
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