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News and Events

Winter Escape Sweepstakes

Just when the winter is getting to us all we offer a Winter Escape Sweepstakes. The winner receives:

• 1 night stay in a spacious two-room suite at the Oakbrook Terrace Hilton Suites
• 2 hour evening beverage reception
• 2 theatre tickets to Drury Lane Theatre
• Dinner for two at the Drury Lane Theatre
• Complimentary prepared to order breakfast next morning

Click here for an informative brochure.

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Powerful Tools for Caregivers

If you regularly take time to help a loved one with errands, personal care, living arrangements, financial and legal concerns or other activities, you are a caregiver. And frankly, caregiving can be stressful - physically, emotionally and financially. Powerful Tools for Caregiversis an educational program designed to provide you - the caregiver - with the tools needed to take care of yourself.

The next set of classes will be held Tuesdays, February 23 - March 30, 2010, 6:00 - 8:30 pm at the DeKalb County Hospice Office, 2727 Sycamore Rd., DeKalb. Class size is limited and registration is required. Class participation includes receiving a copy of The Caregiver Helpbook. There is no cost for this class.

For more information contact Val Heintz or
Helen Maurer, LCSW at DeKalb County Hospice
815-756-3000 or 815-786-3990.

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Hospice to Host Webcast

DeKalb County Hospice is hosting a webcast, "Cancer and End of Life Issues," on Wednesday, Mar. 24, from 11:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Kish Hospital. The webcast is the Hospice Foundation of America's 17th annual "Living with Grief Teleconference."

Continuing education contact hours (CEs) will be available through the Hospice Foundation of America for nurses, social workers, counselors, funeral directors, clergy, psychologists, physicians, EAPs, and nursing home administrators. Please verify CE availability with your professional or state board approval. There is a $25 online processing fee per certificate, per participant. Online CE instructions will be provided to participants on Mar. 24. The processing fee through the mail with HFA is $35. Checks, written out to HFA, will be collected on the day of the broadcast. There is a $10 charge per participant for each additional certificate requested. For more information about how to participate, please call Sue Rankin, 815.756.3000 or download this brochure.

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Memorial Teddy Bear Workshop

The Memorial Teddy Bear Workshop started with one woman's idea to soothe the wounds of grief and has culminated into a bi-annual event. With a piece or two of clothing that is a reminder of your loved one who died and with the help of some very talented and compassionate volunteers, you can create a lasting treasure of memories that can be hugged, tugged, cried upon, talked to, shared, and let's not forget LOVED. We offer this workshop twice a year in the spring and the fall.

The next Teddy Bear Workshop:

Saturday, April 10 from 9am - 12pm
Saturday, April 17 from 9am - 2pm
Roberts Conference Rooms 4 & 5

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Save the Date! Musical Fundraiser

Our music fundraiser will be held April 24th, 2010. It promises to be a great event with music for every-one. More information will be coming in the next months.