PHILADELPHIA – Members of the Philadelphia Flyers are scheduled to be on hand for Penn Wissahickon Hospice’s annual Light Up a Life ceremony at Penn Medicine Rittenhouse on Tuesday, November 30 at 6:00pm. At the event, a tree will be lit; each light on the tree is dedicated in honor or memory of a patient, friend or loved one.
This year also marks the 20th anniversary of Light Up a Life at Chestnut Hill Hospital, which will host their ceremony on Sunday, December 5. Since the first ceremony in 1990, events have expanded to Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Penn Medicine Rittenhouse. Each December, the lights on the Light Up a Life trees shine brightly as symbols of hope and of Penn Wissahickon Hospice’s commitment to the care, comfort and support of terminally ill patients and their families.
Donations to Light Up a Life will benefit the Penn Wissahickon Hospice Needy Patient Fund, which provides support for the uninsured and underinsured. Penn Wissahickon Hospice provides exemplary care from a specialized team of physicians, nurses, social workers and chaplains to manage pain symptoms and other physical, emotional and spiritual needs unique to patients in their final days.
Details of the events are below. For more information on Penn Home Care & Hospice Services, please visit http://pennmedicine.org/homecare/.
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WHO: |
Penn Medicine Rittenhouse
South Street Lobby
1800 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146 |
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
| 6:00PM |
Opening remarks |
6:30PM |
Tree lighting ceremony |
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- Laura & Sean O’Donnell and Kate & Matt Walker of the Philadelphia Flyers
- Joan Doyle, Executive Director of Penn Home Care & Hospice Services
- Elizabeth Alexander, Director of Penn Wissahickon Hospice
- Mary Ann Saleski, Senior Vice President, Comcast-Spectacor Foundation
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Sunday, December 5, 2010 |
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Hospital Entrance
8835 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118 |
Sunday, December 5, 2010
4:00PM – 5:00PM
4:00PM |
Opening remarks |
4:30PM- 4:45PM |
Tree lighting ceremony |
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- Joan Doyle, Executive Director of Penn Home Care & Hospice Services
- Brooks Turkel, CEO Of Chestnut Hill Hospital
- Vicki D. Lachman, PhD, APRN, MBE, 2010 Chestnut Hill Light Up A Life Chair
- Francis Ballard, Esq, Wissahickon Hospice Co-Founder
- Dr. Charles Lee, Wissahickon Hospice Co-Founder
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