Sponsorship

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 – The Nancy Dowd Hospice Home

• Cash Bar
• Finger Food for 200
• Champagne Toast for 200
• Announcement of Third Annual Nancy J. Dowd Humanitarian Award
• Tent Rental 
• Sound System
• Live Background Music
• Printed Invitations & Program
• Postage
• Signage
• Physical NDHA Award/Gift/Trophy

Date & Location – TBD 

• Venue Fee
• Cash Bar & Appetizers
• Plated Dinner for 50
• Printed Invitations
• Postage
• Signage
• Door Prize/Raffle Item

Friday, December 4, 2020 – The Paul Nigra Center for the Arts

• Venue Fee
• Champagne Bar
• Appetizers
• Plated Lunch for 250 People
• Unlimited Wine Service for Two Hours for 250 People
• Custom Dessert for 250 People
• Hostess Gifts for 25 People
• Printed Invitations & Program
• Postage
• Signage
• Live Music
• Lunch for Volunteer Waiters & Staff (40 People)

Fall & Spring – The Nancy Dowd Hospice Home Great Room

• Postage
• Signage
• Live Music
• Caterered hors d’oeuvres for 50-80 people
• Bottled Water
• Roses

Counseling

Our Masters-prepared Social Workers meet free of charge with anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. There is no requirement that the person seeking support is connected to a patient who was a on the Hospice service. Sessions take place at the Nancy Dowd Hospice House in our library or can also be arranged to take place at a convenient community location.

Group Sessions

The MVHPC interdisciplinary team hosts a variety of group support sessions for the newly bereaved and those living with losses that are not recent. Again, these services are free of charge and do not require a specific connection to a patient who participated in the Hospice care team.

Soup Group

This is an informal interdisciplinary group that meets over lunch for supportive conversation and camaraderie. It’s a more informal approach to grief counselling. As with many of our ancillary services, there is no charge to participate.

Grief Education at Local School Systems

A sad side effect of society’s escalating violence is the more frequent need for grief support and education for all ages. Our Masters-prepared social workers partner free of charge with local guidance counselors in the school systems to provide educational resources and mentoring. Our team also offers to meet one-on-one with parents to coach them through the process of getting their children the resources they need to heal.

A mainstay of Hospice is the option for patients on service who qualify to visit the Nancy Dowd Hospice Home for a 5-night stay to give their loved ones a respite for full-time caregiving. Room and board at the NDHH costs $300 per day, with a 5-night stay totaling $1,500. Current state and federal law prohibit Hospices from billing for these “Respite Stays,” which essentially result in charity care from our operational budget – a cost of doing business.

At the request of a patient, a trained volunteer meets with the patient and through a series of several questions, invites him or her to recall events, relationships, feelings, philosophies and some of the most important memories in his or her life. The resulting story ‘Legacy Document’, belongs solely to the patient who may give it to family and friends so the ‘forever stories’ may live on for many generations to come. MVHPC offers this tool because it helps patients and is proven to be therapeutic.

• Airtime at the Nancy Dowd Humanitarian Award Ceremony and/or Soiree
• Complimentary tickets to the Soiree
• Customized plaque (as appropriate) for capital projects
• Logo in any print materials related to the event, program or capital project
• Naming Rights
• Press conference or ribbon cutting ceremony
• Press release & photo on the MVHPC website & MVHPC newsletter
• Press release and photo submission to media outlets (no guarantee it will run)
• Promotional brochure in the brochure rack at the NDHH
• Recognition in the MVHPC Annual Report
• Recognition on Facebook
• Recognition through a positive testimonial or business review
• Special signage and promotional materials at the event/program
• Verbal acknowledgment during related event or program

• Airtime at the Nancy Dowd Humanitarian Award Ceremony and/or Soiree
• Complimentary tickets to the Soiree
• Logo in any print materials related to the event, program or capital project
• Press release & photo on the MVHPC website & MVHPC newsletter
• Press release and photo submission to media outlets (no guarantee it will run)
• Promotional brochure in the brochure rack at the NDHH
• Recognition in the MVHPC Annual Report
• Recognition on Facebook
• Recognition through a positive testimonial or business review
• Small wall plaque in the NDHH
• Special signage and promotional materials at the event/program
• Verbal acknowledgment during related event or program

• Logo in any print materials related to the event, program or capital project
• Mention in the MVHPC Newsletter
• Press release & photo on the MVHPC website & MVHPC newsletter
• Press release and photo submission to media outlets (no guarantee it will run)
• Promotional brochure in the brochure rack at the NDHH
• Recognition in the MVHPC Annual Report
• Recognition on Facebook
• Recognition through a positive testimonial or business review
• Small wall plaque in the NDHH
• Verbal acknowledgment during related event or program

• Logo in any print materials related to the event, program or capital project
• Mention in the MVHPC Newsletter
• Recognition in the MVHPC Annual Report
• Recognition on Facebook
• Small wall plaque in the NDHH

• Logo in any print materials related to the event, program or capital project
• Mention in the MVHPC Newsletter
• Recognition on Facebook