The Veterans of Foreign Wars Ohio Charities has donated $3,295 to Hospice of North Central Ohio (HNCO) for services to area veterans, according to a news release.
“Veterans at end of life require and deserve the kind of care that provides dignity, honors their service to our country and cares for their unique needs,” Ralph Tomassi, HNCO Chief Development Officer / Senior Administrator, said in a statement. “Small nonprofit hospice organizations like HNCO are able to deliver this care through the support of charitable gifts and grants.”
The grant will be used to help pay for a veterans’ gratitude picnic, scheduled for Aug. 2 in Knox County, and a veterans’ service scheduled for Sept. 19, at the Ashland County Fairgrounds, the news release said.
"In addition, the grant will help honor veterans in hospice care with HNCO through pinning programs, bereavement services and direct patient care costs," the hospice said.
Since 1988, HNCO has provided thousands of families’ end-of-life and palliative care, bereavement programs and services, the news release said.
Headquartered in Ashland, HNCO serves more than 200 patients each day with chronic and terminal illnesses in Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Morrow and Richland counties, the agency said.
"Additionally, free continuous bereavement services are provided for hundreds of families of hospice patients and to anyone in the community experiencing grief," the news release said.
HNCO also operates a thrift shop in downtown Mansfield. For more information, call 800-952-2207.
HNCO is a nonprofit organization and a community partner of United Way of Ashland and Knox County, the news release said.
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