Olean, NY— HomeCare & Hospice offers a personalized ornament as an option for remembering loved ones. This year’s ornament can also be engraved with the name of a loved one. The ornament is available for an $18 donation, with engraving, shipping and handling included. Additional options include giving an ornament as a gift, or purchasing a luminary bag with the name of your loved one written on it for $5. Luminaries will be displayed during each ceremony.
The annual ceremonies provide an opportunity for those to honor a loved one during the holiday season. The memorial ceremonies are held at five locations across HomeCare & Hospice’s service area and serve as a way for the community to come together and honor those they love.
All are invited to attend and stay after the ceremony for light refreshments. The proceeds from the ornaments are also a gift to current and future patients; your donation will help support more patients and families in our community as they face the end of life.
To ensure availability for the Tree of Life ceremony, orders must be received by Wednesday, Nov. 29 , and can be placed by contacting Nicholas O’Keefe at 716-372-2106 or nokeefe@homecare-hospice.org. Ornaments hung on the Tree of Life can be taken home after the ceremony, or they will be mailed by January 2018.
Ceremonies will be held in the following communities:
- Arcade: Saturday December 2nd, 12:30pm at Arcade Fire Hall, 145 North St.
- Olean: Sunday December 3rd, 1:30pm at Total Senior Care, 519 N. Union St.
- Little Valley: Monday December 4th, 5:30pm at VFW Post #8734, 5460 Route 353
- Wellsville: Tuesday December 5th, 5:30pm at David Howe Memorial Library, 155 N. Main St
- Warsaw: Thursday December 7th, 5:30pm at Five Star Bank, 55 N. Main St.
- Batavia: Saturday December 9th, 2pm at Genesee County Office for the Aging, 2 Bank St.
Also available are a limited number of Classic Tree of Life ornaments from the years 2004, 2005, and 2011. These ornaments can be purchased and engraved for the special low price of $10. While the Classic Ornaments will not be hung on the Tree of Life, they can be picked up or mailed with the 2017 ornaments.
HomeCare & Hospice, a non-profit United Way member agency, provides specialized medical care and social/emotional support for patients and families coping with terminal illness in Cattaraugus, Allegany, Wyoming and Genesee counties. The institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.