How You Can Support

Whether your donation to HospiceCare is a gift of money, time or talent, your gift is a gift of caring. The generosity and compassion of our community make it possible for HospiceCare to continue to meet the needs of our patients and their loved one's.

Many people ask what they can do to insure that HospiceCare will always be available to those who need it. HospiceCare's mission is to serve those in our community with a terminal illness and those who are grieving, regardless of their ability to pay. HospiceCare relies heavily on charitable donations to carry out our mission and to develop new programs to meet the needs of the community.

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Memorial Gifts

A memorial gift to HospiceCare is a meaningful way to honor the memory of someone who touched your life in a special way. Often, families specify "memorial may be made to HospiceCare of the Piedmont" in funeral notices as a way of honoring their loved one at the time of death. Many people choose memorial contributions to HospiceCare as a way to commemorate the birthday or anniversary of a loved one each year.

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Honor Gifts

A gift "in honor of" gives you the opportunity to support HospiceCare and at the same time express your love and respect for a living family member, friend, co-worker or other individual. Such a contribution is a thoughtful way to observe someone's birthday or anniversary in lieu of or in addition to a gift.

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Designated Gifts

Some people prefer that their gift to HospiceCare be earmarked for a particular use or to support a HospiceCare Program or need . . . such as Project Hope or patient medicines. Please contact HospiceCare's Development Office for information about various programs that need your support. Your designated gift may also be made in honor or in memory of a loved one.

Building Fund

HospiceCare of the Piedmont was very fortunate to complete a successful capital compaign in January 2005. Over $2 million was raised to build Hospice House. Additional funds are still needed to "retire" the debt on the facility. For more information contact the Development Office at (864) 227-9393.

In-Kind Gifts

HospiceCare has many different needs, often ranging from items needed for patients and their families to services and items needed for our Program, such as printing and supplies. Throughout the year, we have many different requests for in-kind items. If you would like to provide goods or services to HospiceCare, please contact the Development Office at (864) 227-9393.

Gifts of Time

Volunteers are essential to the existence of HospiceCare of the Piedmont. We provide many opportunities for you to use your time and talents in many ways. You decide how much time, how often and in what capacity you want to volunteer. For more information, contact the Volunteer Department at 864.227.9393.

Planned Giving

Planned giving is a structured way of contributing to HospiceCare. It involves looking ahead and planning how best to provide for your own needs and those of your family and to carry out your desire to support HospiceCare financially. A planned gift is any gift to HospiceCare that is arranged or provided for during the donor's lifetime, but may not be actually received in it entirety by Hospice Care until a future time, usually after the donor's death. If you would like more information on planned giving, please contact our Development Director or call 864.227.9393.

Dedicate a Brick

HospiceCare of the Piedmont invites you to support the new Hospice House by purchasing a commemorative brick. When you designate a brick in The Courtyard of the Hospice House, you create a timeless tribute. Your purchase of a brick not only assures that your loved one will have an enduring memorial, but also confirms your contribution in making the Hospice House a reality.

A commemorative brick is an ideal way to leave your mark, honor someone, or memorialize a loved one. Each brick can be engraved with your name or the name of a friend or family member. Your gift will help support the Hospice House which provides critically-needed services for all residents of our greater community. This facility enables people to experience this most difficult time in their lives with an added level of invaluable support. We invite you to join us in this effort to ensure that, in the greatest time of need, our citizens will be allowed every comfort possible. To purchase a brick, download our brochure/order form, order on-line, or call to request a form to be mailed to you, 864.227.9393.

Hospice Store

Do you enjoy a good sale? Visit our thrift store in Greenwood where you can shop for quality merchandise at great prices.

The Hospice Store

Offers customers good value and a pleasant shopping experience.
Maximizes the use of donated merchandise.
Generates funds to help HospiceCare of the Piedmont’s patients and families.
Increases community awareness of HospiceCare of the Piedmont.

Donations
Hospice Store receives generous donations from members of the community. The store’s success depends upon a continuing supply of quality merchandise to sell at reasonable prices.

If you are interested in recycling quality merchandise for a good cause, donations can be taken directly to the store. Pick-up service for furniture is available in Greenwood by contacting the Hospice Store at 229-9393.

Hospice Store accepts:

Furniture
Lawn equipment
Household items
Electronic equipment
Clothing
Books
Bikes
Sporting goods

A tax deductible receipt will be given for all donations.

*We cannot accept mattresses, computers, pianos or large building materials.

Volunteers
This is a great volunteer opportunity! The Hospice Store is dependent upon volunteers who assist the manager in the daily operations that include:

Receive donations
Sort, prepare and price merchandise
Assist customers
Monitor the condition of displays and the sales floor

We are always looking for new volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering at the Hospice Store please contact the store manager at 229-9393.

Hours of Operation (merchandise for sale):
Thursday/Friday 10AM – 5:30PM
Saturday 10AM – 2PM

Donations Accepted:
Tuesday/Wednesday 9AM – 4PM
Thursday/Friday 10AM – 5PM
Saturday 10AM – 2PM

Address:
Hospice Store
210 North Creek Boulevard (across from Fatz)
Greenwood, SC 29649

Phone:
864-229-9393

Newsletters

HospiceCare of the Piedmont publishes three different newsletters. Our general newsletter, Hospice Happenings is sent to all of our donors and volunteers quarterly. Physicians Focus is sent to the doctors in our service area three times a year. Parsons to Parsons is sent to clergy in our service area three times a year. If you would like to subscribe to any or all of these, please contact the Development Department at 864.227.9393.

Speaker Team

The Speaker's Team is a group of staff members, hospice volunteers, family members (that have been served by HospiceCare of the Piedmont), and youth dedicated to educating the community about hospice care, health issues, bereavement issues, pain control, and other hospice and end-of-life issues.

We want to speak to anyone that wants to learn more about hospice care and related issues. There are a wide variety of topics we can discuss. To schedule a presentation, contact the Development Department at 864.227.9393.

Friends of Hospice

Friends of Hospice is a group of women that volunteer for Hospice. This group was formed about 10 years ago to raise money for Hospice in fun and unique ways.

FOH is in charge of two specific fundraising events for Hospice. The Butterfly Celebration is one event which is held the Saturday before Mother’s Day. The other event is Top Your Table which is held in September.

This group of women is a wonderful group to be a part of. They are all very generous with their time and talents. HospiceCare of the Piedmont is very fortunate to have their support and generosity. If you are interested in learning more about Friends of Hospice, please contact Development Department at 864.227.9393.

Watchman

Churches play a vital role in our community providing spiritual care, social interaction and various levels of support. Hospice is an extension of the churches' role and recognizes religious congregations as the cornerstone for service delivery to the community. The Watchman Program is a further extension of the ministry provided by churches/organizations for HospiceCare of the Piedmont.

A Watchman conveys the needs of your church family to HospiceCare.
Assisting in the recruitment of volunteers within your congregation who serve your church family and local area should they need Hospice services.
By maintaining close contact with leaders in your church, you will ensure that your congregation is adequately informed about Hospice and has a direct link to services.
This very important role will require a 5-6 hour training session given at the hospice office. Thereafter, the time you spend sharing your information within your organization.
You will be the "eyes" and "ears" for your congregation and local community...You will be the Watchman!

If you are interested in becoming a Watchman for HospiceCare of the Piedmont, please contact the Development Department at 864.227.9393.

Planned Events

Hope for Hospice Sunrise Service - Easter Sunday: 7am at Oakbrook Memorial Gardens

Butterfly Celebration - Saturday before Mother's Day: 10:30am at the HospiceCare of the Piedmont grounds

Top Your Table - First Thursday in September: noon at Gatewood Club.

Festival of Trees Memorial Service - Tuesday after Thanksgiving: 6:30pm at First Baptist Church in Greenwood

Festival of Trees Luncheon - Second Friday after Thanksgiving: noon at First Baptist Church in Greenwood

Festival of Trees - First Weekend in December: Saturday, 10am - 5pm, Sunday, 1pm - 5pm and Live Auction of Trees, 5pm at First Baptist Church in Greenwood