Arkansas Hospice Foundation

Journey to career at Arkansas Palliative Care a personal one for nurse practitioner Nurse practitioner shares how life's tragedies brought her to healthcare career and her fulfilling work at Arkansas Palliative Care.

Today, Aug. 30, is National Grief Awareness Day. While dealing with loss is different for every person, it is never an easy experience. As a community service, Arkansas Hospice offers grief support, free of charge, to the general public, including children, as well as the families of Arkansas Hospice patients. To learn more, please visit https://www.arkansashospice.org/grief-support.

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Remember Henry? It was five years ago this month that these pictures captured his love of the great outdoors – and the hearts of all who saw them. After Henry told his Arkansas Hospice social worker that fishing was the one thing he truly wanted to do again, he spent a morning on Lake Maumelle that ended with a lot of smiles, but no bites. A few days later, this determined Arkansas Hospice patient and members of his care team went back on the water with his wheelchair and oxygen tank, and, as you can see, Henry made a beautiful catch! These August 2019 photos show not only Henry’s joy, but also the beauty and peace of the sport that he loved so dearly.

Congratulations to these wonderful physicians! We are proud to have you all on the Arkansas Hospice team.

Please join us in congratulating the physicians named by readers of AY Magazine as 2024’s Best Healthcare Professionals! All five doctors listed in the Hospice and Palliative Medicine category provide care for patients served by Arkansas Hospice’s Family of Care.

Thanks to these physicians and everyone in our Arkansas Hospice family who works so hard to care for our patients – and to all the families across the state who trust us to care for their loved ones. It is our privilege and, ultimately, the highest honor that we can possibly receive.

To see how Arkansas Hospice’s Family of Care offers expert care, where you are, please visit https://www.arkansashospice.org/ or call 877-713-2348.

We are so proud that Arkansas Hospice Volunteers will be honored as the 2024 Outstanding Volunteer Organization on National Philanthropy Day, held at the Inaugural Festival of Philanthropy on November 7th. Thank you to Association of Fundraising Professionals - Arkansas Chapter for honoring our volunteers, and providing an opportunity to celebrate philanthropy and participate in continuing education for fundraising professionals at this special event! Click the link below to learn more about the festivities.

We're sending a major shout out to everyone who made this year's Party at the Plaza a huge success! We had the best time with all of the attendees, performers, Care Fair participants, sponsors, volunteers and donors that joined us at Argenta Plaza for the third annual festival.

Thanks to The Rocktown Sparks, Bijoux, Mac Royals, BIAS, Bonnie Montgomery Music and Tyler Kinch for keeping the crowd rocking all day and into the night and making us proud of our "Arkansas Roots", our stellar event chair Hospice Doctor's Widow - Jennifer A. O'Brien, MSOD for your unwavering support of this special event and our Compass Award recipient Bruce Holsted for your commitment to caring for patients as an Arkansas Hospice volunteer.

More than $200,000 in contributions were collected at the event in support of Arkansas Hospice this year!!!

Save the date - Party at the Plaza 2025 returns to the Argenta Arts District on April 26, 2025...

Party at the Plaza 2024 Wrap Up This is "Party at the Plaza 2024 Wrap Up" by Family of Care on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Thank you to the readers of the Arkansas Times and the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record for naming Arkansas Hospice as the best provider of hospice care. We are Arkansans serving Arkansans – your neighbors, friends and family members – and it’s our privilege to care for your loved ones.

Thanks to your trust and support, Arkansas Hospice has expanded its services and now provides a continuum of care:

• Arkansas Hospice: The state’s largest nonprofit provider of care for patients and families during life’s final months.
• Arkansas Palliative Care: Comfort and support beyond treatment for patients at any age and at any stage of serious illness
• Arkansas Advanced Care: Primary care for seniors, where they live
• First Choice Senior Care: Non-medical care for seniors in Central Arkansas

To see how Arkansas Hospice’s Family of Care provides expert care where you are, please visit https://www.arkansashospice.org/.

We are so grateful to those who have become members of the Towbin Heritage Society for their commitment to the future of Arkansas Hospice. To learn more about making a legacy gift, please visit our website at https://www.arkansashospice.org/foundation/ways-to-give

THROWBACK THURSDAY: The Towbin Heritage Society was introduced in 2002 to honor those who make special provisions in their wills or estate plans to support the mission of Arkansas Hospice. The society was named for Dr. Eugene J. Towbin, the Chief of Staff for the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, who was instrumental in helping Arkansas Hospice open the state’s first hospice inpatient center in February 2000 at Fort Roots in North Little Rock. Thanks to all the donors who have supported our mission over the years in such a meaningful way!

To learn more about planned giving and the Arkansas Hospice Foundation's Towbin Heritage Society, please visit https://www.arkansashospice.org/foundation/ways-to-give.

Happy Independence Day! Here’s hoping we all have a chance to appreciate the freedoms we enjoy – and to show our gratitude to the veterans and current members of our armed forces who've made them possible.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Last month, families across the state celebrated, as their students graduated. Recently, Arkansas Hospice was able to make sure a patient in our care could share this very special milestone with her son. A special thanks to the Hot Springs Area Office team for helping this family to create such a special memory.

Watch the video of this moving story at https://www.arkansashospice.org/bringing-a-special-graduation-home.

We were thrilled to be able to provide funding for a very special project! If you would like to help provide similar opportunities for patients, please visit: https://www.arkansashospice.org/foundation/donate

Some fine-feathered residents at Southridge Village Nursing And Rehab in Heber Springs have a new place to roost, thanks to help from Arkansas Hospice and the Arkansas Hospice Foundation. A special thanks to the Conway Area Office team for making this special project possible.

Watch a video of this special story at https://www.arkansashospice.org/care-coming-home-to-roost.

This Memorial Day, please take a moment to remember all of the men and women who have given their lives serving our country, as well as the friends, family and fellow veterans they’ve left behind.

This time of year abounds with family celebrations as students across the state graduate. Recently, Arkansas Hospice was able to make sure a patient in our care could share this very special milestone with her son. A special thanks to the Hot Springs area office team for helping this family to create such a special memory.

Your gifts to Arkansas Hospice Foundation help to make meaningful moments like this possible for families and patients in our care.

https://www.arkansashospice.org/bringing-a-special-graduation-home

PARTY AT THE PLAZA 2024 – ARKANSAS ROOTS FESTIVAL: Thanks to everyone who helped make this year's Arkansas Hospice Foundation event an amazing success! Whether you were a sponsor or donor, a performer, a participating vendor, an artist, an attendee, or a volunteer or a staff member, we appreciate you for supporting the patients and families served by our Arkansas Hospice Family of Care. Special congratulations to Bruce Holsted, a longtime Arkansas Hospice volunteer and Arkansas Hospice Foundation board member, for receiving the 3rd Annual Michael V. Aureli Compass Award. If you enjoyed the music, art, family activities, community resources and fun, please consider making a donation to support our ongoing mission at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/arkansashospicefoundation/. Thanks again, and we hope to see you next year at Party at the Plaza!

COMPASS AWARD VIDEO: If you weren’t able to join us for Party at the Plaza, please watch a special video highlighting this year’s Michael V. Aureli Compass Award recipient, Bruce Holsted, a longtime Arkansas Hospice volunteer and Arkansas Hospice Foundation board member, by visiting https://www.arkansashospice.org/2024compassaward.

The award is named for Arkansas Hospice Co-Founder Michael Aureli, who died in 2011 as a patient in the organization’s care, and was presented by his co-founder Dee Brazil-Dale, who received the Compass Award last year. Pictured with Bruce and Dee is Bruce’s wife, Becky (left).

Prior to the event, those wanting to join Bruce in supporting the mission of Arkansas Hospice were invited to become a “Friend of Bruce” for a $100 donation in his honor. To see a list naming "Friends of Bruce” or to make a gift to support our mission, please visit https://www.arkansashospice.org/plazacompassaward.

Please join us in congratulating Bruce again for this well-deserved recognition – and thanking him for all that he has done and continues to do to support the Arkansas Hospice Family of Care.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Party at the Plaza yesterday - it was absolutely incredible! If you enjoyed the day of music, food and fun, along with learning about the mission of Arkansas Hospice, please consider donating at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/arkansashospicefoundation/

Party at the Plaza 2024 is now in the history books! Thanks to all of you who helped make this special Arkansas Hospice Foundation event possible as well as those of you who came yesterday for the music, fun and fellowship! Whether you were a sponsor or donor, a performer, a participating vendor, an artist, an attendee, or a volunteer or a staff member, we appreciate you for supporting our Arkansas Hospice patients and families. Even though the event is over, you can still make a difference for Arkansas Hospice patients by donating at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/arkansashospicefoundation/. To see how Arkansas Hospice’s Family of Care offers expert care where you are, please visit https://www.arkansashospice.org/. Thanks again, and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Congratulations to Bruce Holsted, recipient of this year’s Michael V. Aureli Compass Award! The award was presented by Arkansas Hospice Co-Founder Dee Brazil-Dale (right), who received the award last year. Read more about this extraordinary man at https://www.arkansashospice.org/plazacompassaward. Arkansas Hospice Foundation

Party at the Plaza is on, rain or shine! Grab your lawn chair and your rain jacket (just in case) and come party for a worthy cause today…

UPDATE: We’re on rain or shine! The rain has stopped for now, but bring your jacket just in case. The fun starts at 2 p.m.

JOIN US TODAY FOR PARTY AT THE PLAZA! Bring your lawn chairs, and join us today (Saturday, April 27) at North Little Rock's Argenta Plaza for our action-packed event to benefit the Arkansas Hospice Family of Care. The fun will start at 2 p.m., and general admission will be FREE!

Here is the Plaza Mainstage schedule:

• 8:10 p.m. – Tyler Kinch
• 6:35 p.m. – Bonnie Montgomery
• 5:15 p.m. – BIAS
• 4:55 p.m. – Presentation of the Michael V. Aureli Compass Award to Bruce Holsted
• 4:10 p.m. – Mac Royals
• 3:05 p.m. – Bijoux
• 2:00 p.m. – The Rocktown Sparks!

Additional attractions will include food trucks, children's activities, the Artists on the Avenue market, a fun and informative “Care Fair,” and the third annual Michael V. Aureli Compass Award presentation honoring Bruce Holsted, a longtime Arkansas Hospice volunteer and an Arkansas Hospice Foundation board member. Admission will be FREE, and donations to support Arkansas Hospice’s mission will be welcomed. For more details and to register for your free tickets (additional options are available for purchase), please visit https://www.arkansashospice.org/plaza2024. (All pre-registered guests and donors will be entered to win one of 5 fun prize drawings at this year's festival.) We hope to see you TODAY at Party at the Plaza!

PARTY AT THE PLAZA IS TOMORROW! Learn all about our action-packed event to benefit the Arkansas Hospice Family of Care by watching this interview from KATV Good Morning Arkansas. To watch this segment featuring Jennifer O’Brien, our event chair and an Arkansas Hospice board member, and Laura Grimes, our Arkansas Hospice Foundation communications & events coordinator, please visit https://katv.com/community/good-morning-arkansas/party-at-the-plaza #.

To register for your free tickets (additional options are available for purchase), please visit https://www.arkansashospice.org/plaza2024. (All pre-registered guests and donors will be entered to win one of 5 fun prize drawings at this year's festival.) Join us tomorrow for Party at the Plaza! Hospice Doctor's Widow - Jennifer A. O'Brien, MSOD

Party at the Plaza LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — For more information, click here.

Tune in to KATV Good Morning Arkansas today at 9am to hear more from Party at the Plaza Event Chair Hospice Doctor's Widow - Jennifer A. O'Brien, MSOD and Communications and Events Coordinator Laura Sessoms Grimes about this weekend's Party at the Plaza, benefiting the Arkansas Hospice Family of Care.

Take a look at Ashley King's interview with Laura Sessoms Grimes and Hospice Doctor's Widow - Jennifer A. O'Brien, MSOD on The Vine ahead of this week's Party at the Plaza! We can't wait to party for a purpose with all of you this Saturday...

Enjoy Plenty of Family Fun at Party at the Plaza this Weekend This weekend is Party at the Plaza Arkansas Roots festival to benefit The Arkansas Hospice Family of Care. It takes place Saturday, April 27th at Argenta Plaza.

Take a listen to Laura's interview with Kevin Idol on B98.5 Radio in Little Rock about Party at the Plaza, and be sure to register your attendance at: https://www.arkansashospice.org/plazatickets

https://www.b98.com/2024/04/25/party-on-the-plaza-https-www-arkansashospice-org-plaza2024/

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Tune in to The Vine on THV11 this morning at 9am to catch Laura and Hospice Doctor's Widow - Jennifer A. O'Brien, MSOD sharing more about Party at the Plaza and the many benefits of the Arkansas Hospice Family of Care!

Register for your FREE tickets to the party of the year at https://www.arkansashospice.org/plazatickets

Check out our segment on Arkansas Style getting into the details on Party at the Plaza, THIS SATURDAY! Communications and Events Coordinator Laura Sessoms Grimes was joined by Event Chair Hospice Doctor's Widow - Jennifer A. O'Brien, MSOD for a great conversation about the upcoming Arkansas Roots Festival, benefiting Arkansas Hospice.

Celebrate life The Arkansas Hospice Family of Care is hosting “Party in the Plaza,” a musical celebration for families to support their mission of compassionate end-of-life and bereavement care.

Tune In to Alice 107.7 - Little Rock, AR this morning to hear us talking Party at the Plaza!

Don’t miss Tyler Kinch closing out Party at the Plaza on Saturday night!!!

Central Arkansas! I'm honored to perform for the Foundation this Saturday in North Little Rock. Bring your chairs, let's show up for a great cause!