The Chilliwack Hospice Society provides end-of-life support to individuals and families in Chilliwack through volunteers and programs. It supports the Cascade Hospice residence and provides grief counseling, education, and fundraising events. During COVID, it adapted programs to online and continued key services like home visits. Looking ahead, it aims to hold fundraising events like the Hoedown and grow the successful Thrifty Boutique store and website. The Society is determined to be one of the 75% of non-profits that survive the pandemic through diversified funding and community support.

2. September 28th, 2021
FY April 2020 – March 2021

3. Who is Chilliwack Hospice Society?
• Chilliwack Hospice Society is a community-based volunteer
organization which accepts death as a part of life.
• We support individuals and families during the dying and
grieving process.
• We believe that every person has worth and a right to be
treated with gentleness and respect.
• We believe that every person has the potential to experience
hope, wonder and joy.

4. • We believe that diversity and inclusiveness are vital to
the strength of our organization.
• We believe that the strength of relationships in our
organization is based on trust and open
communication
• We do not own or operate the Cascade Hospice, but
we do provide volunteers who support the day to day
needs of the Patients and their families.
Who is Chilliwack Hospice Society?

5. Cascade Hospice Residence
Hospice is a home-like setting:
• For people with a terminal illness who are nearing the
end of life.
• Who are unable to, or choose not to die at home.
• Require active management of symptoms.

6. Cascade Hospice - Owned and operated by
Sienna Senior Living
Partnership between:
Fraser Health
Sienna Senior Living
Supported by : Chilliwack Hospice Society-
Volunteers and Staff

7. Hospice Says….
We are here. We will be with you in your living and your dying. We will free you
from pain and give you the freedom to find your own meaning in your life – your
way.
We will comfort you and those you love – not always with words, often with a
touch or a glance.
We will bring you hope – not for tomorrow but for this day. We will not leave you.
We will walk with you.
We will be there.
Dr. Dorothy Ley
The Heart of Hospice

8. Our Focus
• We support the Cascade Hospice with highly trained and dedicated
volunteers and staff who care for those who are spending the last
days or weeks of their lives and that is incredibly important to us
and…
ANOTHER MAIN FOCUS IS SUPPORTING ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
LEFT BEHIND - WE HELP THEM LEARN HOW TO LIVE ON AND BE HAPPY

10. Our Board of Directors 2021 - 2022
• Gerry Enns – Past President
• Benjamin Lorimer - President
• Mike Olson – Vice President and Treasurer
• Chantal Chris - Director
• Ryan Huston – Director
• Brian Fell – Director
• Kim Gemmell – Director
• Elaine Moore – Director
• Melanie Green - Director

11. Our Incredible Staff

12. Our Staff 2021 - 2022
7112 Vedder
• Sue Knott - Executive Director
• Tammy Genzale – Financial Manager
• Laurie McNaught – Community Outreach & Education Mgr
• Lucy Fraser – Director of Programs
• Jennifer Dacre – Palliative & Bereavement Manager
• Sharilyn Jackson– Admin Assistant
• Franny Hills – Child and Youth Program Manager
• Desmond Devnich – Digital Marketing Manager

14. Our Staff Thrifty Boutique 2021 – 2022
101 – 7955 Evans Parkway
• Sandy Parker – Thrifty Boutique Manager
• Stephanie Heinrich – Thrifty Boutique Assistant
Manager
• Susan Greenway – Thrifty Boutique Assistant
Manager
• Bonnie Yule – Thrifty Boutique Assistant Coordinator
• Wilma Warner – Thrifty Boutique Assistant
Coordinator.

15. How is Chilliwack Hospice Society Supported?

16. Donations
• GENERAL GIFT: Donations in a person's name to help support Chilliwack Hospice
Society’s programs and services
• MEMORIAL GIFT: A gift in memory of a loved one is a special way to support
Chilliwack Hospice Society. We also send a personalized card acknowledging your
gift.
• IN HONOUR GIFT: Special “in honor of” gifts are a meaningful way to commemorate
a holiday, birthday, wedding or other special occasion.
• PLANNED GIVING: A financial investment is an opportunity to ensure that end-of-life
support for patients and families will be available for all in need. Gifts can include
monthly giving, bequests, gifts of stock of property and life insurance.
• RAISING FUNDS: If you would like to raise funds for Chilliwack Hospice Society,
please call 604.795.4660 for information.

17. The 2020/2021 fiscal year has seen growth in the number of educational programs offered to the community. We started
our new Fiscal Year on April 1st, 2020 to March 31st 2021 . We have had to rework all our plans for this year.
We have received Grant Funding from the following:
•Prospera Credit Union
•The Vancouver Foundation
•The Chilliwack Foundation
•First West Foundation (Envision)
•BC Centre for Palliative Care
•BC Gaming
•Fraser Health
•Enterprise Holdings Ltd
We have taken advantage of any government support that we are entitled to as well.
•We continue to offer Grief Support and Education to the public. We have been able to reopen both Thrifty Boutique and
our Chilliwack Rotary Hospice Centre on Vedder. We continue to use Zoom when we can, and we have strict protocols in
place to protect clients, staff, and volunteers when they are with us in person.

18. Fundraising Events
• We have had to pivot our Fundraising efforts
• We went from 19% of our revenue down to 9% coming from
fundraising.
• Our first attempt was the Hike for Hospice

19. Fundraising Events
• We learned a lot from our Hike and our next
attempts were:
• 50/50 Fundraiser ran from October 26th to
December 18th – The winner received $5500.00
just in time for Christmas.
• In June we participated in the Community
Give-A-Thon organized by the Chilliwack
Chamber of Commerce

20. Fundraising Events
• Returning in 2021-2022
• Hoedown for Hospice March 5th 2021
• Gala October 15th 2022
• The STAR 98.3 Community Wide 50/50 Mega Draw ran from
March 1st to March 26th . The winner won $19,087.50

22. Our new Thrifty Boutique
Logo was designed in
house by our Sharilyn
Jackson

23. Thrifty Boutique

25. ThriftyBoutique.ca
On January the 4th we opened
our online store “Thrifty
Boutique.ca” Sharilyn Jackson
has spearheaded this project
from the beginning. She has
done an excellent job and
brought us a bunch of new
shoppers.

26. Programs during COVID
• Home Visitation - ongoing
• Hospice Respite - ongoing
• Care Facility Visitation - ongoing
• Vigil Services –ongoing
• One -to -one support - ongoing Zoom and Face to Face
• Resource lending Library - ongoing
• Speaking Presentations, Community Training and Educational
Workshops –ongoing Zoom and Face to Face
• Relaxation Therapy – paused
• Annual Memorial Community Outreach Event – Illumination Walk
• Sudden/Traumatic Death Bereavement Group (weekly for eight
weeks, two times per year) –Ongoing on Zoom and Face to Face

27. • Bereavement 1st Step Group (weekly for eight weeks three times per year)
–Ongoing on Zoom and Face to Face
• Bereavement 2nd Step Group (two meetings monthly; one business
meeting and one luncheon) -Ongoing
• Children’s Grief Support Group (weekly for eight weeks, approximately two
times per year) – paused
• Children’s Horse Whisperer Grief Camp (one full day once per year) Paused
• Equine Therapy – Ongoing small groups
• Teen Program Ongoing Face to Face – 10 Maximum
• First Nations Outreach Visitation –Ongoing
Traumatic Death support
Educational workshops
• We serve the communities of Chilliwack and Agassiz but we often venture
further out to assist our first Nations Communities. People can self refer or
be referred by the hospice palliative care team, care facility staff,
physicians, families, friends or community organizations.

29. Instead of doing our regular
Memorial event in
November we hosted an
Illumination Walk and
Ceremony in Sardis Park on
October 8th. It was well
attended, and Jen Dacre did
an amazing job of leading
the group.

31. “Celebrate a Life”
During the month of December, we were able to offer “Celebrate a Life”
at Minter Garden Store and Thrifty Boutique. This event has become a
very important annual tradition for many families so we’re glad that we
could provide it.

32. Kids and Teen Programs

33. Community Outreach & Education
In January 2020 Laurie McNaught moved into her new role as Education and
Community Outreach Manager and we began to work on Educational offerings for
the community.
In Fiscal year 20/21 we have provided the following Educational Offerings
Cooking for One-
Vita Bella

34. ACP ran 8 times this year and
continues to be very popular

35. Our Volunteers Are Amazing

42. Chilliwack Mt Cheam Rotary Club
Garden Project
The Chilliwack Mt Cheam Rotary Club redid
our outside Garden/Program space this year
with the help of Minter Country Garden and
Emil Anderson Construction. We are so
grateful to them for making that useable space
for us particularly during COVID.

44. Looking forward
• We plan to hold our Hoedown for Hospice in March
• We need to pivot our fundraising efforts
• The Thrifty Boutique has grown to be a huge part of our Fundraising
• Thrifty Boutique Web Store
• Donor Giving Campaigns
• Grants
• It is estimated that 25% of Non-Profits will not make it through COVID
• We are determined to be one of the 75% that do!

45. Sue
Jen
Lucy
Laurie
Tammy
Sandy
Stephanie
Sharilyn
Thank You for Supporting us !
Susan
Franny Des

47. Questions
Sue Knott
Executive Director
Chilliwack Hospice Society
604-795-4660 ext. 101
604-845-1008