Stories and News from our Community of Compassion
The Value of a Welcoming Community
One of the key differentiators of a community hospice is the setting – inside and out. The renderings of the homelike building and the warm and welcoming rooms of the Roozen Family Hospice Centre [...]
GRIEF CARE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The holidays are often a difficult time for those who are grieving. In a season that celebrates joy and giving, it can be hard to be present when our heart is aching. Individuals and [...]
HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE AND MAiD
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) and the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians (CSPC) issued a joint statement on the relationship between hospice palliative care and MAiD. The disparity between the number [...]
2019 PHILANTHROPY AWARDS
Pilgrims was delighted to honour a few of our philanthropic heroes that help make community hospice care available to our community at this year’s AFP philanthropy awards. PARKER POTHIER - YOUTH Parker Pothier first [...]
Allowing Families to be Families
The buzz at this year’s Sunflower Fundraising Luncheon (Friday, October 4) was palpable, as a full house of 275 guests raised over $200,000 to help build Edmonton’s first residential community hospice. “The Roozen Family [...]
A Foundation of Care
Building the Roozen Family Hospice Centre has begun! In the photo, you see the foundation walls of program rooms that will support grieving children and teens – a demographic that are often forgotten when [...]