The East Kootenay Telus Community Ambassadors has donated $1,107 to help build a standalone hospice home in the East Kootenay region.
Cranbrook Kimberley Hospice Society is leading the project that will provide a space away from the hospital, focused on comfort and quality of life for patients receiving end-of-life care in the area.
The East Kootenay Telus Community Ambassadors are a volunteer group consisting of retired and current telephone employees.
This group is one of eleven clubs that assist local groups who better the lives of those who are less fortunate in communities all over the province.
The community ambassadors fulfill tasks such as helping newborns and premature babies in regional hospitals by providing baby bags, giving backpacks and supplies to schools and supplying the residents of the FW Green Long Term Care Home with a monthly cake and birthday treats.
Telus Community Ambassador initiatives get financing locally from garage sales and provincially by the Telus Friendly Future Foundation.
The eleven provincial clubs split the funds equally from the Telus Future Foundation and each year, the East Kootenay group donates their portion towards one of East Kootenay Foundation for Health’s current projects.
East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) is thankful for the support from the Telus Community Ambassadors as they begin their work with the Cranbrook Kimberley Hospice Society on the hospice home project.
EKFH’s goal for the hospice home is to guarantee families have a quiet, peaceful place for end-of-life care, and create an environment that is calm, tranquil and full of dignity for saying final goodbyes.
For more information or to support the Hospice Home through a donation visit www.ekfh.ca/hospicehouse/ and www.ckhospice.ca/.
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