A PUBLICATION OF THE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE GROUP, INC. Ensuring Quality End-of-Life Care for Our Nation s Veterans

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1 Mr. C is an 86-year-old veteran with end-stage heart failure and moderate dementia. After surviving some of the toughest fighting in World War II, he went on to earn a law degree and establish a successful practice. Mr. C never talked about the war with his family. They never thought to mention it to his doctors or the nursing home staff. Mr. C is haunted by memories from more than half a lifetime ago. Observing his frequent tears and periods of profound depression his family and the nursing home staff realize something is wrong but they don t know how to comfort him. Mrs. J is a 67-year-old veteran who served as a nurse in Vietnam. She has been told by her doctor that she has less than six months to live. For the past two years, Mrs. J has been receiving treatment at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center an hour away. Although she still wants to maintain contact with VA staff, she is no longer able to make the trip to the VA Medical Center and wishes to spend her remaining time in the comfort of her home. Mr. L is a 56-year-old veteran with end-stage liver disease and a limited prognosis. He lost a leg in Vietnam and has struggled with alcohol abuse and depression since returning to the United States. Now homeless and with no income or family support, he is in a VA hospital after collapsing outside an office building. A PUBLICATION OF THE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE GROUP, INC. Ensuring Quality End-of-Life Care for Our Nation s Veterans These stories represent just a few of the more than 600,000 veterans who are expected to die each year well into the next decade. Many of these veterans could benefit from hospice care, an end-of-life care choice that provides dying patients and their loved ones with comfort, compassion and dignity. Hospice care involves a patient-centered, team-oriented approach to expert medical care, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support. Care can be provided in a number of settings including patients homes, inpatient hospice units, hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities. Continued on page 2 Fall/Winter 2010 In mid-life, the caterpillar attaches itself to a protected place while it undergoes a transformation into a chrysalis. The butterfly that emerges has a whole new life in a different form. CONTENTS Ensuring Quality Care Niagara Hospice volunteer and navy veteran, Gene Brayley, visits with army veteran Ralph Bishop at Niagara Hospice House. Mr. Bishop served in Washington guarding presidents Truman and Eisenhower. Veterans helping Veterans Niagara Hospice is recruiting veterans to volunteer to visit with hospice patients who are also veterans. Veterans share a unique camaraderie that can be especially beneficial to hospice patients. A hospice volunteer training will be held in early December. Interested men and women are asked to call the Niagara Hospice volunteer office at to learn more. Volunteers are also being recruited to craft patriotic quilts and lap blankets for Niagara Hospice s veteran patients. If you quilt, knit or crochet please consider helping our volunteers. Donors are also needed to help purchase supplies for the veteran quilt project. Veterans helping Veterans Record 1.56 Million Patients Receive Hospice Care Spiritual Side of Non- Religious Believers A Grief Shared Donors Events Hospice Heroes Calendar The Voyager

2 The Voyager is an official publication of The Hospice and Palliative Care Group, Inc. (HPCG) with a circulation of 10,000. Niagara Hospice, Inc., Palliative Home Care of Niagara, Inc. and the Niagara Hospice Alliance, Inc. are organizations that the HPCG helps support through administrative activities. Visit us on the web at: NiagaraHospice.org PHCN.org NiagaraHospiceAlliance.org PRESIDENT & CEO John L. Lomeo MEDICAL DIRECTOR A.J. Bax, MD HPCG BOARD OF DIRECTORS Paul C. Collins Thomas F. Hewner Dan Mandaville Frank Maletta Andrea Sammarco, Esq. James M. Shaw, DDS Steven M. Sinclair THE VOYAGER EDITOR Patricia M. Degan The Hospice and Palliative Care Group, Inc. Mission Statement: The Hospice and Palliative Care Group is dedicated to providing the right care, in the right place, at the right time. 2 The Voyager Ensuring quality care, continued from page 1 At the center of hospice care is the belief that everyone has the right to die pain-free and with dignity. The emotional and spiritual components of hospice care can be especially meaningful to veterans who often face issues near the end of life relating to their military experiences. Support is even more crucial for veterans who do not have a strong support network of family and friends. We Honor Veterans, a project of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has invited hospices, state hospice organizations and VA partners to join a pioneering program focused on respectful inquiry, compassionate listening and grateful acknowledgment. By recognizing their unique needs, community providers like Niagara Hospice, in partnership with VA staff, will help guide America s veterans and their families through their life stories toward a more peaceful ending. A Fragmented System Anyone who has tried to navigate the health care system in America knows that often there is fragmented communication and coordination of services among health care providers, public and private insurance companies, and patients and families. Even though the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the largest integrated health care system in the country there are still issues. So how can we ensure veterans receive quality end-of-life care? It s an important question to answer--particularly when considering these facts from the VA: More than 1,800 veterans die every day. This represents a quarter of all deaths in America. Approximately 85% of veterans do not receive care through the VA health care system. Most veterans still die in the community; only 4% of veteran deaths occur in VA facilities. These statistics highlight the importance of partnerships among VA and community health providers as well as organizations that serve veterans. There is a great need for education about hospice care and how it can be accessed. Hospice care is part of the basic eligibility package for veterans enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). If hospice care is appropriate for enrolled veterans and has been approved by a VA physician, VA medical centers will either provide hospice care directly in their facilities or purchase it from community hospices. All Medicare-eligible veterans, whether or not they are enrolled in VHA, have access to hospice care through Medicare. Veterans not eligible for Medicare may have hospice benefits through Medicaid or other private insurance. However, like 90% of all Americans, most veterans simply don t know that these options exist. The need for education extends beyond the public to community hospice and VA providers as well. Niagara Hospice has established a partnership with the Veteran s Administration in Buffalo to ensure quality end-of-life care is available to all Niagara County veterans. Goals of the partnership include educating veterans and the community about the hospice benefit that every veteran is entitled to; customizing hospice care plans specific to the special needs of veterans; and recruiting community veterans to serve as hospice volunteers who will be paired with Niagara Hospice patients who are also veterans. Thank you to our Niagara Hospice Super Teen Volunteers for crafting these beautiful pumpkins for our hospice patients. It was an afternoon of fun for a great cause! Teens pictured are Jeremy Cogovan, Emily Stoll, Thomas Stoll, Connor Evans, Skyler Maurer, Megan Few, Ashley Cogovan, Kasey Johnston and Rachel Williams. Thanks also to Brooke and Cole Evans. If you know a teenager who wants in on some great fun and an experience of a lifetime, please contact Alice Beck, Director of Volunteer Services at

3 Niagara Hospice Director of Public Relations, Tricia Degan says: Each and every one of our nation s veterans has sacrificed something for the rest of us. They deserve our thanks, our compassion and our care with dignity, especially at end-of-life. We are proud and humbled to partner with the VA on this especially significant initiative. Degan says the first step is educating the community about the initiative. Niagara Hospice representatives are reaching out to area legion posts and other veteran groups to offer education to their members. If you are a veteran and belong to a veteran s group, please contact Tricia Degan at Niagara Hospice to schedule an informative presentation. Degan can be reached at or by at tdegan@niagarahospice.com. If you are a veteran and would like to learn more about volunteering for Niagara Hospice, call the Volunteer Services office at Record 1.56 Million Patients Receive Hospice Care The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization recently released the following report on Hospice Care in the U.S. An estimated 41.6 percent of all people who died in the U.S. last year were under the care of a hospice program, reports the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). This figure is up from 38.8 percent in 2008 and 35 percent in This rising statistic shows that more Americans facing a life-limiting illness are opting for care that addresses medical, emotional, and spiritual needs at the end of life, said J. Donald Schumacher, NHPCO president and CEO. And that is the compassionate care that hospice and palliative care brings to patients and families in need. NHPCO s annual publication, Facts and Figures: Hospice Care in America reports on hospice trends and provides updated information on the growth, delivery, and quality of hospice care in the US. Findings include: A record 1.56 million people with a life-limiting illness received care from the nation s hospice providers. The average length of service remained steady at 69 days. Median length of service was also steady at 21.1 days (that means half of hospice patients received care for less than three weeks and half received care for more than three weeks). Routine home care accounted for 95.9 percent of patient care days. At 68.8 percent, the majority of hospice care was provided in the home, whether the patient s home is a private residence, nursing home, or residential facility. Findings from the report are based on data from NHPCO s annual survey, the National Data Set, and NHPCO membership data. Secondary sources include Medicare Provider of Services certification data, Medicare hospice cost report data, state-mandated data submissions and state association membership surveys. Facts and Figures: Hospice Care in America is available in the News Room section of NHPCO s website, nhpco. org/newsroom The Spiritual Side of Non-Religious Believers By Fr. Jack Marshall, Spiritual Care Counselor The assignment was simple, take a person you identify with and identify his or her spirituality. The course was Spirituality and Aging and one student chose Georgia O Keefe. The artist had no particular religion and had been involved in a notorious affair that ended the marriage of her sponsor. How could this woman have any spiritual side? my students asked. She painted for a future she believed in. Modern intellectual and writer, Tony Judt, was born in England, lived on an Israeli kibbutz just before the June War of 1967 and came to see himself as a secular Jew without belief in God. Judt suffered from ALS (Lou Gehrig s Disease) and toward the end of his life discussed his controversial work, impending death and his spirituality. He sighted something of the human spirit and how important it was to honor the duty of giving hope and support to the generations to come. Judt, a controversial public intellectual, who tried to make sense and raise the moral issues of our time died recently at 67. I listened to his interview on Terry Gross Fresh Air on National Public Radio while I was on the road. Later that day I visited one of my non-religious believers; atheists, who are convinced that the human spirit is worth believing in. A patient once told me, I m not into God and religion. I am into the here and now; I don t have too much of a tomorrow to look to. So I have to do what I can, right now without worrying about the past. I can t change it, but I can leave something Niagara Hospice will hold an Open House on Veterans Day in honor of all veterans and their families. The community is invited to learn more about the We Honor Veterans initiative at the Open House that will be held at Niagara Hospice House. Staff will be available to provide tours and answer questions; light refreshments will also be provided. NIAGARA HOSPICE OPEN HOUSE Thursday, November 11 at 3-7:00pm* Niagara Hospice House 4675 Sunset Drive, Lockport, NY *A special ceremony in honor of veterans will be held at 3 pm at the flagpole in the Niagara Hospice Memorial Gardens. Continued next page The Voyager

4 Spiritual side, continued from page 3 good for the future, for the kids and the generations to come after me. It is easy to see how living in the moment with the intention of gifting the future gives hope and purpose to our patients, even if they do not necessarily believe in a here after. There is something here that non-religious believers share with people of religious faith and that we can put to use. Their scope of concern is for the here and now as they live in the moment. In my reading I find that every major religion has its own version of the golden rule ; Do unto others as you would have them do unto you; a yearning for justice and for doing the moral good. While our faith perspectives may vary, our concern for our fellow sojourners and the generations to come is a very common bond. For believer and non-believer, the common understanding of the human spirit is far more powerful than we might expect. Jennifer Peth 4 The Voyager A Grief Shared By Jennifer Peth, MS, Outreach Counselor There is a Honduran proverb that advises, A grief shared is half grief. The Niagara Hospice Outreach Department knows firsthand the great power of healing, and the comfort that is found when individuals in grief come together to share their feelings and experiences. Niagara Hospice s Circle of Hope program provides a wide variety of grief and loss workshops and support groups that are open to the entire Niagara County community. When we are grieving we often feel isolated, like there is no one who understands how we feel, and no one who will listen to us express our grief. At a grief support group the bereaved can meet with others who have also lost loved ones, who are familiar with the difficult and painful experience of grief, and who are open and ready to listen to the grief feelings of others as well as to share their own. Attendees of support groups are often surprised by the instant connection that they feel with other group members. Even people who are normally very private with their emotions may find themselves opening up in group, finding safety and comfort in the honest and caring group atmosphere. There is no way to get around grief; it is a painful and difficult journey that we must travel from start to finish. However, if we come together and share our pain with others who are also navigating the journey of grief, it can help lighten the load we all have to carry. Niagara Hospice staff and volunteers participated in the Lewiston Kiwanis Club Peach Festival Parade last September. The theme for our float was: Thank you Niagara County you are the PEACH in our pie! The themed peach orchard and giant peach pie with a baker (Corey Voelker) won third place in the float competition. Many thanks to all who helped create, build and march! Outreach Groups sponsored by Niagara Hospice Newly Bereaved Workshop Growing through Grief Support Group Bereavement Coffee Hours Journaling Workshop Grieving the Loss of a Pet Workshop Annual Holiday Craft Event Call the Outreach Department for more information at or visit the Resources page at

5 Gifts to Hospice Niagara Hospice s gift program gives donors the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of Hospice patients and their families. These gifts help ensure that hospice services will continue to be available to those individuals and families facing life s final journey. Niagara Hospice is grateful for all the gifts it receives and the generosity of our community. However, space limitations permit single listings of donations of $50 or more per donor. We extend our sincere condolences to family and friends of those memorialized. If there is an error or omission, please call Niagara Hospice at (716) GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS Athelda Abrams Leonina Adriatico AES Somerset, LLC Elaine Alicea American Legion Auxillary #938 M/M Michael Arena Terri Arendas Attitudes Bar & Grill Baehr s Ice Cream Cottage Bank of America Matching Gifts Barker Central Schools Michael Barlass Dr. & Mrs. Alfred Bax, MD Eileen Bayer Judy Beck Gina Becker Rolla R Becker Caroline Berry Susan Bielawski Leah Bigalow Russell Bley Daniel Bonjorni Jean Bowman M/M Richard Boyd Debra Brenot Rose Bridwell Thaddeus Bryzinski M/M William Buchanan Buff Social Club of Town of Niagara, Inc Howard O Bugl Donette Burkhardt M/M Floyd Caldwell Maria Cantella John Cappello Pierina Caracci Mary Anne Cattieu Church Women United of the Tonawandas College Assn. of NCCC, Inc Paul C. Collins Elaine Coppola Kevin Coram Cornerstone Community Federal Credit Union Roy Cotton Allyn J. Crofts Jr. Kathryn Currie M/M Steve Czarnecki Thomas D Auria Richard L Dayer Del Monte Foods Francis DeMart M/M Raymond Deneau Dental Health Products Inc Maria Dicillo Julia DiNezza M/M H. H. Dobbins Drake Elementary School Eastern Niagara United Way Inc Richard Eisenhauer Embassy Athletic Club Emmet Belknap Middle School Eternal Brothers MC M/M Richard Evans Peter Fatouros Dr. Paula Flynn Thomas Frantz Judy Furry Mary Ann Garcia Cynthia Garlitz Joseph Garthwait Gasser Gang of WNY Raymond Geiser Christine & Randy Goodman Greater Niagara Federal Credit Union Beverly Griffin Grigg-Lewis Foundation Inc Dennis Grinnell Amanda Gueli Danielle R. Hagen Joanne Hamner Hamp Funeral Home Scott Harvey Theodore D. Haynes Hebeler Sales & Svc Corporation Heinrich Chevrolet Ann Giardina Hess Dianne Hibschweiler Agnes Hinkley Hodgson Russ Attorneys LLP Margaret Hoff Hope United Methodist Women Hospi-Script Services, LLLC Ward & Gayle Hutchins Intuit Foundation Iron Workers Local #9 Theodore Janese Jr. Gregg Kaczmarczyk Lois Kaminski Crystal Keekenlecy David Kenyon David & Roxanne Kern Key Bank Key Bank of New York #847 Patricia Kisiel-Neunder Joseph & Pauline Komarowski Andrew Kudla Hilary Kunkel M/M Tom Landsheft M/M James Lanzo Joanne W Larrabee Connie Lawley Henry Leible Kenneth Leible John F. Lever Lewiston Service Guild Lions Club of Olcott Salvatore Lipuma Lock City Lodge #617 Lockport Community Charities Lockport Hot Country Liners Lockport School Employees James Lohr M/M John Lomeo Sandra Mahnke Louise Mangan M/M Richard Marks M/M Stanley Martell Rob & Carolyn McKenzie Timothy McQueen Teresa Mellies Joseph & Dr. Alberta Micale Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Stewart Milne M/M Harold Moll Moose Lodge #584 Kristyn Moreland Deborah Mosher Mullane Motors Inc National Fuel Gas Company Foundation National Semiconductor Newfane Elementary School Newfane Middle School Newfane Teachers Association Niagara County Board of Elections Niagara Falls Sertoma Club Niagara Wheatfield High School Niagara s Choice Federal Credit Union Judith Niemiec Norampac Industries Inc North Tonawanda Police Benevolent Assn David Nowak William O Flaherty Dr James Olson One Eyed Jacks Ontario Shores Federal Credit Union Optimist International The Voyager 5

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7 Olin Corporation Chlor Alkali Products Division In Memory of Sharon Brandt Mary Ellen Bailey Edward Brandt M/M Alex Koncsol Sharon Sipple In Memory of Lester Brauer Paula Marvel In Memory of Audrey Brice Betty Brice Ann McElwee Mrs. Robert Pedley In Memory of Julie Briggs Anna Hanna In Memory of Bert Brochey Lockport Manufacturers Council In Memory of Richard Brodfuehrer Linda Boyle Mrs. Richard Brodfuehrer HDM Hydraulics, LLC In Memory of Mickey Brown James R Brown In Memory of Nelva Brown Richard & Wanda Ayers In Memory of Doris Brownell James Brownell In Memory of Gladys Brownrigg David N Richards & Family In Memory of Donna Bryan Donna Morgan In Memory of James Budnack Elaine LaFountain M/M Franklin Larkin In Memory of John Buhyoff Wayne Breloff M/M John Frischholz Dawn Meglino In Memory of Jacqueline Calanan Ms Wendy Greenawalt In Memory of Roland Camann Cynthia Taylor In Memory of Margaret Cameron Jean Baldwin Lori Clark Kathleen D Elia M/M Joseph Jucciarone Ralph & Donna Larimore M/M John Litus Rebecca Zayatz In Memory of Len C Campbell Martin Campbell In Memory of Leonard Campbell Forgeng Family The Highlands Goup M/M Robert Johnson & Family In Memory of Loretta Canfield Starline USA Inc M/M Stephen Swidergal Elaine Varney In Memory of Don & Pat Cantara Elizabeth E Clark In Memory of Angeline Cardone M/M Robert Agnello Peter & Jane Gotowko M/M Peter Micale & Family Armetto Roscetti & Family M/M Jonathan Schultz In Memory of Sharon Carr Dr Edward A. Carr Jr In Memory of Frank Carroll American Portfolios Financial Services Inc Helen Bowen Dennis Carroll PCB Piezotronics Inc Laurence Stephens In Memory of James Carson Deborah Mosher In Memory of John Catino Eugene Catino In Memory of John Cegielski Dr Thaddeus Reszel In Memory of Dorothy Chambers Claudia Enderby In Memory of Mary Christman Philip Sandler Xerox Corporation In Memory of Gertrude Chunco Sandra Spoth In Memory of Patsy Ciccarelli Dr & Mrs Alfred Bax Claudia Cullen Patricia DeRosa Barbara Jacklin Salvatore Lipuma Antoinette Passanese & Family M/M Jim Teoli & Family In Memory of Lucille Cicero Paula Bruso James Cicero Josephine Coulter & Family Rebecca Davidson In Memory of Betty Clark Lynx Product Group LLC Pivot Precision Glenn Walker Rodney Walker In Memory of Corinna Clark Angelina Severino In Memory of Floyd Clark Diane Bielinski Edna Brady C & S Crane & Rigging Inc Christine & Randy Goodman M/M William McLaughlin Niagara Implement Inc Melanie Parker M/M Ken Taylor Thrifty Propane and Oil Inc Tuscarora Yacht Club Susan & Mike Wolf In Memory of M/M Vernon Clark Peter M Clark In Memory of Barbara E Clarke Gary Clarke In Memory of William Coder Cornerstone Community Federal Credit Union Niagara County Deputy Sheriffs Association In Memory of Brenda Cole Helen Freischlag In Memory of Phyllis Cole Sandra Miller In Memory of Beryl Coleman Carol Coleman In Memory of Bruce Coleman Walter Hellman In Memory of Patricia Coleman Nancy Lynch In Memory of Dennis Conaway Harry Kargatis Jean & Tom Morton In Memory of Theressa Singer Conrad Susan Martin In Memory of Sylvia Corcoran Ann & Hugh O Hear In Memory of Donald Cornell Thomas & Diane Rutkowski M/M John E Tillotson In Memory of Dorothy Cotton Candice Cerrone In Memory of Suzanne Cournyea M/M Thomas Baker Paul Cournyea & Family M/M Brian Deters Gary & Carol Erickson Bob & Marie Hunter M/M James Ingham Patricia Jacus Katz Americas Dr & Mrs Michael Pell Martin Pracht Matthew & Melaine Pracht M/M Joseph Senulis Fred Wohlander In Memory of James Garland Craft Trek Inc In Memory of Marie Cramer Patty Cramer In Memory of Gerald Creasey Ida Creasey In Memory of Margaret Crow Cathy Eastman Rainfourth LTD In Memory of Bonnie Cutler Charles Cutler In Memory of Eileen Dabkowski Charles T Dabkowski In Memory of Janice Dahlke Charles Dahlke In Memory of Joy Dallessandro Pasquale Dallessandro In Memory of James & Ann Dann M/M Robert Dann In Memory of Mary D Anna John M Cousins Debbie & Pamela Day In Memory of Margo Davidson Lucy LaScala In Memory of William Davin M/M John Coleman M/M Daniel Dy Michael Gast Michael Holohan Katherine Lange M/M Charles MacDonald The Voyager 7

8 Rhodes Palmer M/M David Ryan In Memory of Walter Davis Deborah J Day In Memory of William Davison Doug & Cynthia Herberger In Memory of Dannie Dear Moonyean Pechuman JoAnne Ruppel-Frawley The Wladis Law Firm PC In Memory of Frank DelGrosso M/M Reginald Adams In Memory of David DeSantis Phyllis Peters In Memory of Sally C DeSantis Donald DeSantis In Memory of Leon Detyna Dorothy Detyna Patricia Galbo Alice Knittle In Memory of John J Dickenson M/M Patrick Dickenson In Memory of Gladys Dieter M/M Hugh Dieter Jr M/M David Grehlinger M/M Jerry Heiser Jane Hermance Joanne Human M/M Richard Micoli In Memory of Doris Dietz William Clark M/M John Kinzly Carol Lippert Marjorie Singleton In Memory of June Dittmer B Leo Dolan Unit #410 American Legion Aux In Memory of Helen Dolata M/M Mack Argentieri M/M Joseph Bernas Jessie Haley Employees of N Tonawanda City Schools North Tonawanda Boys Soccer Club Booster Northtowns Soccer Club Wally Rozicki & Family Dorothy & Eleanor Tucholski Mary Ann & Daniel Wlodarczyk In Memory of Joanna Dominick 8 The Voyager M/M Daniel Holland In Memory of Joanna L Dominick R Anne Dominick In Memory of Barbara Donner Leah Bigalow M/M Veril Crimi Barbara Detschner & Family Marshall & Jean Fitch Rita Heary In Memory of Emma Dover Bruce Dover In Memory of John Downey Lakes Pipe & Supply Corp In Memory of Robert Dracup Maureen Dracup In Memory of Charlotte Dumais Olga Kasprzak M/M Christopher Mongeon SKM Group Inc In Memory of Hazel Duncan John Grater Jr Josephine Schukraft University at Buffalo-Dept. of Communications In Memory of Bob Dungan Roxanne Dungan In Memory of Georgia Dunn Lois Fleishman-Fuller & Friends In Memory of Phyllis Dunn Robert J. Dunn In Memory of Gerald Dysart M/M John Eddy In Memory of Lawrence Dzierzanowski Shirley Dzierzanowski In Memory of Edna Eagan Baldwinsville Teachers Association Ernestine Bentham Community Mission of the Niagara Frontier Inc John & Joan Dreissigacker & Family M/M Patrick Eagan Candice Parish John Tattersall Tanya Wilson In Memory of John Eberhart Mary Hanna Bob & Rhonda McCormick In Memory of Beatrice Eberwein Terri & Neil Clark M/M Ronald Russ In Memory of Brent Elsess Jill Falsetti In Memory of Lisa Ann Evrard M/M Ronald Borczynski & Family In Memory of Bernice Fallesen Kate Becker Patricia Blackwell In Memory of Mary Fetterman Thomas Bukoskey & Family M/M Charles Fetterman Tom & Bonnie Nightingale M/M Brian North Renaissance Club of N Tonawanda In Memory of Adrienne Fiorucci Kelly Gwin Mary Pietricone In Memory of Ellen Fitzgerald Broad Run Social Science Dept In Memory of Jerrold Flaschner s birthday, May 13th Dr. Steven Flaschner & Family In Memory of Karen Flechsenhaar Thomas Flechsenhaar In Memory of Mark Flechsenhaar Duncan & Helga Carlson M/M Dan Finnerty M/M William Kelley In Memory of John Fleming Lorelei Luther In Memory of Lois Flood Clarise Phelps Randy & Betsy Waldheim In Memory of Susan Flynn M/M Ronald Hackett Ridge Road Express Inc In Memory of Mary Forcucci Phyllis Ceccato In Memory of Glenn Ford Sr Carole Doebler In Memory of Susan Forsyth Ontario Shores Federal Credit Union In Memory of Judith Fox M/M James Bruno M/M Ralph Chille David & Monica DiCamillo Laura Smith In Memory of Buela Frame Aspen Sports Medicine Marilyn Deighton Nancy & Robert Hawley Phaela Kirchner Lytle Associates M/M Fred Stephens In Memory of John Freundschuh Sara Freundschuh In Memory of Alfred Fronczak Niagara Pro-Am Fishing Tournament In Memory of Dorothy Frost Barker Lions Club Roger & Frances Foote Jessica Frost Louise Mangan M/M Donald Stanton In Memory of Jane Gailey Anne Astmann Mrs. Augusta Brannen Frances Cale Dale Demyanick Judie MacKay Richard McCormick Margot Owen Jeanne Phelps Lester Shiff MD Mrs. Harry Yates In Memory of Stanley Gallagher Christina Zona In Memory of Edward Ganier Dennis Demmin Michael Kisiel Norma, Brian & Linda Neri In Memory of Margaret Gardner Marilyn McCarthy In Memory of Margaret Ellen Gardner Dorothy Beaton Colleen & Jonathan Fryer Dorothy Kess Sue Swanson In Memory of Josephine Gawrys ZeptoMetrix Corporation In Memory of Marge Gaynor SEFAR Inc In Memory of Emil Gazy Doris Gazy Gloria Tarpinian In Memory of Martha Geiser

9 Buffalo Lodging Associates In Memory of Richard Gentilucci DuPont-Yerkees Site John Laughlin M/M Anthony Sisti In Memory of George Baker Jr, George Baker Sr, & Nancy Baker USW Olin Niagara Employees Union In Memory of Marlene Gigliotti Mary Louise Leonard In Memory of Kenneth W Gilliland Geraldine Gilliland In Memory of Franklin Ginty Elaine K Ginty In Memory of Rosemary Giovannucci Garth Malstrom Ted Mendelsohn Niagara PASNY Federal Credit Union In Memory of Blanche Gipp Thomas Gipp M/M Thomas J. Gipp Robert Heckman M/M Jacon Heckman John Knipp Deborah McBride Tammy Smith In Memory of Maurice Glina Mark & Bridget LiPuma In Memory of Clara Gondek Denise Klager- Gavino Kathleen Gondek Cheryl Gondek Susan & Douglas Hughes Robert Swiatek In Memory of Betty Goodman M/M Adrian Frerichs Ann E Hossenlopp M/M Thomas Seefeldt In Memory of Roger Goodman M/M Edward Derry Marylou Domino Barbara Farwell-Kolipinski Harlequin Distribution Center Mary Coletta Schmitz Roger Shaft M/M Gary Sivers In Memory of Anne Gordon Bernadette Ann Ford Joanne McCulloch National Maintenance Contracting Corp Barbara Reed RN In Memory of Sue Gorman Sandra Shiesley Debra Towers In Memory of Genevieve Gould Cindy Donaldson Carol Weber In Memory of Michael Gouthro Sr Michael Gouthro Jr In Memory of Rose Greco Kathleen Monti A Phyllis Vekich In Memory of Theresa Gruarin Judith Lindahl Nora Ramos In Memory of Gloria Gruber Jammie Horn In Memory of Phyllis Guthrie Philip Godlewski Gail Guthrie In Memory of Franklin T Gutschall Patricia Gutschall In Memory of Dorothy Haenle Marcelline Zastrow In Memory of Susan Hamilton Best Western International In Memory of Harry Hanna Arlene Emsweller June Forbes Kimberly Meador Marjorie Neal M/M Hal Weicht Sandra Wiegand Carolyn Williams In Memory of Ernest Harrington Linda Harrington In Memory of Elsie Harris Niacet Corporation Niacet Corporation Men s Club In Memory of Alfred Harvey M/M William Archie Dan & Darlene Clark Gail Langdon Family of Madeline Smith Mrs. Norman Wilson In Memory of Frederick Heil M/M Raymond J Lee In Memory of Helen Heineman Robert Heineman In Memory of Dugald Henderson Robert Henderson Doris Henderson In Memory of Leah Hensel Charles Hensel In Memory of Burnette Heppel Dorothy Leibinger Mary Jane Mack In Memory of Ruth Herman Dr James M Shaw In Memory of Glen Hewitt M/M Charles Storrs In Memory of Terrelle Hibbard James Hibbard In Memory of L D Holloway M/M Donald Lascelle In Memory of Roy Holmes Lisa Lange In Memory of Sarah Holmes M/M William Cramer & Family In Memory of Henrietta Holtz Mary Barnard M/M David H Cushman Robert Holtz John & Laurie Perry M/M Thomas Potter & Family Vera Wightman In Memory of Roger Holycross John & Louise Moore In Memory of William Horn Donna McKeown In Memory of Betty Hotchkiss Carol & Richard Carney Toddie Casale Faculty at Jamestown Community College Olean Medical Group In Memory of Timothy Allan Hubbard Joanne Brennen Bill & Helen Garland Glenn & Marjorie Hubbard George Hubbard M/M Ronald Hubbard John Wasley In Memory of Jack Hutchison Phyllis Marchitelli Nancy Shoaff In Memory of Mary Elizabeth Irish Harold Irish In Memory of James Jamieson Patricia Sweet In Memory of Joan Clark Jarvis Mrs. Aline Clark In Memory of John Jircitano Bergholz German Band Goodyear-Niagara Falls Plant In Memory of Timothy Johnson Mary Ansteth Elizabeth Evans M/M J. Michael Fenzl & Family Glenn & Sharon Hughes Kitchen World Distributing M/M Douglas McLean Libby & Peter Meyer Paul J Mullane Mullane Motors Inc M/M Rhodes C Palmer M/M John Witmer In Memory of Lawrence Kam Evelyn Kam In Memory of Evelyn Kannawin Dr & Mrs John F Sweeney In Memory of Raymond Kasperek M/M Michael Andriatch Andrea Borgioli Dr & Mrs Alan Kuritzky Parker PDF James & Clare Skura M/M Kirby Snyder In Memory of Jean Marie Kaylor Joanne Bodman In Memory of Sharon Keirn M/M Mark Vandenbosch In Memory of Raymond Kelly UA Local Union No 22 In Memory of Clayton Kennedy Jr Clayton Kennedy III In Memory of Laura Kessler Don M Farmer Trucking Donald Farmer Butch & Linda Suhler In Memory of Bob & Ruth Kilmer Suellen Finnegan The Voyager 9

10 In Memory of Robert Kilmer Joseph Agnello & Family M/M L Dale Duncan Finn & Grace Follum Michael & Kristen Mulready In Memory of Rose Kirkpatrick M/M Samuel Muscarella Nancy & Jack Yardman In Memory of Richard Knoche M/M John Carney In Memory of Ann Kohnke Dr Robert J Kohnke In Memory of Carolyn Kolb Thomas Kolb In Memory of Stella Koryl Edward Koryl In Memory of Laura Kosin Vincent & Patricia Swick In Memory of Peter J Kraft William Kraft Sr In Memory of Louis Kralick Lee W Bickford In Memory of Samuel Kranitz David Kaplan M/M Alan Kranitz In Memory of Jeanette Kroening Ethox International Harry Kroening & Family In Memory of Al Kruger M/M Stuart Dietrich In Memory of Jean Kurtz M/M William Buchanan Ruth Tordoff In Memory of Shirley Kyle Cathy Flagler Carole Ford Edward J. Kyle Al McFadyen In Memory of Gerald Lafler Mickie Bellah Marlene & Robert Dinse M/M Paul Freatman M/M Walter Holmes James Lafler Shannon Mangan Linda Root Wayne & Barbara Young In Memory of Ellen Lakeman M/M Horace Peck 10 The Voyager In Memory of Richard Louis Lamont Joan D Auria Linda Peet In Memory of Rose Lancianese Beverly Caruso Kathleen Culbreth M/M Ronald Good Mary Marino Rosalie Marino-Soehner M/M Richard McCormick Janet Nowak Mary Onevelo Craig Ross M/M John R Simon In Memory of John Lang Michael Berger Azucena Butsunturn Pauline Dominh Thap & Lehao Dominh In Memory of Joan Langdon Phyllis Drier Leo Langdon M/M Burt Martin Sara Beth Newton North Park Pop Fund M/M William Stevens M/M Jim Ulas Ann & Robert Webb In Memory of John W Lange David John Lange In Memory of John & RoseMarie Lanham M/M Todd Thorman In Memory of Elmer Lederhaus M/M Timothy Lederhaus In Memory of Marjorie Leising Marie Cassick Jean Krantz & Family Nativity Book Club Muriel Shaver Joanne Wojtkiewicz In Memory of Earle Lengen Suzanne Castle & Family M/M Tom Siegmann In Memory of Albert Lettman M/M Robert Wawro In Memory of Sue Lewis Patricia Grunwald Fred & Nancy Haas Sandra Scott In Memory of William Lewis Honorable & Mrs William R Lewis In Memory of Beatrice Licata Butch & Evana Daniels M/M Frederick Grabek M/M Les Kachurek M/M Michael Kachurek & Family M/M Pasquale Licata Peter & Joyce Tarajos Frank Vaccarella In Memory of Robert Litchka Nancy Litchka In Memory of Hilda Longley Lucille Barnett M/M Anthony Troia In Memory of Martha Lorango Diana Flatau In Memory of Michael Lorenz John McClumpha In Memory of William Lorenzetti Mary Lorenzetti In Memory of Victor Lukaszonas Roche Laskowski Bob Serpa In Memory of Donald Maacks Mrs. Donald Maacks In Memory of Mary Ellen MacKinnon Patricia Koeger In Memory of Margaret Mael M/M William B May In Memory of Pasquale Maggiore Albert Maggiore Sr & Family In Memory of Lucy Magliarditi Amber Torcasio In Memory of Louise Majchrzak Anna Dietrick In Memory of Luke Manth Robert Heron Ron & Cindy McCarthy Niagara Metals LLC In Memory of Judith Maraschiello Middle Tennessee Pizza Inc In Memory of Vince Marinelli Phil Marinucci In Memory of Sadie Marino M/M David Shambach In Memory of Cloyd Marshall John & Linda Duxbury Bibi Rahim Sodexo Inc In Memory of Lawrence Martell Carol Martell In Memory of Vernon Martell Betty Martell In Memory of Anthony Mascaro Enrico & Maria Cardamone M/M William Castiglione Sonja Crvelin Patricia Davis Mark, Rob, Joy, Bill & Ann Fera & Families M/M Louis Fonzi Teresa Mascaro M/M Frank Mirabelli M/M Anthony Scolaro Sally Shea United Materials LLC In Memory of Carolyn Matyok Chris Bilello In Memory of Douglas May Verniece Turner In Memory of William G Mayne Jr Lillian Joyce Mayne In Memory of John McCarthy Patricia McCarthy In Memory of Andrew McClelland M/M Robert Schearer In Memory of Mary McDonald Hartland Volunteer Fire Co Aux In Memory of Drusilla McEnroe Terry Bixler In Memory of Ricky McHenry Barbara B McHenry In Memory of Joyce McKenna Fletcher Elementary School In Memory of Willliam McMahon M/M Daniel McMahon In Memory of Wayne McNall M/M Louis Belfield Jr In Memory of David Melloni M/M Kenneth Ashley Jean Calabrese Gerald Morreale In Memory of all USW members United Steel Workers Local 6992 In Memory of Katherine Metro

11 Paul Dullen & Family Fred & John Metro Nicholas Metro M/M John Metro & Family Ron Pera Colleen Rohde & Family In Memory of Casimer & Richard Milczarski Edward Milczarski In Memory of Casimer, Maryann & Richard Milczarski M/M Kenneth Milczarski In Memory of MaryAnn Milczarski Shirley Benton Roy Hunt M/M Ronald Milczarski Mount Saint Mary College Jeanette Perretta In Memory of Lenore Milleville Ann Clingersmith M/M Kent Milleville In Memory of Anna Mittiga Rose D DiCamillo In Memory of Henry Mocniak Donald Martin In Memory of Elvira Moore George Georgakis Lisa Ketchum & Family In Memory of Geraldine Moretuzzo Ronald E Moretuzzo In Memory of Rose Morreale Jim & Terri Luckett In Memory of Mildred Morris Deborah Kanipe In Memory of Chester Moskal Pam s Groomer Friends In Memory of David Mulready Stephanie Beard M/M Robert Boland Jr Bernard Dworski Constance Eastman Hyde Park Elementary School Orchard Parkway Block Club Bob & Linda Plourde Shaw Friends & Co-workers In Memory of Marie Sue Mulvena Kathy Olander In Memory of James Munro Barbara Hathaway In Memory of Floyd Murray Chris & Paul Andrews Mrs. Pat Costello Duane & Laurie Murray In Memory of Margaret Murray M/M Stephen Juhasz Joseph & Joan Murray Mary Ann Phillips Charles Reeder John Weare In Memory of Thomas Napier Friends at Allina Risk Services Allina s QSA department M/M Jack Armstrong Lytle Investments John Roush Elizabeth Truesdell Smith In Memory of Paul Nashwinter Kelly & Vonnell Folmar & Family Kelly & Penny Hazen & Girls Duaine Ivey M/M Charles McHenry Martha Nashwinter & Family In Memory of Eleanora Nero Edith Bluhm M/M Phil Fittante Michael & Diana Pirich M/M Bruce Reynolds Anthony Serianni In Memory of Raymond Neuman Mrs. Raymond Neuman In Memory of Mildred Niver Robert Niver In Memory of Marlene Nowak M/M Salvatore Bruno Gina Calandrelli & Family M/M William Cockayne Michael & Victoria Filicetti GMA Properties LLC M/M James Gray Nancy Perkins Haley May Jowdy M/M Patrick Nowak Heather Williams In Memory of Doreen O Grady M/M Kenneth Weatherly In Memory of Addison Ed O Hara Olin Corporation In Memory of Marjorie Oldenburg Mary Anne Bienko In Memory of Frank Olejar Ida Olejar In Memory of MaryAnn O Malley M/M Rowland O Malley In Memory of John Ondak M/M Robert Hill In Memory of Gloria Onesi John Fera ITT Technical Institute Mark Onesi & Family Candy, Cindy, Charmi & Joe Perfetti St John the Baptist RC Church In Memory of Robert O Rielly Alvita Green Cooper M/M David Heinrich Mark Kopera M/M Dennis MacDonald Sandra & Horst Metz Rodney Page Employees of Pratt & Whitney In Memory of Julia Ortenzi M/M John D Angelo Janice Hoch Anthony Hoch In Memory of Richard Osterhout Barbara Palmer In Memory of William Owler Ethel Owler In Memory of Lorraine Paonessa Emily Milleville In Memory of Willard & Marge Peak Richard Evans In Memory of Emma Perez Douglas Lloyd M/M James Perez In Memory of Marvin Pickard M/M George Soemann In Memory of Edward Pomerhn Margaret Pomerhn In Memory of Margaret Pomerhn Buffalo Octagon Association Debbie Majchrzak M/M Paul Pomerhn In Memory of Elisa Porto M/M Carl Schmidli In Memory of Evelyn Prahler John Feeter Charles & Helen Wendel In Memory of Roger Pratt Patricia Molisani In Memory of Anita McCready Puff Norman Puff In Memory of Verna Raham Peggy Clarke Keller Technology Corp Merrill Lynch Lois, Bob & Pat Monroe M/M Steve Reid M/M Larry Royston Martha Stormon In Memory of Mary Reed Timothy Reed In Memory of Wilma Reed M/M Ronald Lewis In Memory of Lorraine Reilly Tom & Janet Reilly In Memory of Donald Reitz Jean & Curt Beadle Nylene Reitz In Memory of Chester Richau Park Athletic Club Cynthia Parlato In Memory of Patricia Ricklefs Jennifer Kavanaugh Bill Lakas Janice Sengillo Jan & Dick Smith Takeform Inc Leigh & Ethel Wheeler Joanne Zecher In Memory of Marguerite Rieker Jane & Dave Larcom John Lewis Margaret Schomers In Memory of Angela Riley M/M Bruce Neivert Jane Whitmore In Memory of Mary Louise Ringler HealthShare Inc In Memory of Pearl Ripple Yvonne Beam Bob Bedard Ellen Gilson The Lewiston Larks Katy Marsh Corrine Morley & Family M/M Frank Piccirillo Les Tilyou The Voyager 11

12 In Memory of Elvira Rizzo Niagara County Highway Dept M/M George Peter M/M Russell Rizzo Ann Yates In Memory of Frances Roberts M/M John Jasper Sue, Kent, Riley & Tory Sanden In Memory of John G. Roberts III Kathleen Currie In Memory of Arlene Robertson Judith Cole In Memory of Mama & Papa Root Wilson Golden Agers In Memory of Mary Rosa Mary Ann Fleck Pat & Mary Ellen Richards Michael & Susie Thomas Jim & Cindy Watkins In Memory of Stanley Rybacki Dolores Dietrich Adeline E Glena Veronica Hallissey Susan Rybacki Mrs Stanley Rybacki Marie Socha & Family M/M Edward Socha In Memory of Richard & Suzanne Salerno Susan & James Fittante In Memory of Warren Salmons Virginia Duplessis Medina Memorial Hospital Jim, Susan & Angela Perry In Memory of Frank Santangelo Mary Jo Laughlin In Memory of Dorothy & Sam Santillo Ann & Ed Kanerva In Memory of June Saunders Pat Konopczynski In Memory of Diane Scalia Karen Scalia In Memory of Janice Scheel Donna Hammond Kelly Sanger In Memory of Howard Schmitt John Peterson In Memory of Janet Schultz Jeffry Schultz Lynn Sievert In Memory of Marjorie Schultz Nancy Bellamy Brenda Conover Sharon Kerridge Dorothy LeVan Ellen, Mike,Tracy & Cathy Lee Licinio Zajaczkowski & Fay Families In Memory of Suzanne Schultz Annette Schultz In Memory of Florence Schulz Donald M Schulz In Memory of Ida Scibilia Joe & John Magliarditi In Memory of Raymond Sekera M/M Darrell Darlak Patricia Falk Deborah Misner Dr Dolores Wawrzynek In Memory of Carrie Selva Dr & Mrs Allen Barnett In Memory of Frank Shaw M/M Fredrick Baxter Nuttall Gear Corporation Helen M Shaw In Memory of George Shelly PepsiCo Foundation Matching Gifts Program In Memory of Joan Shipkowski Mary Ann & John Improta In Memory of Greta Elizabeth Shuart Raymond Bald & Family M/M Michael Landrigan In Memory of Leonard Simpson Mike & Pat Moss M/M Thomas Welch In Memory of Mary Roma Simpson Robert Simpson & Family In Memory of Thomas K Singer Mrs. Thomas K Singer In Memory of Emma Siracuse Fran Gallo In Memory of Adam Smith M/M Anthony Gioeli In Memory of Janice Smith M/M Joseph Evans M/M Richard Evans M/M Bruce Gammack Kenneth & Patricia Kerl M/M Joseph Lucsok M/M Joseph Moran Charles Thrall M/M Robert Utter Roger & Carol Utter M/M Anthony Villella In Memory of Noland Smith Annette Donovan Richard Ellman Audrey Steingasser Christine Thomas In Memory of Sandra Smyth Don & Patti Hurst IPAC Inc In Memory of James Smyton Cindy Bennes In Memory of Robert Sodano Computer Sciences Corporation Linda DuFour Charles Graves Donald Zelakiewicz In Memory of Russell Sornberger M/M Richard Quast Judith Siegmann Patricia Sornberger In Memory of John Carl Spedding M/M Salvatore P Licata Sally McAninch M/M James Spedding In Memory of Lois Spencer Daniel Spencer In Memory of Dolores Staschak Martin s Auto Body Works Pirson Auto Parts Thomas & Judith Shuell Stella Wiech In Memory of Jane Staub M/M Nicholas Rizzo M/M Carl Stiles In Memory of Robert Steblein Gasport Welding & Fabricating Inc Thomas Gray M/M Steven Hayner M/M Jack Jones Lipsitz & Ponterio LLC In Memory of James Stevenson Annette Bushover Marie Conley M/M Staszko Jack & Glorie Zeisz In Memory of Wilma Stuart Robert Radmore In Memory of Richard Sullivan Rita Sullivan In Memory of Mary Jane Sydor Delores Schuman In Memory of Richard Syruws Thomas Brown Niagara Falls High School Softball Karen Syruws M/M Ronald Wendt In Memory of James Szymanek Denise Petrie In Memory of Margaret Taft Jack & Karen Chaney Joseph & Susan Schebell In Memory of Adelaide Tanzella Stacy DeWyer Nicholas Ligammari Rochelle McGuire In Memory of Raffaele Tarantino M/M Grazia Tarantino Eugenia Tredo In Memory of Ralph Tarantino Donna McCarthy Doran Costantina Rivera M/M Frank Roma In Memory of Carmen Teijido Marla Canning In Memory of Anthony Terrameo Judith Fleckenstein William & Marcia Game James Marinello Niagara Falls Fire Dept MAA Inc Patricia Ross Dr & Mrs John Whiteman In Memory of Mary Thompson Niagara Falls Umpire Association In Memory of Cecelia Tilton Carmen Thompson William Tilton In Memory of Richard Titterson Jane Titterson In Memory of Margaret Toellner John Toellner In Memory of Marie Toellner 12 The Voyager

13 Alleghany Council on Alcoholism & Substance Abuse M/M Larry Bowman Christ Community Fellowship Church Ann Goltz M/M David Odden & Family M/M Paul Prohaska Kim & Eric Strauser M/M Edward Weaver Gary Weaver In Memory of Maureen Toohey Executive Committee of the Cleveland Arts Education Consortium Betsy Constantine Sari Feldman Becky A Ferreira M/M David Goodman M/M Paul Grozio Kathleen & Brian Harold & Family M/M Clark Jayne Joni Klaameyer M/M John Leyland Playhouse Square Foundation Charles Scrufari Judy & Bill Zucco In Memory of Myra Trautman George Trautman In Memory of Norman & Barbara Truax Ann Hamminga In Memory of Becky Truszkowski M/M Jeffrey Brock In Memory of Darlene Ulmer Marilyn Breton Ed & Mary Ann Jaskulski James & Janet Little David Ulmer In Memory of Rita Upson M/M John Curry Mrs. Alfred Ditullio Erie 1 Boces Russell & Nancy Fiorella M/M Paul Greenwald Margaret Russell In Memory of Lucille Upton M/M Terence Upton & Family In Memory of Carol U Ren Marilyn U Ren In Memory of Henry Utnik M/M Samuel Gariano Anne Sekula Sally & Anthony Zaccarella Marie Zito In Memory of Henry S Utnik Marty Utnik In Memory of John Vitali Dawn Puckett In Memory of Gerald Vogt Paul & Monique Verostko M/M Thomas Vogt In Memory of Carl Wagner Applied Physics Lab Raymon & Diane Soto In Memory of Thomas Wagner M/M Raymond Coakley Jennifer Schultz Ticor Title Insurance Company Elaine Wagner John Walters In Memory of Robert G Wahler Len & Diane Pohlar In Memory of Susan Waiss Janet Kellam In Memory of Wesley Warner BJ Muirhead Co Inc In Memory of Norman Washbon Andrew & Kathleen Crook M/M Douglas Trinder Karen Washbon In Memory of Benjamin Weld Mary Grace Luff-Foote In Memory of Catherine Werder Eileen Bisantz In Memory of Percy Wheat M/M Arthur Kane M/M David L Williams In Memory of Jane Wickman Linda Baldwin In Memory of Lloyd Wiepert Town of Porter Office Staff In Memory of Robert A Williams Jerry D Hensley In Memory of Roger & Inez Williams Rebecca Mabey In Memory of Marian Wilson Norman C Wilson In Memory of Richard Wilson Marie Sharp In Memory of W Allen Winter Compu-Mail Rods & Customs Car Club of Buffalo In Memory of Eva Jane Wolanyk Priscilla Seuss In Memory of Ann Wood Admissions Staff at D Youville College Paul & Kathy Allaire Hugh Britten M/M Brian Christman Dorothy Costanzo Marjorie Hallenbeck Joy Johnson Janice Rudolph Keith & Johnnie Wood In Memory of Arline Woodley David P Birmingham In Memory of Benjamin Wozniak M/M Anthony Ciavaglia Richard Wilk In Memory of Rose Wozniak Bill Nye & Family In Memory of RoseMarie Wozniak M/M Tom & Kathy Zinni In Memory of Rosemary Wozniak M/M William DeLuca In Memory of William Wright Susan Wright In Memory of William Donald Wright Wright Ellis In Memory of Deceased Members of the WWGA Willowbrook Womens Golf Association In Memory of Mildred Yakam Debi & Ron Irwin Jean McNeill Diane Niles Bob Riederer & Family In Memory of Ronald Yates Gerard Dwyer M/M Dave Kerrison In Memory of Robert Yotter Ricco Asci & Banny Family In Memory of Margaret Young M/M Carl Contino Shirley Giesler Don & Fran Petersen Prudence & Scott Philbin Summit Educational Resources Inc In Memory of Rose Zablonski Michael & Alexandra Zawadiwsky In Memory of Leona Zankowski Barbara Janik In Memory of Nancy Zanow Gerald Zanow In Memory of Shirley & Sharon Zastrow Darlene Zastrow In Memory of Carl Zimmerman Ag-Pak Inc LaVern & Louise Gardei Sandra Gareton Marcia & Bill Krupp Glen Zimmerman Dave Zimmerman & Taylor In Memory of Althea Zulke M/M Bryan Meigs In Memory of Phyllis Zygmont Phyllis Gross The Voyager 13

14 Events 2010 Gooch Fest 2010 benefits Niagara Hospice Jesse Gooch and family held Gooch Fest 2010 last July to help support Niagara Hospice. The day-long event featured four bands, food, raffles and more raising over $1,200. Thank you to Jesse and the Gooch family for their dedication to Niagara Hospice. Seen here presenting the donation to Social Worker Brenda Tapia, MSW (left) are Jesse Gooch, his father Jim Gooch, and his nephew Ethan Hazlett Niagara Hospice Memorial Butterfly Release This year marked the 7th annual Memorial Butterfly Release. Over 360 butterflies were released in memory or honor of loved ones. The event is open to the community and continues to be one of the biggest events for Niagara Hospice. In this photo, Corinne, two-year-old Arden and James Anterline watch as their butterfly prepares to take flight. Niagara Wheatfield Junior Achievement students start up shop Niagara Wheatfield students created their own businesses for their spring marketing class. The students seen here (at left) sold Niagara Wheatfield wristbands and lanyards and then donated $400 in profits to Niagara Hospice. Presenting the donation to Special Events Coordinator Mallory Zabel are Niagara Wheatfield Students (L to R) Courtney Amendola, Dino LoSsracco, Robert Dorato, Stephen Janik, Ryan Elnicki, Amanda Breier and Sawyer Mosher. 14 The Voyager Eternal Brothers Motorcycle Club ride for a cause Eternal Brothers Motorcycle Club held a motorcycle road race last August to benefit Niagara Hospice. The event started with a lineup of motorcycles riding in memory of loved ones. The event continued with friends, family and community members who gathered for food and raffles. The event raised $2,000 for Niagara Hospice. Seen here from left to right are Eternal Brothers Motorcycle Club Vice President, Joseph Heeney, Treasurer, Chris Bondi, Niagara Hospice Marketing and PR intern, Lauren Hogan and Club President, Pat Bondi.

15 Events 2010 Thank you, Hospice Heroes! Hospice Heroes are special every day heroes that give of themselves in the form of an event or activity to raise both funds and awareness for Niagara Hospice. Niagara Hospice thanks the following community groups, organizations and individuals that have shown their support of the hospice mission: Hospice Heroes donations received March September 2010 Heinrich Chevrolet s World s Largest Chevy Truck Parade rides again! Last March Heinrich Chevrolet held its first World s Largest Chevy Truck Parade in an attempt to break the world record; they were only a couple trucks short so they are going to try again! The truck parade will be held at the end of March, Seen here is Heinrich Chevrolet owner, Charlie Heinrich wearing the truck parade shirts designed for the event. Proceeds to Niagara Hospice were over $5,000! Many thanks to Charlie Heinrich and his entire crew. SAVE THE DATE! Niagara Hospice February 28 - March 5 throughout Niagara County Jack Beatty Memorial Hospice Regatta $24,000 Lomeo Family Golf Classic $16,938 Lorrie Janese Memorial Golf Tournament $6,831 Heinrich Chevrolet s World s Largest Truck Parade.. $5,032 Newfane Teachers Assn. Annual Dinner Dance & Auction $3,563 Dress Down Days for Niagara Hospice $2,770 Hospice of WNY Sunflower Days Promotion (Wilson Farms) $2,323 Eternal Brothers Motorcycle Club Bike Run $2,000 Gooch Fest (Jessi Gooch & Family) $1,240 Niagara Falls Sertoma Club $1,000 NCCC Student Government Basket Raffle $1,000 Niagara Landing Hot Pepper Festival $836 Ontario Shores Credit Union Candy Bar Sales $700 Niagara Orleans BOCES Culinary Arts Program $500 John Duke Senior Center Fall Festival $450 Niagara Wheatfield High School, Junior Achievement $400 UFO Speaker Presentation at NCCC $307 Gasser Gang of WNY Benefit for Hospice $300 Greater Niagara FCU 50/50 Split $216 Lewiston Service Guild Fish Booth $200 The Voyager 15

16 The Voyager Calendar of Events Hospice House Open House & Tribute to Veterans Thursday, November 11 from 3-7:00pm Light-A-Life Memorial Tree Lighting Ceremony Sunday, December 5 THE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE GROUP, INC Sunset Drive, Lockport, NY (716) Non-Profit Org. U.S.POSTAGE PAID Lockport, NY Permit No. 48 Return Service Requested IT S BACK! Niagara Hospice Spring Bouquet Sale February 28 - March 5 throughout Niagara County See inside or visit NiagaraHospice.org for details on upcoming events. For more information, visit us on the web at NiagaraHospice.org PHCN.org NiagaraHospiceAlliance.org Please help us update our records by completing this form and mailing to: The Hospice & Palliative Care Group, Inc Sunset Drive Lockport, NY I have an additional mailing address; please update my records. I am receiving duplicate copies of the newsletter. I wish to be removed from the Hospice mailing list. I would like to be added to the Hospice mailing list. I would like more information about volunteer opportunities at Niagara Hospice. Mr. Mrs. Ms. Address: City: State: Zip: Phone #: Fax #: Address: Months at other address: FROM TO Please clip and mail as needed. ID No. on Label