Cheryl Olson,
Development Coordinator,
Essex County Office
High Peaks Hospice
4322 Main St.
PO Box 192
Port Henry, NY 12974
546-9850
Darsie Townsend,
Director of Development
PO Box 840
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
National Organization:
Since 1988, High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care has helped more than 5000 residents of the North Country, including friends and family in Town, by preserving the dignity of the terminally ill, enhancing the quality of life and providing comfort and care to patients and their families. Hospice enables them to live their lives to the fullest to the very end in the location of their choosing.
Over 250 volunteers
provide in-home support and respite to patients and their families as well
as providing administrative and fundraising support. Because they provide
services regardless of ability to pay, and Medicare, Medicaid and insurance
reimbursements are below costs, financial support from communities they
serve is vital. They host fund-raising events and two mail appeals a year.
Checks can be sent to Cheryl Olson in the Essex County Office. If you wish
to make a major donation or include High Peaks Hospice in your will, contact
Darsie Townsend at:
darsietownsend@highpeakshospice.com
Volunteer help as
well as donations are critical to the High Peaks Hospice mission. If
you wish to volunteer, contact Larry Vanderburgh, Coordinator of Volunteers
for Essex County at:
larryvanderburgh@highpeakshospice.com
Hospice staff and volunteers assist terminally ill people to live their
lives to the fullest. Here a staff member is taking a patient out
shopping
