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HONORING SENIORS
BEANS AND
CORNBREAD By Cheryl Presley
n celebration of 33 years of
providing care across the South
IPlains, Hospice of Lubbock is
proud to present the 31st Annual
Mayors’ Beans and Cornbread
Luncheon on Friday, March 6,
from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the
Civic Center. In 1987, Hospice of
Lubbock became the first hospice
provider in the region. Today, they
remain Lubbock’s only nonprofit pride in being able to say that they the food, and waiters will compete
hospice and the only one in the have never turned a terminally ill for the “Golden Apron Award”
region that provides services for patient away and have been able to by earning tips toward the event’s
adult AND pediatric patients. offer them quality, end-of-life care. proceeds. Throughout the event,
Hospice is not a place; it is a That is still their mission and focus. door prizes will be drawn as a
philosophy of care for the terminally “Not only is Beans and Cornbread thank-you to attendees.
ill that allows them to die in peace our largest signature fundraising Hospice is built upon an
and comfort, with loved ones close event, it is also a tremendous interdisciplinary team approach.
by. For the past 31 years, Beans and opportunity for people from the Each patient on service has equal
Cornbread has helped raise money 19 counties we serve to come access to a physician, nurse,
to allow Hospice of Lubbock to together and celebrate the services chaplain, social worker, a CNA to
provide hospice care for any person, we provide in their communities. assist with personal care, volunteer,
regardless of their ability to pay. The event itself is always so much and grief and bereavement services
Hospice of Lubbock takes great fun,” says Jeremy L. Brown, M.D., for family members before and
Hospice of Lubbock’s executive after the patient’s death. Proceeds
director. Guests will be greeted from this year’s Hospice of Lubbock
by area mayors and then enjoy Annual Mayors’ Beans and
beans and cornbread prepared by Cornbread event will help provide
River Smith’s (cornbread donated care for unfunded patients, support
by Dynamic Foods) and dessert pediatric hospice care, and enhance
from Nothing Bundt Cakes. For an the agency’s “We Honor Veterans”
additional $2, diners may purchase program.
a sausage link. Music will be
provided by Stars of the Cactus This fundraiser will also benefit
Theater, and the emcees will be Jim Hospice of Lubbock’s music therapy
Douglass and Jeff Klotzman. Area program, scheduled to launch this
officials and leaders will serve up year. “Music provides a connection
to the soul that often cannot
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