FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:      August 22, 2007

Contact:  Rose Collins  

              Manager of Public Relations

              Hospice Buffalo

              225 Como Park Boulevard

              Cheektowaga, NY 14227

              Phone:  Work:(716) 686-8259

                          Cell (716) 570-2090

              Email: rcollins@palliativecare.org

WILSON FARMS RAISES $ 34,375 FOR NEW YORK’S HOSPICE PROGRAMS

CHECK TO BE PRESENTED AT KENMORE STORE

DATE:      Thursday, August 23

TIME:      10:30 – 11:00 a.m   

PLACE:    WILSON FARMS STORE

               1490 SHERIDAN/ELMWOOD DRIVE

               KENMORE, NY 14217

Visuals: WILSON FARMS president and ceo Paul nanula presenting checks to hospice buffalo CEO Bill FINN, hospice chautauqua county, and niagara hospice (lockport).

DETAILS:   

Locally owned & operated Wilson Farms will present a check to several area hospice programs on Thursday, August 23 at 10:30 am for $ 34,375. The check represents proceeds raised this past summer with the ”Sunflower Days” promotion across NY State. Over 17 Hospice organizations in NY benefited from the customer driven paper pin up campaign. Locally, ,877 was raised for Hospice Buffalo in Erie County.

Hospice is a way of caring for patients with end-of-life illnesses and supporting their family and loved ones through the illness and dying process. This is achieved by addressing the physical, emotional, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and the family. The goal is to help patients live in comfort and dignity, surrounded by the warm and loving presence of loved ones.