Joliet Area Community Hospice will host its annual dinner meeting April 11 at 176 West Banquets, 1100 NE Frontage Road, Joliet, with a 5 p.m. social hour and 6 p.m. dinner program.
This fundraiser is open to the public and hosted by board President Carolyn Dystrup and Hospice Guild President Brenda Schmitz, both of whom are honorary co-chairs.
Presented by D’Arcy Buick GMC, Kurtz Ambulance and The Horton Group, reservations are still open and tickets are $55 per person. Tables of 10 are available.
Joliet Area Community Hospice will honor as “Champions of Hospice” the Joliet Fire Department for extraordinary volunteer service and support to JACH, and the Memorial “Care” Bear Volunteers – a group of 20 dedicated women who handcraft hundreds of personalized teddy bears annually to comfort the bereaved.
JACH will honor all of its volunteers that evening and Red Carpet and staff awards will also be presented.
Major sponsors include Jay and Lori Bergman, Caterpillar Inc., Ed Dollinger of Edward Jones Investments, One Point Patient Care, Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center and Remco Medical, with additional support from many other organizations.