Pathways of Remembrance
Join Us in Creating a Legacy, While Honoring Your Loved One
The Vision
While our buildings and outdoor spaces satisfy a variety of needs, we recognize a crucial need for spaces that offer solace and tranquility, particularly for families and patients navigating end-of-life hospice care. We have always strived to create environments where individuals can find moments of peace and quiet amidst challenging circumstances.
With this in mind, we are embarking on an initiative to expand our outdoor spaces, aiming to provide greater opportunities for our community to gather and seek respite. Our vision encompasses not only a sanctuary for patients but also a place for families, staff, volunteers, and donors to come together in support and reflection.
Community Engagement
We also recognize the importance of fostering greater synergy and cohesion among our staff and community. Through thoughtful design, we aim to integrate our physical spaces with optimized employee functions, ensuring a more unified and cohesive campus community.
Building Connection
Alongside the signature pavilion, we're developing a wheelchair-accessible boardwalk with multiple pathways connecting key areas of our campus, including the administration building, the in-patient unit, and the Wilson Support Center.
These pathways will not only facilitate movement throughout our campus but also offer serene routes for contemplation and connection with nature.
The boardwalk will include a bird observatory with seating along the way where visitors can pause and take time to appreciate the birds, deer, and other animals that frequent our campus.
Remembrance and Reflection
Enhancing our outdoor spaces extends beyond mere functionality; it's about creating sanctuaries of tranquility for our patients and families during their most vulnerable moments. These freshly designed spaces will feature lush gardens and areas for reflection, providing peaceful havens amidst the challenges of end-of-life care.
In addition, we are introducing naming opportunities within these spaces, allowing families to honor and memorialize their loved ones in a meaningful and lasting way. These personalized tributes will serve as enduring reminders of the love and cherished memories shared with those who have passed.
A new children’s memory garden will also be developed as part of this initiative, providing a special place to memorialize and honor the children lost in our Essential Care for Children program.
As part of our effort to secure funding for this important growth plan, we are honored to have the support of a fundraising committee, working together with us to achieve our goal of completing this project.
We thank this special group:
Edward F. Walsh, Jr.
Michael F. Thompson
Linda Maggio
Erika Maritime
Robert Goldberg
Vicki Feine