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We provide comfort, care and support to people affected by life-threatening illness.

11/13/2025

🐓 The Coop is Full!

Thanks to many wonderful Hospice Waterloo Region volunteers, we now have bins (and bins!) full of Comfort Chickens ready to be delivered to our palliative clients.

A special shout out to Jen Crawford who crocheted more than two dozen of these lovely birds! Your efforts are truly appreciated. ❤️

11/12/2025

🕯️ Join us for our Outdoor Memorial and Lighting Ceremony.

We will gather to remember our loved ones and honour those in our care.

🗓️ Sunday, Dec. 7, 2024
🕟 4:30 pm sharp
📍 The Gies Family Centre, 100 Solstice Way, Waterloo
RSVP to join us: https://bit.ly/487W7lU

Evening Highlights:
• Live Music
• Warm Beverages
• Lighting Ceremony
• “In Our Hearts” Memorial
• Candlelight Procession at twilight

Please dress warmly. Indoor washrooms will be available.

Thank you to Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. and Benjamin Tree Farm for their in-kind donations. ❤️

11/11/2025

Today, we remember the many brave Canadian men and women who served and sacrificed for our freedom.

11/10/2025

🫏What a Bray-tiful Day!

Members of the Day Away Program at Hospice Waterloo Region recently visited The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada, and spent the day surrounded by the sweetest long-eared friends.

There’s nothing more grounding than time spent with animals who just want love and care.

Our Day Away Program is designed for individuals who are living with a life-limiting illness. It gives our clients a chance to come together, to socialize and be with others who can understand what they are going through.

Want to learn more about the Day Away Program? Please contact us by phone at 519-743-4114 or via email intake@hospicewaterloo.ca.

11/05/2025

On International Volunteer Managers Day, we would like to say a big THANK YOU to Diana Cooke, Coordinator of Volunteers at Hospice Waterloo Region, and Alex Allen, Manager of Community Services and Volunteer Outreach.

Diana's passion for recruiting and training our volunteers is inspiring. And both Diana and Alex always go above and beyond to make sure our volunteers feel welcome and appreciated. Thank you! ❤️

We would also like to thank all of the staff teams at Hospice Waterloo Region who nurture and support our volunteers in their important tasks.

10/31/2025

🎃 Happy Halloween!

10/27/2025

🗓️ Hospice Waterloo Region offers several events and workshops to community members at no charge. Coming up in November:

Nov. 3: Understanding Your Grief Group (Four-session grief group)
Nov. 6: Advance Care Planning 101 (Hybrid)
NOv. 12: Resilient Grief (Streaming Event featuring Dr. Lucy Hone)
Nov. 19: Dying is Normal: The Best-Kept Secret
Nov. 27: Painting for the Grieving Heart
Every Thursday: Bereavement Walking Group

✨ Special events
Nov. 14-17: Stay Room: An immersive escape-room inspired experience
Nov. 21: Healing From Heaven for Hospice Waterloo Region. Join Lana of The Hawk and I for a SPECIAL EVENING of Healing Messages from Heaven with all proceeds donated to Hospice Waterloo Region.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/6KFQ50Xha41

10/24/2025

When the seasons change, we honour the hawk feather we received as a gift from Clarence Cachagee, Founder of Crow Shield Lodge, with a Feeding the Feather ceremony.

Staff at Hospice Waterloo Region recently held a Feeding the Feather ceremony. Caring for the feather includes feeding and watering it at certain times of the year, as well as displaying it properly.

During the Oct. 20th ceremony, one theme we focused on was by making learning and ceremony such as this part of our regular practice, can we work towards culturally sensitive practice, reconciliation, and gratitude for the gift of the feather.

10/23/2025

Gina's Closet - Brides Helping Brides is a long-time supporter of Hospice Waterloo Region.

Since 2014, this incredible volunteer-run organization has donated over $54,000 — including an amazing $16,510 in the past year alone — to help us provide compassionate care and support to individuals and families in our community.

Learn more about this partnership, and amazing organization. http://bit.ly/476HYVK

10/21/2025

At Hospice Waterloo Region, we believe the ripple effects of compassion can begin in the most unexpected ways — even through a game.

The "Stay Room" is an immersive, escape room inspired experience. This is a serious game and with its innovative blend of empathy and play, The Stay Room uses interactive problem solving to gently guide participants into deeper conversations about empathy, morality and what it means to stay present with someone else's story . The game is free; open to anyone 18 years and older.

Hospice Waterloo Region invites you and your friends to challenge yourself to navigate Ricardo's journey.

Escape room details:
🗓️ Nov. 14-17, 2025
📍 Hospice Waterloo Region, 100 Solstice Way, Waterloo
Register for your one-hour time slot: https://bit.ly/4hmyIQP

This project is a partnership between Hospice of Waterloo Region and the University of Navarra. (Hospice of Waterloo Region offers this experience with the permission of the University of Navarra).

10/17/2025

🦄 The Hospice Waterloo Region Unicorn made an appearance at our volunteer BBQ!

There were lots of smiles and laughter as we celebrated our dedicated and passionate team of volunteers. We couldn't do what we do without them. ❤️

10/16/2025

A special thank you to the Fergus Pipe Band for leading our hikers at .

Address

100 Solstice Way
Waterloo, ON
N2K0G3

Telephone

+15197434114

Website

http://www.hospicewaterloo.ca/donate/

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