Peace Arch Hospice Society

12/19/2025

PAHS Holiday Hours ✨🎄🗓️

As the holiday season unfolds, we want to send gentle wishes of care and kindness to our community. This time of year can feel different for everyone, and we hope you find moments of peace, rest, and connection. 💙

Please note, the Supportive Care Centre will be CLOSED on:
❄️ Dec 25, 26, 27, 28
❄️ Jan 1 & Jan 2

Should you need emotional support while our office is closed, the Fraser Health Crisis Line is available 24/7 @ 📞 1-877-820-7444.

Wishing you comfort and warmth this holiday season. 🕊️

12/17/2025

Our Celebrate A Life 2025 booth has been lovingly supported by an incredible rotation of PAHS Volunteers – each shift bringing care, warmth, and steady presence to our meaningful fundraiser. ✨🕊️🎄

At the booth, community members are invited to write the name of a loved one they wish to remember on a paper dove – always offered free of charge. Those who choose to donate $20 or more receive a clay or wooden dove, each one hand-painted by local artists with care and intention. 💙

📸 Photo 1 & 2 – Helen, Liz, Doreen & Celina
📸 Photo 3 & 4 – Jas & Satu
📸 Photo 5 & 6 – Teresa & Jean
📸 Photo 7 – Dave & Santa

From welcoming visitors to gently sharing the heart of Celebrate A Life, these Volunteers help create a space of reflection, connection, and remembrance. We are deeply grateful for their time, compassion, and generosity. 🫶

12/16/2025

Sprinkles, icing, and lots of laughter...PAHS staff gathered for a creative holiday cookie decorating session. What a sweet way to connect, unwind, and share some festive cheer together! 🎄🍪

12/12/2025

Check out our Thrift Store tomorrow, December 13th for 50% Off ALL SEASONAL ITEMS!

Perfect for last-minute holiday shopping! 🎅🎀🎄

SEASONAL SALE STARTING THIS SATURDAY (Dec 13th)! ✨🎁✨

Santa called… he said our shelves are too full, so we’re having a Seasonal Flash Sale to help spread the cheer! 🎅📞🎄

We’ve got plenty of excellent treasures and even a stash of never-before-seen goodies that were hiding from last year as they were feeling ELF-conscious. 😉

Visit us Saturday and give these delightful items a new home just in time for the holidays. ❄️🛍️

12/11/2025

Our Anchor’s Away Gala photo albums are officially live! ✨ Relive the magic and the memorable moments of the evening. Thank you to everyone who joined us, your presence and your generosity truly made the evening one to remember. ⚓🌊

We have posted two albums to Facebook:

📸 Anchors Away Gala 2025 (Official Gala Photos) – Captured by one of our Sponsors (our Snapshot Sailor), Alisha Khan Photography. Thank you once again for your generous in-kind support. https://ow.ly/ya4u50XHfwR

📸 Anchors Away Gala 2025 (Candid Shots & Photobooth Photos) https://ow.ly/gS7950XHfwP

Click through, tag your friends and family, share your favourites, and enjoy revisiting this special night with us!

12/11/2025

12/04/2025

Our Celebrate A Life fundraiser is happening now through December 23rd! ✨🕊️✨

Meet Ian, one of our remarkable Volunteers, who spent 37 hours hand-cutting our wooden doves last year in preparation for local artists to paint. His care and craftsmanship make this year’s keepsakes truly meaningful. Thanks for all your hard work, Ian!

Visit our volunteers at Semiahmoo Shopping Centre and honour someone you would like to remember by writing their name on a paper dove and placing it on our Celebrate A Life tree, free of charge. 🎁 When you donate $20 or more, you’ll receive one of our hand-painted wooden or clay doves as a heartfelt thank-you from us. 🫶

Your support helps strengthen compassionate grief and palliative programs in our community. Join us in remembering, celebrating, and giving back this holiday season. 🎄

12/02/2025

PAHS Executive Director, Amanda McNally, joined BC Hospice Palliative Care Association (BCHPCA) at the BC Legislature for National Grief and Bereavement Day on November 18th; standing with hospice leaders from across the province to share a unified message on behalf of our sector.

The Day at the Legislature included meetings with MLAs, Parliamentary Secretaries, and senior Ministry of Health officials to highlight:

💙 The essential role Hospice Societies play in community-based grief and bereavement care
💙 The need for equitable funding pathways and stable provincial investment
💙 The importance of integrating grief and bereavement care across health, mental-health, education, and social-care systems
💙 The unique pressures faced in rural and remote communities, where Hospice Societies are often the only accessible support

These conversations strengthened awareness of the vital grief and bereavement services Hospice Societies have been providing for over 40 years, ensuring care close to home, delivered with dignity, compassion, cultural awareness, and in response to each community’s unique needs.

Today, on Giving Tuesday, we’re reminded just how essential this work is. Hospice Societies across BC support more than 85,000 people every year through counselling, support groups, caregiver programs, education, and community grief-literacy initiatives. Your generosity ensures these services remain free and accessible for all who need them.

📸 #1 (Left to Right) – Pablita Thomas, Donna Flood, Teri Henderson, Amanda McNally

📸 #2 (Left to Right) Teri Henderson, Donna Flood, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long Term Care - Susie Chant, Amanda McNally, Pablita Thomas

👉 Join us in strengthening local grief and bereavement supports, visit our donation page to learn how you can help: https://www.peacearchhospice.org/ways-to-donate/

11/27/2025

The holidays are a time for joyful celebration with family and friends, yet remembering those we’ve lost can feel especially tender this time of year. 🫶

Let our Hospice Society Volunteers help you honour someone special. Visit our table at Semiahmoo Shopping Centre (outside GS & Company) to write your loved one’s name on a paper dove, free of charge and place it on our Celebrate a Life Tree. 🎄

With a donation of $20 or more, you’ll receive a beautifully hand-painted wooden or clay dove; a keepsake as unique as the life you’re honouring. Your generosity helps us continue offering FREE grief and palliative support programs to our South Surrey and White Rock community. 🕊️