Hospice Southeastern Connecticut Regatta Series 2010
Celebrating our 21st year, the Regatta Series attracts over 300 sailors. With many Southeastern Connecticut yacht clubs participating and several Long Island Sound sailing venues and dates thhroughout the summer, this series raises money to help provide care and comfort to those approaching the end of their lives. All funds stay in Southeastern Connecticut helping our families, friends and neighbors.
Wednesday Night Racing Series July 14, 2010
Niantic BayYacht Club Registration Form
Stonington Dinghy Club Registration Form
Thames Yacht Club Registration Form
Create your own fundraising page and send it to your email contacts so that others can
honor your efforts and loved ones from afar.
Click here http://www.firstgiving.com/hsect to begin.
For more information, call Lynne at (860) 848-5699 or email events@hospicesect.org.
2010 Regatta Sponsors:
Rotary Club of Niantic
Hospice Southeastern Connecticut Walk 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010 Mohegan Park Group Pavilion
Registration begins at 9 a.m., Walk begins at 10 a.m.
Join us for a Mother’s Day weekend tradition! Take a three-mile walk in memory of a loved one or to support Hospice Southeastern Connecticut in beautiful Mohegan Park in Norwich, Connecticut, a hidden gem near downtown Norwich. This non-competitive event is the perfect way to honor the memory of a family member or friend. This is one of Hospice Southeastern Connecticut’s major fundraisers. Money raised helps pay for services not reimbursed by insurance. Create a team of family, friends, co-workers or fellow students!
For more information, call Lynne at 860-848-5699 or
email events@hospicesect.org
Click Here for Registration Form
Create your own fundraising page and send it to your email contacts so that others can honor your efforts and loved ones from afar. Click here http://www.firstgiving.com/hsect to begin.
If you or your business would like to become a sponsor click here.
2010 Walk Sponsors:
AES Thames
American Ambulance Inc
Bob's Discount Furniture
Bonner Electric
Chelsea Groton Bank
The Day
Eastern Federal Bank
Groton-Ledyard Veterinary Hospital
Jewett City Savings Bank
Hanna Kackielo, MD
KOOLFM 101
The Labensky Family
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
Mattern Construction
Mohegan Sun
Morton & Associates
The Nutmeg Companies, Inc.
Putnam Bank
Sayet & Seder Attorneys
The W.W. Backus Hospital
Special Thanks to:
Olde Times Restaurant
Holdridge Farm Nursery
Lyme/Old Lyme Future Business Leaders
LaFrancois Floral & Gifts
The Labensky Family 
Join us in Celebrating our 25th Anniversary
with
Bon Jovi
at the Earth Suite of the Mohegan Sun Arena
Friday, March 26, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Exclusive Skybox Seating
Includes:
Private Entrance
Private Suite-Level Restrooms
Spacious Seating
Hors d’oeuvres
Cash Bar
Also included with each ticket is a
$25 Gift Certificate to select
Mohegan Sun Restaurants
Tickets $250 each
Tickets on sale now!
Only 100 available so don’t delay!
All proceeds benefit the Hospice Southeastern Connecticut Patient Care Endowment.
The value of the ticket is $200.00 and the tax deductable portion of your gift is $50.00.
Call Lynne Crider at (860) 848-5699 with your credit card today!
(between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m)
For more information, email events@hospicesect.org
www.hospicesect.org
This event is made possible by a generous donation from
The Mohegan Tribe and TheMohegan Sun
(Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.)
Tree of Life - Crystal Mall, Waterford
The annual Hospice Southeastern Connecticut Tree of Life will be on display at the Crystal Mall in Waterford, CT
March 27 through April 3, 2010
The tree is decorated with paper ornaments carrying names, photographs and poems honoring loved ones who have passed.
Every spring, we honor the lives of the patients and families for whom we have had the privilege to care with a Tree of Life. Byles – MacDougall Funeral Service andTuthill’s Nursery generously donate a blossoming pussy willow tree.
The community is invited to place an ornament on the Tree of Life, regardless of whether their loved one used hospice care or not. On March 27, 2010 at 4 p.m., the public is invited to the Tree of Life Remembrance: A Celebration of Life. The Evans Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church Choir will sing and Rev. Willis McCaw, Spiritual Coordinator of Hospice Southeastern Connecticut will speak. Ornaments will be placed on the Tree of Life and there will be a moment of silencein honor of all those who have died.
We invite you to visit during Mall hours to create your own ornament. Ornaments are free, donations are graciously accepted.
For more information, call Lynne at (860) 848-5699 or email events@hospicesect.org.
To make a donation now click here.
Norwich Churches Together Donates Collection to
Hospice Southeastern Connecticut
Hospice Southeastern Connecticut was the recipient of the collection from the Ecumenical Celebration of the Word of God organized by Norwich Churches Together on January 22, 2010. This Celebration was part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and was held at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Norwich, CT. Raphael Ortiz of Norwich Churches Together organized the Celebration.
Ben Lathrop and the Mohegan Tribe Make Donation to Hospice Southeastern Connecticut
On January 29, 2010, Hospice Southeastern Connecticut Executive Director, Carol L. Mahier, accepted a donation of $8,513.15 from a recent event honoring former Norwich Mayor, Ben Lathrop. A retirement banquet was held for the mayor at the Mohegan Sun in November 2009, with over 400 guests attending. Mayor Lathrop, along with the Mohegan Tribe who were primary sponsors of the event, designated Hospice Southeastern Connecticut and the Thames Valley Council for Community Action (TVCCA) as recipients of the proceeds. “We are honored that Ben chose our organization to receive the proceeds from his retirement party,” Mahier said. “He has given so much to our community already. This gift exemplifies his generosity and we accept it with pride and thanks.”
Nancy J. Healy Honored by Hospice Southeastern Connecticut
On Sunday, September 27, 2009, Nancy J. Healy of Niantic was honored by Hospice Southeastern Connecticut and the Niantic Bay Yacht Club for her 20 years of volunteering to organize fundraising sailing races for the non-profit organization. Healy was a founding member of the Hospice Southeastern Connecticut Regatta in 1989. She remained active on the Regatta Committee as the event grew from one race run by the Niantic Bay Yacht Club to a series of races throughout southeastern Connecticut involving over a hundred boats and hundreds of sailors.
Healy was honored at a cocktail party with the announcement of a new trophy, the Nancy J. Healy Trophy, which will be given to the club that sends a team to the National Hospice Regatta Alliance Championship Race. The Alliance of 26participating races for hospices across the country holds an annual Championship Race where teams meet for a weekend of racing.
Five area yacht clubs, the Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association, Niantic Bay Yacht Club, Stonington Harbor Yacht Club, Stonington Dinghy Club and Thames Yacht Club, participate in the Hospice Southeastern Regatta Series with fundraising races and events throughout the season.
“Nancy has made a huge impact on our organization,” says Carol Mahier, Executive Director of Hospice Southeastern Connecticut. “She came up with the idea of a fundraising race, found committee members to work with her, and has helped raise over $500,000 since 1989. We cannot thank her enough for her support and service.”
Healy was also given a 2009 National Hospice Regatta Alliance print, signed and numbered by the artist, Willard Bond.
Peter Guille of Mystic, Chairman of the Regatta Committee, was also honored for his 10 years of service as he steps down from the Committee. Judy Gibbs of New London has been named the new Chairperson of the Hospice Southeastern Connecticut Regatta Committee. Other committee members include: Gene Fiese of Ledyard, Greg Gilmartin of Waterford, Courtney Moore of Mystic,Susan Senning of Essex, Mary Ellen Smith of Niantic and Obby Tapley of Stonington.
For more information about the Hospice Southeastern Regatta Series, or to participate, visit our website www.hospicesect.org, email events@hospicesect.org, or call (860) 848-5699
