AHCH to hold 7th annual Butterfly Release Celebration

AUBURN – Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice will hold its 7th annual Butterfly Release Celebration at the Hospice House on Stetson Road at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. The event is an opportunity to remember and honor loved ones by dedicating a butterfly. Guests will share memories, enjoy music and light refreshments. The highlight of the celebration will be the reading of names of all the dedicated butterflies and then the mass release of hundreds of beautiful butterflies.

Butterfly dedications are $25 each, with one name per butterfly and can be made online at www.ahchbutterfly.org. Paper dedication forms will also be available at Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice’s Hospice House or at their Lewiston office on Strawberry Avenue.

Butterfly dedications can also be purchased over the phone by calling 207-795-9537. Proceeds from the Butterfly Release Celebration benefit patient care and family support services at Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice’s Hospice House.

November 2015 marks 10 years that the Hospice House has been open and the celebration plans to honor this anniversary.

“The Hospice House is an invaluable asset to our communities. Events like these are so important to help ensure that everyone needing care at the Hospice House receives it, regardless of their ability to pay. We are so excited to help recognize 10 years of caring and compassion at the Hospice House and look forward to many, many more,” said Bonnie McHugh, Butterfly Release Planning Committee Chair.

All community members are welcome to dedicate a butterfly. No prior affiliation with AHCH is needed. Dedications will include the release of a butterfly, and the names of those being honored will be read at the event and listed in the program booklet. There will also be a raffle table as well as kids’ crafts the day of the event.

Parking is available in front of Flagship Cinemas on Center Street and shuttles will transport guests to the Hospice House. Shuttles run from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and seating is first-come first-serve, so guests should arrive early to reserve their seat.

The 2015 Butterfly Release Celebration is sponsored by The Chapman House – Home for Senior Women, Bangor Savings Bank, Bedard Medical Supplies, HoneyWell HomMed, Fortin Group Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, New England Home Therapies, Oxford Federal Credit Union, Oxford Networks and United Ambulance Service.

Sponsorships are still available at varying levels. Contact the AHCH Development Department at [email protected] or 207-795-9428 for more information on sponsorships.

FMI: www.ahchbutterfly.org.

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