The Vancouver Island community poured out their generosity once again last week, when Enrico Winery and The Upside on CHEK news joined forces to raise money to support hospice care in the Cowichan region.
Upside viewers on May 26 were encouraged to call in or make a donation online to be entered into a draw for a $500 gift coupon to Enrico Winery and a voucher for an evening cruise on the tall ship Providence. Cowichan Hospice staff enthusiastically took over-the-phone donations and expressed their great gratitude for the incredible impact those donations – over $10,000 – will make in our community.
Gretchen Hartley, Executive Director at Cowichan Hospice reflected, “The pandemic has made grief so much more difficult for people, especially when loved ones could not be with someone until their final days or hours. And then after a death, we could not gather with family and friends to grieve in the normal ways. No one needs to grieve alone. The generosity of Upside fans will help grieving family members get the support they need.”
