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McLeod Health - 2021 McLeod Hospice Tree Lighting Raises Record-Breaking Amount
January 10, 2022NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2021 McLeod Hospice Tree Lighting Raises Record-Breaking Amount
(January 10, 2022 – Florence, SC) The McLeod Health Foundation is pleased to announce that thanks to the generosity of donors, sponsors and community members, the 36th Annual “A Light for Someone You Love” Tree Lighting Ceremony raised $110,717 for McLeod Hospice.
Elizabeth Jones, Development Officer with the McLeod Foundation, added, “We were pleased to celebrate our 36th Annual McLeod Hospice Tree Lighting Ceremony during these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This event gives families an opportunity to remember their loved ones during the holiday season and thanks to the support of our donors, McLeod Hospice continues to provide patients and their families peace, comfort and hope while delivering excellent care. In 2021, we also had more trees than ever before sponsored by individuals and organizations in our community who have been personally touched by McLeod Hospice, making this our most successful tree lighting to date.”
Hundreds of community members and McLeod staff attended the event on December 2, 2021, which raised this record-breaking amount to directly fund items for patients in the 11 counties McLeod Hospice serves, at the McLeod Hospice House, helping patients remain comfortable in their homes, providing bereavement care for families being served, and offering a grief camp for children, Camp Jessie’s Kids.
McLeod Hospice serves patients in Florence, Darlington, Dillon, Chesterfield, Marlboro, Horry, Lee, Sumter, Marion, Clarendon and Williamsburg counties.
Contact:Tracie Fostertfoster@mcleodhealth.org, (843) 777-5493