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NorthCare Hospice House

Over 200 guests attended An Intimate Reception for The NorthCare Hospice House on June 24th.  The hosts of the lovely event were Patty Garney and Sandra Aust.  Guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres, made donations and shopped for items to give to the Hospice House, all while the NorthCare Hospice music group entertained on piano and flute.

Also featured in the September 4th issue of The Independent


Pic1Bill and Judy Chastain hold a painting of Faye Saunders Warner, event honoree.

Pic2Patty Garney and Sandra Aust, hosts

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(Front row) David and Michelle Carpenter, Nancy Dillingham and Patty Garney, host (back row) John Dillingham, Dr. Jesse Roberts, Marc Giersch, LuAnn and Dr. T. Bryan Bownik, and Sandra Aust, host

 

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