HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hospice and Homecare of Reno County Festival of Remembrance is coming up in August.
"It will be held on Friday evening, August 19 at Prairie Dunes," said Fundraising and Volunteer Coordinator, Sarah Diamond. "It will be an evening of fun, food and lively auctions. In addition to our silent and live auctions, we'll have a raffle and have the opportunity to win a car donated by Mel Hambleton Ford in Wichita. This is actually Mel Hambelton's 12th year of donating a car for our raffle. We couldn't be more excited to unveil our giveaway car, which we'll be doing very soon."
You can purchase tickets to win the car or other raffle prizes, or you can be a part of providing items for the auction.
"We're always looking for new sponsors," Diamond said. "If you're interested, whether individually or as a business or your organization, we're always looking for new sponsors. If you'd like to make a monetary donation toward a trip or other item or maybe you have an item you'd like to donate to our live or silent auction, we welcome that, as well."
The group is also always looking for people to help, whatever your skills.
"We're always looking for volunteers, with animal therapy, hairdressers, veterans, the commitment can really be as much or as little as you can," Diamond said. "We have regular volunteers that might volunteer one or two days a week or one day a month, or ones that are more one time or episodic."
Volunteers do go through a screening process for the safety of patients, but if you'd like to learn more, just call Hospice and Homecare of Reno County at 620-665-2473.