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During CNA Week, we proudly recognize our Certified Nursing Assistants and Hospice Aides, whose dedication, compassion, and kindness make a meaningful difference in the lives of the patients and families we serve. Often providing hands-on care and companionship, CNAs build trusted relationships and offer comfort during some of life’s most important moments.

Thank you to our compassionate CNAs, Nadia and Meg, for your commitment to preserving dignity, supporting independence, and delivering exceptional care. Your work is the heart of our mission!

Next week, Jill is heading to the 29th Annual National Symposium on Children’s Grief, hosted by the National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG). It will take place in San Antonio, TX, from June 15 to June 17, 2026. The multi-day event provides comprehensive educational programming, workshops, and networking for professionals supporting grieving youth.

We thank the Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation for a grant that funds professional education and training in children’s grief support for our counselors. This grant helps us provide age-appropriate grief support to young people in our community as they navigate loss and healing.

Fundraising Events Update:

Join us at Farm Neck Golf Club for the Summer Soirée on Mon., Aug. 3, 2026

Sponsor Reception at 5:00 pm, followed by the Soirée Dinner & Auction at 5:30 pm. Use the buttons below to purchase your event tickets, sponsorships and program ads.

We also have volunteer opportunities. If you are looking to get involved, please email soiree@hospiceofmv.org for more information.

Join us for the 16th Annual Bud Lamoreaux Memorial Hospice Golf Classic

We’re so excited to host this beloved tournament at Mink Meadows Golf Club once again this fall!

If you are interested in sponsoring the tournament or a tee, please call 508-693-0189 or email Meghan Saggese at msaggese@hospiceofmv.org. Registration for individuals and golf fivesomes will open soon!

A little rain couldn’t stop our 5K! To all our runners, walkers, volunteers, sponsors, race partners & cheerleaders on the sidelines: Your support made this race possible! Thank you also to the Oak Bluffs PD and EMS for keeping us safe. All of us at Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard are so grateful for everyone who showed support for the 5K. Every dollar raised goes toward ensuring that our neighbors receive the comfort and dignity they deserve when facing serious illness & grief.

Create a Lasting Impact at HPCMV

Through Planned Giving

Planned giving helps ensure compassionate care for future generations. Your support of Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard today, and in the future, is truly appreciated. To include a gift to HPCMV in your will, add the following language: “I give, devise, and bequeath to Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard the sum of $____, or ____% of my residuary estate, to be used for its general charitable purposes.”

Your estate planner can help you decide how to designate your planned gift. Options may include bequests through a will or trust, beneficiary designations, or other legacy gifts. You can also include HPCMV as a beneficiary of an IRA, 401(k), or other investment account. Call us at 508-693-0189 or email give@hospiceofmv.org if you have any questions. Please let us know if you include us in your planned giving so we can ensure your wishes are followed, streamline the future transfer of assets, and recognize you properly.

Meghan Saggese is our Incoming Development Director!

Congratulations to Meghan Saggese who is onboarding as our incoming Director of Development and Communications this season! In August 2025, Meghan moved to the Island and joined the Development team at Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard. In her role, she supports the philanthropic efforts of the organization that help advance and strengthen the HPCMV mission. Meghan grew up in Upstate New York. She studied Business Administration and Marketing Management at The College of Saint Rose in NY, where she later earned her MBA in May 2024.

Nurse Case Manager: Taylor Dow

Taylor Dow is a travel nurse joining us as an RN case manager at Hospice and Palliative care of Martha’s Vineyard this summer. Taylor has been an RN for 9 years, and has spent several years dedicated to serving hospice patients in a case management capacity. He is originally from Northern New York but has spent the last 2 years traveling around New England and Hawaii. He’s an avid reader of sci-if and fantasy novels and enjoys beachcombing and cooking.

Development & Communications Intern: Sol Donnelly

Sol is going into his sophomore year at UMass Amherst where he is studying business management in the Isenberg School of Management. Sol was born and raised on Martha’s Vineyard and is helping out the HPCMV development & communications team as an intern for the summer.