Bev Mattocks, a Star Volunteer from Acton

Bev Mattocks

Bev Mattocks is one of our star volunteers from the Acton community. Thank you Bev for your great fund-raising success, particularly for Hike for Hospice, and your advocacy for the need for hospice in North Halton!⁠

Bev said at a recent meeting of TSF’s Awareness Committee, “The passing of a loved one is a traumatic event for family and friends, and will stay in their memories forever. The hospice community can make those memories a little easier by providing a special kind of caring.”⁠

Hospital palliative care beds have lower staffing ratios than those in a hospice, and medical personnel have more demands on their time and attention. A hospice has only one focus, which is to support the person who is dying, and the needs of their loved ones, with a smaller staff-to-resident ratio augmented by the warm and compassionate support of volunteers.⁠

Thank you for making a difference!

Thank you to Seasons Milton, Edwina Doddington of the Escarpment Tea Room, Sarah Jensen of Right at Home Realty and EVERYONE involved with the 3rd Annual High Tea at Seasons Milton in September! All three seatings were sold out, and over $5000 was raised for Townsend Smith Foundation. Plans for next year are already under way. Take a look at some of our great photos in our website gallery!

We gratefully acknowledge the support of our many donors, including Andrews Scenic Acres, Christiane Banks, Cindy Lunau, Donna Coulter, Gallery Upstairs, Granite Ridge Golf Club, John Barrett of Desjardins Financial Security Network, McCormack Auto Services, Moose River Preserves, Pinecreek Honey, Shear Pleasure Salon, Sixty Forty Vinyl Sign and Design, Spa Bellisima, Springridge Farms, Tangled Salon and Spa, and Your TV Cogeco.