For Immediate Release:
August 6, 2012

Southcoast VNA to host Hope Takes Flight: A Butterfly Release

September 15 event to benefit Hospice program

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. — Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association, known in the community as Southcoast VNA, will host "Hope Takes Flight: A Butterfly Release" on September 15 to benefit the agency's Hospice program.

Hope Takes Flight will take place on Saturday, September 15, from 1 to 4 p.m., with the butterfly release occurring at 1:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Fairhaven Senior Center, 229 Huttleston Avenue in Fairhaven, and will take place rain or shine.

This inaugural event is being offered to the community as a way to honor and remember loved ones and friends and will support Southcoast VNA's Hospice program. Activities for families and children will include musical performances, inspirational readings and a live butterfly release. Light refreshments will be served.

Butterflies to honor a loved one can be purchased for a $25 minimum donation. Butterflies purchased before August 24 will include a listing of a loved one's name in the event program book. Contact Southcoast VNA Community Affairs at 508-973-3472 or by email at scvnacommunityaffairs@southcoast.org to order your butterfly today.

Butterflies will also be available to order at the following Farmers' Markets:

Tuesday, August 7, from 3 to 7 p.m.
Old Rochester Regional High School
135 Marion Road, Mattapoisett

Thursday, August 9, from 2 to 6 p.m.
South Coast Business Center
200 Mill Road, Fairhaven

Tuesday, August 14, from 3 to 7 p.m.
Old Rochester Regional High School
135 Marion Road, Mattapoisett

Thursday, August 16, from 2 to 6 p.m.
St. Luke's Hospital (Taber Street)
101 Page Street, New Bedford

Friday, August 17, from 1 to 6 p.m.
Rex Field
351 Elm Street, Dartmouth

Sunday, August 19, from 1 to 4 p.m.
Fairhaven High School
12 Huttleston Avenue (Route 6), Fairhaven

Presenting sponsor is Mallard & POPS Printing. Monarch Sponsors are BayCoast Bank, McKesson and PSS World Medical Inc. For more information about the event contact Southcoast VNA Community Affairs at 508-973-3472 or by email at scvnacommunityaffairs@southcoast.org.

About Southcoast VNA

Part of Southcoast Health System, Southcoast VNA is one of the largest not-for-profit, community-based home health and hospice care agencies serving Southeastern Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island. For more than 100 years Southcoast VNA has provided high quality, comprehensive home health and hospice services, which foster improvement and maintenance of health, prevention of disease and disability and compassionate end-of life care.

Southcoast VNA is a Medicare and Medicaid certified agency offering a full range of skilled home health care and hospice and palliative care services from highly trained, screened and credentialed health care professionals. Services are available 24 hours a day, every day.

Southcoast VNA's main office is located at the South Coast Business Center at 200 Mill Road in Fairhaven; with community offices located at 244 North Main Street in Raynham, at 1822 North Main Street, Fall River, and at Linden Tree Family Health Center, 2444 East Main Road, Portsmouth, R.I. For more information about Southcoast VNA call 800-698-6877 or visit www.southcoastvna.org.