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Masonicare Partners Hospice Volunteer George Morison of West Hartford receives D.O.V.E. Award - 5/12/2009

Hartford, CT, May 11, 2009........In celebration of National Volunteer Week, Masonicare Home Health & Hospice and Masonicare Partners Home Health & Hospice honored more than 300 community volunteers who cumulatively contributed thousands of volunteer hours to the hospice program during the past year.  Awards were presented at special recognition events held at several offices throughout Connecticut. 

At a special award event held to recognize the extraordinary volunteers assigned through the Hartford office of Masonicare Partners Home Health & Hospice, every honoree who achieved 1, 5, 10, 15 or 20 years of service was recognized and presented with a gift of appreciation from Masonicare.  In addition, D.O.V.E. (Dedicated to Outstanding Volunteer Excellence) award recipients received a uniquely designed D.O.V.E. award pin and a certificate of appreciation.

Mr. George Morison of West Hartford received the highly regarded Dedicated to Outstanding Volunteer Excellence (D.O.V.E.) award.  The office gives the D.O.V.E. award yearly to one volunteer who exhibits exceptional dedication to the program and exemplifies the true spirit of hospice care.  Deborah Richards, Director of Volunteers for Masonicare's Home Health & Hospice, and Marsha Mason, volunteer coordinator for the Hartford hospice team, praised Mr. Morison for his compassion and dedication to the hospice program. 

"George, a quiet gentleman with a twinkle in his blue eyes and a great sense of humor, became a hospice volunteer a few years after his wife, Pat, passed away.  He didn't volunteer earlier in life due to work, family and study commitments, but he's gone full throttle since his retirement in 1990.  In addition to his hospice work, George volunteers as a tax preparer and serves as the volunteer coordinator for the hospice team when needed.  ‘I enjoy doing something that's helpful to another person,' he says."

Masonicare Partners Home Health & Hospice is a partnership of Masonicare and St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center.  For information on Masonicare's hospice program or to learn how you can become a volunteer, call 1-888-482-8862.

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Penny O'Neill
Public Relations Manager
Masonicare
203-679-5041
poneill@masonicare.org
www.masonicare.org

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