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Masonicare Hospice Volunteer Jean Fulton of Greenwich Receives D.O.V.E. Award - 5/12/2009

Norwalk, CT, May 12, 2009........In celebration of National Volunteer Week, Masonicare 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 program's Norwalk office, each honoree volunteering for 1, 5 or 10 years was recognized for his or her years of service and was presented with a gift of appreciation from Masonicare.  In addition, D.O.V.E. award recipients received a uniquely designed D.O.V.E. award pin and a certificate of appreciation.

Ms. Jean Fulton of Greenwich received the highly regarded Dedicated to Outstanding Volunteer Excellence (D.O.V.E.) award.  The Norwalk 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 Paula Bruns, volunteer coordinator for the Norwalk hospice team, praised Ms. Fulton for her compassion and dedication to the hospice program. 

 "Jean has been a hospice volunteer for more than three years, and her calm and quiet presence has brought so much comfort to her patients and their caregivers.  Her dedication to the program is evident, and she has a great sense of reverence for our patients.  She never hesitates to accept a new assignment, and is always willing to try a new approach to help her connect with patients.  Jean is well known at the facilities where she sees patients, and her ‘larger than life' heart is visible to all."

Masonicare Home Health & Hospice is an affiliate of Masonicare, the state's leading not-for-profit provider of senior healthcare and retirement living.  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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