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Sewing With Love - Looking for Seamstresses in the Milwaukee Area

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ORGANIZATION: Brighton Hospice

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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Volunteer To Use Your Sewing Skills To Bring Comfort to our families.

We at Brighton Hospice are keeping our commitment to our hospice patients and their families by supporting them even after their loved one has passed.
If you have sewing skills would you consider sewing Memory Bears for our bereaved families?


Memory Bears are teddy bears made from a patients clothing or other items that belonged to them and is provided to us by their family. Memory bears are a way for family members to still feel close to their loved one even after they have passed.

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About Brighton Hospice

Location:

300 N. Executive Drive, Brookfield, WI 53005, US

Mission Statement

Our mission at Brighton Hospice is to provide the best physical, emotional and spiritual care for our patients and their families. We achieve our mission by hiring the most compassionate and skilled people in the industry who deliver clinical expertise and exceed our patient's expectations. We cultivate an environment where our team members are valued, respected and provided personal and professional growth opportunities. Our leaders focus on supporting the clinical team so they can concentrate on patient care. We are always guided by our commitment to excellence.

Description

Brighton Hospice originated in 2012 in Utah and has spread to several other states including Minnesota, Oregon, Nevada and as of 2019 has come to Wisconsin. Brighton Hospice is designed to provide comfort and support to patients, so they may live out the last phase of their lives with dignity in a familiar setting. The goal of hospice care is to improve the quality of a patient’s last months by offering comfort, dignity and care in a familiar setting, whether that be in the patient’s own home, Assisted Living, or Skilled Nursing Facility. Brighton Hospice recognizes that the dying process is a part of the normal process of living and focuses on enhancing the quality of remaining life. Our team is made up of our Administrator, Director of Clinical Services, Medical Director, Nurse Case Managers, Hospice Aides, Social Worker, Chaplain and an excellent support team. Brighton Hospice will provide you and your family with the quality care you deserve.

CAUSE AREAS

Arts & Culture
Community
Seniors
Arts & Culture, Community, Seniors

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Various locationsMilwaukee, WI 53172

(42.91057,-87.86063)
 

SKILLS

  • Sewing

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+
  • Public Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Time commitment is flexible based on your schedule. Ideally, we like volunteers to volunteer 4-6 hours a month.

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