Haircut-a-thon for Hospice

MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release:

Contact: Lisa Denburg, Assistant Director of Development, ldenburg@hospiceofrockland.org 845 634-4974

Media Contact: Jill S. Pryor, JPryor@PryorPRonline.com. 845 638-0118

YOUTH FOR HOSPICE (YFH) HOLDS THIRD ANNUAL HAIR-CUT-A-THON TO BENEFIT UNITED HOSPICE OF ROCKLAND (UHR)

Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 4 PM-7PM at Alter Ego Salon in New City

New City, NY––– United Hospice of Rockland’s (UHR) Youth For Hospice (YFH) will hold its third annual “Hair-Cut-A-Thon for UHR” at Alter Ego Salon, 170 South Main Street, New City in the Clarkstown Mall Shopping Center. Participants will get half-priced cuts and blowouts.  All proceeds from haircuts, blowouts as well as 50% of all makeup sales will be donated to Hospice.

Call 638-2991 for an appointment and mention Youth for Hospice Cut-a-thon. Walk-ins are also welcome. For more information: http://hospiceofrockland.org/news-events/events/youth-hospice-hair-cut-t....

Youth For Hospice, founded in 2008 by several Clarkstown High School North (New City, NY) students when they were sophomores, is a group of teens who first met to plan a Dance-A-Thon to benefit UHR.  After that success, the YFH teens became involved in working with hospice in both fund-raising and non-fundraising activities.  For more information, contact Y4H at 845-634-4974 or ldenburg@hospiceofrockland.org.

United Hospice of Rockland (UHR) serves as a resource for palliative care, bereavement support, and information about end of life issues. Founded in 1988, United Hospice of Rockland is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and meets the Standards for Charity Accountability of the Better Business Bureau, Inc.  In addition, UHR received a second consecutive 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator, the only non-for-profit in Rockland County to receive that top rating. UHR's mission is to enable patients with advanced illnesses to live in comfort, with dignity, and surrounded by those they love. When time matters most, UHR provides care, comfort and improved quality of life to individuals and their families and offers compassionate support to members of the community who have experienced the loss of a loved one.  For more information, call 845 634-4974, write to United Hospice of Rockland, 11 Stokum Lane, New City, NY 10956, visit www.hospiceofrockland.org <http://www.hospiceofrockland.org> or fax to 845 634-7549.

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Photos from last year available on request