Horizon Hospice (in Spokane WA)

04/01/2026

Cheery daffodils are arriving all over town to acknowledge and honor our HH families who have said goodbye this year to a loved one. Our volunteers have delivered over 70 bouquets this week!

03/18/2026

Our Mother's Day celebration with gifts of Quilts and Afghans is coming up! Lori W. from Sew Whats Quilters in the Valley came by today with 20 Quilts and 4 bone pillows to donate and Janet M. came by yesterday with 12 Afghans to share! Thank you so much!

03/17/2026

HH Daffodil Days are here! This is a wonderful way to recognize and encourage our bereaved families. Each year, we are given a special opportunity to bring a little light and comfort to families who have said goodbye to a loved one in our care. Through Daffodil Days, we share bouquets of bright, hopeful flowers with these families as a reminder that they are remembered, supported, and held close in our hearts.https://form.jotform.com/260497285427063

02/15/2026

So well put. Your grief journey is uniquely yours and no emotion is invalid. Remember to give yourself grace and allow yourself the time you need to navigate each loss.

01/30/2026

Hanging out at the Gonzaga Spring Service Fair!

12/30/2025

New Volunteer Orientation Opportunities!
Please RSVP with your best date and times and other preferred times you could attend. It is an option to come to different times on different days.
If you are interested in joining our team of volunteers, please let me know with this application link: https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?AP=1814813994

Option 1.
Monday, January 12th 1:00-4:00
Tuesday, January 13th 1:00-4:00

Option 2.
Monday, January 12th 5:30-8:30
Tuesday, January 13th 5:30-8:30

Option 3.
Friday, January 9th 9:00-3:00
or
Saturday, January 10th 9:00-3:00

12/23/2025

Our 2025 Quilt and Afghan distribution is going well and our quilting and afghan teams are still dropping off new gifts! Make sure to check out the detail! These particular quilts are from Sew What's quilting Group in the Valley.

12/14/2025

The Spokesman Review did a wonderful feature piece on our very dedicated volunteer coordinator Ruth Wagley and the volunteer department. The article speaks to Ruth’s unique skills that encourage both patient and volunteer satisfaction, as well as highlights our pet therapy team Kim and Daisy and the many roles that are filled by all of our amazing volunteers in the community. Please check the article out below.

Thank you to Ruth for your dedication our patients, their families, and all of our volunteers. Your role is essential in fulfilling our mission that no one dies alone, in pain, or outside their home.

Interested in becoming a volunteer? Fill out our volunteer application form:
https://www.volgistics.com/appform/1814813994

Question about volunteering? Feel free to contact Ruth at rwagley@horizonhospice.com

Ruth Wagley believes home is a profound place.

11/12/2025

Wonderful Vet's Day celebration with our annual Veteran's Day Chili Contest! Our Vet's judged the contest and we all enjoyed the chili! Congrats to our winners Christian Slean, Katie Owens and Dave Sutton!

11/11/2025

From Payton:
11/10
Hi Ruth!
I also would like to add that I appreciate the opportunity to be able to serve our veterans in Hospice today. This was the most fulfilling opportunity I was able to do. I know I made an impact on the 6 men I delivered to today. One person specifically stuck out today and that was Robert. He and his wife really enjoyed my presence as she said he hasn’t smiled that big in a while. I mentioned that they should look into a volunteer for him along with other services they would want as I don’t know the process patients go through. Today was very special to be able to do this so thank you.

From Dave:
11/9
Ruth,
Here is what we did. I introduced myself and told the patients somebody made a quilt or afghan for them to recognize their service to our country. Then I showed each one the poem (I Am A Veteran by Andrea Christensen Brett) and asked if I could read it to them after I unwound the item and spread it out so they could see it. I read each one the poem. Then I stood at attention and thanked them for their service and saluted each one and named their service. Three cried…one of them was me!

The light went on where it appeared there was no light. These men appreciated being recognized. They smiled and shook my hand again. The Marine returned the familiar
“OORAH” when I said “Semper Fi.”

All of them returned my salute!

11/11/2025

To all friends of HH who have served: Thank you for your service!
Following are two stories from delivering Quilts and Afghans this year.

11/04/2025

Our textile volunteers have out done themselves for Veteran's Day this year! We are delivering these quilts and afghans to patients this week to honor there military service for us!