Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area

09/04/2025

Camp Ray of Hope, our annual weekend retreat for families and individuals grieving a loved one, is coming right up, but we are $2,322 short of our goal. Please consider supporting this special program by making a donation today! Your gift will help keep Camp free and accessible for everyone ❤️

Founded in 1995, Camp Ray of Hope is a weekend retreat for individuals and families grieving the death of a loved one. Held annually in September, Camp Ray of Hope is ...

05/27/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our 5th annual plant sale! The sale was a success, and together we raised over $6,500!

We'd like to extend a very special thank you to the Maine Department of Corrections Agriculture Program and Fedco Trees for their generous donation of seedlings and trees. We'd also like to thank Hilltop Farms & Greenhouses, Home Depot, Longfellow's Greenhouses, Pierce's Greenhouses, Sunset Flowerland & Greenhouse, and Tractor Supply for all their donations and support of our annual Plant Sale. We couldn't do it without you!

If you are still looking for a few items for your garden - we still have some vegetable and flower seedlings for sale, a handful of perennials, and some lilac trees! Call us at 873-3615 or stop by.

05/16/2025

5th Annual Plant Sale!!!!!
Friday, May 16th & Saturday, May 17th
Today's the day! Our annual plant sale kicks off at noon.
Trees and shrubs donated Fedco Trees -including lilacs, blueberries, raspberries, peach and apple trees and other unique items.
A variety of vegetable and flower seedlings generously grown for us by the Maine Department of Corrections Agriculture Program
A nice selection of perennials donated by gardeners and local businesses.
Special Thanks to the Maine Department of Corrections, Fedco Trees, Hilltop Farms & Greenhouses, Home Depot, Longfellow's Greenhouses, Pierce's Greenhouses, Rachel & Bill Marsh-Sachs, Sunset Flowerland & Greenhouses, Tractor Supply for their generous support of our sale!
Come see us!

Friday, May 16 from 12 pm to 5 pm

Saturday, May 17 from 8 am to 1 pm
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area 304 Main Street

Waterville, Maine 04901

Phone: (207) 873-3615

05/15/2025

Our annual plant sale starts tomorrow at 12:00pm!
We have fruit trees (including honey crisp apple and peach), lilacs, blueberry bushes, hydrangeas, bleeding hearts, hostas, sedum, vegetable and flower seedlings, and much more! We will be here rain or shine! Please come and see us tomorrow from 12pm-5:00pm and Saturday from 8:00am-1pm!

05/12/2025

We are working hard getting ready for our plant sale this Friday and Saturday 🌸 Please share, tell your family and friends and come support our mission!

05/07/2025

With Mother's Day approaching, the NACG invites you to try a remembrance activity that you can do with children who are grieving — a memory collage to honor their person. Each family member may create their own collage or make one together. You can find the supplies and step-by-step instructions in the graphic or listed below.

This activity is from the NACG Family Activity Book. To purchase, visit nacg.org/shop.
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Supplies Needed:
- Paper, glue, scissors
- Pictures - from magazines, online, or photos of your person
- Crayons, markers, pencils
- Items around your home to decorate the collage

Instructions:
1. Ask each family member to create a collage representing their thoughts, feelings, or memories about the person who died.
2. Share your collages after everyone is finished.
3. Discuss what thoughts, feelings, or memories did you have about your person while making this? What did you learn about your person from this activity?

Variation:
- You can make one big family collage together.
- For those who do not have memories or who have few memories, suggest that they collage about what they know about your person from others or about wishes for the future they would want to share with the person who died.

05/06/2025

We're so excited for our 5th Annual Plant Sale coming up one week from Friday! Hope to see you there 🌻

Please share!

04/30/2025

Expanding your flower garden? Looking forward to growing vegetables this year? Come join us at our 5th Annual Plant Sale!

Friday May 16th from 12 pm – 5 pm
Saturday May 17th from 8 am – 1 pm

Hope to see you there!

04/22/2025

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area is offering both afternoon and evening peer support groups starting in mid-May. These groups are for anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. Please see the flyer below for more information 🌸

04/14/2025

We have a training starting soon! If you have ever considered making a difference in someone’s life through hospice please contact us to sign up for the volunteer training starting Thursdays in May 🌸

10/24/2024

06/13/2024

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"When someone you love dies, the relationship does not end."