May marks a busy month for the Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society.
“May is Hospice Month, which is why we seem to be so full of things going on,” said Executive Director Donna Flood.
Throughout the month of May, Hospice is challenging Prince George residents to the annual Colour Walk, raising money for Hospice.
“Hospice has historically had Hiking for Hospice, and we decided why not just broaden that into something to really engage the community for the whole month, which is why we do the walk 100k for the month of May,” Flood said.
“This year is going to be bigger and better than ever, we’re asking people to put a team in, to go onto our website and register, there’s no cost. Then we ask you to see if you can get pledges or people to sponsor you to walk the 100k, and that money goes to support the work that we do at Hospice so that it’s free for everybody.”
The Colour Walk culminates with the Colour Walk event, which includes jumping castles, a petting zoo, and other family activities.
“If people have never been to our Colour Walk, this is where people, you walk and we throw colours,” Flood explained.
“It’s sort of life with colours, we’re just walking, remembering, sharing stories, just participating and being present, and then by the end of the day, you’re just covered in various colours.”
The event has previously been held at the CN Centre parking lot on the last Sunday of May, but it’s been moved to Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park on June 7th for this year.
“It just gave more space to walk,” Flood said.
“A little bit more of a natural setting than just in the parking lot, and also I think it’s a lot kinder to the petting zoo animals to be on the grass.
The Colour Walk isn’t the only big event for Hospice this month. The annual High Tea for Hospice is set for May 10th at the Civic Centre.
“We are doing it a little bit different this year,” Flood said.
“We’re going to have the same High Tea tea, and sandwiches, and deserts and fruits, but we’re having a little bit of a twist this year, we’re sort of doing it on the Bridgerton theme.”
Flood said there will be some roleplaying with a ‘whodunnit.’
“In order to do what we do and ensure that there’s no barriers to people accessing our care, we do rely on the community to support us,” she said.
“That’s why we do the fundraisers, to give back a little bit of excitement, and if you can’t participate in the fundraisers, consider even a small monthly donation, that just goes towards ensuring Hospice is there when we need it.”
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