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Annual Appeal
Donations to HCP’s Annual Appeal allow staff trained in grief and loss to provide high quality bereavement care in our community through The Journey Program, HCP’s bereavement program.
Third-party events
A third party event is when a business, organization or family plans a special event to benefit Hospice of Central PA. HCP is the fortunate recipient of the net proceeds of many third party events throughout the year including the Bob Baish Memorial Golf Tournament, Aroostine’s Lemonade Stand and the Shellsville Horseshoe Tournament in memory of Casey Koons. These events happen independently of HCP. For information regarding our guidelines, please click here. With additional questions, please contact Yvette Lynch at 717-732-1000 or ylynch@hospiceofcentralpa.org.
Gifts of stock
Thank you for considering a gift of appreciated stock or a charitable IRA distribution! When you make a gift to HCP by transferring appreciated stock, mutual funds or a distribution from your IRA, you can support a market leader for care and satisfaction and receive tax savings.
Please click here to download and complete the Gifts of Stock form.
IRA Charitable Distribution
Who is the donor?
- At least 70½ years of age
- Taking distributions from a traditional IRA or Roth IRA account
- Does not need all or part of the distributed money*
How donor benefits?
- Satisfies the minimum required distribution from account*
- Avoids the income tax that would otherwise be assessed on that income
- Provides immediate support to Hospice of Central PA
How it works?
- Donor contacts IRA administrator requesting that money be distributed
- directly to Hospice of Central PA
- IRA administrator should send check to: Hospice of Central PA, 1320 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17110
- Total of donor’s rollover gifts may not exceed $100,000 per year
- Can be used to make a donation to support any campaign
*IRA account holders are required to start taking minimum distributions (RMDs)
when they reach 72.
In-kind gifts
HCP encourages in-kind gifts that enable us to care for patients and their families at Carolyn’s House, our 24-hour hospice residence. If you want to make a gift in-kind that is truly needed please choose Bounty® paper towels (individually wrapped), Puff’s® tissues, Tide® High Efficiency detergent, Bounce® dryer sheets, New nightgowns in XXL and XXXL, individually wrapped granola bars, chips, nuts, crackers and snacks for visiting family members, magazine subscriptions for visiting family members, flat sheets and pillow cases (twin) in lilac, rose, yellow, peach, green and blue (as the rooms are named), men’s and women’s body washes, body lotion, tooth brushes and travel size deodorants and toothpaste. Please know that HCP’s gift acceptance policy does not allow us to accept gifts of furniture, artwork and décor. Thank you for helping us to uphold these policies.
Restricted gifts
HCP is able to honor donor-restricted gifts for the following programs:
Carolyn’s House
HCP welcomes gifts restricted to Carolyn’s House which provides 24-hour hospice care in a comfortable home-like setting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. HCP offers this residential hospice service when personal choices or medical needs make other options difficult. The approach to care at Carolyn’s House includes an interdisciplinary team of trained professionals who work together with the patient and family to develop a plan of care. Carolyn’s House is also offered as a solution for short-term respite care – to provide relief for caregivers.
Camp Dragonfly
Camp Dragonfly is a free weekend camp for children who are grieving. It provides a safe and fun environment in the great outdoors to work on coping skills and healing activities with peers.
Carolyn’s House Memorial Gifts
Carolyn’s House Memorial Gift opportunities provide an opportunity to honor or remember a family member, friend, colleague or business associate.
Please contact Yvette Lynch at 717-732-1000 or ylynch@hospiceofcentralpa.org for more information.
Hospice of Central PA is an affiliate of Choices Healthcare. The official registration and financial information of Choices Healthcare may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania,
1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. Your contribution is deductible to the full extent allowed by law. No goods or services were received in exchange for this contribution.