<p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Hospice provides emotional care, understanding, comfort and a sense of well being through compassionate end-of-life and bereavement support.</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> </p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Hospice is an advocate for change in the way our communities care for the dying and bereaved. Our focus is life, not death: quality of life, family wellness, community involvement and personal dignity are all part of our progressive vision.</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> </p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Hospice is community-based and part of a comprehensive care team; we work closely with clients, families, medical representatives, social workers, and caregivers.</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> </p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Our trained volunteers provide one-on-one support in homes, the hospital or care homes for anticipatory grief, end-of-life of and bereaved clients. Our Nav-CARE volunteers support people with life-limiting illness, connecting them to community services and providing caring, consistent emotional support.</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> </p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">All programs, services, resources, and education provided to those who need Hospice support in the Columbia Valley are <strong style="font-weight:700;box-sizing:inherit">free. </strong>Your support will help us to ensure the Hospice Society keeps its doors open and continue to have a long-term presence in the community.</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br /></p><h4>PLATINUM: $5000 OR MORE</h4><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left"><ul><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.85em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Logo acknowledgment on display at all events and public promotion activities</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.85em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Front and centre coverage on our website with links to your business</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.85em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Mentions on social media platforms weekly (52 in total)</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.85em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Recognition and thank-you in local paper (September long weekend)</li></ul><h4>GOLD: $2500 OR MORE</h4><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left"><ul><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.85em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Logo acknowledgement on display at all events and public promotion activities</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.85em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Coverage on our website with links to your business</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.85em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Mentions on social media platforms bi-weekly (26 in total)</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.85em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Recognition and thank-you in local paper (September long weekend)</li></ul><h4>SILVER: $1000 OR MORE</h4><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left"><ul><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.85em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Logo acknowledgement on display at all events and public promotion activities</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.85em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Coverage on our website</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.85em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Mentions on social media platforms monthly (12 in total)</li></ul><h4>BRONZE: $500 OR MORE</h4><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left"><ul><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.85em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Coverage on our website</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.85em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14px;box-sizing:inherit">Mentions on social media platforms bi-monthly (6 in total)</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

<p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span fr-original-style="font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit;" style="font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit">Hello </span><span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">Prénom</span><span fr-original-style="font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit;" style="font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit"> </span><span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{lastname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">Nom</span><span fr-original-style="font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit;" style="font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit">,</span></p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span fr-original-style="font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit;" style="font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align:left;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit">On behalf of the Board of Directors, our volunteers and most of all our clients and their families I thank you for contributing to the Hospice Society's "Sponsorship Campaign". It is through the generosity of people like  you that we are able to continue providing free services and programs to all those in need. Your support truly makes a difference.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span fr-original-style="font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit;" style="font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></span><span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit">Best regards,</span></p><p style="text-align:left;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1677800243/a83bbnq7wnhpgo2mpm4m.png" style="width:173px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto 5px 0px;text-align:left;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /></p><p style="text-align:left;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;box-sizing:inherit">Michèle Neider</span><br /><span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;box-sizing:inherit">Executive Director</span><br /><span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;box-sizing:inherit">Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley</span><br /><span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;box-sizing:inherit">778.526.5143</span><br /><span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;box-sizing:inherit">Box 925 Invermere, BC  V0A 1K4</span><br /><a href="mailto:ed@hospicesocietycv.com" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit" target="_self"><span fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;box-sizing:inherit">ed@hospicesocietycv.com</span></a></p>

<p>Thank you for fundraising with us this year again! Here is more information.<br /><br /></p>

<p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Hospice provides emotional care, understanding, comfort and a sense of well being through compassionate end-of-life and bereavement support.</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> </p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Hospice is an advocate for change in the way our communities care for the dying and bereaved. Our focus is life, not death: quality of life, family wellness, community involvement and personal dignity are all part of our progressive vision.</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> </p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Hospice is community-based and part of a comprehensive care team; we work closely with clients, families, medical representatives, social workers, and caregivers.</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> </p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Our trained volunteers provide one-on-one support in homes, the hospital or care homes for anticipatory grief, end-of-life of and bereaved clients. Our Nav-CARE volunteers support people with life-limiting illness, connecting them to community services and providing caring, consistent emotional support.</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> </p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">All programs, services, resources, and education provided to those who need Hospice support in the Columbia Valley are <strong>free. </strong>Your support will help us to ensure the Hospice Society keeps its doors open and continue to have a long-term presence in the community.</p><p style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"><br /></p><p style="font-weight:bold">PLATINUM: $5000 OR MORE</p><div><div><ul><li>Logo acknowledgment on display at all events and public promotion activities</li><li>Front and centre coverage on our website with links to your business</li><li>Mentions on social media platforms weekly (52 in total)</li><li>Recognition and thank-you in local paper (September long weekend)</li></ul><p style="font-weight:bold">GOLD: $2500 OR MORE</p><div><div><ul><li>Logo acknowledgement on display at all events and public promotion activities</li><li>Coverage on our website with links to your business</li><li>Mentions on social media platforms bi-weekly (26 in total)</li><li>Recognition and thank-you in local paper (September long weekend)</li></ul><p style="font-weight:bold">SILVER: $1000 OR MORE</p><div><div><ul><li>Logo acknowledgement on display at all events and public promotion activities</li><li>Coverage on our website</li><li>Mentions on social media platforms monthly (12 in total)</li></ul><p style="font-weight:bold">BRONZE: $500 OR MORE</p><div><div><ul><li>Coverage on our website</li><li>Mentions on social media platforms bi-monthly (6 in total)</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

2024/2025 Sponsorship Campaign

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The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley

### Context Profile for The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley

1. **Organization Mission & Cause**:
   - The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley (HSCV) is dedicated to providing compassionate support for individuals and families facing serious illnesses, caregiving challenges, end-of-life journeys, and grief. Their mission emphasizes helping people maintain independence, stay connected to their communities, and live fully until the end of life. The organization aims to enhance the quality of life for those in need through various supportive services.

2. **Type of Activities**:
   - HSCV engages in a variety of activities, including:
     - **Fundraising Campaigns**: Such as silent auctions (e.g., "Marmot’s Mountain World" by Howard Smith) where proceeds directly support their mission.
     - **Community Programs**: Offering services that include grief support, palliative care, and education on end-of-life issues.
     - **Events**: Hosting events like the Hospice Spring Gala Soirée to raise awareness and funds for their cause.

3. **Tone of Voice**:
   - The tone of HSCV's communications is **friendly**, **supportive**, and **inspiring**. They use language that conveys warmth and compassion, aiming to connect emotionally with their audience. The content is generally accessible and encourages community involvement and support.

4. **Emoji Usage**:
   - The website and email communications do not prominently feature emojis. The language is straightforward and professional, focusing on clarity and emotional resonance rather than playful or casual elements.

5. **Key Facts**:
   - **Founding Information**: Specific founding details were not available on the website.
   - **Scale**: The organization has conducted 64 email campaigns and has a total of 24 forms for various activities.
   - **Impact Metrics**: While specific metrics were not detailed, the organization emphasizes the direct impact of donations on individuals and families facing serious illnesses.
   - **Volunteer Information**: The website encourages community involvement, although specific volunteer opportunities were not detailed.

6. **Writing Guidelines**:
   - **Style**: Use a warm, compassionate tone that reflects the supportive nature of the organization. Avoid overly formal language; instead, aim for a conversational style that invites engagement.
   - **Structure**: Keep sentences clear and concise. Use paragraphs to break up content for readability.
   - **Call to Action**: Clearly articulate how readers can support the organization, whether through donations, participation in events, or volunteering.
   - **Emotional Appeal**: Incorporate stories or testimonials that highlight the impact of HSCV’s services on individuals and families to foster connection and empathy.

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