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Delta Hospice gets early gift from Open Space

Yoga studio hosts annual Shopping Day

Delta Hospice officials say they owe a debt of gratitude to vendors who participated in the annual Open Space Yoga Shopping Day. Last month’s event was highly successful because of the community’s outpouring of support, raising over $3,100 for Delta Hospice.

“We were especially pleased that the new owner of Open Space Yoga, Gary Sylvester, continued the tradition of founder Michael Rudd by being committed to the community’s wellness and supporting the non-profit charitable sector,” said Delta Hospice executive director Nancy Macey.

“Michael Rudd has a special place in his heart for Delta Hospice and we are touched that Gary Sylvester, while starting up a new business, also sees support for the community as part of his business philosophy.”

At the event, all vendors committed 15 per cent of their sales that day to Delta Hospice except Potters for Hospice, which gave 100 per cent of the proceeds of pottery sales. Potters collected pottery all year long, including pottery from Sooke on Vancouver Island and a few special items from a well-known Whistler potter.

All money raised directly supports programs offered by the Delta Hospice Society. Services that will benefit from community donations include complementary resources, professional counselling, teen, children and parents’ grief groups, grief support related to opioid crisis, expressive art and music therapy, volunteer training and more.

Participating vendors included: Potters for Hospice, Sonja Picard Jewelry, The Crow’s Nest, The Portal, Lyck Bodycare, Pebble Creations, Prana Clothing, Open Space Yoga, Chocolate Love and LARA cuisine.

The Delta Hospice Society is a non-profit, charitable organization and the operator of Ladner’s Harold & Veronica Savage Centre for Supportive Care and Irene Thomas Hospice. The society also operates Tsawwassen’s Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe which allows services to be offered at no cost.

For more information about the Delta Hospice Society or to donate, visit www.deltahospice.org.