Hospice of Central PA enjoys wide-spread support from across the community. This support contributes to our ability to provide services to hundreds of patients and their families each year. Hospice of Central PA is an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which provides care regardless of an individual's financial situation.

Since the generosity of private donors is so important to enabling us to provide hospice and bereavement services in the Capital Area, we offer several opportunities to give and accept a wide variety of gifts.

Memorial Gift Program - The Hospice of Central Pennsylvania Memorial Gift Program is a meaningful way for families and friends to express thanks for the role that our volunteers and staff played during their loved one's illness. It is also a way to honor or memorialize someone who made a significant impact on your life. To make an immediate donation, you may access the form HERE and complete your gift using our PayPal credit card processing service or print and mail the fomr with your gift.

Annual Appeal - Each spring, we mail an appeal for donations to a growing base of past and prospective donors. If you would like to add your name to our mailing list, please contact us via phone (717 732-1000) or e-mail dfulham-winston@hospiceofcentralpa.org.

Tree of Light - Throughout the holiday season, we invite members of the community to make a donation in memory or in honor of someone special. These gifts put individual lights on an evergreen tree that stands at the foot of the Walnut St. Bridge in Harrisburg and on the Square in Carlisle. In early December, we host a traditional tree lighting ceremony that attracts hundreds of people to this joyous and emotion-filled event, after which the tree remains lit throughout the holiday season.

alkway of Caring - Hospice of Central PA has built a Walkway of Caring on the grounds of the Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice Residence. This walkway further enhances the beauty of the property and satisfies the desire of family and friends to commemorate the life of someone important to them. It is also a means to raise funds for an endowed Community Caring Fund. which helps underwrite the unreimbursed costs of patients who need the services of the Hospice Residence. To learn more about the Walkway, please click here. You may also go directly to a form to order a brick in memory or honor of someone you love.

Matching Gifts - Some employers match charitable gifts made by their employees. Please ask your employer's Human Resources Department if your company makes matching gifts. If so, ask them for the form or on-line application to request a matching gift for Hospice of Central Pennsylvania.

United Way - Hospice of Central Pennsylvania is a United Way Program Partner. Many of our United Way donors, as well as those who participate in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and the State Employees Combined Appeal (SECA) choose to designate some or all of their contribution to our agency during the fall employer campaign.

Special Events and Community Group Support - Clubs, service organizations, school groups, churches and synagogues support Hospice of Central Pennsylvania with special fundraising events. Please contact our Development Director (Ph: 717-732-1000; e-mail: dfulham-winston@hospiceofcentralpa.org) if your organization has an idea for an event that will help support the work of our agency.

Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community

Hospice of Central PA is one of more than 30 charities which will participate in the 2011 Walk for a Healthy Community sponsored by Highmark. Walkers (and runners) will begin their trek from City Island in Harrisburg at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2011. Highmark underwrites the costs, so Hospice receives 100% of your gift. Please click here to register and to donate to Hospice of Central PA.

Golf and Tennis Classic

Each year Hospice of Central Pennsylvania hosts men's and ladies' golf and tennis tournaments which are supported by many local corporations. They are both fun-filled sporting events and relaxed social occasions for the men and women who participate. The dates and locations for this year's tournaments are as follows:

• Ladies' Golf - May 23, 2011 at West Shore Country Club
• Ladies' Tennis - June 1, 2011 at Country Club of Harrisburg
• Men's Golf / Men's Tennis - June 6, 2011 at West Shore Country Club

For information on sponsorship opportunities please download our Golf & Tennis Classic Brochure. Please download our Registration form to submit your sponsorship preference. Please feel free to contact Karen Paris (717-732-1000; e-mail: kparis@hospiceofcentralpa.org ) with your questions.

Planned Gifts

Planned gifts are those that a donor makes from assets that are no longer required to provide for family needs. They may be end-of-life gifts like bequests, life insurance or proceeds from retirement accounts, or they may be special gifts of assets like appreciated securities, real estate or personal property made during one’s lifetime.

Bequests - Over the years a number of donors have made gifts to our agency through their wills. A bequest in the name of Hospice of Central Pennsylvania can take the form of a fixed dollar amount, a percentage of the residual of the estate, or specified property. This type of gift ensures that you leave a legacy that supports our valuable mission beyond your lifetime.

Life Insurance - You can contribute assets that are no longer required to provide for your family by naming Hospice of Central Pennsylvania as either the owner/beneficiary or simply the beneficiary. This type of gift permits you to make a substantial donation to Hospice without having to use other assets in your estate, and it may also have tax benefits for you today.

Retirement Accounts - A retirement account (IRA, 401k, company or government pension fund) often represents a substantial portion of an estate, and it carries its own unique tax implications. If this asset is no longer needed to support family members, another way to make a charitable gift to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania is to name us to receive some or all of the funds that remain in the account at death.

Charitable Trusts - There are many ways for you to use charitable trusts to make a gift to Hospice either now or at some future point, while also providing an income stream for yourself or someone else.

Stock and Securities - If you have appreciated stock, bonds or mutual funds you may transfer them to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania and forego the capital gains tax you would otherwise incur when selling them. Under most circumstances, you will also be eligible for a current year tax deduction of the full sales value of the stock.

Other Gifts - If you have easily marketable real estate or personal property that Hospice of Central Pennsylvania can accept and sell without detracting from our mission, we would be grateful for the opportunity to discuss this with you.

For more information on options for using bequests, life insurance, retirement funds or charitable trusts to make a planned gift to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania, or to discuss donating stock, bonds, mutual funds, real estate or personal property, please contact Deborah Fulham-Winston, Director of Planned Giving at 717-732-1000, 866-779-7374 or via e-mail to dfulham-winston@hospiceofcentralpa.org.

To make an immediate cash, check or credit card donation, you may download the form HERE and mail it with your gift. If your gift is in memory or honor of someone, please tell us the name and address of the person whom you would like us to notify that you made the gift.

We recommend that you consult your attorney, accountant or financial planner regarding the legal and tax implications of all types of charitable giving on your personal financial situation

Hospice of Central Pennsylvania does not sell or otherwise share its donors' names, addresses or other information with other organizations

The official registration and financial information of Hospice of Central PA may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999 . Registration does not imply endorsement.