Early in the morning McLean Hospice volunteers gathered in the greenhouse to arrange dozens of flower arrangements. They then spread out to many towns delivering their May Day best wishes to patients and their families. The volunteers purchased the flowers and gathered them from their own gardens. Kathy Mock of East Granby is chair of this annual service project called Operation Hope which brings hope to families in the end of life journey. Operation Hope is one of many McLean Hospice Enhancing Life Programs called HELP.

A bit later in the morning, nineteen members of the McLean Auxiliary gathered in the craft room to assemble bud vases for residents of the McLean Home and short term rehab patients in the Health Center Post Acute Center. The best part of the day were the personal visits the Auxiliary members enjoyed with each resident or patient. This annual tradition has been carried out for several decades. Gloria Knierim, Cindy Ash and Helen Molsted chaired this event.

Shown in photo above: Samantha Christensen (left), winner of the McLean Auxiliary scholarship in memory of Gregory B. Thomas, RN, and Lorraine Daigle, Chair of the Scholarship Committee.

Shown above: Samantha Christensen (left), winner of the McLean Auxiliary scholarship in memory of Gregory B. Thomas, RN, and Lorraine Daigle, Chair of the Scholarship Committee