NEW PORT RICHEY – Stop in at any of Gulfside Regional Hospice’s Thrift Shoppes and you will notice purple shoes throughout the store in memory and honor of a loved one. Until the Hike for Hospice on Nov. 8, these paper shoes will be on display and available for purchase with a $1 donation at all Thrift Shoppe locations.
“It is so inspiring to go into one of our Thrift Shoppes and see the shoes on display. The shoes humanize what the Hike for Hospice is about – walking in memory and honor of our loved ones,” said Gulfside’s president and CEO Linda Ward. “All of the shoes bought at our stores will also be at our Hike for Hospice this year to motivate our hikers.”
- Hudson Thrift Shoppe - 12154 US Highway 19, 727-861-4900
- Lutz Thrift Shoppe - 21780 State Road 54, 813-909-0485
- New Port Richey Thrift Shoppe - 3601 Universal Plaza, 727-842-7262
- Zephyrhills Thrift Shoppe - 36504 State Road 54, 813-788-5461
The Hike for Hospice (5K – 3.1 mile walk) will be held at Wesley Chapel District Park, located at 7727 Boyette Road. Registration and check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. with the Hike commencing at 9 a.m. Mike Alstott, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player, will be on hand to kick-off the Hike for Hospice. After the Hike for Hospice, Bay News 9 anchor Leigh Moody will lead the awards program and memorial balloon release.
To register for the Hike for Hospice, visit www.firstgiving.com/Hikeforhospice. If you do not have internet access, you can register for the Hike for Hospice by calling 1-800-561-4883. It costs $25 for adults to participate in the walk. Children (10 and under) are free. All hikers will receive a T-shirt, morning snack and beverages with their registration.
All proceeds from the Hike for Hospice will be designated for patients and their families facing life-limiting illnesses in Pasco County, as well as support programs at Gulfside’s Hospice Houses and Bereavement Centers. The Hike for Hospice has raised more than $200,000 for Gulfside Regional Hospice since it began in 2007.
Gulfside Regional Hospice, established as a nonprofit corporation in Pasco County in 1988 and initially licensed in 1989, serves more than 400 patients daily. GRH employs over 250 professionals and has more than 450 volunteers, and is the only hospice that serves Pasco County exclusively. For more information about Gulfside Regional Hospice, call 727-845-5707 or visit www.GRHospice.org.
