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The Conversation Project Conversation Sabbath 2018 September 12, 2018 Rosemary Lloyd Naomi Fedna

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Faculty Rev. Rosemary Lloyd, BSN, MDiv Advisor to Faith Communities The Conversation Project • Graduate Georgetown University and Harvard Divinity School • Ordained Unitarian Universality Minister, Served The First Church in Boston • Graduate of Metta Institute • Former R.N., CPE intern at DFCI, Hospice Volunteer

Six Reasons for Congregations to Get Involved 1. Existing communities - shared values 2. Encouraging more compassion and less fear 3. Story-telling communities 4. Planting seeds of cultural change 5. They like to eat together! 6. Positioned to support and people with serious illness, their families and clinicians

7 Resources for Congregations www.theconversationproject.org/faith

9 ReImagine Rachel Lovett, Community Engagement Director (including Faith initiative Conversation Sabbath) A native San Franciscan who lived in NYC for 25 years and is now splitting her time between the two. She has 25+ years of experience in strategy, resource development and marketing communications in the for- and mostly non- profit sectors. Just prior to Reimagine she launched a non-profit, Thriving in Place, to raise private funds and provide not direct service programming for in-home supportive services for low-income seniors and people with disabilities.

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The Healthy York County Coalition 12 Your Life Your Wishes(YLYW) Community Task Force Deborah Gogniat, MS, Coordinator, Healthy York County Coalition Formerly with United Way of York County as Director of the Campaign, and Director of Major Gifts; Penn State University and Drew University in administration and marketing. Deb holds a baccalaureate degree from Indiana University (Bloomington) and a master’s degree from Villanova University

13 The Healthy York County Coalition Your Life Your Wishes(YLYW) Community Task Force YLYW Task Force Mission Statement: To help the people of York County talk with family and others about their values and their wishes to be followed at the end of life.

14 The Healthy York County Coalition and Your Life Your Wishes(YLYW) Community Task Force Program Results (2014-2018) # Sessions # Participants Audience 16 680 Public Events (Ave. 45) 16 447 Faith Communities (Ave. 28) 14 411 Special (OLLI, SING, Death Cafes) 14 331 Senior Center (Ave. 24) 6 105 Health Care 2 105 Rotaries 2 77 Workplaces 4 58 Independent Living facilities 4 58 Training volunteer champions 1 40 College students 3 32 Government 82 2,344 Average: 28.6

15 Trinity Hospice • Amy Holliday, RN, Hospice Clinical Supervisor • Tom Kalliokoski, BCC (Board Certified Chaplain) • Renita Carroll, Hospice Community Educator

16 Trinity Hospice Trinity Hospice of Georgia has been passionately providing care for hospice patients for over 35 years. Recently acquired by the LCH Group, Inc. in April 2018, Trinity Hospice is now part of the largest provider of in home healthcare services in our United States.

17 Trinity Hospice Amy, Tom and Renita are excited to join together with IHI and TCP to spearhead their project to promote Conversation Sabbath and National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) every year to educate our local community of spiritual leaders, healthcare providers and families about the importance of conversations about Advance Directives and remove the “taboo” surrounding these conversations.

Upcoming Community Calls The next call will take place on: Wednesday, September 19, 3:00-4:30pm ET Date and Time Topic Wednesday, Sept 19 th , 3:00 – 4:30 pm ET Virtual Speaker Training Wednesday, Oct 17 th , 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET Including Alzheimer’s -specific Programming Into Your Work Wednesday, Nov 14 th , 3:00-4:00pm ET Special interest: Ensuring equity, reaching diverse communities

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