Asheboro, NC – Hospice of Randolph County announced today that Ridge Funeral Home recently contributed $15,000 to the Imagine a Home capital campaign. The campaign is underway to raise funds for the construction of an inpatient hospice facility; commonly known as a ‘hospice home’.

 

“Ridge Funeral Home has been a long-time supporter of Hospice of Randolph County and their generous gift moves us closer to our dream of building a hospice home for Randolph County,” shared Rhonda Burch, MA, MBA, President/CEO. “We are honored to have the support of such a fine organization, which also provides a great service to others in their time of need.”

 

“We truly appreciate the love and care that has been provided to all the families served by Hospice of Randolph County since it was founded in 1983,” according to Nancy Swaringen, Ridge Co-Owner, “and Ridge Funeral Home is honored in continuing its support of Hospice.” She says that a hospice home is much needed. “I would like to extend a personal ‘thank you’ to all the staff at Hospice for the care given to my father, Jimmy Swaringen, last year.”

 

To-date, approximately (89%) $1.367 million of the $1.55 million campaign goal has been raised. Through continued contributions from businesses, foundations and local citizens, Hospice of Randolph County hopes to reach its goal in time for ‘ground-breaking’ in late summer of 2008.

 

The future 10-bed hospice home facility will be designed to accommodate patients who are nearing the end-of-life and have special needs that can no longer be managed at their home. The design of the hospice facility will center on creating a ‘home-like’ environment in which patients and families will be comfortable while receiving highly-skilled inpatient care and support.

 

The home will be located beside the organization’s current administrative office facility; only a quarter-mile from Interstate 73/74 (Highway 220). The construction process will take 12-18 months to complete. The total budget for the project is just over $3,000,000. Additional funds will be secured through financing and reserves.

 

For more information about Ridge Funeral Home, visit www.RidgeFuneralHome.com.

 

To contribute to the campaign or for more information call (336) 672-9300 or visit www.ImagineAHome.org. All contributions to the campaign are tax-deductible.