Candle-Lighting Ceremony Celebrating the Special People in Your Life

The community is invited to Light Up a Life, a special candle-lighting ceremony to celebrate the people whose lives have warmed their heart and whose memories illuminate their life. This family-friendly event will be hosted by The Elizabeth Hospice on Sunday, November 17, 2019, from 3:30 to 5:30 pm, at the California Center for the Arts at 340 N. Escondido Blvd in Escondido. Light Up a Life blends inspirational messages, music, and a memorial ceremony to lift the hearts of those touched by loss, illness or sorrow. Registration is required (www.elizabethhospice.org/light). Admission and parking are free.
 
The Elizabeth Hospice, a nonprofit healthcare leader, aspires to a world in which every life ends with compassion, dignity and peace. In addition to providing exceptional hospice care and palliative care, their compassionate caregivers are experts in grief and loss. The organization offers a range of techniques and tools to guide children and adults through the process of coping with a serious illness or accepting the loss of a loved one. 
 
All attendees will be invited to light a candle during the memorial ceremony. In support of The Elizabeth Hospice’s nonprofit mission, a donation of $50 is suggested. Individuals can receive a 2019 keepsake ornament with a $100 donation or a personalized ornament with a donation of $250 or more. Information on sponsorship opportunities can be found at www.elizabethhospice.org/light or by calling 760.796.3708.
 
The Elizabeth Hospice is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit that provides hospice care, palliative care and grief counseling services to everyone in the community, regardless of their ability to pay, The Elizabeth Hospice depends on the generous support of individuals and organizations to continue providing these much-needed services to the community.  
 
 
About The Elizabeth Hospice
The Elizabeth Hospice, a nonprofit healthcare leader, has been providing comfort and counsel to children and adults who are facing the challenges associated with a life-threatening illness and restoring hope to grieving children and adults who are feeling lost and alone. Since 1978, The Elizabeth Hospice has touched the lives of more than 100,000 people in the communities it serves by providing medical, emotional and spiritual support, regardless of patient affiliation or ability to pay. The Elizabeth Hospice is accredited by The Joint Commission, a founding member of California Hospice Network, and a member of California Hospice and Palliative Care Association and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. To learn more, call 800.797.2050 or visit www.elizabethhospice.org.