Grief is a journey, and gathering together to acknowledge the death of our loved ones is an important reminder that we aren’t alone on that journey.
Nils Fredland, VNH bereavement coordinatorVisiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire (VNH), a Dartmouth Health member, invites the community to a non-denominational remembrance event on Saturday, November 16, at 2 p.m. at the Seven Stars Art Center, located at 5126 Route 14 in Sharon, VT. “From Darkness to Light: Remembering Our Lost Loved Ones” will be held in partnership with Revels North, a nonprofit arts organization, and offer an opportunity to honor those lost over the past year through reflection, readings, choral music and a candlelight ritual.
“It is powerful and healing to come together as a community to share grief for our loved ones who have died,” said Nils Fredland, VNH bereavement coordinator. “Grief is a journey, and gathering together to acknowledge the death of our loved ones is an important reminder that we aren’t alone on that journey.”
People who wish to attend are requested to register online, though preregistration is not required. Attendees are invited to bring a small photo of their loved one for inclusion in the community ritual, and community members, attending or otherwise, who wish to have names of loved ones read aloud during the remembrance ceremony may submit the names to Fredland at nfredland@vnhcare.org by November 13 at 5 p.m.
This remembrance event continues VNH’s longstanding tradition of supporting individuals and communities in their grief journeys.
For more information about VNH or the event, visit events.dartmouth-health.org/event/remembrance.
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Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and the state’s largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 57 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital and multiple locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory and specialty services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.