VNA Stroll for Hospice just around the corner

VALPARAISO, Ind. - July 6, 2016 - PRLog -- The Visiting Nurse Association's 15th annual VNA Stroll for Hospice is right around the corner - Sunday, May 1st. Onsite registration begins at 12 noon and the stroll steps off at 1:15 pm at Central Park Plaza, 63 Lafayette Street in Valparaiso.  For advance online registration, go towww.vnanwi.org/latest-events and click on the registration link.

Registration forms are also available at the Visiting Nurse Association's Administration Building at 2401 Valley Drive in Valparaiso, or may be printed from the link above. Registration is $10 per walker, with children 18 and under free. Teams of 6 or more may register for $50 per team. For more information call 219-462-5195.

VNA Stroll for Hospice brings people together to remember their loved ones and to support the VNA Hospice program. Anyone in the community who has lost a loved one or has been touched by VNA Hospice is invited to attend. The route is a little over two miles long, and the pace is slow and easy. Not up to the walk? Not a problem, you can skip the walk and simply relax and enjoy the park!

Individuals and teams are encouraged to collect donations in support of their walk. You can even build your own digital page in memory of your loved one through the online registration site. Include photos and/or your family story and share with family, friends and co-workers through email and/or social media, encouraging them to support your stroll.

Special memorial signs in honor of loved ones will be offered to anyone collecting donations of $100 or more. The memorial signs will be personalized with your loved one's name and placed along the VNA Stroll for Hospice route. Awards will be presented to the individual and team raising the most in donations, to the individual and team with the highest number of donors, and also to the largest team.

After the stroll, walkers are invited to a picnic in the park with hamburgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs and sides, and Culver's Frozen Custard for dessert. Entertainment will be provided by the VNA Hospice choir and a DJ from 27 Entertainment, as well as lots of kids' activities, including a bounce house, balloon twister, crafts, face painting, and more to help capture new family memories. The VNA Stroll for Hospice is a great way to build a new, uplifting tradition to celebrate and remember a loved one and also support VNA Hospice.

In honor of the VNA's partnership in the We Honor Veterans program, all veterans in attendance will be given a flag pin in honor of their service and recognized as a group during the program.

The Presenting Sponsor for this year's VNA Stroll for Hospice is Uzelac & Associates. Additional sponsors include Porter Regional Hospital, Indiana Beverage, Prompt Ambulance, and Martin Securities.

VNA is the most patient-focused provider of aging, hospice, and grief support services in Northwest Indiana, providing care in Lake, LaPorte, Porter, Starke, and Jasper counties. VNA's programs include VNA Meals on Wheels, Hospice Care, and the VNA Phoenix Center, providing grief support for children and their families. For more information or to make an online donation, please visit the VNA website at www.vnanwi.org. You may also call the VNA at 219-462-5195.