Hospice of North Iowa Plans Wings of HOsPicE Garden Party, Butterfly Release

Hospice of North Iowa (HNI) will be hosting the Wings of HOsPicE Memorial & Butterfly Release on Saturday, June 18 at 1:00 p.m. at Serenity Garden, located on the site of HNI’s Mason City office and Muse Norris inpatient unit, 232 2nd Street Southeast, Mason City.
The afternoon is intended to provide a nurturing, renewing experience for people grieving the loss or honoring a loved one. It also gives guests the opportunity to reunite with HNI associates and volunteers.
Guests at the garden party will enjoy refreshments, music and fellowship with other families, HNI associates and volunteers.
“This is the sixth year Hospice of North Iowa has hosted this event,” said Connie Bleile, Director, Hospice of North Iowa. “The event has been tremendously successful and we continue to hear beautiful stories from those who participated. We again wanted to incorporate butterflies in the service. Butterflies are a beautiful symbol of love, transformation and hope.”
Anyone is welcome to attend.  Hospice of North Iowa is taking good-will donations for butterflies.
In case of rain, the event will be moved indoors.
Proceeds from the event will benefit HNI patients by helping to subsidize services and therapies. HNI is a non-profit organization serving ten counties in North Iowa since 1982. Services include medical and nursing care, emotional and spiritual counseling, volunteer services and bereavement follow-up. HNI places emphasis on living each day as fully as possible, finding meaning in life, and maintaining personal dignity and family integrity. HNI is committed to providing care to those who are in need of the service, regardless of age, diagnosis, race, sex, religion, national origin or ability to pay.