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An Evening with Andrea Raynor

An Evening with Andrea Raynor

Hospice Chaplain * Clergy at Ground Zero * Cancer Survivor

Monday, November 30, 2009

7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Heimbold Auditorium, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York

Ms. Raynor will read from her new book

The Voice That Calls You Home

and share her experiences in conversation with

Lee Woodruff

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Reception and Book Signing to follow

Reservations requested. Please email: info@westchesterendoflife.org

Andrea Raynor received her Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School, and served as a chaplain at Ground Zero after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.  For over a decade, she served as chaplain for Jansen Hospice and Palliative Care.  A cancer survivor herself, she continues helping others through counseling, lecturing, and writing.

Lee Woodruff is an author whose most recent book is Perfectly Imperfect:  A Life in Progress.  She co-authored (with her husband, Bob Woodruff) the bestseller,  In An Instant:  A Family’s Journey of Love and Healing.

A Community Program organized by:

Westchester End-of-Life Coalition

with Sarah Lawrence College Graduate Program in Health Advocacy

LEAD SPONSORS

Jansen Hospice and Palliative Care

Lawrence Hospital Center

OSilas Foundation

The Benedict Family at Westchester Funeral Home, Inc.

REGULAR SPONSORS

Cynthia Manson Literary Agency

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All Day Annual Palliative Care Conference

“A Team of Partners in Palliative Care; Challenges and Choices in Ethics and Care at the End of Life.” Key-note speaker: Joseph J. Fins, M.D., F.A.C.P. Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics and Professor of Medicine, Professor of Public Health and Professor of Medicine in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College. County Center, White Plains Free and open to professionals and the public.

FOR MORE DETAILS:
* CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL SAVE THE DATE (PDF FILE) * PROGRAM SCHEDULE (PDF FILE)
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A Graceful Exit: Tools for Putting Your House in Order

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:30-noon A GRACEFUL EXIT: Tools for Putting Your House in Order Bet Am Shalom 295 Soundview Avenue White Plains, New York Third Annual Westchester Bereavement Conference presented by Plaza Jewish Community Chapel Keynote Presenters Rabbi Joshua  M. Davidson Jane E. Brody, Personal Health columnist, New York Times Choice of workshops $18.00 for professionals $10.00 for  seniors (65 and over) and students Kosher breakfast included To register and further details, contact: Stephanie Gary at 212-769-4400 PlazaJewish@aol.com           or go to www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org pdf brochure and details available at http://plazajewishcommunitychapel.org/Westchester_Conference_Brochure.pdf ...READ MORE...

National Healthcare Decisions Day

Westchester End-of-Life Coalition is participating in a national effort to promote advance directives. The Coalition will have trained volunteers stationed at libraries across Westchester County to explain the New York State Health Care Proxy. The volunteers will hand out Health Care Proxy forms free of charge and provide assistance to anyone who needs help filling out the forms. For more information or to train as a volunteer, please contact info@westchesterendoflife.org ...READ MORE...

An evening with author and New York Times columnist Jane E. Brody

Wednesday March 25, 2009 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm Heimbold Auditorium, Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY Ms. Brody will  read from and discuss her recently published book Jane Brody's Guide to the Great Beyond: A Practical Primer to Help You and Your Loved Ones Prepare Medically, Legally, and Emotionally for the End of Life. The discussant will be Dr. Joseph Sacco, Director, Palliative Medicine Consultation Service, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, and Assistant. Professor of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. ...READ MORE...