BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 RDATE:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200908T000000 RDATE:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6129c7c09728031e7a6172b92b58442f CATEGORIES:Community Calendar SUMMARY:Lincolnland Binga Raffles for Hospice House DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:
Lincolnland Binga Raffles to Support New Hospice House
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation has cancelled its annual Lincolnland Binga event due to an increasing COVID-19 presence. However, people can sti ll support construction of a new Hospice House on Sarah Bush Lincoln’s camp us by making a donation or purchasing raffle tickets for chances to win St. Louis Blues tickets, or one of the many fantastic prize packages for which Lincolnland Binga is known.
By supporting the Lincolnland Binga raffle, community members can help prov ide comfort and end-of-life care to hospice patients and their families. Th e new Hospice House will offer a peaceful home-like residence where the ter minally ill can receive short-term hospice care. Each hospice patient will have a comfortable, private bedroom so their loved ones can remain at their bedside around the clock when time is precious. Construction of the $8 million, eight-room home will begin in the early spring of 2022, with the h ome expected to open in the fall of 2022. The Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospice Ho use will be the first, fully dedicated, inpatient hospice house in East Cen tral Illinois.
Raffle tickets
are being sold for four tickets to a St. Louis Blues hockey game during the
2021-2022 season. In a separate raffle, participants can purchase chances
to win exciting prize packages, which include gift baskets, gift certificat
es, jewelry, an iPad, and more. Drawings will be held September 9. Tickets
are $5 each or three for $10 and can be purchased through the SBL Health Fo
undation or online at www.sarahbush.org/binga/
For more information abo ut the Binga raffles, call the SBL Foundation at 217 258-2511. For more inf ormation about the Hospice House, contact Lincolnland Hospice at 800 454-40 55.