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2025 Garden Luncheon Gallery

Our Snapdragons and Dragonflies Garden Luncheon was held on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Stronghold Camp and Retreat Center in Oregon, IL. A beautiful day reigned as the large crowd of participants enjoyed a delightful meal, superb silent auction items, and a scratch-off raffle game even before lunch was served. The ...read more

RACP Awards Serenity Two Grants

The Rochelle Area Community Foundation awarded Serenity Hospice and Home two grants for 2025 projects, including holiday meals for patient families and funds to expand our bereavement retreat for grieving mothers. From the RACF website: "In 2005, the Rochelle Area Community Foundation was established with a generous gift from the late ...read more

Sterling Federal Bank Awards Serenity First Place

AMAZING NEWS Thank you to everyone who helped vote for Serenity. Serenity won first place in the Sterling Federal Charity Challenge. 1st Place-$20,000 Thank you, everyone, for voting throughout March for Serenity!!! Thank you to Sterling Federal Bank for supporting non-profit work throughout our area. Our non-profits need community support to care for people in ...read more

Spring 2025 Newsletter Available

Spring Community News The 2025 spring edition of the newsletter is now available in digital form. Click here to read online... Highlights In This Edition • Information on the impact of Serenity Hospice & Home. • Lynn Knodle's legacy. • Message from Suzanne Ravlin, CEO. • Thank you to donors and sponsors.

Winnebago Angel Treasures New Hours

Click here to learn more about all our Angel Treasures Resale Shop locations... We are in our ninth year in the 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, and we are grateful for your continued support of our Angel Treasures Winnebago location. Based on customer feedback, we are changing our days of operations and dropping some ...read more

Integrative Therapies Coordinator Wins Award

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗶 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲, a 2025 IAMT Advocacy Award Winner and Integrative Therapies Coordinator with Serenity Hospice and Home. The Annual Illinois Association for Music Therapy (IAMT) Advocacy Award is given to a community member, employer, or parent committed to music therapy in their community, place of employment, ...read more

Rotary Presents Proceeds From Angel Ball

The Oregon Rotary Club Foundation was pleased to present Brion Brooks, Executive Director of Village of Progress, and Suzanne Ravlin, Chief Executive Officer of Serenity Hospice and Home, with $15,000 for each organization as proceeds from the 2024 Angel Ball. • "The club would like to thank both organizations for their work ...read more

Sterling Federal Employee Charity Challenge

Sterling Federal Bank's 8th Annual Employee Charity Challenge Sterling Federal Bank is excited to give back to the organizations that give so much to our communities! Please vote for Serenity and continue voting throughout March! You can return to vote once per day on Facebook. Your vote is essential! The organization with the ...read more

SM&SF Club Shares Generous Donation

2/12/2025 Throughout each year, the SM&SF Club raises needed funds for a handful of organizations, and they presented Serenity with an incredible check for $10,000 today at our weekly staff meeting.   "What a gift to have the SM&SF Club present their generous donation with so many of our team members who ...read more

Rep. Tony McCombie Visits Serenity Home

1/15/2025 Serenity was blessed to host Rep. Tony McCombie, who serves in our 89th district in Illinois. We could show all the benefits of a nonprofit hospice organization, especially our precious Serenity Home. Staff talked tremendously with Tony and Connie about rural hospice care, including all the blessings and challenges and ...read more