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Crafts For A Cause โ€ข Holiday Shopping

๐‚๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ! Two sisters and two sister-in-laws, Peggy Miller Richard, Janie Miller Dollinger, Cathy Richard Sweitzer, and Cari Becker Miller have joined their talents to raise funds for Serenity Hospice and Home. Hand and machine-stitched one-of-a-kind items; wool appliquรฉ, hot pads, table runners, and ...read more

2025 Joint Commission Accreditation

Serenity Hospice and Home, a five-star-rated non-profit hospice and palliative care organization, has earned accreditation from the Joint Commission, an independent, evidence-based standards-setting organization that sets the benchmark for safe, high-quality patient care through healthcare accreditation. This accomplishment formally recognizes Serenityโ€™s ongoing commitment to meeting rigorous performance standards and delivering ...read more

Summer / Fall 2025 Newsletter

Enjoy our 2025 Summer/Fall newsletter featuring: Photos from recent events: cows, butterflies, and more! Meet a few recent staff additions. Message from Suzanne Ravlin, CEO. Donor names. Learn about upcoming event dates. Click here (or on the photo) to download the newsletter...

Nancy Tracy: Icon of Love

Nancy D. Tracy July 11, 1945 โ€” August 26, 2025 Today, we remember and honor our dear friend and colleague, Nancy. To us at Serenity, she was more than a coworker โ€” she was family. Her warm spirit and tender heart will be deeply missed, yet forever cherished by all who had ...read more

Spectacular Memorial Butterfly Release 2025

Serenity Hospice and Home Hosts 2025 Memorial Butterfly Release Serenity Hospice and Home held its annual Memorial Butterfly Release on the sunny morning of June 28, 2025. A wonderful crowd gathered to honor and remember loved ones through the reading of memorial names, a special tribute to Veterans, and the release ...read more

Thank You for a Beautiful Day of Golf and Giving

๐ŸŒ๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธโ˜€๏ธ Thank You for a Beautiful Day of Golf and Giving! โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒ๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ The Jonathon Knodle Memorial Golf Play Day was held this past Saturday, June 14 at PrairieView Golf Club in Byronโ€”and what a day it was! Sixteen teams teed off under early morning clouds that gave way to sunshine, creating ...read more

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

RACF 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