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Integrative Therapies Coordinator Wins Award

๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ, 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. โ€ข "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. ย  "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

Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Awards Grant to Serenity

Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Awards Grant to Serenity Hospice For Music Therapy Serenity Hospice and Home is proud to announce it has received a $15,000 grant for music therapy to benefit hospice patients. The Dr. Louis & Violet Rubin Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinoisโ€™ Community Grants Program ...read more

2024 Winter Newsletter Available

Serenity's ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ is available for online reading. Click the link to start reading: https://bit.ly/3USpAt0 . ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ: โ€ข A vital article about grief around the holidays by The Serenity Shed's Dana Cox. โ€ข Update from Lynn Knodle (retiring CEO) introducing Serenity's incoming CEO, Suzanne Ravlin. โ€ข Get ready for Giving Tuesday on Tuesday, December ...read more

2024 Annual Memorial Service Recap

It was a blessing to have so many attend the Annual Memorial Service on Sunday, November 3. It was a very meaningful and beautiful experience to remember those who have died in the past year. Special thanks to the gracious community of Ebenezer Reformed Church - Oregon, IL, for their generous ...read more