The Elizabeth Hospice to host Butterfly Release Ceremony

ESCONDIDO – Everyone in the community is invited to attend “Wings of Hope,” hosted by The Elizabeth Hospice, Sunday, May 2, from 1-3 p.m. This free drive-thru event will be held in the north parking lot of the California Center for the Arts, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., in Escondido.

Attendees will have the opportunity to release a butterfly while honoring and celebrating the special people who have touched their lives in a beautiful way. Registration is required by April 23, online at http://www.elizabethhospice.org/wings or by calling 760-796-3708.

Attendees can stop by anytime from 1-3 p.m. In the comfort and safety of their car, adults and children will receive a butterfly with instructions for releasing it in an outdoor space, listen to live music, hear uplifting messages from The Elizabeth Hospice’s grief support team and enjoy sweet treats.

The Elizabeth Hospice, a nonprofit health care leader, has been providing hospice care, palliative care and grief support services to children and adults in San Diego County and southwest Riverside County since 1978. The organization’s highly trained grief counselors help children and adults understand their feelings and thoughts and guide them through the process of coping with the death of a loved one.

Grief support services are available to everyone in the community, including those who do not have a patient affiliation with The Elizabeth Hospice. No one is ever turned away.

In support of the organization’s nonprofit mission, a donation of $50 is suggested to reserve a Painted Lady Butterfly. A Monarch Butterfly can be reserved for $75. Event sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact Tylie Daniels at [email protected] or 760-796-3708.

All donations benefit The Elizabeth Hospice’s vital services for children and adults impacted by serious illness, grief and loss.

Submitted by The Elizabeth Hospice.