He would raise money for Hospice. Grant began by asking family members for donations. Then he took his campaign to work at Bank of New York in Warwick and extended requests to friends. A wonder of this year's race is that many folks will learn a bit more about Hospice. The organization is primarily known for helping terminally ill patients and their families.
Hospice comes into homes and, in the worst of times, brings a sense of comfort and hope.
Compassionate, loving and giving,'' is how Kathi Webber describes Hospice workers. Webber is fund development coordinator for Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties. Grant gets choked up talking about his mother. She worked in the library at St. Joseph's School in Middletown. She was compassionate and kind and caring, similar to the people Webber described who work for Hospice.