Press Releases
Blue Ridge Hospice Names Dawn Draayer Director of Philanthropy
WINCHESTER, Va., November 28, 2022—Blue Ridge Hospice has named veteran fundraiser Dawn Draayer its Director of Philanthropy, where she will be responsible for programs supporting major giving, legacy donations, and corporate partnerships, as well as fundraising events. She also will lead development of new fundraising campaigns designed to support the [...]
Martha Perea Joins Blue Ridge Hospice as Director of Clinical Marketing
WINCHESTER, VA, November 2, 2022—Martha Perea has joined Blue Ridge Hospice as Director of Clinical Marketing, where she will be responsible for the organization’s community liaisons and hospice admissions teams. Perea brings more than a decade of experience in hospice and healthcare sales and marketing to her new role. She [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Announces Leadership Promotions to Support Growth and Expansion
WINCHESTER, VA, September 19, 2022—Blue Ridge Hospice has expanded and developed its leadership team to support the serious illness and end-of-life care provider’s continued growth and development of new programs to meet community need for its services. The moves, announced this summer by President and CEO Cheryl Hamilton Fried, include [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice’s Thrift Shop on Berryville Avenue in Winchester Is Relocating
Winchester, VA, July 11, 2022—The Blue Ridge Hospice Thrift Shop in the Sharp Shopper Grocery Outlet shopping mall in the east of Winchester is moving to the larger space in the same mall currently occupied by 81 Outfitters. The new location is expected to open in early August. Once the [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Announces 24/7/365 Toll-Free Support Line
Winchester, VA, June 27, 2022—Blue Ridge Hospice announces the launch of its 24/7/365 Toll-Free Support Line at 1-833-898-0714 or (540) 313-9230 local. Healthcare providers, case managers, nursing home staff, patients, and patients’ caregivers or families are encouraged to make referrals or get someone admitted when the time is right for [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Hosts the Butterfly Ball in Celebration of 40th Anniversary
Winchester, VA, May 25, 2022—Blue Ridge Hospice’s Butterfly Ball celebrated the local hospice provider’s 40th anniversary Saturday, May 21, as nearly 230 supporters gathered to commemorate the not-for-profit’s notable history and look forward to an even brighter future. The attendees gathered at the Gardens of Glen Burnie located at the [...]
