CHP sets dinner/auction date

Community Health Professionals information

Community Health Professionals will celebrate its 40th year of providing home health and hospice services in Van Wert County and throughout northwest and west central Ohio at its annual Hospice “Beacon of Hope” dinner/auction on April 30, 6 p.m. at Willow Bend Country Club in Van Wert.

Only a limited number of dinner tickets remain at $20 each. Call 419.238.9223 by Monday, April 27, to reserve a seat on a first-come, first-served basis.

The event features a meal, live and silent auction items — with auctioneer Bob Gamble — laughter and fun with emcee Rick Small of Mix 98.1 FM, recognition of two local businesses, and a mystery treasure chest drawing. The family of Locke Maxey of Van Wert will present the Beacon of Hope lighthouse in memory of past hospice patients.

Locke Maxey, the son of Josh and Shannon (Haas) Maxey of Van Wert, was diagnosed with Trisomy 13, a rare condition in which an extra 13th chromosome is present. Locke passed in October 2014, 43 days after birth.

Shannon Maxey wrote in her October 29, 2014, blog: “During our six weeks with Locke his sweet soul showed us the treasure of life. His eyes held peace and wisdom that imprinted his heart onto ours, even now that he is gone. True to his entrance into the world, he left us with a calm understanding that what we were witnessing was nothing short of a miracle. His 43 days blessed more lives than most do in 100 years, and how lucky we were to be part of his story.”

The CHP home health and hospice programs serve patients of all ages, like Locke and the Maxey family.

The Maxey family lighthouse will be presented at the event and will be displayed along with those presented in past years at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. The lighthouse symbolizes hope, comfort and support provided by hospice when a loved one is facing a life-limiting illness.

Local businesses: McCoy’s Flowers and Northwest Ohio Welch Trophy will be recognized as “Friends of Hospice” for their continued support of the CHP Hospice program and its events.

A mystery treasure chest drawing for over $500 worth of prizes will also be held, with 300 key tickets to be sold for $5 each. The winning “key” to open the treasure chest will be drawn during the event.

One hundred presale key tickets will be available April 24-30. Tickets are available at Community Health Professionals, 1159 Westwood Drive in Van Wert. For more information call the above telephone number.