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 APRIL 20TH 2024   TOURNAMENT & CHARITY SOCIAL | NEWMARKET The Grace Memorial Hockey Tournament & Charity Social, or as it is now known, Hockey For Grace, is a charity event run by Amy and Chris Manning in honor of their daughter Grace. Grace was born on February 16th eight…

🏰✨ Our Emily’s House March break camp was a blast! From medieval trivia to jousting, bingo to our own version of the amazing race, and walks, the kids had a blast. It’s heartwarming to see them bond and enjoy pure joy. Plus, we enjoyed walks to @copsdonuts for some sweet…

Thank you to Mount Pleasant Group for our annual pancake breakfast to share updates from Emily’s House children’s hospice! We celebrated this Community Partner and “kicked off” their team recruitment and employee fundraising for Hike for Hospice 2024. Since 2014, this group has donated and raised a total of over…

March is Music Therapy Awareness Month, and at Emily’ House children’s hospice and the Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care, we are proud to have Music Therapy be an important role on our team. In 2022/2023, Emily’ House and the Philip Aziz Centre held 515 Music Therapy sessions in-hospice and…

We came together to honour Kyara’s life and bid her farewell. Her sudden passing on January 28th, with her mom by her side, left us all reeling with grief. For nine years, Kyara graced Emily’s House with her presence, where we fell in love with her expressive eye rolls, sassy…

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“It’s hard for one person to take of all these responsibilities….” Meet Guneet. She cares for her grandmother who has multiple illnesses that are ongoing and long lasting. Palliative care helped improve her grandmother’s health and quality of life. “They sent me home with a box that said ‘End…

Our Community Outreach efforts continued with a Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care (PAC) presentation to a community of seniors in their condominium community in January. There were 22 attendees, plus one PAC Volunteer, and one dog, who listened, shared, asked, engaged, cried, and left with lots of knowledge and…

Today on February 1st, Emily’s House and Philip Aziz Centre celebrate Black History Month. This is a time to learn, acknowledge and honour the incredible achievements of our Black community throughout Canadian history to the present day. Black Excellence in Healthcare History Bernice Redmond In 1874, Canada opened its first…

“I would like to send my compliments for a PAC Community Program Client Care Coordinator. Sarah has been an integral part of our palliative team, always prompt to respond to our patients’ needs, and works so collaboratively with our team. I am writing to highlight a recent event where she…

Emily’s House and Philip Aziz Centre gratefully acknowledge and joyfully celebrate Black History Month, February 1-29, 2024, and encourage our staff, volunteers, and our communities to take this time to listen, learn and discuss. Every February, people across Canada participate in Black History Month events and festivities that honour the…

Photos are in from the Emily’s House Family Holiday Party December 2023. At Emily’s House, our children, siblings and families enjoyed many festive activities, gifts, selected specifically for them, crafts and games, including pin the nose on the reindeer. For one craft, they took a winter themed photo of their…