| Hospice History Timeline |
| July 1979 |
- The "Human Support" Seminars group through Northern Michigan Hospital begin discussing hospice care
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| July 1981 |
- 40 people attend a meeting at the Friendship Center to discuss creation of a formal hospice
- 80 volunteers are trained as caregivers
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| November 1981 |
- Hospice of Petoskey is formed with first board officers: Dale La Brie (President), Jim Larsen (VP), Virginia Danville (Secretary) and Amy Barbus (Treasurer)
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| April 1982 |
- All paperwork completed to make Hospice of Petoskey an incorporated entity
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| July 1982 |
- Mary Gruler appointed acting Executive Director
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| March 1983 |
- Hospice of Petoskey gains 501 c 3 designation
- Cheryl Wilde becomes first paid staff of Hospice of Petoskey
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| August 1983 |
- First patient admitted to the Hospice of Petoskey program
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| October 1983 |
- Fundraising event to benefit hospice held at Boyne Highlands with Queen Elizabeth II cruise raffle as main event
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| January 1984 |
- First office manager and patient care coordinators hired
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| August 1984 |
- Happy first birthday to Hospice of Petoskey!
- 10th anniversary of hospice care in the United States
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| September 1984 |
- First memorial service organized to honor patients and families
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| March 1985 |
- First grief recovery series offered to the community
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| September 1985 |
- Third annual benefit fund raiser brings in $13,000 to support hospice programs
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| June 1986 |
- First family-volunteer reunion held reuniting hospice volunteers with their "families"
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| October 1986 |
- Hospice receives licensure from the Michigan Department of Public Health
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| November 1988 |
- First "Handling the Holidays" support group offered to the community
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| July 1989 |
- Name changes to Hospice of Little Traverse Bay
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| November 1989 |
- 7th annual benefit auction raises $42,000!
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| January 1990 |
- First Grief Busters program for children introduced
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| June 1990 |
- First benefit dinner held at the Crows Nest restaurant donated by Mike & Linda McElroy – raised $3,000!
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October 1991
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- Hospice becomes Medicare certified
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| April 1994 |
- Hospice Foundation of America sponsors first national grief teleconference
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| July 1996 |
- Hospice of Little Traverse Bay becomes an affiliate of the HealthShare Group
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| January 1999 |
- Year round children's grief support program started with support from area foundations and community contributions
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| November 1999 |
- Annual benefit auction raises $130,000!
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| August 2000 |
- Hospice celebrates 17 years of direct patient care, 19 years of providing end of life information to the community
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| 2004 |
- Kicked off the Fundraising Campaign for Hiland Cottage
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| 2006 |
- HOLTB receives Kresge Challenge Grant
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| 2007 |
- Ground Breaking – Hiland Cottage
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| 2008 |
- First patients were accepted in Hiland Cottage the first week of August
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