(l-r, Front Row) Gail Perrelli, Avalon Health Center, Mystic, Judy Mann, Pot of Green, Stonington, Ann Carignan, volunteer, Christina Moore, volunteer, Betty Beaudette, volunteer, (Back Row) Peggy Rankowitz, McKenna’s Flowers and Plants, John Rankowitz, McKenna’s Flowers and Plants, and Gerald Kercher, volunteer, were among the florist and volunteers honored by Hospice Southeastern Connecticut for their participation in the Rose Program at a wine and cheese reception on March 4. Seventeen florists in SECT donate roses as an outreach to the community. These roses were delivered by a trained volunteer to the family of patients who passed away on the Hospice Southeastern Connecticut program. This delivery is one of the first steps in bereavement services available from Hospice Southeastern Connecticut for up to 13 months for spouses, parents and children of patients.
