Donations of specific personal care items were solicited from tri-county pharmacies, and the Society was successful in receiving 33 packages, plus miscellaneous items, which were donated to the Palliative Care Unit. Consult nurses are providing the packages to out-patients in need. Estimated value $1650.

The Society posted a request for lap blankets/quilts on Facebook on May 08 2025, and received the first response at 8 am the next day. As of early September, over 180 blankets/quilts have been donated. Consult nurses are providing the blankets/quilts to patients as required. Estimated value $9,000.

The Knights of Columbus held a breakfast for the Society in April, raising $1,200, and Jade Therapies held a “Death Café” for the Society in late May, raising $210. The Society was selected as the charity of the month at Boston Pizza for the month of September.

A Board member and a palliative care nurse, with support of the Hospice Education fund, attended a Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association Conference (NSHPCA) in Halifax in May.

The Hospice society changed its’ name to Tri-County Hospice Society to reflect that it supports palliative care patients within the tri-counties of Digby, Shelburne, and Yarmouth.

The Society successfully applied to the Tri-County Betterment Association for a grant to purchase five hearing amplifiers for use by Palliative Care Unit personnel when patients have hearing difficulty, and to purchase “Ensure/Boost”, and “Depends” for out-patients in need. A grant of $10,000 was received and the program was initiated in September.

The Society signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) with the NSHPCA in September 2025. The MOU will allow the parties to collaborate on advancing public understanding of hospice and palliative care, and grief and death literacy through codeveloping community-based educational/public awareness initiatives; contributing to each other’s social networks; creating opportunities for mutual learning as well as joint advocacy and joint fundraising.