In celebration of the lives of patients cared for over the years, VNA Friends of Hospice volunteers will sponsor the 9th annual VNA Tree of Remembrance ceremony on Sunday, December 7th. The Ceremony was started by VNA Friends of Hospice, who raises...
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VNA Meals on Wheels Clients to Welcome String-A-Long Quilt Guild Quilters
Meals on Wheels clients will get a little more festive this year thanks to the String-A-Long Quilt Guild. The Guild donated hand-made place mats that we at the VNA of Porter County will be delivering to our clients. Not only will our clients get a...
Red Carpet Lounge Car Show Raises $2,000 for VNA Hospice
The Red Carpet Lounge in Portage recently held their 13th Annual Car Show and presented a check for $2,000 in proceeds to support the Visiting Nurse Association hospice program. Sheila Raye, owner of the lounge says they selected VNA Hospice as the...
Hood Awarded VNA’s Lukach Memorial Scholarship
Stephanie Hood of Valparaiso was selected as the recipient of the 2014 Lukach Memorial Scholarship through the Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County. Hood, VNA of Porter County therapy coordinator, is currently a student at Ivy Tech with a...
Bike for VNA at Lorie’s Lakeside Century
The Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of Porter County’s annual bike ride, Lorie’s Lakeside Century, is Saturday, September 13th. Registration is from 7am – noon CST at ride headquarters at the Liberty Bible Church, 824 North Calumet Avenue in...
Lorie’s Lakeside Century
Lorie’s Lakeside Century, benefiting the Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County, is in memory of Lorie Kirkley who was a cardiac rehabilitation nurse at Porter and an avid cyclist who died in 1999 after being abducted from her home. The...
VNA of Porter County Partners with Strongbow for Lorie’s Lakeside Century
We're excited to announce that we are partnering with Strongbow for Lorie's Lakeside Century, September 13. Lorie’s Lakeside Century is in memory of Lorie Kirkley, who was a cardiac rehabilitation nurse at Porter and an avid cyclist. She died in...
VNA Presents Series: Life Insurance for the Living
The VNA Forever Society, a program of the Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County, is proud to present a continuing series of free educational programs designed to assist with the sometimes complicated issues such as Social Security, life...
Lukach Memorial Scholarship Applications Due July 31
The Visiting Nurse Association Foundation is currently accepting applications for the Lukach Memorial Scholarship. The Scholarship is awarded each year to assist an individual to advance his or her education within the health care field. It was...
VNA Meals on Wheels Needs Volunteers in 2014
The Visiting Nurse Association Meals on Wheels Program needs volunteers to help deliver meals in communities in Porter County. "If you have an hour or so between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., once a week or once or twice a month, we'd love to talk to...