Hospice House Solarium and Reflection Garden

VitalCare’s beloved Hospice House will soon be transformed by the addition of a bright Solarium to the east side of the building.  The addition will provide another 1,000 square feet of beautiful indoor retreat and gathering space for patients and their families.  Plans call for a

sweeping cathedral ceiling and a wide view of the garden that will surround a patio for easy outdoor access.

The Reflection Garden will encompass nearly one full acre of Northern Michigan plants, culture and history. Boulders and evergreens will frame a dramatic waterfall that will tumble to a stream and flow to a reflection pond. A Native American Circle of Life Healing

Garden will reflect on the Four Directions and the seasons of life, all in a park-like setting.

The project will reconfigure the entrance to the Hospice House campus, provide for additional parking space and include some improvements within the House itself.

A groundbreaking ceremony and Native American blessing and purification of the site were conducted in Summer 2006. Project construction will begin in Fall 2007, with completion of the project anticipated by Fall 2008.

The Garden will be dedicated to Hospice House patients and to those who have supported Hospice House and played a significant role in its development, operation and expansion. It will be open to the community.

Giving opportunities are available for private donors and those who wish to memorialize a loved one. VitalCare is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) healthcare organization, and donations to the Capital Campaign are tax-deductible.

For more information on the Solarium and Community Reflection Garden project, call Patricia Serwach at VitalCare, 231-627-2031, ext. 2160.

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