About Us
We use 100% of our funds and products to make hospice patients happier.
Our Story
Due to the high cost of hospice care, fulfilling patients' wishes and meeting all the needs of patients/families in hospice care can be difficult. Needs and wishes are costly and time-consuming, and hospice centers are not equipped to fulfill many patient requests. To ease the burden of these requests on families and hospice centers, and to increase hospice patients' happiness and well-being, Bring Happiness for Hospice (BH4H) is dedicated to fulfilling hospice patients' wishes while in care.
We are currently partnered with Hock Family Pavilion, where BH4H members fulfill patients’ requests (e.g., delivering a book, a special meal, or a bouquet of flowers). We are also partnered with Liberty HomeCare & Hospice, delivering festive care packages to all of their patients in the Durham area.
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Bring Happiness for Hospice is a government-recognized nonprofit organization, originally founded by our chapter at Duke University. As we expand, we seek to open chapters across the nation.
Our Team
Alexx Hoffman
Co-Founder & Co-President
Katarina Bleichner
Co-Founder & Co-President
“While volunteering in hospice care, I noticed that many needs and wishes were beyond the scope of traditional care. We all have unmet needs. We all have unfulfilled wishes. At the end of our lives, these needs and wishes matter more than ever. We can make a difference. We can fulfill these needs and grant these wishes… And if we can carry out these tasks through wellness-based fundraising and person-to-person contact, each task becomes a catalyst for happiness. The whole endeavor becomes an opportunity that can benefit the entire Durham community.”
- Alexx Hoffman