Over the past many years, a group of friends and business associates got together once or twice a summer for a game of golf and a dinner. Eventually, the outing grew into a bit of a friendly competition, but because it wasn’t really “about anything”, and there was no prize for the winner, it became known as The Nothing Cup.

After a few years of the Nothing Cup truly being about Nothing, the friends thought it would be good to add a fund raising component to their golf and dinner. Over the past 3 years, this group of guys has raised over $13,000 for local charities, including over $10,000 for Jocelyn House Hospice.

For helping us in our mission to add life to final days, our thanks go out to John Heimbecker, Michael Evans and Karl Loepp, who organize the event each year, as well as all the generous Nothing Cup participants! These generous individuals prove each year that “Nothing” can really be Something!

If you would like to play a part in adding life to final days by holding a third party event for Jocelyn House Hospice, please click here for more information.

Dufresne is marking its 25th Anniversary by raising $1 Million for charity. The program was launched in June 2011 with a plan to donate $500,000 to up to 50 charities. The charities would then raise funds to match the Dufresne donation, turning the initial $500,000 into $1 Million.

Over 250 charities applied for funding and, due to the quality of the applicants, Dufresne stretched their initial rules and funded 51 charities! Jocelyn House Hospice is proud to be one of those 51 charities and thanks Mark Dufresne, CEO of The Dufresne Group, and the rest of the Dufresne family for helping Jocelyn House Hospice in achieving our mission – adding life to final days!

Over the next three months, Jocelyn House Hospice needs to raise $10,000 to match the donation from Dufresne. If you wish to make a donation towards this goal, please click here.

For more information on the Dufresne $1 Million Charity Challenge, please visit their website by clicking here.

Tickets are still available for the hottest shopping event of the year and some great door prizes have been announced!

Ticket holders will be eligible to win 3 Grand Prizes including 5-game Jets packs, a travel package including a $2000 travel voucher and a $3000 entertainment package. Other prizes include gift cards from many of the stores as well as some wonderful gift baskets!

When you purchase your ticket to St. Vital Centre’s Behind Closed Doors from Jocelyn House Hospice, 100% of the proceeds will go towards Adding life to final days!

On November 19, St. Vital Centre’s Behind Closed Doors event will be an after-hours evening of wall to wall sales throughout the Centre! Join us for a night of all-you-can-shop from 7:00pm – 10:30pm and support Jocelyn House Hospice.

Purchase your ticket today!

Tickets are $5 each. With the money we raise through ticket sales you will support Jocelyn House Hospice.

For more information please contact us at 255-1781 ext. 3 or visit www.stvitalcentre.com. You can also visit the St. Vital Centre Food Court on November 11th, 12th and 13th to purchase tickets from one of our volunteers.

Thank you for supporting Jocelyn House Hospice!

Tickets are also available at St. Vital Centre Customer Service while supplies last. A limited number of tickets are available and entrance to the event is restricted to ticket holders only. Doors will open at 7:00pm and tickets not available at the door.

Jocelyn House Hospice’s 2010/2011 Annual Report is now available. Please visit http://www.jocelynhouse.ca/wp-content/uploads/JH_annual_report-web1.pdf to view the report online.