Partners In Care announces its “Queen of Hearts” endowment campaign for Hospice House.
In 1979, a group of volunteers created their own model of care for people who were terminally ill, based on the hospice philosophy of care that had been adopted in the United States just years earlier. The organization, first known as ‘Friends of Hospice’ evolved into what we now know as Partners In Care, and has been serving communities across Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson, Upper Klamath, and Lake Counties for over 45 years.
In 2022, Partners In Care opened a new 12 bed Hospice House to serve the Central Oregon community. Now they are seeking support through an endowment campaign, to secure its legacy for the years to come.
“We want the community to know how thankful we are to the donors who so generously gave to the capital campaign that helped build our Hospice House,” said Greg Hagfors, CEO of Partners In Care. “Those donors built the foundation that we can then build upon for the goal of establishing this endowment.”
Partners In Care is seeking 1,000 donors to honor 1,000 women to create a $1,000,000 to start an endowment for the Hospice House. The first 1,000 people to donate to this endowment, will be listed as a “Queen,” forever leaving their legacy as providing security for Hospice House in years to come. Once the endowment is established, the goal is to continue to grow this fund over time.
The kickoff lunch for this campaign took place on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Tetherow Resort. Partners In Care’s Philanthropy Manager, Morgan Sartin said, “This kickoff lunch was for the people who have been identified as connectors within our community who can help us reach this incredible goal. We are so excited to collaborate with our community and to have more events in Central Oregon as the year goes on.”
To get involved, or learn more about Hospice House and the “Queen of Hearts” endowment, please visit, partnersbend.org/queenofhearts or call the Partners In Care Philanthropy Team at 541-410-3918.
About Partners In Care:
Partners In Care is a local, independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving a 10,000 square mile region of Central Oregon. It is now the leading provider of hospice, home health, and palliative care in the region, with over 200 staff members and nearly 200 volunteers. In addition to community Hospice care in homes, facilities, and Hospice House, Partners In Care also provides: Home Health in the patient’s home or care facility; Palliative Care symptom management and support; a non-medical case management program called Transitions; and Grief Support for adults and children experiencing a loss.
