Melanie Miller (right) working with Volunteer Dottie  Wait  at the Light Up a Life Gala. Name, title: Melanie Miller, Volunteer Liaison/Development Clerk How long have you worked here? Seven years. What made you decide to work here? I was at home, and my mom had just died, I had had my daughter, and I decided that I wanted to go back to school and get my four-year degree. So I went to Madonna University and started the hospice and palliative studies program. I took my first hospice class and I really liked it so I thought if I’m going to be in a hospice environment then I need to probably volunteer at a hospice. I came over here and I started volunteering. I went to school for many years and I finally got my four-year degree. Then after I finished school there was a job opening so I applied for it and I got the job. How had you heard of Angela Hospice? I live in Livonia so I drive by here all the time. What’s a typical day like for you? A typic

To our Community Friends, Team Members, volunteers, and supporters: Thank you so much to everyone who graciously took the time to complete our Strategic Planning Survey a few months ago. We had over 300 responses and we are grateful for the input and thoughtful suggestions we received. It’s great to know we have the support of our community behind us, and we hope we can continue to count on you who give of your time, talents, and treasure to further our cause on behalf of hospice patients and their families. We wanted to make the survey results available publicly for you, so you’ll see a link to our results summary below. We look forward to continuing our partnership together as we embrace what we’ve learned from this survey, and as we work to achieve the goals we’ve set as an organization: growing our mission, enlarging our referral base, expanding and improving our home care program, making technological advancements, exploring a palliative care program, working to