Press Releases
and Announcements

September 2022

• Avow Requests Support for Patients and Staff
• Avow Promotes Katie Schweikhardt to Director of Philanthropy

August 2022

• Avow Offers Free Lunch and Learn Sessions on Estate Planning and Eldercare Coordination in August
• Avow Opens a New North Naples Treasures Thrift Store

July 2022

• Avow Celebrates Purple Heart Recipients with Luncheon
• Avow Receives Naples Children & Education Foundation Grant for Youth Bereavement Services

June 2022

• Avow Awarded $10,000 from Bank of America in Support of Adult and Children’s Grief Services in Our Community

• Avow Earns Great Place to Work Certification for Third Consecutive Year
• Avow Wins Two Awards From the Florida Hospice and Palliative Care Association
• ‘Avow Presents: Life Lessons Learned in the Military’ documentary wins Telly and Communicator awards
• Avow Honors Veterans at 6th Annual Armed Forces Celebration May 20
• Avow Celebrates Women Veterans Day with Luncheon

May 2022

• Avow Receives $25,000 From NextFifty Initiative for Community Grief Services
• Avow Presents Armed Forces Appreciation Day Ceremony May 20
• Avow’s Palliative Care Program is the First in Florida to Receive Community Health Accreditation Partner Certification

March 2022

• Avow Receives a $30,000 Grant from Arthrex to Support Avow Kids Program
• Avow’s Southwest Florida Antiques Appraisal Fair Raises $26,705

February 2022

• Avow Hosts Southwest Florida Antiques Appraisal Fair

• Four Florida Hospice and Palliative Care Organizations Form Synthase Collaborative

October 2021

• Avow Premieres Veteran Documentary at 2021 Artis-Naples International Film Festival
• Avow Recertified as a Great Place to Work®
• Avow & St. Vincent de Paul Partner to Provide Meals on Wheels for Hospice Patients

August 2021

• Avow Lands on Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Aging Services: At-Home Care
• Avow Hospice Receives a $20,000 Grant from Moorings Park Foundation to Support Adult Bereavement Programs
• Avow Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Staff and Volunteers

July 2021

• Avow Announces Grant from Naples Children & Education Foundation for Youth Bereavement Services
• Avow Hospice Receives $5000 Suncoast Credit Union Grant
• Avow’s Dr. Cynthia Nehrkorn appears on Southwest Florida’s ABC-7 to discuss new Advanced Cardiac Care program in with National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation, American Heart Association
• Avow Announces Pet Support Program for Hospice Patients

May 2021

• Avow Hospice Receives a $20,000 grant from Truist Foundation

April 2021

• Avow collaborating with National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation, American Heart Association on Advanced Cardiac Care initiative (associated materials)

March 2021

• Avow Earns Recertification from National Institute for Jewish Hospice
• Local Foundations Launch Collier CARES Application for Families in Need

February 2021

• Avow announces 2021 Butterfly Release and Community Memorial Service

January 2021

• Avow Achieves Level 5 in We Honor Veterans Program

October 2020

• Avow Certified as a Great Place to Work

July 2020

• Avow Receives Grant from the Community Foundation for $7,000

June 2020

• Avow Earns Certification in LGBTQ Inclusive Care

April 2020

• Avow Offers Online Grief, Loss Support for Children and Adults
• Avow Announces Grant from Schulze Foundation

March 2020

• Avow Releases Free ‘How-To’ Videos for Caregivers of Hospice, Palliative Care Patients

February 2020

• Avow Hospice Recertified by the National Institute for Jewish Hospice