SBL Hospice Binga Raises Record Amount for Endowment

For Immediate Release

Sarah Bush Lincoln’s Hospice Binga event raised a record amount on September 3, netting more than $33,000 to support the Willow Breeze Hospice House Endowment.

Since opening in January, Willow Breeze offers a beautiful home-like atmosphere where skilled care is provided to people in East Central and Southern Illinois to stay during their final days while also offering amenities for their families who visit. Earnings from the endowment help those with limited resources pay for their stay. Most insurances will cover hospice care, but not room and board.

SBL Special Events Officer Kim Lockart said she is grateful for the community’s outpouring of support for the Willow Breeze Endowment. “We’re thankful for the continued support of Binga, the endowment and the important services Willow Breeze provides families throughout the region,” she said.

The SBL Health Foundation is thankful for Hospice Binga sponsors including: Partner – Blake’s Shining Star and the Durdel Family; title sponsors: Alco Overhead Doors; Commercial Electric, Inc.; Cromwell Media; First Neighbor Bank; Ken and Christy Maleske; and Washington Savings Bank; event sponsors: Holly Adams; Drs. Roger and Ann Beck; Dr. Sandra Ettema – Laryngology, SBL ENT Clinic; Hank and Dr. Jill Nilsen; and Dr. Michael and Ruth Smith.

For more information about Binga or any fundraising event, contact the SBL Health Foundation at 217-258-2511.