Originally posted February 12

Richard Murphy Hospice hosted their Wine Pairing Dinner event on January 29. Jessica Smith, co-owner of Anntoine Marketing + Design, and member of the Board of Trustees, was in attendance. Jessica has been a long-time supporter of the Hospice House and encourages you to join the mission to bring care and comfort to the terminally ill. If you’re interested in supporting the House, donations can be made through their website. richardmurphyhospice.com/donate

RMHF is one of the largest non-profits in Southeast Louisiana. Through an annual fundraising gala and community partnerships, the Foundation provides hospice care for terminally ill patients who do not have the means to pay for it. The Foundation operates through donations alone.

The mission of the foundation is to ensure that everyone who has a desire for hospice care will receive the care they deserve during their final days. Since opening in 2006 the Richard Murphy Hospice House has served over 660 terminally ill patients and their families at no cost.

RMHF was started after local businessman Richard Murphy was diagnosed with a terminal illness in 1982. The area did not have a local hospice house, but he wanted to spend his days with loved ones in a familiar home. As a result, Richard’s family, friends, and medical team banded together to form the area’s first hospice care center. That same sense of love and community lives on in the RMHF, its team, and its board members. The Richard Murphy Hospice Foundation Board of Directors is composed of community and business leaders who have been touched by hospice care for their family members or friends.