Events & Happenings
Compassionate Connections:
Good Grief Meals
BURKE COUNTY SERVICE AREA
August 1, 2025
3:00 p.m.
Boulevard Barbeque, 810 South College Street, Morganton, NC
HIGH COUNTRY SERVICE AREA
August 7, 2025
3:00 p.m.
Cracker Barrel, 1601 Blowing Rock Road, Boone, NC
CALDWELL COUNTY SERVICE AREA
August 7, 2025
3:00 p.m.
Mi Carreta, 1146 Hickory Blvd., Lenoir, NC
The Good Grief Meal is sponsored through Ashewood Grief and Counseling Services, grief support services of AMOREM, and is one of many opportunities offered to help individuals of all ages and families cope with the loss of people they love. The Good Grief Meal is a time of fellowship and socialization for individuals who are grieving. AMOREM reserves meeting space and participants are responsible for the cost of their own meal. Locations and times are subject to change. Please verify before attendance. Please RSVP to Katie Pekman at kpekman@amoremsupport.org for Burke Service Area, Nichole Annas at nannas@amoremsupport.org for Caldwell Service Area and Lola Benfield at lbenfield@amoremsupport.org for High Country Service Area. You may also call 828.754.0101 with any questions.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
August 14, 2025
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
AMOREM and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer an Advance Care Planning Workshop at no cost to the community on the second Thursday of each month. The workshop will be held August 14, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir.
Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family. Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations. Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.
Compassionate Connections:
Good Grief Meals
HIGH COUNTRY SERVICE AREA
September 3, 2025
3:00 p.m.
Mike's Inland Seafood, 174 Jefferson Road, Boone, NC
CALDWELL COUNTY SERVICE AREA
September 4, 2025
3:00 p.m.
Mayflower Seafood, 303 Blowing Rock Blvd., Lenoir, NC
BURKE COUNTY SERVICE AREA
September 5, 2025
3:00 p.m.
El Maiz Mexican Food, 414 Carbon City Road, Morganton, NC
The Good Grief Meal is sponsored through Ashewood Grief and Counseling Services, grief support services of AMOREM, and is one of many opportunities offered to help individuals of all ages and families cope with the loss of people they love. The Good Grief Meal is a time of fellowship and socialization for individuals who are grieving. AMOREM reserves meeting space and participants are responsible for the cost of their own meal. Locations and times are subject to change. Please verify before attendance. Please RSVP to Katie Pekman at kpekman@amoremsupport.org for Burke Service Area, Nichole Annas at nannas@amoremsupport.org for Caldwell Service Area and Lola Benfield at lbenfield@amoremsupport.org for High Country Service Area. You may also call 828.754.0101 with any questions.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
September 11, 2025
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
AMOREM and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer an Advance Care Planning Workshop at no cost to the community on the second Thursday of each month. The workshop will be held September 11, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir.
Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family. Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations. Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.
Adult Volunteer Training
September 16 & 18, 2025
8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
McCreary Family Professional Center
526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC
September 23 & 25, 2025
8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
AMOREM Palliative Care Center
137 Moonstruck Lane, Boone, NC
September 30 & October 2, 2025
8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
AMOREM Valdese Administrative Building
1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? Do you have the compassionate spirit needed to be a companion for someone’s journey? AMOREM is hosting three opportunities for a two-day training session in September and October for adults who are interested in becoming hospice volunteers.
An array of topics will be covered to help prepare attendees to become successful volunteers. Participants will learn about the strong community history and commitment of AMOREM, the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial issues hospice patients face, and much more from AMOREM's staff of end-of-life care experts.
Currently, there is a need for volunteers to provide companionship to patients in the patient’s homes or long-term-care facilities. Other specific needs include volunteers who can provide transportation to doctors’ appointments and shopping excursions for patients, etc., and veterans to visit and make Veterans Honoring Veterans presentations to patients who are veterans.
Attendance is required at each session and meals will be provided. For more information or to register for the September 2025 adult volunteer training opportunity, contact us at 828.754.0101 or contact Cyndi Akins at cakins@amoremsupport.org.
Compassionate Connections:
Good Grief Meals
HIGH COUNTRY SERVICE AREA
October 1, 2025
3:00 p.m.
Cracker Barrel, 1601 Blowing Rock Rd., Boone
CALDWELL COUNTY SERVICE AREA
October 2, 2025
3:00 p.m.
Mi Carreta Mexican Grill, 1146 Hickory Blvd., Lenoir, NC
BURKE COUNTY SERVICE AREA
October 3, 2025
3:00 p.m.
Abele's Family Restaurant, 2115 S. Sterling St., Morganton, NC
The Good Grief Meal is sponsored through Ashewood Grief and Counseling Services, grief support services of AMOREM, and is one of many opportunities offered to help individuals of all ages and families cope with the loss of people they love. The Good Grief Meal is a time of fellowship and socialization for individuals who are grieving. AMOREM reserves meeting space and participants are responsible for the cost of their own meal. Locations and times are subject to change. Please verify before attendance. Please RSVP to Katie Pekman at kpekman@amoremsupport.org for Burke Service Area, Nichole Annas at nannas@amoremsupport.org for Caldwell Service Area and Lola Benfield at lbenfield@amoremsupport.org for High Country Service Area. You may also call 828.754.0101 with any questions.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
October 9, 2025
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
AMOREM and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer an Advance Care Planning Workshop at no cost to the community on the second Thursday of each month. The workshop will be held October 9, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir.
Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family. Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations. Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.
Compassionate Connections:
Good Grief Meals
HIGH COUNTRY SERVICE AREA
November 3, 2025
3:00 p.m.
Mike's Inland Seafood, 174 Jefferson Rd., Boone
CALDWELL COUNTY SERVICE AREA
November 6, 2025
3:00 p.m.
Mayflower Seafood, 303 Blowing Rock Blvd., Lenoir, NC
BURKE COUNTY SERVICE AREA
November 7, 2025
3:00 p.m.
Boulevard Barbeque, 810 S. College St., Morganton, NC
The Good Grief Meal is sponsored through Ashewood Grief and Counseling Services, grief support services of AMOREM, and is one of many opportunities offered to help individuals of all ages and families cope with the loss of people they love. The Good Grief Meal is a time of fellowship and socialization for individuals who are grieving. AMOREM reserves meeting space and participants are responsible for the cost of their own meal. Locations and times are subject to change. Please verify before attendance. Please RSVP to Katie Pekman at kpekman@amoremsupport.org for Burke Service Area, Nichole Annas at nannas@amoremsupport.org for Caldwell Service Area and Lola Benfield at lbenfield@amoremsupport.org for High Country Service Area. You may also call 828.754.0101 with any questions.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
November 13, 2025
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
AMOREM and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer an Advance Care Planning Workshop at no cost to the community on the second Thursday of each month. The workshop will be held November 13, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir.
Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family. Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations. Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.
Compassionate Connections:
Good Grief Meals
HIGH COUNTRY SERVICE AREA
December 3, 2025
3:00 p.m.
Cracker Barrel, 1601 Blowing Rock Rd., Boone
CALDWELL COUNTY SERVICE AREA
December 4, 2025
3:00 p.m.
Mi Carreta Mexican Grill, 1146 Hickory Blvd., Lenoir, NC
BURKE COUNTY SERVICE AREA
December 5, 2025
3:00 p.m.
El Maiz Mexican Food, 414 Carbon City Rd., Morganton, NC
The Good Grief Meal is sponsored through Ashewood Grief and Counseling Services, grief support services of AMOREM, and is one of many opportunities offered to help individuals of all ages and families cope with the loss of people they love. The Good Grief Meal is a time of fellowship and socialization for individuals who are grieving. AMOREM reserves meeting space and participants are responsible for the cost of their own meal. Locations and times are subject to change. Please verify before attendance. Please RSVP to Katie Pekman at kpekman@amoremsupport.org for Burke Service Area, Nichole Annas at nannas@amoremsupport.org for Caldwell Service Area and Lola Benfield at lbenfield@amoremsupport.org for High Country Service Area. You may also call 828.754.0101 with any questions.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
December 11, 2025
1:30 p.m.
Caldwell Senior Center
650A Pennton Avenue SW, Lenoir, NC
AMOREM and the Caldwell Senior Center will partner to offer an Advance Care Planning Workshop at no cost to the community on the second Thursday of each month. The workshop will be held December 11, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Senior Center in Lenoir.
Advance Directives: Living Wills and Healthcare Powers of Attorney are gifts to your family. Deciding, discussing and documenting your healthcare wishes helps ensure your healthcare wishes are known and honored. It also gives you peace of mind that you have made appropriate preparations. Notaries and witnesses will be available to help anyone who wants to complete their documents at the clinic. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, or to register, call 828.758.2883.