The Hospice Page

In June of 2008, Vicki aggressively moved forward to establish a presently operating corporation known as "Natures Friends of Hospice, Inc." on the grounds of the Cluckin' "A" Critter Farm. A storefront building is presently in the planning for early this coming spring.

We are a "not for profit organization" that generates funding for the Columbia-Greene County Hospice and Palliative care Program of New York State, located in Catskill, New York. Through the sales of three dimensional, opaque red, glass "Hospice Hearts" and other art related items reflecting nature's beauty around us, we plan to generate donations so the Hospice Program can continue to provide the loving care, support and dignity, deserved by all Hospice patients.

Below is a picture of the hearts we sell along with our premise statement, "What a difference a heart can make." We offer these hearts in an on going effort to get the word out to everyone, that Hospice patients need everyone's prayers, thoughts, time and kind words.
You may request "Hospice Hearts" with a minimum donation of $2.00 per heart and may buy any number of hearts by emailing us at the cluckinafarm@aol.com

All proceeds go to the Columbia-Greene County Hospice Program.

Also, many local artists have committed to donating a piece of their art to help raise more revenue....

Remember......

What A Difference A Heart Can Make!

The Circle of Life
One of the Poems from the book By Skip Watt
Based on Vicki Alderman-Watt's thoughts on Hospice

Has Spring arrived…we’ve waited for …some sign of flowered leaves,
for now we see and smell it here…the sunshine’s warmth does please,
that feelings great… I love to see ….God’s beauty all around,
and yes I wait to dig again… to feel the moist wet ground.

The feelings great…of being close….to nature and to God,
I plant a seed of my desire…. in pot with sun and sod,
and then I watch the miracle…of life spring forth and growing,
the bees come gather nectar sweet…once full enough they’re going.

The morning sun begins to roast…revealing nights dew needed most,
the flowers stand as if to reach… and praise a loving heavenly host,
the trees long limbs with leaves in place…resemble children clustered safe,
and for their care all summer long….the fall gives leaves of colored song.

Once summer’s gone…the Fall is lazy…the sky is filled with winter hazy,
the tree and flower do not need…their leaves or petals only seed,
for once again the spring will come to usher in that Summer sun,
and life goes on for ever more those seed were saved In God’s great store.

And now I grab those seed of God…I’ll dig and cover them with sod,
and through the dirt they’ll pop again….to blossom pretty flowers then,
repeats a loop that once began…so long ago …with God’s loving hand,
and now I know the rhyme and reason, our lives are like these very seasons.

Remember Me
By Skip Watt
Remember me… as gray clouds clear,
revealing sunshine… ever near,
for with you I will always be…
you’ll laugh again… just wait… you‘ll see,
Remember me… those special times…
when love we shared… was so sublimed,
And you’ll let go… its hard it seems…
that one continues… chasing dreams,
Continue on… forever more…
go find those dreams… go live once more,
For in this hearts… my memory…
God called me home … so remember me.

Vick has really outdone herself on this one. Available now for shipment, are her 100% Wool Potholders in bright two-ply, decorated wool fabric. Each set of two potholders are identical, with two designs...one on one side and another on the reverse side. each set has a hanging loop.
100% of the net proceeds goes to the hospice program.

Buy these re-cycled Polypropylene feed bags that Vick creates from old used feed bags from the local feed store and their customers.
She cuts, forms, sews, installs grommets, then she adds rope handles to finish them which creates a re-useable shopping bag. This eleminates the need for paper or plastic shopping bags and allows you to carry pretty decorative shopping bags benefitting the hospice program too!