City of Statesville Proclaims November 2025 as Child Grief Awareness Day and National Hospice & Palliative Care Month

City of Statesville, North Carolina

Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Child Grief Awareness Day and National Hospice & Palliative Care Month November 2025

WHEREAS, November is recognized across the United States as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, a time to honor the compassionate professionals and volunteers who provide comfort, dignity, and support to individuals and families facing serious illness or end of life; and

WHEREAS, Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County (HPCIC) has served our community for more than four decades, ensuring that every person receives expert medical care, emotional support, and spiritual comfort, regardless of their ability to pay; and

WHEREAS, hospice care affirms life and regards dying as a natural process, helping patients live their remaining days with peace while providing families with vital guidance and understanding; and

WHEREAS, November also includes National Children's Grief Awareness Day - observed on the Thursday before Thanksgiving - a day dedicated to recognizing the millions of children who experience the death of a loved one each year, and

WHEREAS, through Rainbow Kidz, HPCIC provides free grief counseling and support to children offering school-based groups, individual sessions, and special programs that help children express their feelings, find hope, and heal together; and

WHEREAS, both hospice and children's bereavement services reflect the same mission of compassion - helping individuals and families navigate loss with love, dignity, and strength; and

WHEREAS, the dedication of HPCIC's staff, volunteers, and supporters strengthens our entire community, ensuring that no child or family faces illness or grief alone;

NOW, THEREFORE, I Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor of the City of Statesville, do hereby proclaim November 2025 as NATIONAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE MONTH AND NATIONAL CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS DAY in the City of Statesville and encourage all residents to support the mission of Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County and the Rainbow Kidz program. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have set my Hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of Statesville to be affixed this 17th day of November 2025.

Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor

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