Run. Golf. Hula. Savor: There Are 4 Ways to Change Lives This Fall

By ELYZABETH MARCUSSEN
Hospice of the Chesapeake

PASADENA, Md. (July 14, 2026)—Hospice of the Chesapeake Foundation is proud to announce the Brian & Patricia Giese Foundation as the Premier Sponsor of its 2026 Fall Event Series, demonstrating an extraordinary commitment to compassionate care throughout our community.

The Brian & Patricia Giese Foundation’s generous investment will help power four signature fundraising events that bring together supporters, volunteers and community leaders—all united by a shared purpose: ensuring that every patient and family facing serious illness receives expert, compassionate care when they need it most.

Each day, more than 600 patients across our region rely on Hospice of the Chesapeake for comfort, dignity and support. Philanthropic partnerships like the Brian & Patricia Giese Foundation make it possible to provide exceptional care, grief support and community programs that extend far beyond what insurance covers.

This fall, we invite our community to join us at one—or all four—of these inspiring events and help make a lasting difference for the patients and families we are privileged to serve.

St. Charles Running Festival—9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12

Regency Furniture Stadium, 11765 St Linus Drive, Waldorf, Maryland

Returning for another year in partnership with Corrigan Sports, the St. Charles Running Festival brings the community together for a family-friendly 5K and 10K run and walk in and around Regency Furniture Stadium, Home of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, in the heart of Charles County. Participants can register individually or form a team, dress in creative attire and celebrate the spirit of the day together.
 
For people who have experienced loss, the memorial walk/run offers a meaningful opportunity to register in honor of a loved one and create a personalized tribute shirt in their memory. After crossing the finish line, all registered participants are invited to the Taste of Southern Maryland post-race party, featuring local vendors, regional food and drink and a celebration of community.

Can’t run or walk? Spectators may pre-purchase Taste of Maryland tickets. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. The event takes place rain or shine.

All proceeds benefit the nearly 85 patients and families served by Hospice of the Chesapeake in Charles County every single day, ensuring compassionate care remains available to everyone in the community, regardless of insurance coverage or complexity of need.

Golf Tournament—All day Thursday, Sept. 24

Queenstown Harbor Golf, 310 Links Lane, Queenstown, Maryland

Set against the stunning waterfront backdrop of Queenstown Harbor Golf, this popular annual tournament brings together golfers, business leaders and community supporters for a day of friendly competition and meaningful giving.

Sponsorship packages include green fees, golf cart, bourbon tasting, cigars, music, swag bag, breakfast, lunch at the turn, dinner, snacks, drinks and bar cart and the camaraderie that has made this event a highlight of the fall season.

Whether you’re a seasoned golfer looking for a great day on the course, a business seeking a premier sponsorship opportunity, or simply someone who wants to make a difference, the Golf Tournament offers something for everyone. Sponsorship packages and individual foursomes are available.

Proceeds support the vital programs that Hospice of the Chesapeake patients and families depend on every day, including expert symptom management, emotional and spiritual support and specialized care for veterans and children.

End of Summer Luau Benefitting Partners in Care Maryland, Inc.

5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1

Kurtz’s Beach, 2070 Kurtz Ave., Pasadena, Maryland

Aloha! Join us for the inaugural Partners in Care End of Summer Luau, an evening of island-inspired fun with the purpose of supporting older adults in our community.

This new event benefits Partners In Care, a service of Chesapeake Health Partners that helps older adults age in place with dignity, purpose and the support of a caring community.
 
The evening features delicious island-inspired cuisine, tropical beverages, lively entertainment and exciting auction items.

Experience the spirit of the islands with a spectacular performance by Meki’s Tamure Polynesian Arts Group, featuring authentic Polynesian dance, vibrant costumes, rhythmic drumming and thrilling fire dancing. Plus, enjoy music, cornhole and plenty of festive fun.

Come for the celebration, stay for the cause and help bring hope and healing to those we serve. Contact media@partnersincare.org or 410-544-4800.

Sip & Savor: A Taste of Prince George’s

1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15

Newton White Mansion, 2708 Enterprise Road, Mitchellville, Maryland

Join us at Sip & Savor: A Taste of Prince George’s, an elegant afternoon celebration at the historic Newton White Mansion. This one-of-a-kind culinary event showcases the rich flavors, vibrant culture and community spirit that define Prince George’s County.

Guests will enjoy a curated tasting experience featuring savory and sweet dishes from local chefs and caterers, refreshing cocktails and mocktails and music in a picturesque garden setting. Interactive experiences throughout the afternoon will highlight the mission and impact of Hospice of the Chesapeake, connecting guests to the care that is delivered every day in their own community.

Sip & Savor directly supports the more than 200 patients and families cared for each month in Prince George’s County. Donations fund services from expert medical care and grief counseling to specialized programs for veterans and children.

For tickets, sponsorship opportunities, or information about fall events, contact the Hospice of the Chesapeake events team at 443-837-1531 or events@hospicechesapeake.org.

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Marietta Historic Site & Museum’s 13th Annual Wine & Jazz at Marietta

By STACEY HAWKINS
Marietta Historic Site & Museum

Please join us on Saturday, August 1, 1–5 p.m. (Rain date Aug. 8) for our 13th Annual Wine & Jazz at Marietta. Celebrate African American jazz heritage with local popular musicians at Marietta. In honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary, the event will include a traditional African drum performance to honor the roots of American jazz.

Listen to popular local jazz musicians, Jazzy Blu, and AJQ Plus 1.

Visit food and craft vendors and shop at the Farmers Market. Stroll through the booths of local Maryland wineries and sample the delicious wines of Cove Point Winery, Misfit Winery, Imperial 94 Winery, Far Eastern Shore Winery, and Sheree Harvest Wine.

Ages 21 & up. Early Bird tickets are $10/person online until July 25, 2026. From July 26 through August 1, 2026, $15/person online and at gate. Cash only at gate. To purchase online use ticket code: MHM-SPEC-GA-20260801

For more information, please call 301-464-5291 or email mariettahouse@pgparks.com. Marietta Historic Site & Museum is located at 5626 Bell Station Road, Glenn Dale, MD, and is a property of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

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‘To Know Ends’: The Death Talk Millennials and Gen Zs Never Got
New podcast series from Chesapeake Health Partners features honest conversations with Millennials and Gen Zs, acknowledging the caregiving, grief and end-of-life questions their generation rarely talks about out loud.

By ELYZABETH MARCUSSEN
Hospice of the Chesapeake

PASADENA, Md. (July 9, 2026)—Chesapeake Health Partners recently launched “To Know Ends,” a new podcast that explores the conversations many people avoid, the care they don’t understand and the people who carry them through it. While the series speaks to listeners of every age, it is especially aimed at Millennials and Gen Zers, many of whom are quietly navigating caregiving, serious illness, grief and loss for the first time, often without the language or community to talk about it.

Younger generations are facing these realities earlier and more often than they expected: caring for aging parents or grandparents while raising young kids of their own, supporting a friend through a serious diagnosis, grieving losses that don’t fit neatly into a single conversation. “To Know Ends” was built to meet them there, with real stories instead of platitudes.

“Millennials and Gen Zers are already living this,” said Chance Kitt, host and producer of “To Know Ends.” “They’re raising families while caring for aging parents, sitting with a friend through a hard diagnosis, grieving losses without a support group of peers. Our generation has few ways to talk about any of it. This podcast is our attempt to change that, one honest conversation at a time.”
 
“To Know Ends” asks a simple but profound question: What does it mean to live well all the way to the end? Each episode features voices from inside and outside the world of hospice and palliative care, including hospice team members, caregivers, artists and people who have sat beside someone they loved as they died. Guests speak candidly about what aging, decline and dying actually look like and what becomes possible when we stop running from those realities. Like much of the show’s intended audience, many of the guests are part of the Millennial and

Gen Z generations themselves, offering listeners a peer, not just an expert, a story they can relate to.

The podcast’s title carries a double meaning. To know ends is to understand what it’s like when someone looks honestly at decline, loss and death rather than looking away. It is also to know no ends, the discovery that confronting mortality honestly doesn’t shrink a life. It expands it.

The series opens with the story of Victoria Ivicek, an intake coordinator with Hospice of the Chesapeake. Before she ever answered the phone for a family seeking help for a loved one, she was one of them.

When her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Ivicek watched his decline unfold faster than anyone expected. Hospice of the Chesapeake came into their home during those final six months and what she witnessed didn’t look anything like what she’d assumed hospice would be. There was comfort. There was presence. There was a kind of care that didn’t feel like giving up. It felt, in her words, like the opposite.

That experience led her to the other side of the phone. Today, Victoria is part of the clinical support team at Hospice of the Chesapeake, where she carries her father’s story into every conversation she has with families navigating the same uncertainty she once felt, a story that resonates with a generation only beginning to face these same questions.

Other upcoming episodes are as follows:

Episode 2—Alena Dailey, integrative arts and Chesapeake Life Center manager

Episode 3—Jennifer Ward, Chesapeake Life Center bereavement counselor

Episode 4—Perry Platt, inpatient care center clinical manager

Episode 5—Emily Jacobs, clinical practice specialist for nurses

“To Know Ends” is part of Chesapeake Health Partners’ broader commitment to helping everyone in the community, at every age and every stage, cope with aging, serious illness, end-of-life issues, grief and loss. Whether the concern is a first conversation about hospice or a difficult diagnosis, the message is the same for listeners of any generation: you are not alone and neither are the guests who share these stories.

“To Know Ends” is available now on https://toknowendspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2629131 and wherever podcasts are found.

Hospice of the Chesapeake provides expert, compassionate care for individuals and families navigating serious advanced illness and loss. Care is built around a genuine partnership between skilled clinicians, healthcare partners and the patients and families we serve—centered on supporting quality of life at every stage. For more than 45 years, we have had the privilege of caring for more than 65,000 patients and more than 100,000 family members across the communities we serve. Hospice of the Chesapeake is proud to be a part of Chesapeake Health Partners, an organization focused on strengthening community-based care and support services across the region.

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