DECATUR – Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan announces the 13th annual Hospice Harvest Dinner Dance Saturday, Oct. 31, at Decatur VFW Post 6248.

Former state representative James Mick Middaugh will host the evening, with popular musician Al Mott back with his special brand of music for listening and dancing.

The evening will begin with a meal catered by the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 6248 and include door prizes and a raffle for a quilt created and donated by the Tuesday Night Quilters.

New this year is the Tribute and Memory Pool where, for a donation, guests may light a candle and set it afloat in memory or in honor of a loved one.

Tickets cost $20 per person and are available at the following locations: in Decatur at First State Bank, Hard Times Restaurant, Village Hall and the VFW Hall; in Dowagiac at The Marshall Shoppe and Curves; in Paw Paw at Keystone Community Bank and any Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan office.

For further information on this event or hospice services, contact Ali Satkoski at (269) 345-0273 or by e-mail at alison.satkoski@hospiceswmi.org.

For more than 27 years, Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan has served the community as a private, non-profit health care agency committed to caring for individuals and families who are confronted with serious illness and loss. The agency offers comprehensive hospice care, emotional counseling, spiritual support and other services to the residents of Cass, Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties, as well as parts of Allegan, Barry, Berrien and Calhoun counties.

HCSWM accepts clients based on their need for care, not their ability to pay.

The staff and volunteers of Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan affirm living. They support individuals and their caregivers during chronic or terminal illness. They offer individualized medical, emotional, spiritual and personal care.

They are dedicated to compassionate care for people coping with illness, aging, dying and loss.