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Thank you for joining us at the 2025 Hoedown for Hospice!

It was a rootin tootin evening of amazing food, fine wine & craft beer, and music from some of Cincinnati's best musicians! We're already looking forward to next year's event, but for now, enjoy some of the highlights of this year's event!

We’re thrilled to announce that nearly $90,000 was raised to support advanced illness and end-of-life services provided by Hospice of Cincinnati. Thank you!

This year we raised nearly $90,000 for Hospice of Cincinnati!

Proceeds from this event ensure that Hospice of Cincinnati can continue providing the best possible and most meaningful advanced illness and end-of-life experience for all who need care and support in our community. 250 Guests showed up in support of Hospice of Cincinnati and because of your involvement we were able to make a difference.

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Isaac Buschur

A 2025 Josie Music Award Song of The Year nominee, Isaac Buschur is an acoustic singer/songwriter from the Miami Valley area of Ohio.

Dr. Trey and Kim Brunsting

Blake Tyler

Blake Tyler, a Nashville recording artist from Cincinnati, Ohio, is a former college athlete venturing into Country Music. He leads a youthful band aiming for big stages and has over 1 million social media followers, with 24 million global streams.

Erica Robinson-Gripp kept the crowd dancing all night long!

Great Cause. Here are just a few of the highlights from the night!

Our wine & spirits round up was new this year and was a huge success! Guests got a chance to lasso a horse to win a mystery bag with a bottle of wine or spirits. Thank you to our generous donors for contributing to this fun way to raise funds.

Courtney Seitz

Thank you to all of our silent auction donors! So many people went home with some incredible packages and experiences!

Row 1: Guests enjoy viewing the silent auction | Row 2: Gabriella Scacchetti | Monica Smith, Amy O'Connell, Karen Mrusek
Tonight, we are here to enjoy great company, celebrate the incredible work of Hospice of Cincinnati, and raise funds to ensure that they can continue providing compassionate care to those who need it most. - Event Chair, Gabriella Scacchetti

Nothing but a Rootin Tootin good time as 250 people gathered at Little Miami Brewing Co. Event Center.

It's so inspiring to see a room full of people come together with the same heartbeat to help a cause as worthy as Hospice of Cincinnati. Thank you for sharing this night with us.

Rashmi Singh, Dr. Manish Srivastava, Bill Kirkwood, Kathy Kirkwood, Liz Mohr, Courtney Seitz

Hoedown for Hospice was a honky-tonk of toe-tapping music, great food and so much more!

From a caricature artist to line dancing the night away - one thing that wasn't lacking from the evening was fun! We even had a special visit from some furry new friends! Mini horses from our HOC Pet Therapy Program made a special appearance as guests enjoyed appetizers and dinner by the bite.

Row 1: Jessica Fitzhigh, Diana Siciliano, Tony Fenno | Guests enjoying line dancing | Row 2: Chris Swallow with HOC therapy horse Mocha | Row 3: Scott Kerth and Stacey Meyer | Guests dancing | Tracey Brumley and Denise Hammelrath | Row 4: Margie and Marc Namie, Bill and Kathy Kirkwood | Norine and General Gettys
"I am so proud of this event. It was a beautiful night to celebrate HOC." - Event chair, Gabriella Scacchetti

The program included a video of Dr. Rick Vonder Brink and Tim Brausch sharing their experience with Hospice of Cincinnati. Thank you Dr. Vonder Brink and Tim for sharing your story with everyone.

Tim Brausch, Tracy and Dr. Rick Vonder Brink
Tim Brausch and Dr. Rick Vonder Brink

Pictured left: Event Chair, Gabriella Scacchetti

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS!

Through all avenues of giving, whether it was text-to-give or sponsoring, your contribution and involvement make a direct impact on patients & families that utilize the services of Hospice of Cincinnati. Each year, we are so impressed at the generous donations from local businesses that supply our silent auction - a heartfelt thank you to all of you for your support! We want to remind you that you have ALL made a difference and as each annual event comes to a close, we can't wait to get planning again to make it even better than before!

Hospice of Cincinnati CEO Gayle Mattson

Thank you for sharing a boot scoot boogey with us, WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

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Check out all of the photos from this year's event by clicking the link below!

Row 1:Angie Brinegar and Paul McCartney | Terri and Mike Crofton | Guests line dance with Erica Robinson-Gripp | Row 2: HOC Music Therapist, Connie Corbin | Cassie Livingston and Jen Foulk