Memorial and Tribute Tile Gifts
Tile gifts are a permanent, visible way to honor or memorialize loved ones and to support hospice programs and services. Our two Celebration of Life tile walls, designed by Wilmington artist Gayle Tustin, at the Wilmington Hospice Care Center are complete. To continue this tradition, gifts are being accepted for tiles at the base of Safe Passages, our 25th anniversary commemorative sculpture that is part of the Heritage Garden on the Wilmington Hospice Care Center campus. In addition, tiles are placed on the Bountiful Life tile panels at Angel House Columbus County Hospice Care Center in Whiteville. These tiles portray the flora of the area. And at the SECU Hospice House of Brunswick, the design for a new tile wall called Impressions has been completed, and opportunities to purchase a tribute tile are in place. The tiles will create a wave, another element in the campus that reflects the nature in our region.
Tiles are installed in memory or honor of someone through a gift or gifts of $1,000 or more. Donors are recognized in twice yearly tile ceremonies during which new tiles are dedicated. Tile inscriptions are inscribed in the Book of Honor for each location.
Safe Passages
The Heritage Garden's first "garden room" houses 
Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter's 25th Anniversary bronze commemorative sculpture and fountain created by artist Karen Crouch.
Continuing in the tradition of the original Celebration of Life tile mural, tribute tiles embrace the fountain base. Terra cotta tiles, glazed in shades of blue and green, are handstamped by artist Gayle Tustin and placed in tribute of a loved one or special friend through a gift or combination of gifts of $1000 or more.
Why a Tortoise?
Safe Passages calls upon symbols of culture and spirit affirming aging, wisdom, journeys and life passages. The old wise tortoise whose slow, steady pace and strong demeanor symbolize wisdom, patience, endurance and earth. The a gnarled tree growing out of the back of the tortoise, symbolizes the tree of life also in the agency's logo, honors the lives of those who have come before us. Within its branches, a slender vessel represents our fragile being.
Commemorate a loved one with a Safe Passages tile. Click here for a donation form.
Click here to see the tile brochure.
Read the Safe Passages Book of Honor Lists.
Bountiful Life
These beautiful commemoration tiles are displayed at Angel House Hospice Care Center of Columbus County.
Created by artist Gayle Tustin, Bountiful Life features six tile murals depicting cotton, strawberries, corn, blueberries, hydrangeas, and magnolias--flora grown in Southeastern North Carolina. Each mural consists of 189 individual tribute tiles, which together, create lasting images of beauty.
Each tile is hand-inscribed by the artist and installed in tribute of a loved one or special friend through a gift, or combination of gifts, of $1,000 or more.
Commemorate a loved one with a Bountiful Life tile.Click here for a donation form.
See illustrations of the Bountiful Life tiles in the brochure.
Read the Bountiful Life Book of Honor Lists.
Impressions
We're excited to announce the design for the Brunswick County hospice care center tile wall, Impressions, has been completed, and opportunities to purchase a tribute tile are in place. At right is an artist rendering of the tiles that will create a wave, another element in the campus that reflects the nature of our region. For more information on how to make a tribute tile gift, click on tile brochure or click on donation form.
Tile Dedication Ceremonies
Donors and honorees receive a personal invitation to the tile ceremonies. Ceremonies are held throughout the year in each location. At each program, tribute names are read during the emotional and touching ceremony. Click here for the donation form for all tile ceremonies.
Stories from Donors
Read more about giving the gift of Hospice here.
Memorial and Tribute Tile Gifts
Tile gifts are a permanent, visible way to honor or memorialize loved ones and to support hospice programs and services. Our two Celebration of Life tile walls, designed by Wilmington artist Gayle Tustin, at the Wilmington Hospice Care Center are complete. To continue this tradition, gifts are being accepted for tiles at the base of Safe Passages, our 25th anniversary commemorative sculpture that is part of the Heritage Garden on the Wilmington Hospice Care Center campus. In addition, tiles are placed on the Bountiful Life tile panels at Angel House Columbus County Hospice Care Center in Whiteville. These tiles portray the flora of the area. And at the SECU Hospice House of Brunswick, the design for a new tile wall called Impressions has been completed, and opportunities to purchase a tribute tile are in place. The tiles will create a wave, another element in the campus that reflects the nature in our region.
Tiles are installed in memory or honor of someone through a gift or gifts of $1,000 or more. Donors are recognized in twice yearly tile ceremonies during which new tiles are dedicated. Tile inscriptions are inscribed in the Book of Honor for each location.
Safe Passages
The Heritage Garden's first "garden room" houses Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter's 25th Anniversary bronze commemorative sculpture and fountain created by artist Karen Crouch.
Continuing in the tradition of the original Celebration of Life tile mural, tribute tiles embrace the fountain base. Terra cotta tiles, glazed in shades of blue and green, are handstamped by artist Gayle Tustin and placed in tribute of a loved one or special friend through a gift or combination of gifts of $1000 or more.
Why a Tortoise?
Safe Passages calls upon symbols of culture and spirit affirming aging, wisdom, journeys and life passages. The old wise tortoise whose slow, steady pace and strong demeanor symbolize wisdom, patience, endurance and earth. The a gnarled tree growing out of the back of the tortoise, symbolizes the tree of life also in the agency's logo, honors the lives of those who have come before us. Within its branches, a slender vessel represents our fragile being.
Commemorate a loved one with a Safe Passages tile. Click here for a donation form.
Click here to see the tile brochure.
Read the Safe Passages Book of Honor Lists.
Bountiful Life
These beautiful commemoration tiles are displayed at Angel House Hospice Care Center of Columbus County.
Created by artist Gayle Tustin, Bountiful Life features six tile murals depicting cotton, strawberries, corn, blueberries, hydrangeas, and magnolias--flora grown in Southeastern North Carolina. Each mural consists of 189 individual tribute tiles, which together, create lasting images of beauty.
Each tile is hand-inscribed by the artist and installed in tribute of a loved one or special friend through a gift, or combination of gifts, of $1,000 or more.
Commemorate a loved one with a Bountiful Life tile.Click here for a donation form.
See illustrations of the Bountiful Life tiles in the brochure.
Read the Bountiful Life Book of Honor Lists.
Impressions
We're excited to announce the design for the Brunswick County hospice care center tile wall, Impressions, has been completed, and opportunities to purchase a tribute tile are in place. At right is an artist rendering of the tiles that will create a wave, another element in the campus that reflects the nature of our region. For more information on how to make a tribute tile gift, click on tile brochure or click on donation form.
Tile Dedication Ceremonies
Donors and honorees receive a personal invitation to the tile ceremonies. Ceremonies are held throughout the year in each location. At each program, tribute names are read during the emotional and touching ceremony. Click here for the donation form for all tile ceremonies.
Stories from Donors
Read more about giving the gift of Hospice here.