Someone at the Door in the First Days
Three hours of somebody else answering the door, taking in food and writing down who came.
- Hands-on, on Prince Edward Island
- Can be scheduled
Arranged after a call. Some things we arrange after a short call, so we can check the details and make sure we can do it properly. Tell us what's needed and we'll come back with what's possible and what it would cost. Nothing is charged until you've agreed to it.
What this is
Three hours of someone answering the door so the family doesn't have to. They take in food and flowers, note who brought what so thank-yous are possible later if the family wants them, hold visitors at the door when the family isn't up to seeing anyone, and keep a list of calls. The family can stay in another room the entire time. PEI only at launch.
What's included
- Three hours of door and caller management
- Food and flowers received and recorded
- A written list of who came and what they brought
- Visitors held at the door when the family isn't up to it
- Messages and calls noted
- A handwritten Fare-Well card with your message, and a memorial birdseed ornament.
Why we chose this
In the two days after a death the doorbell goes constantly, and every ring means a grieving person has to compose their face and receive sympathy from a neighbour. It's the most exhausting part of the week and the one nobody names.
Trish, Fare-Well Co.
Good for
- Immediately after a death
- Visitors arriving
- Funeral or memorial
- End of life