Alaska volunteer is driving force behind hospice fundraiser

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Hospice has a special person who grants patients’ wishes. Her name is Monte Landis.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the 64-year-old former Iowa farmer’s work as the plant sale coordinator earned the hospice a record $25,275 last year.
Landis says she hopes to outdo that mark during this year’s sale, which is scheduled for May 27.
Having volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and other charitable organizations,