As we leave 2019 behind, we are enthusiastic about where we are headed this year! Last year brought some impressive growth as well as some fantastic community events. Here are some examples of our growth in programs and services from last year, based on the previous year for the same time period:
Significant growth at HSB can be attributed to our Children & Family Services Program. Our Community Engagement outreach at HSB has also seen tremendous growth providing awareness and communication to our community.
As far as our special events, we held our first Compassionate Care of Carpintaria luncheon "The Light Shines Ahead” featuring guest speaker Shaun Tomson at the Rincon Beach Club, The Wellness and End of Life community series with Roshi Joan Halifax was a big success at the The Marjorie Luke Theatre. Our Heroes of Hospice luncheon at the Four Seasons Biltmore sold out and we wrapped up the year with another successful Light Up A Life season in Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito, and Carpinteria.
We have some exciting events and surprises on the horizon for 2020. We will hold our Second Annual Luncheon in Carpinteria “The Light Shines Ahead ”at the Rincon Beach Club. We are thrilled to announce
Dr. Sunita Puri
as our Community Education and Engagement Series speaker in May at The Marjorie Luke Theatre. There will be some other special events that are currently in development as well as the other annual happenings we all look forward to such as Light Up A Life.
Stay tuned for more specific information on all of the above! And in the meantime, I wish you all a very happy new year!
Be well,
David
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Art Reception:
Gratitude
by Monica Bartos
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Tomorrow, January 22, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
On Display January – April 2019
25% of sales from this art reception benefit Hospice of Santa Barbara
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We will be celebrating the work of
Monica Bartos
in her first solo gallery show, titled,
Gratitude
. Monica's work focuses on the simple aesthetics of everyday imagery, in search for depth and beauty in those moments.
Gratitude
is Monica's exploration of appreciation for her physical body, which suffers from a lifetime of chronic illness.
Monica was born and raised in Santa Barbara, where she currently resides, working as an artist and seamstress.
Join us on Wednesday, January 22nd for Monica's Opening Reception. We will have light bites, wine, and live music!
Free to attend and all are welcome.
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Pet Loss Support Group
Have you or someone you know recently lost a beloved pet and need some support?
Pets give us unconditional love, companionship and joy so when losing them the heartache, loss and emptiness we feel is incomparable. For those who are grieving the loss of their beloved animal companion.
Wednesday Afternoons
February 5th to February 26th
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Healing Grief Art
Therapy Workshop
This is an all-day workshop at Hospice of Santa Barbara that will focus not on making good art, but on the creative process and how it can have measurable physiological results such as stress reduction and easing physical and emotional pain. Participants will create a meaningful keepsake to take home. Bring a sack lunch.
Saturday,
February 22nd
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Planned gifts, such as bequests or charitable trusts, is an excellent way for you to support Hospice of Santa Barbara and our mission. Planned giving involves providing for a future gift to HSB through your financial and estate plans. HSB welcomes gifts made through different planned giving arrangements. These arrangements can:
- Provide for you or your loved ones
- Entitle you to charitable income and/or gift or estate tax deductions
- Enable you to leave a legacy for HSB
Do you have questions about your will? We are here to help you!
Judy Goodbody, CFRE, CRTP, our Planned Giving Officer
, is here to help guide you through the complexities of estate and financial planning. She can walk you through confusing documents, clarify yor options, and help answer difficult questions regarding IRAs, annuities, real estate, tax issues , and more.
Contact Judy for your confidential assistance. All of our planned giving services are provided free of charge. Have you already put HSB in your will or estate plans? Please let us know so we can thank you for your thoughtful generosity.
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SAVE THE DATE
Hospice of Santa Barbara Community Education and Engagement Series presents:
An Evening with Dr. Sunita Puri
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Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 7:00 pm
The Marjorie Luke Theatre
Dr. Sunita Puri
is the Medical Director of the Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care Service at the Keck Medical and Norris Cancer Center of the University of Southern California, where she also serves as Chair of the Ethics Committee.
Sunita is the recipient of writing residencies at the MacDowell Colony, Ucross Foundation, and the Mesa Refuge. She was a finalist for the PEN Emerging Voices Fellowship in 2015. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Slate, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and JAMA - Internal Medicine.
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Mind, Body & Soul
“An Evening with Noah benShea and Jacob The Baker”
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 7:30 pm
The Marjorie Luke Theatre
Noah benShea is one of North America’s most respected and beloved poet-philosophers and he is making a rare live appearance as an esteemed speaker in the Mind, Body & Soul Series at The Luke. “An Evening with Noah benShea and Jacob The Baker” will feature benShea speaking in the persona of Jacob The Baker – the subject of a series of his widely popular books embraced by millions around the world
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Thank you for all that you do to support our work!
It is a remarkable privilege to witness the difference we make for those we serve on a daily basis. it is only through your generosity that we can accomplish all that we do and will in the future.
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Phone:
(805) 563-8820
Fax:
(805) 563-8821
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