A Message from
David Selberg
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Kind Friends,
Thank you so much for attending our Heroes of Hospice luncheon— it was a real treat to be able be together with our HSB family. As you know, this year's Heroes of Hospice event took on a special theme—What Matters Most. Our event committee chose this theme to inspire thought and meaningful introspection on perhaps the most important question any of us can ask ourselves. I want to thank all of you who shared your heartfelt responses by filling out our What Matters Most cards. We asked you to share What Matters Most in your own life, and we were deeply moved by your responses that ranged from spending time with family and kids, traveling, issues related to good physical and mental health… to connecting with other people, long walks/hikes in nature and more.
It has always been a goal of Hospice of Santa Barbara to stimulate, engage and normalize conversations around issues related to death and dying and to foster ways in which these conversations promote life and living. Many of us often shy away from these tough subjects. Asking ourselves What Matters Most is a way to take personal inventory with respect to what we value most in life knowing that our time is finite on this earth. We humbly ask all of you to please continue to have these conversations around the family dinner table, with friends and...yes, even in social media if you are so inclined.
We continue to be so grateful for the compelling stories shared by this year's speakers, William Peters, Rolf Geyling, and Mari Hernandez, whose personal journeys led them to know with certainty What Matters Most.
I just wanted to thank you once again and to make sure you know that YOU truly matter to all of us at Hospice of Santa Barbara.
Be well,
David Selberg
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Join us this year for our 39th Annual Light Up A Life! |
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We are thrilled to be holding our events again in person! Each year, Hospice of Santa Barbara brings the communities of Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpinteria and Goleta together for Light Up a Life!
The holiday season can stir up a range of emotions, including joy, stress, sadness, and everything in between. For those preparing to navigate the holiday season without cherished loved ones, this time of year can be even more difficult and HSB honors them every year with Light Up a Life. Light Up A Life is an opportunity for all to join together as communities unite to remember and honor the many that are missed this holiday season.
This year, we hope you join us at one or more of the locations listed below:
Santa Barbara (Lobero Theatre) - Sunday, December 4 at 6:00 pm
Montecito (Upper Village Green) - Wednesday, December 7 at 4:30 pm
Carpinteria (Seal Fountain) - Saturday, December 10 at 5:30 pm
Goleta (Camino Real Marketplace) - Sunday, December 11 at 5:30 pm
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Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman present, What Would Love Have Me Do Today? on
Wednesday, October 19
6:00-7:00 PM PDT
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Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman present, What Would Love Have Me Do Today? on
Wednesday, October 19
6:00-7:00 PM PDT
Jack Kornfield is the co-founder and senior teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Northern California. Trudy Goodman is the founder and guiding teacher of InsightLA in Los Angeles. Jack and Trudy will offer and explore the resources of grounding, the gifts of common humanity, the power of mindful loving awareness, the opening of vast and tender perspectives, and the great heart of compassion that is found within.
Interpretación simultanea al español disponsible.
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
GUIDING STAR SPONSOR
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ROBIN AND ROGER HIMOVITZ
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Are you interested in becoming a sponsor for the illuminate Speaker Series? Sponsors help make it possible for us to bring in amazing speakers like Pico Iyer, Frank Ostaseski, and Sharon Salzberg to you free of charge. Contact Charles Caldwell at ccaldwell@hospiceofsb.org or visit hospiceofsb.org/hsbseries.
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Face and Heart
by Francisco Alarcon
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May our ears
hear
what nobody
wants to hear.
May our eyes
see
what everyone
wants to hide.
May our mouths
speak
our true faces
and hearts.
May our arms
be branches
that give shade
and joy.
Let us be a drizzle
a sudden storm
let us get wet
in the rain.
Let us be the key
the hand, the door.
Let us always
be a comfort
to those in need.
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Volunteer Spotlight
Marybeth Carty
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We believe there is no one who has done more with respect to community service for the greater SB community than Marybeth Carty. She exemplifies "compassionate and committed service" at its finest, not just at HSB but for many other organizations as well.
Marybeth is the Executive Director of the Natalie Orfalea Foundation and has spent the prior 15 years in corporate philanthropy, interfacing with hundreds of different nonprofit organizations per year. She previously served as Director of grant funded education programs for the Carpinteria Unified School District for 10 years.
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The Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens, Area Agency on Aging is conducting an assessment of the needs of senior citizens in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.
It is important we assess the needs of senior citizens to ensure that, with our limited resources, we can, as best possible, address the priority needs identified by senior citizens in our communities.
Our goal is to reach and receive the ANONYMOUS survey from as many people 60 years of age and older as possible. Receiving surveys from people with different economic, social, physical, and emotional needs provides a balanced result.
Completing the survey online at: https://centralcoastseniors.org/needsurvey2022/ is the easiest way to provide us with the information. It will take approximately 5 minutes complete the survey online, but if you prefer you can complete a written survey that is attached to this letter.
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Are you an Amazon shopper? Did you know that when you shop using AmazonSmile, the company will donate 0.5 percent of your purchase to Hospice of Santa Barbara?
Over the last four years, AmazonSmile has donated nearly $900 to Hospice of Santa Barbara!
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Hospice of Santa Barbara every time you shop – and it comes at zero cost to you. It's a donation made by Amazon in your honor. You just have to select Hospice of Santa Barbara at smile.Amazon.com and use smile.Amazon.com instead of Amazon.com whenever you shop!
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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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