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CHAPCA Elects Sally Adelus as Board President
Earlier this year, the California Hospice and Palliative Care
Association (CHAPCA) Board of Directors elected Sally Adelus their board president. CHAPCA
is a not-for-profit organization that represents hospice and palliative care providers in California
and Nevada. CHAPCA advocates for those facing life-limiting illness by promoting availability and access to quality end-of-life care.
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HOV profiled on Best of the Bay Television – as seen on KRON4
Hospice of the Valley is profiled in a video clip showcasing the organization’s services and programs on The Best of the Bay Television program which aired on November 4, 2007, during National Hospice Month.
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LGHS Performing Arts, in collaboration with HOV, presents “Wit”
Los Gatos High School (LGHS) Performing Arts, in collaboration with Hospice of the Valley of San Jose, proudly presents “Wit”, directed by Steven Wong. “Wit,” a play by Margaret Edson, is the story of Vivian Bearing, an English professor who specialized in the 17th century poetry of John Donne. The play takes the audience through Vivian’s battle with ovarian cancer. Throughout her endeavor, Vivian struggles to use Donne’s metaphysical poetry and her intelligence to find acceptance of her situation.
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Roberta Hayashi, Partner with Berliner Cohen joins HOV Board
Hospice of the Valley is proud to announce that Roberta S. Hayashi, Partner, who specializes in Employment Law and Litigation with Berliner Cohen, joined the Board of Directors of
Hospice of the Valley.
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HOV Names Jim Ptak as CFO
Hospice of the Valley hospice and community grief education in Santa Clara County, named Jim Ptak as Chief Financial Officer of the organization’s financial operations. Ptak brings a wealth of healthcare finance expertise, along with his solid and decisive leadership style to the hospice executive management team.
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HOV’s “A Special Kind of Care” ad appears in Giving Guide
Hospice of the Valley is among forty-one nonprofits and foundations featured in Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal’s inaugural Giving Guide 2007-2008. This directory of nonprofits and foundations is an outgrowth of the journal’s annual philanthropy publication and Impact Award event held on August 28, 2007.
Hospice of the Valley’s 2-page “A Special Kind of Care” advertisement appears on Page 47, with an accompanying information ad on Page 46 of the guide.
Download: A Special Kind of Care ad
Download: Accompanying information page
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HOV Awarded Cisco Foundation Grant for Transitions
Hospice of the Valley was awarded a $15,000 grant for their Transitions program though Cisco Systems Foundation’s San Jose Impact Grant Program. Transitions is a volunteer-based community service program designed to enhance the quality of life for individuals and their families facing a life-limiting illness. Clients of the Transitions program have a life-expectancy of one year or less and are not yet ready, appropriate, or eligible for hospice care.
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Sally Adelus on End-of-Life Care Panel on KQED's Forum
Sally Adelus, Chief Executive Officer of Hospice of the Valley is one of four panel experts with Michael Krasny, radio host of KQED’s Forum. Forum assembled an impressive and distinguished panel program to present a broad discussion on end of life. The discussion encompassed the economic, ethical, educational challenges relative to end-of-life issues. Live airing date was on Monday, June 11, 2007 in the Institute for Health & Healing Library at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
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HOV features Children’s Grief Support Program in Grief is My Shadow
In Grief is My Shadow, we follow the transformative process of  nine-year-old Jeff as he and his family deal with the physical, psychological and emotional ramifications of his brother’s death. We follow his own personal grief journey through the use of creative and expressive arts and what he has learned over the past three years, as Jeff so openly shares, “Grief is like my shadow, sometimes it’s big, sometimes it’s small, but it is always with you.”
Hospice of the Valley’s Children’s Grief Support Program video Grief is My Shadow was produced by Frieda C. Fox Foundation |
4th Annual Classics & Hot Rods Car Show Benefits HOV
Classics & Hot Rods of Campbell hosts the 4th Annual Classics & Hot Rods car show on Sunday, June 24, 2007 from 9:00am – 3:00pm at the Elks Lodge #2347, located at 1680 Martin Avenue in Santa Clara. The car show benefits Hospice of the Valley and honors the memory of the late Manny Costa and Jack Leopardi—long-time friends and avid car enthusiasts. It’s a day of fun and entertainment for the general public, admission is free. The car show will showcase over 90 custom, classic cars, trucks, motorcycles and hot rods, as well as a raffle, entertainment, refreshments, and an awards presentation. The car show will draw attention to hospice and grief support and raise needed funds for end-of-life care services and programs for adults and children facing life-limiting illnesses.
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Sally Adelus is Honored with Heart of Hospice Award for Leadership
Sally Adelus, Chief Executive Officer of the Hospice of the Valley receives the Heart of Hospice Award for her continuous leadership. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization presented the Heart of Hospice awards at its 22nd Management and Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. held on Friday, April 20. The Heart of Hospice Awards, created to acknowledge outstanding work in the field of end-of-life care recognizes individuals who have attained repeated outstanding achievements in hospice and have made contributions with impact beyond hospice.
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Sally Adelus, Heart of Hospice Award recipient in the senior executive category, is congratulated by J. Donald Schumacher, NHPCO President and CEO during the awards ceremony held in Washington DC on April 20, 2007 |
Sally Adelus is presented with the Heart of Hospice Award by Shareefah Sabur of Hospice of the Western Reserve, Inc. who is the Vice-Chair of the NCHPP Executive Committee and the Chair of the NCHPP Awards Committee
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