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HOV receives Sobrato 2:1 Challenge Grant Hospice of the Valley receives a 2:1 challenge matching grant from the Sobrato Family Foundation totaling up to $153,750 over a two-year period. The unrestricted funds will be used to support general operations and new funds raised will provide end-of-life care to underserved adults and children facing life-limiting illnesses. Press Release
HOV hosts annual western gala Hospice of the Valley hosts its 27th Annual Western Gala—“Eureka” – 6:00 P.M., Friday, May 11, 2007 at The Summit Center on Fourth Street in downtown San Jose. Set in a stunning western-themed backdrop, the evening includes premium wine tasting, an elegant dinner, music, and a silent and live auction. Press Release HOV locally hosts national teleconference Hospice of the Valley will host Hospice Foundation of America’s 14th annual teleconference, live-via satellite, “Living With Grief: Before and After the Death” on Thursday, March 22, 2007 from 10:00am – 2:00pm at the Clarion Hotel in San Jose. Press Release Berliner Cohen to receive prestigious award Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Silicon Valley Chapter and Hospice of the Valley (HOV) announce that Berliner Cohen of San Jose will receive the chapter’s Outstanding Corporate Grantmaker (less than 300 employees) award for their philanthropic efforts. Press Release HOV awarded grant Hospice of the Valley (HOV) was awarded a grant from The Valley Foundation to further support and develop their palliative programs, facilitate expansion of core services, and promote early access to end-of-life care for underserved, low income families in Santa Clara County. This grant enables the organization to continue advancing their leadership role in the delivery of transitional support and end-of-life care. Press Release Hospice of the Valley moving to new location Hospice of the Valley announced plans to move its headquarters to a new location in San Jose to meet the community’s growing need for end-of-life care programs and services. The new building, located on Union Avenue near Highway 85, is being renovated to fit the agency’s needs toward increasing service to the community. We will be open for business in our new building on September 5, 2006. Press Release Hospice of the Valley featured in eight community papers Hospice of the Valley is the cover story in eight community papers – the March 1 and March 2, 2006 Silicon Valley Community Newspapers (SVCN), owned by Knight Ridder. Reporter Lisa Sibley and photographer Vicki Thompson beautifully captured the essence of the services and programs Hospice of the Valley provides in the community in which we serve. To read the entire article click here. To download and view the article in pdf which includes photographs, select the community paper of your choice: Los Gatos Weekly-Times Saratoga News Cupertino Courier Sunnyvale Sun Campbell Reporter Willow Glen Resident (San Jose) Rose Garden Resident (San Jose) Almaden Resident (San Jose)
Running for a Reason Receives Grant for Young People’s Community Impact Running for a Reason (R4R), a school-based club that combines noncompetitive running, charity giving and fundraising activities benefiting Hospice of the Valley, was awarded a grant from Youth Venture. R4R was founded by two sisters and their younger brother, Katie, Julia and Sam Ransohoff, ages sixteen, fourteen and twelve, respectively, who are students in Palo Alto and Menlo Park, CA. The grant reaffirms young people's commitment to service and improving their neighborhoods and communities. Youth Venture's grant will be used towards purchasing web software tools to further develop R4R's website, www.runningforareason.org, that promotes their commitment to improving quality of life through leadership, ingenuity and community impact by combining teamwork with non-varsity, noncompetitive athletics. R4R focuses on running and good health, while fundraising to benefit Hospice of the Valley. R4R's fundraising emphasis is on the children and their families Hospice of the Valley has the privilege to serve. For more information, click here to read the press release.

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