A Celebration of Hope & Gratitude: Virtual Gala
Thank you to everyone who helped provide comfort and dignity to our hospice and palliative care patients, and peace of mind to their families. This year's event benefited our grief support program, which offers compassionate and individualized support for grief at any stage. Our grief support program also provides support groups free and open to the community and hosts yearly remembrance events.
Click here to watch the 2021 virtual gala.
Campaign Progress
Thank you for helping us exceed our goal of raising $225,000! You have helped make a difference by providing vital grief support services to your community.
Eighth HopeHealth Human Dignity Award
Congratulations to Angela C. Anderson, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Director, Division of Children's Integrative Therapies, Pain Management and Supportive Care, (ChIPS), Hasbro Children's Hospital, who will receive the eighth HopeHealth Human Dignity Award during A Celebration of Hope & Gratitude: Virtual Gala. This special award is given to people who have dedicated themselves to the core values of hospice: to offer comfort, compassion and dignity to patients at the end of life and hope and healing to their families. Dignity at end-of-life means recognizing the person, their rich history, their lifetime of relationships and their desire to be empowered in their choices, even when physically compromised.
Thank you to Our 2021 Leadership Sponsors
Premier Sponsor
Diamond Sponsors
ELMS Family Fund
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Ruth & Jonathan Fain
Diana & John Franchitto
Edward W. Martin, MD & Linda Resnik, PhD
Meridian Printing
Friend Sponsors
George & Petrina Babcock
Maureen & Thomas Bischoff
Malcolm G. Chace Jr.
City Kitty Veterinary Care for Cats
Cornish Associates
Delta Dental of Rhode Island
Dimeo Construction Company
Hall Capital Management Co., Inc.
Keough Kirby Associates, Inc
Mayer & Judy Levitt
Marsella Development Corporation
Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
Plimoth Investment Advisors
Residential Properties Ltd.
Dr. Shideh Shafie & Ateesh Chanda
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage, Inc.
Paul & Pamela Stajduhar
Sandra L. & Mitchell Wilkerson
Patron Sponsors
Amica Mutual Insurance Company
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island
Brian Berger & Matthew Jacobson
Brown Surgical Associates
David Clark, DVM & Judith Clark
Barry & Deb Cornwall
Meredith Curren & Gary Frishman
James DeRentis
Diane Fasching
Suzanne Fortier & Gigi DiBello
Furey Roofing Company
Gilder Foundation Inc.
William Haggerty
Barry & Kathleen Hittner
Keith D. & Lynne Kelly
Koffler Bornstein Family Foundation
Jennifer & Valerie Martin
Memorial Funeral Home
Theresa Moore
Vince Mor & Margaret Wool
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
Pawtucket Credit Union
Rhode Island Medical Imaging
Dr. Josiah D. Rich & Ms. Patricia C. Henry
Jennifer Ritzau, MD & Stephen Ritzau, PhD
Arthur & Judy Robbins
Nancy Rogers
Salter, McGowan, Sylvia & Leonard
Lauren Schlanger
Dr. Pat & Maureen Sullivan
Trimark USA
Twin River Worldwide Holdings
Washington Trust
Yankee Travel, Inc.
Thank You to Our 2021 Committee
Committee Chair
Chris Marsella
Honorary Chairs
Cathy Lund, DVM
Peter Karczmar, MD
Committee
Christina Ardente
George Babcock
Ateesh Chanda
Ruth Fain
Diana Franchitto
Mario Hilario of NBC 10
Keith Kelly
Arthur Robbins
Stephanie Sammartino
Shideh Shafie, MD
Deanna Upchurch