A Celebration of Hope & Gratitude
Save the date! HopeHealth’s signature virtual gala will stream live on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
Virtual Gala to Support Vital Grief Support Services
Help us provide comfort and dignity to our hospice and palliative care patients, and peace of mind to their families. Support our virtual gala on Thursday, September 9 at 5:30 p.m. This year's event will benefit 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.
Want to watch last years virtual gala? Click here.
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
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Ruth & Jonathan Fain
Diana & John Franchitto
Meridian Printing
Friend Sponsors
Arbella Insurance Foundation, Inc.
George & Petrina Babcock
Maureen & Thomas Bischoff
City Kitty Veterinary Care for Cats
Delta Dental of Rhode Island
Dimeo Construction Company
Hall Capital Management Co., Inc.
Keough Kirby Associates, Inc
Marsella Development Corporation
Mayer & Judy Levitt
Plimoth Investment Advisors
Paul & Pamela Stajduhar
Residential Properties Ltd.
Dr. Shideh Shafie & Ateesh Chanda
Mayer & Judy Levitt
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage, Inc.
Patron Sponsors
Amica Mutual Insurance Company
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island
Brian Berger & Matthew Jacobson
Brown Surgical Associates
Meredith Curren & Gary Frishman
Diane Fasching
Suzanne Fortier & Gigi DiBello
Furey Roofing Company
Gilder Foundation Inc.
Koffler Bornstein Family Foundation
Jennifer & Valerie Martin
Memorial Funeral Home
Nancy Rogers
Pawtucket Credit Union
Rhode Island Medical Imaging
Salter, McGowan, Sylvia & Leonard
Trimark USA
Washington Trust
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