Chad Freeman, Author at Hospice Giving Foundation

2019 Juntos con Esperanza First Community Outreach Event – St. John’s Catholic Parish, King City

2019 Juntos con Esperanza First Community Outreach Event – St. John’s Catholic Parish, King City

Juntos con Esperanza hosted our first community outreach event on August 20, 2019 at St. John’s Catholic Parish, King City More than 100 people (infants to grandparents) attended our first community outreach event focusing on conversations about death and dying using the GoWish Card Game in English and Spanish. Facilitators at each of the ten participant tables (one English and nine Spanish) guided attendees in the use of the cards and shared

Chad Freeman2024-01-09T14:25:41-08:00August 20th, 2019|News, Photo Albums|

GoWish: A Great Conversation Starter

GoWish: A Great Conversation Starter

We know how tough end-of-life discussions are, so we found and tested a wonderful and fun sorting card game to help you easily start a comfortable conversation and choose your own way – in life, and at the end of life. GoWish cards help you find words to talk about what is important if you were to be living a life that may be shortened by serious illness. Playing the game with your

Chad Freeman2019-08-20T09:38:36-07:00August 6th, 2019|Education|

2019 New Board Chair Reception for Sarah Hills

2019 New Board Chair Reception for Sarah Hills

Hospice Giving Foundation welcomes our new Board Chair Sarah Hills at the beautiful Spanish hacienda clubhouse at The Club at Pasadera on Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Recent News

Chad Freeman2019-08-06T09:29:56-07:00July 30th, 2019|Photo Albums|

2019-2020 New Board Members and Leadership of Board of Directors

2019-2020 New Board Members and Leadership of Board of Directors

Hospice Giving Foundation welcomes three new board members (pictured left to right): James Kendall, Commercial Real Estate, Mahoney and Associates; Malcolm Jack, Chief Information Officer, Granite Construction; and Rory Coetzee, Attorney at Law, R.S.C. Law Group. The Foundation is also pleased to announce its 2019-2020 board officers: Chair Sarah Hills, Vice-Chair Wayne Chapman, Treasurer David Glickman and Secretary Kim DiBenedetto leading its eighteen-member Board of Directors. HG Foundation provides leadership and direction for

Chad Freeman2019-08-06T09:33:29-07:00July 26th, 2019|Board, Event|

National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) Radio Interview On Our Local NPR Radio Station 90.3 FM/kazu

National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) Radio Interview On Our Local NPR Radio Station 90.3 FM/kazu

Have you heard Dr. John Hausdorff, hospice and palliative care at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and Siobhan Greene, President/CEO Hospice Giving Foundation talk about National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), April 16th on 90.3 FM/KAZU? Thank you Erika Mahoney for a great report on planning ahead for end-of-life care. Listen now Recent News

Chad Freeman2019-04-19T17:04:48-07:00April 16th, 2019|Education, Press|

CEO Message: February 2019

CEO Message: February 2019

Bench for Bob, Love Letters, and Legacies Bob was a retired psychoanalyst, a VNP as he used to say (very nice person!), and in his spare time an extraordinary woodworker. He was a deep listener, sometimes a consoler, and for many, his wisdom was a life line. Julia lived until 102. Her final act of love was written in her will to express her gratitude through carefully selected gifts to family,

Chad Freeman2019-10-04T16:46:24-07:00February 15th, 2019|CEO Letter, News|

Tree of Life Celebration 2018

Tree of Life Celebration 2018

Hospice Giving Foundation’s Annual Tree of Life Celebration held at the Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay on Sunday, December 9, 2018. The event featured wreath decorating; a medley of holiday music by the Carmel Middle School Choir; a book reading, “The Mountain”, by author Phyllis Grillo Weinbrenner; reflection by Rev. Rob Fisher, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, Carmel Valley; an inspirational reading and poem, and a ceremonial tree lighting; with our Master of

Chad Freeman2024-01-09T14:23:22-08:00December 9th, 2018|Photo Albums|

November Is National Hospice & Palliative Care Month

November Is National Hospice & Palliative Care Month

National Hospice and Palliative Care Month is celebrated every November across the nation to increase public awareness about the benefits of hospice and palliative care. This year’s theme is My Hospice. A Program that Works. A Benefit that Matters. What began as primarily a volunteer-driven, grassroots movement in the 1970’s, hospice is now an integrated part of our nation’s health care delivery system providing care to more than 1.43 million Medicare beneficiaries and their

Chad Freeman2018-11-01T16:23:02-07:00November 1st, 2018|News|

CEO Message: October 2018

CEO Message: October 2018

CEO Message: October 2018 Dear Friends, We recently held our annual fundraiser at MPCC. It was a wonderful two-day event with an evening Party and auction followed by a stellar day of golf. People joined us to celebrate the Foundation’s impact on our community. As I looked around the room that night, I was struck by the philanthropic people that generously support so many causes in our community. All of us

Chad Freeman2019-10-04T16:29:31-07:00October 1st, 2018|CEO Letter, News|

The Scramble 2018

The Scramble 2018

Hospice Giving Foundation's The Scramble held on Monday, September 10, 2018 at the Monterey Peninsula Country Club’s spectacular Shore Course featured twenty-six teams competing against one another benefiting end-of-life care, services, resources, and preparedness in our community. The day-long golf tournament included a buffet lunch, refreshments, cart, on-course games, and concluded with a reception and awards presentation. Recent News

Chad Freeman2024-01-09T14:23:49-08:00September 10th, 2018|Photo Albums|

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