On Heroes & Hospice

It was a complete sell-out when Santa Barbara Hospice threw its 13th annual Heroes of Hospice lunch for 350 guests at the Rosewood Miramar raising a hefty $300,000 for the 51-year-old organization.

Jesse Brisendine emceed and welcomed prolific author and grief specialist David Kessler as key speaker while Isabella Darke spoke emotionally about death’s effect on young people.

CenCal Health won the Medical Award, while YouthWell won the Partner Award, and Angel Flight West got the Volunteer Award.

Supporters included David Selberg, Gerd Jordano, Anne Towbes, Roger and Robin Himowitz, Leslie Sinclair von Wiesenberger, John and Ellen Pillsbury, Nigel and Connie Buxton, Laura Capps, Mindy Denson, and Fred and Sarah Kass.