Tag archives: Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care
Synergy: The bonus that is achieved, when things work together harmoniously.” – Mark Twain. Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care (VNHC) hosted a reception at the Montecito Club to celebrate a legacy of synergy and learn about important changes in our local healthcare community. Medical director and board member Dr. Michael Bordofsky surprised us all with […]
For the 15th time the Santa Barbara Yacht Club (SBYC) has sponsored a Regatta for Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care (VNHC). They have both been around for over one hundred years. Scott Deardorff serves as SBYC Commodore and Francie Lufkin as Staff Commodore and Regatta co-chair along with co-chair Nick Sebastian. After mimosas and brunch, […]
Before the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care (VNHC) Charity Regatta given by the Santa Barbara Yacht Club (SBYC) in early September, they had a special thank you cocktail party for their Regatta sponsors. It’s interesting to note that each organization has been in Santa Barbara for over one hundred years. It was a perfect evening […]
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care (VNHC) focused this year at their annual Mother’s Day luncheon not on fashion but on “Music & Moms” at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. The honored mother was Sharol Siemens and the remembered moms were Faviola Belnitz Calderon, Josie Gower, Alice Mitchell, Marilyn Ramos Benitez, and Rebecca Riskin, all […]
“Validating Dreams and Visions of the Dying” was obviously a subject of great interest to many as almost 500 people showed up at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort for Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care’s (VNHC) 6th annual health care symposium. According to president/CEO Lynda Tanner, “VNHC began in 1908 with one nurse providing 140 […]
The Santa Barbara Yacht Club (SBYC) got underway with their 14th Annual Charity Regatta benefiting Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care (VNHC) and celebrating our dedicated teachers. They were recognized for going 110 percent above and beyond the call of duty during the Thomas Fire and mudslides to continue their student’s education. They arranged alternate classroom […]
As the 965-ft., 2,170-capacity Celebrity cruise ship Infinity loomed large over the harbor, a tidal wave of generosity swept over the 146-year-old Santa Barbara Yacht Club for the 14th annual Yachts of Love regatta, which was expected to raise more than $130,000 for the 110-year-old Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care from the more than 400 […]
Gary Malkin was slated to serve as the centerpiece of Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care’s (VNHC) 5th annual PHorum: Perspectives in Healthcare long before the Thomas Fire ignited in Santa Paula Canyon in early December, chewing up houses in Ventura and elsewhere as it snaked its way north in the foothills along the coast. The […]
The Santa Barbara Yacht Club (SBYC) held their annual cocktail party in honor of Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care (VNHC) as a “thank you” to sponsors and members of the fundraiser Regatta to be held in September. Admission is open to everyone for an exciting day filled with racing, cruising, music, and games. There’s a […]
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care (VNHC) held its 17th annual Mother’s Day Luncheon to honor and remember our mothers in the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. It was a poignant event and totally heartfelt. It began with emcee Pamela Dillman Haskell moderating the lively (cool?) teen-parent fashion show from K.frank. The Santa Barbara Arts Performance […]
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care (VNHC) will celebrate its 110th anniversary later this year. It continues to serve its communities and meet their needs when people are most vulnerable. It used to deliver firewood by horse-and-buggy and then started the first non-hospital health care service. Eventually, they developed homemaker and home health programs and provided […]
The following came in special to the Journal (we were not there): Easter Moorman reports that Olivia Newton-John, Beth Nielsen Chapman, and Amy Sky shared an intimate evening of music from their CD, Liv On, as a fundraiser for the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care recently. The event was hosted at the home of Thomas […]
