Submitted by Hospice of San Juan

The recent Bootlegger Bash hosted at Village at the Harbour for Hospice of San Juan was an incredible evening and has been deemed a smashing success. We raised slightly over $22,000. All funds have been earmarked to help meet the $37,500 matching challenge posed by an anonymous donor for the organization’s endowment fund.

Thanks goes to everyone who participated either through donations, auction donations, tickets purchased, straight donations, participation, and support. The generosity of this island is breathtaking and amazing and staff could not have done this without the support and encouragement of this fantastic community. Truly, the outpouring of positive thoughts and actions made this event so successful and everyone at The Village at the Harbour and Hospice of San Juan thank you. There are so many people to thank — people who took time and effort to support the organization to reach goals; there is simply not enough space to name everyone, but you know that your generous acts are changing lives and making the end of life for Hospice participants all it can be.

With a mission statement to improve the quality of life of those with life-limiting illness by providing guidance and warm, loving, supportive help to a dying person and family, and to keep intact the dignity, integrity and personal choices of the individual, you can’t go wrong. One of only a handful of all-volunteer hospice organizations in the country, Hospice of San Juan focuses on the needs of individuals and families trying to cope with the reality of death as an approaching part of life’s journey. They offer five main program areas: direct patient care and caregiver respite; grief support; community and volunteer education; Music & Memory matching; and durable medical equipment lending. Founded in 1984 by a small group of dedicated island nurses and caregivers, we received nonprofit status in 1985 and Federal 501(c) status in 1993 and currently work both independently and alongside Medicare-funded hospice services that come from Skagit County. To learn more about Hospice of San Juan please go to the website at www.hospiceofsanjuan.org.