Having Compassion Over Lunch

The Heroes of Hospice of Santa Barbara – Legacy of Compassion lunch at the Rosewood Miramar, celebrating half a century of service to the community, attracted a record 330 guests and raised around $250,000 for the volunteer organization headed by CEO David Selberg.

“When we opened our doors in 1974, we were at the forefront of a visionary movement, and we still are, helping children, families, and seniors through the crippling grief of losing a cherished loved one, or struggling with the fear and confusion that comes with a life-threatening diagnosis,” he told supporters in the hotel’s Chandelier Room.

Among the generous guests were Barbara Burger, Lois and Laura Capps, Marybeth Carty, Roger and Robin Himovitz, Gerd Jordano, Kristi Newton, Rick Oshay and Teresa Kuskey, John and Ellen Pillsbury, Sybil Rosen, Mayor Randy Rowse, Frank Tabar, John Thyne III, Richard and Kirsten Cavendish Weston-Smith, Mark Whitehurst and Kerry Methner, Charles Caldwell, Michael Cook, Adam McKaig and Melissa Borders, Sue Adams, Brendon Twigden, and Mindy Denson.