Friday, April 23, 2010

They’re Here!



Our colleagues from the Hospice Association of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and Soweto, South Africa have arrived for a two-week visit in the United States

Jacqui Kaye, (HR Manager) and Ntombi Ritta Khunga (patient care manager) were greeted at our Roosevelt location on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, by Suncoast Hospice staff who made the trip in 2007 or 2009, and Suncoast Hospice Foundation staff who helped in making the trips possible.

Photos: Christine Petitti gives Ritta a welcome gift while Dr. Amy Post-Grady, the keeper of maps on our 2009 trip to Soweto and Johannesburg helps Jacqui get her bearings with map of Florida.



Jabula 2010


JABULA! Gospel Fest

Mt. Zion Progressive Missionary Baptist Church
955 20th Street S
St. Petersburg, FL33712-2350

Friday, April 30, 2010
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Join Suncoast Hospice in celebrating the 8th Annual JABULA! Gospel Fest. There will be gospel music and fellowship, all to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa and acknowledge the efforts of our sister hospice, in Soweto, South Africa. Suncoast Hospice calls this special evening JABULA! which is a Swahili word for Rejoice. All proceeds from the free-will offering will help support the Hospice of Witwatersrand in Soweto, South Africa, where HIV/AIDS is a major health issue.

For information call Ann Sherman-White at (727) 324-6795