California - San Francisco Bay

Hospice Regatta on San Francisco Bay
July 22-23, 2006

The 2006 Regatta will coincide with the 100th anniversary of Sutter VNA & Hospice, which was founded in 1906 in response to the San Francisco earthquake and fire. The organization went on to found one of the nation's first hospice programs in 1977. The 2006 centennial Hospice Regatta is expected to draw great attention in Northern California to the value of compassionate end-of-life care.

Sutter VNA & Hospice Foundation Chairman Michael Ratiani will also serve as Hospice Regatta Chairman. Racing will be off the San Francisco city front, on the magnificent San Francisco Bay, and onshore events will be hosted at the elegant St. Francis Yacht Club. For more information, please see www.suttervnaandhospice.org or call 510-450-8724.

Hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club

Sutter VNA & Hospice Foundation website:
www.suttervnaandhospice.org

Hospice Regatta on San Francisco Bay


The 04 Regatta will not take place this year, plans are being made for a Regatta to take place in 2005, stay tuned.

Hospice Regatta on San Francisco Bay
Memorial Day Weekend May, 2003



Hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club

Sutter VNA & Hospice Foundation website:
www.suttervnaandhospice.org

2003 Hospice Regatta on San Francisco Bay Key location
St. Francis Yacht Club
Baker St. and Marina Blvd.
San Francisco, CA

Hospice Regatta on San Francisco Bay
May 25-26, 2002

Hospice Regatta, San Francisco 2001
May 26-27

Hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club

Steady winds, intermittent sunshine and a balmy 65 degrees made Memorial Day weekend perfect for competitive sailing at Hospice Regatta 2001 on San Francisco Bay. 67 boats in 6 classes raced for hospice and the opportunity to compete in the NHRA 2001
championship. The overall victor was Jitterbug, a J105, skippered by Chuck Eaton.
The J105s also came in first in a friendly fundraising competition among fleets, led by Eden Kim, skipper of Whisper 355.

On Saturday night sailors, sponsors, guests and volunteers danced to the music of Michel Bastian and the All Stars at a post-race party. On Sunday, class winners and the first
overall victor, Chuck Eaton, accepted trophies at an Awards Ceremony emceed
by Dennis O'Donnell, KPIX sports anchor. A silent auction and raffle.

Organized by VNA & Hospice Foundation and its volunteers, this 3rd annual San Francisco Bay Hospice Regatta raised over $83,000 to support compassionate end-of-life care provided
by Sutter VNA & Hospice, a non-profit community based agency.

The major sponsors whose generosity made this event possible were Sutter Health, KPIX, Volvo, Golden Gate Bank, Fogarty & Watson, LLP., Mr. Jeffrey Oakes, The Gap Foundation, and
Select Data. A special thanks goes out to all our in-kind donors for raffle and auction items.

Hospice Regatta, San Francisco 2000
San Francisco, May 27-28

Over a glorious Memorial Day weekend, 79 boats in seven classes sailed to support home hospice programs in Northern California. The overall winner of the 2nd Annual West Coast Hospice Regatta to benefit VNA & Hospice of Northern California was Danny Shea, who will represent the West Coast at the National Hospice Alliance Championship race in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March, 2001.

Hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club

Over 350 people enjoyed delicious food, drinks and live music at the Shore Party on Saturday night.

The efforts of 25 volunteers working hard to support their favorite charity made the two-day event a big success.

MEDIA & PUBLICITY HIGHLIGHTS

KPIX TV (Channel 5) was once again the official media sponsor of the event, airing 30-second public service announcements two weeks prior to the event, as an in-kind contribution. KPIX anchorwoman/reporter Kristi O'Conner was the emcee at the closing ceremony.

Full-page ads in Latitude 38 magazine promoted the event during March, April, and May.

CORPORATE SPONSORS

Beautiful masks, painted and decorated by well-known members of the sailing community were auctioned off to raise much needed fund to support home care and hospice care services for the communities around the Bay Area

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