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The NVNA and Hospice Charitable Fund is the philanthropic arm of our mission that expands and sustains patient care.

As a charity, our mission is fueled by philanthropy.  Generous neighbors like you make everything possible.

A Letter from Our CEO
Ways To Donate

Donate Securely on Our Website

You may designate your gift in memory of a loved one or in honor of a caregiver.

Donate securely on our site here.

Mail Your Donation

Feel free to mail donations to our offices. Checks may be mailed to:

NVNA and Hospice

120 Longwater Dr.

Norwell, MA 02061

Call Us

We can be reached at 781-610-1409 where the Charitable Fund team can take your donation by credit or debit card over the phone.

Designate Your Donor Advised Fund

Designate your gift to NVNA and Hospice through Norwell Visiting Nurse Association, Inc, 501(c)(3), tax ID #: 042104797

Gift Stocks

Contact Deanna Tavares via email at dtavares@nvna.org or via phone at 781-610-1409 to begin the process. 

Double Your Impact

An easy way to double your contribution is through employee giving programs. Many corporations have giving programs that match employee gifts to qualifying organizations. To check if your gift will be eligible, please click here

Dear Friends,

As a non-profit, mission-focused organization, we will persevere with the investment of our community. Cover to cover, we celebrate kindness, humanity, and generosity.

The honor of providing clinical expertise in someone’s home is that we are welcomed into the inner circle of a family. We are present when the news is good, and the care plan is working. And then we are present when the news is painfully challenging, and decisions become complex. Our nurses are present for the one-on-one conversations allowing the patient to digest, question, and understand the diagnosis. Finally, our team is the quiet voice of compassion for a loved one who is tired and overwhelmed.

Yes, the extraordinary clinical expertise of our team is the reason we are celebrated for five-star care, but our credibility is rooted in time and fully understanding the needs of our patients and families.

The push for profit over care is the headline that makes noise every day. But that is not our headline. Our headline is that we are advancing and extending patient care access, because our communities understand our impact and our challenges.

This is our mission. This is our call to care.

With gratitude,

 

Renee McInnes, MBA, RN

CEO, NVNA and Hospice

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Karen Mullaney, CPA
Chair, NVNA and Hospice Board of Directors


From Left:

Renee McInnes


MBA, RN,

CEO of NVNA and Hospice 

Karen Mullaney

CPA/Chair,

Board of Directors

Sara Abbott

Chair, Board of Trustees

Yearly Giving Events

For information about our yearly events, please contact Dale O'Reilly at doreilly@nvna.org.

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The 12

Our annual evening in support of the 12 patient rooms as the first non-profit hospice residence on the South Shore is one of the region's most anticipated events on the summer calendar. 

 

If you would like to learn more about The 12 or are interested in joining our planning committee, please contact Dale O'Reilly at doreilly@nvna.org.

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Bella Vita

Homes across the South Shore come together on one night each year to help support the fund for patients unable to afford room and board at the Pat Roche Hospice Home. Bella Vita 2024 will take place on November 2.

 

For more information, please contact Dale O'Reilly at doreilly@nvna.org.

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Bob Rivers and Bill Scalzulli
2024 Amy Sylvester
Award Honorees

The NVNA and Hospice Charitable Fund Board of Trustees created the Amy Sylvester Award for Healthcare Excellence to honor individuals who have made an impact on national and local healthcare.

In 1920, our first president Amy Sylvester, RN, defined the mission of NVNA and Hospice that continues over a hundred years later.

Congratulations to our 2024 Amy Sylvester award honorees: Former NVNA and Hospice Board of Directors Chair Bill Scalzulli, Vice President of Investments, The Kraft Group & Affiliates and Bob Rivers, Executive Chair and Chair of the Board of Directors, Eastern Bankshares, Inc. and Eastern Bank.

Past Honorees:

 

  • Sunita Puri, MD, MS, Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship at UMass Chan School of Medicine; author, That Good Night

  • Kevin B. Callanan, past Board of Directors chair

  • Kate Walsh, Massachusetts Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services

  • Jill Tallman, President, Cordelia Family Foundation

  • Reverend Liz Walker, former Pastor, Roxbury Presbyterian Church and former news anchor at WBZ-TV

  • Gina Vita, advocate and former member, NVNA and Hospice Charitable Fund Board of Trustees

  • Barbara Bush, former First Lady (posthumously awarded to her granddaughter Barbara Pierce Bush)

  • Michael O'Reilly, President, Fidelity Digital Assets and former Chair, NVNA and Hospice Charitable Fund Board of Trustees

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Emilson Family Wall of Remembrance

Held on the grounds of the Pat Roche Hospice Home, this annual event recognizes each family's individual loss as they gather in memory of their loved one.

 

For more information about honoring your loved one on our Emilson Family Wall of Remembrance, please contact Julie Hargrave at jhargrave@nvna.org or (781) 610-1494

Thank You to Our NVNA and Hospice
Charitable Fund Board of Trustees

Sara Abbott, Chair

Godwin Aduba

Lizzy Antonik

Nancy Bailey

Michael Baker

Kelly Berkeley

Kathleen Chouinard

Jill Clifford

Kaitlin Clifford

Tracy Clifford

Tim Corbett

Marisa Costello

Nicki Disch

Claudia Dolphin

Sarah D'Souza

Kevin Ellis

Maureen Faherty

Christine Falvey

Martha Falvey

Elizabeth Feeherry

Peter Finnegan

Phoebe Goldsberry

Paula Harris

Michelle Hatch

Darlene Hollywood

Dennis Keohane

Renee McInnes

Stacey Page

Julia Powers

Dianne Reilly

Patrick Renna

Erica Riley

Cara Rinaldi

Michael Rogers

Kevin Schiller

Jill Setian

Bonnie Simmons

Monica McKim Smith

Beth Sullivan

Jill Tallman

Robert Terravecchia

Laura Tuttle

Kristen Walker

Bernadette Ward

Laura Winters

Meet The Charitable Fund Team

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