Letter from Ernie
Summer 2010

Summer has arrived. One hundred degrees and counting seems to be the norm. I hope you are all staying cool on these hot days. It has been an amazing three months as you will find in this issue of The Companion. We have been very blessed with the support of many community organizations and businesses.

Our friends at HP Hood, Bill White and Tina Murphy, surpassed all expectations and presented us with a check for over $14,000 as a result of the annual “Divot Up For Your Community” golf tournament at Rock Harbor Golf Course.

Thanks to the efforts of Ron and Hallie Place, Andy and Valerie Christian, Tony and Teresa Cannarella, and members of the Shenandoah Valley Corvette Club of Winchester, Blue Ridge Hospice received $9,300 as a result of the Matt Miller Memorial Corvette Car Show.

We are also thankful for the generosity of our friends at American Woodmark, who have provided us with a $10,000 grant to upgrade the kitchen in the Blue Ridge Hospice Center (previously Blue Ridge Hospice Residential Center). Installation will begin soon with pictures to follow in our next issue of The Companion.

These are but just a few of the many donors who support Blue Ridge Hospice each and every day. We continue to be blessed with an outpouring of support for which we are very thankful.

Please have a safe and enjoyable summer with your family and friends.

Ernest J. Carnevale, Jr.
President & CEO