UPCOMING EVENTS

We are available to come to your community to discuss end-of-life topics. This topic is especially relevant in light of the media's focus on federal legislation about advance care planning. In past meetings, we have provided panel discussions, presentations on topics ranging from legal to medical to religious perspectives, short videos, Q&A sessions, and readings by prominent authors in the field. We are happy to work with you to come up with a program best suited for your organization.

If you are interested in planning or hosting a meeting in your area, contact the Compassion & Choices of Northern California office at admin@compassionandchoicesnca.org or call (866) 825-8967. Feel free to contact us to find out if we have events in your area.

RECENT EVENTS

The St. Francis Yacht Club was a beautiful setting for the Passages Luncheon on November 5, 2009 attended by more than 175 people. Our special thanks to co-chairs JaMel Perkins and Merla Zellerbach, and to our emcee Ray Taliaferro. The panel, moderated by Co-Chair Stewart Florsheim, included Jordan Posamentier, Esq., Bob Brody, MD, and Carole van Aelstyn, BSN. They provided an overview of the legal, ethical, and practical issues of aid-in-dying, and answered related questions. Thanks to everyone who attended and to the Nob Hill Gazette, See's Candies, Fox Graphics, and Scotty Morris Photography for their donations.

And please enjoy some photos from this wonderful event:

Co-Chairs Merla Zellerbach and JaMel Perkins with Board Co-Chair Stewart Florsheim

Panelists Carole van Aelstyn, Jordan Posamentier, and Bob Brody with moderator Stewart Florsheim

The Art of Comfort & Joy:  A Tribute to End-of-Life Care Providers, on May 28, 2009, was a great success, with over 70 people in attendance. This event recognized the contributions of comfort care providers, including a massage therapist, harpist, quilt maker, poets, and choir. Compassion & Choices of Northern California recognized the grand prize winner from the Matters of Life & Death Scholarship Writing Contest.

Read Jannie Dresser's article on "Death Poems Book" from the San Francisco Examiner in response to the event.

And please enjoy the following photos from the event:

The Threshold Choir

The Audience

Co-Chairs Stewart Florsheim and Jordan Posamentier with Scholarship Contest Winner Arunima Rashidee