Special events
Hosparus regularly puts on special events in the community. Proceeds from these events benefit local hospice patients and their families.
'Toast for Caring' event raises $50,000 for hospice patients and their families
A Toast for Caring. Hosparus staffer Jane Lynch, director of customer service; Neal Bailen, attorney, Stites & Harbison; Lisa Brandenburg and Walker “Bud” Hughes were among more than 400 people who attended Hosparus' second annual “A Toast for Caring.”
Hosparus' second annual A Toast for Caring wine event garnered more than $50,000 to benefit local hospice patients and their families. Between the delicious hors d'oeuvres, beer, spirits, tastings and a wine blending, guests enjoyed a wonderful evening on July 10 at GJ and Heather Hart's home, Fleur-de-lis Farm.
The fundraiser brought in more than $50,000 to benefit local hospice patients and their families. Along with more than 40 food and beverage vendors, event sponsors included:
- American Beverage Marketers.
- BB&T.
- Finest Call.
- JEB Advertising.
- Interplast Group.
- Newlyweds Foods Inc.
- Reliable Rentals, Solo.
- Texas Roadhouse.
- Tork.
Hosts and benefactors. Along with hosting "A Toast for Caring" and working hard to help plan such a special night, GJ and Heather Hart (foreground) joined other local celebrities as judges for the evening's wine blending competition.
A Hosparus story. Before his death, Hosparus cared for Kentucky Supreme Court Justice William E. McAnulty Jr. Kristi McAnulty says she stepped outside her comfort zone to care for her husband in their home as the end of his life drew near. Kristi and her son, Will, shared their Hosparus story with guests at the event.
