The NVNA and Hospice Charitable Fund is the philanthropic arm of our mission that expands and sustains patient care.
Our annual event, The 12, welcomes our generous community to the grounds of the Pat Roche Hospice Home in support of the 12 patient rooms. This charitable event serves as a powerful reminder of our community’s dedication to our non-profit mission as we raise funds for 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 NVNA and Hospice
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
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
Yearly Giving Events
For information about our yearly events, please contact Dale O'Reilly at doreilly@nvna.org.
Learn More About 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. The 12 2025 will take place on Wednesday June 18.
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.
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.
For more information, please contact Dale O'Reilly at doreilly@nvna.org.
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 (center) and Bob Rivers, Executive Chair and Chair of the Board of Directors, Eastern Bankshares, Inc. and Eastern Bank (second from left).
Past Honorees:
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Sunita Puri, MD, MS, Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship at UMass Chan School of Medicine; author, That Good Night
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Kevin B. Callanan, past Board of Directors chair
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Kate Walsh, Massachusetts Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services
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Jill Tallman, President, Cordelia Family Foundation
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Reverend Liz Walker, former Pastor, Roxbury Presbyterian Church and former news anchor at WBZ-TV
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Gina Vita, advocate and former member, NVNA and Hospice Charitable Fund Board of Trustees
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Barbara Bush, former First Lady (posthumously awarded to her granddaughter Barbara Pierce Bush)
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Michael O'Reilly, President, Fidelity Digital Assets and former Chair, NVNA and Hospice Charitable Fund Board of Trustees
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. Our 2025 event will take place on Sunday May 18.
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
Laura Winters, Chair
Sara Abbott
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
Bill Higgins
Darlene Hollywood
Dennis Keohane
Mary Kerrigan
Renee McInnes
Stacey Page
Julia Powers
Dianne Reilly
Patrick Renna
Erica Riley
Cara Rinaldi
Michael Rogers
Jill Setian
Bonnie Simmons
Monica McKim Smith
Beth Sullivan
Sue Swords, MD
Jill Tallman
Robert Terravecchia
Laura Tuttle
Kristen Walker
Bernadette Ward
Meet The Charitable Fund Team
Molly Smith
Development
Assistant
Sophie Antone
Communications
Assistant