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HFH on CBS 3 Philadelphia News

Philadelphia Magazine lists HOSTS for HOSPITALS
as one of “10 Ways to Give Back 2010 Holiday Season”
The first slide at this link features hosts Joan & Vince Castronuovo
with a guest family of theirs from the Philippines.

HFH HELPS SET UP A HOST-HOMES PROGRAM IN FLORIDA!

On September 27-28, 2010 HfH Executive Director Mike Aichenbaum and Director of National Programs Nancy Wimmer traveled to Hollywood, Florida as consultants for the creation of a host-homes program for the Memorial Regional Health System.

Host-home lodging for Memorial patient-familes is projected to begin during 2011!

HfH 10TH ANNIVERSARY AUCTION GALA TAKES PLACE AT THE
PLEASE TOUCH MUSEUM!

It seems like just yesterday that we lodged our first family! The patient was a woman visiting from Florida who while giving birth to premature twins was discovered to have a stage-four cancer. It was July 2000 and the family had to give up their hotel room due to the start of the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Ten years later all of the members of this family are doing well, and since then HfH has lodged 1,800 other patient-families!

Our 10th Anniversary gala celebration took place November, 2010!

RECENT HOST RECRUITMENT EVENTS

JULY 2011

• American Cancer Society Bike-a-Thon. Four new families signed up to join our host-network after meeting HfH Director Mike Aichenbaum and Outreach Coordinator Tammy Forstator at our canopy at the ride finish line.

JUNE 2011

• 1st Annual Brian J. Early Memorial Golf Tournament. One new host signed up to join our host-network after listenting to guest Kevin Mietzler speak about his experience staying at a host-home.

MAY 2011

• Israel Independence Day Celebration at Penn’s Landing. Eight new families signed up to join our host-home network after meeting Outreach Coordinator Tammy Forstator at our table.

• University City Clark Park Fair. Four new families signed up to join our host-network after meeting HfH Director Mike Aichenbaum and host and UC resident Bruc McCullough at our canopy.