35th Anniversary Event: LifeLines Community Spirit Award
Posted Friday, November 20, 2009 in Event 2009 by Shanti Project
Shanti Celebrates 35 Years of Service
by Dennis McMillan
Posted Thursday, November 19, 2009
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| Activist philanthropist James Hormel, Shanti ED Kaushik Roy, honoree Kevin Burns and founder Charles Garfield. Photo by Rink. |
This year marks Shanti’s 35th year of providing compassionate services to individuals with life-threatening illnesses, and on Nov. 10, friends gathered together for an anniversary commemoration. This was not just a way to honor the legacy, but also to raise awareness within the community of the immense challenges Shanti clients face today. Founded in 1974, Shanti was one of the first-ever volunteer organizations to work with people with terminal diseases, and was later one of the first community-based agencies in the United States to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
The masters of ceremony were San Francisco movers and shakers, Janet Reilly and Christopher Caen, who gave accolades to the over 15,000 volunteers who gave over 3 million hours of their time over the three and a half decades of Shanti’s service. They stressed the importance of volunteers providing highly personal, compassionate care to clients above all else.
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Shanti marks 35-year milestone
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| Photo: Steven Underhill |
The nonprofit organization Shanti, which was founded in 1974 to provide practical and emotional support for people living with life-threatening or chronic illnesses, marked its 35th anniversary on November 10 with a gala benefit at the Hotel Kabuki in Japantown. Executive Director Kaushik Roy said that several supporters were honored for their work, including, from left, Christine Morrison; Kevin Burns, a former leader of the organization; Colleen Wilson, from Genentech; and Chip Shupanich.
Shanti Clips - A Work In Progress by Lourdes Portillo
Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2009 in Event 2009 by Shanti Project
Shanti marks 35 years of caring
by Matthew S. Bajko
Posted Thursday, November 5, 2009
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| Shanti Executive Director Kaushik Roy. Photo: Rick Gerharter |
When Dr. Charles Garfield founded Shanti in 1974 he could hardly imagine that his fledgling agency would become a lifeline of hope for thousands of gay men just a decade later.
A Sanskrit word meaning "inner peace" or "tranquility," Shanti's main mission is to train volunteers on how to provide emotional and practical support to persons living with life-threatening or chronic illnesses. Over the last three and a half decades it has trained 15,000 volunteers and provided 3 million hours of service to clients.
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