Hospice of San Luis Obispo County (Hospice SLO County) received $10,000 from a benefit concert featuring Patrick O’Hara’s band Young Ireland on January 19, 2020 at Hospice SLO headquarters in downtown SLO. Young Ireland, made up of father and son duo, Patrick and Michael O’Hara, along with special guests Colm O’Hara, Tom O’Hara & Naomi Davis entertained the audience with traditional Irish, American, and Mexican Folk songs and poetry. Guests were invited to make donations and 100% of the proceeds were given to Hospice SLO County. The concert was underwritten in part by Wacker Wealth Partners.
When asked “Why Hospice SLO County?” Patrick O’Hara replied, “I’ve served on the Hospice SLO Board for a few years now and my dad was a Hospice volunteer for about 25 years. So many of us have been touched by Hospice in some way and all services are provided 100% free of charge – including comfort and support for the dying, grief counseling, respite care for families, pet peace of mind, and many others.
Hospice SLO has been serving the community for over 40 years as a Volunteer Hospice. But, in addition to over 120 unpaid volunteers, the organization has overhead costs including maintaining a full-time professional staff of coordinators and counselors”. For 40 years, Hospice SLO County has offered free services to individuals coping with a life-limiting illness, end of life or grief. Among other services, professionally trained volunteers provide emotional support, group and individual counseling, an End-of-Life Doula Program, and assistance with practical and day-to-day tasks to relieve caregivers. Services are offered throughout San Luis Obispo County.
Since 1977, Hospice of San Luis Obispo County (County), a local, 501(c) 3 non-profit, volunteer, non-medical hospice, has been providing county-wide in-home respite care, emotional support, practical assistance, and comfort to individuals who are experiencing the impact of a life-limiting illness. The organization also offers grief counseling, including individual, family and group counseling, to anyone grieving the death of a loved one. All Hospice SLO County services are provided at no charge and are supported through direct donations and fundraising events.