Fleurs de Printemps

A BENEFIT FOR JW HOUSE

 

 

Sunday, June 5

from 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

at the beautiful home and garden of

Dan and Barbara Mount in Saratoga.  

   

This outdoor garden party includes exquisite live music, fine wines, cold beers, a variety of delicious appetizers and mini desserts,  

and live and silent auctions.

 

Tickets will go on sale in the next few weeks.  

Cost is $100 per person.  

Sponsorship opportunities are available. 

 

Proceeds from Fleurs de Printemps benefit JW House services  

to families who have loved ones at local hospitals.

 

For sponsorship information, contact us.

To donate an item to the auction, contact us.  

   

Spotlight on a JW House Volunteer:  

Peter Ross

Each month, we will feature a JW House volunteer in our newsletter. JW House volunteers are the heart and soul of our services to families who have loved ones receiving treatment at local hospitals.

submitted by Peter Ross  

I recall first hearing about JW and his dream of a house when the San Jose Mercury News had a long article and photo upon his death in August, 2005. I remember thinking how truly extraordinary it was for a teenage boy with a terminal illness to be thinking not just of himself, nor of his family, but of some unknown strangers whom he would never meet.

      In the spring of 2008 I visited the JW House site when it was under construction, with a class from Santa Clara University where I'd been teaching mathematics since 1982.The following March I stared volunteering there on Saturday afternoons, and I've enjoyed the friendliness and dedication of the other volunteers and staff ever since. I only wish that I knew how to cook, but there's hope, as April, JW House's House Manager, recently taught me how to make cornbread!

      I got hooked on volunteering in the early 1960s when I taught math and some physics as a Peace Corps Volunteer in India, the most significant and rewarding two years of my life. I've done a modest amount of volunteering ever since, including 14 Sierra Club "service trips", each a week or longer, working on things like trail construction. After my retirement last fall I now also volunteer on Thursday afternoons as a dog socializer at the Humane Society of Silicon Valley.

 

If you are interested in volunteer opportunities at JW House, contact us at volunteer@jwhouse.org.   

                                       

JW House Gift Card Drive

Did you know JW House serves dinner 7 nights a week to Overnight and Day Use guests? In February, we served over 350 dinners. We are thankful for the support of local businesses such as Dream Dinners, Mio Vicino, Stuft Pizza, Tony and Alba's, Aqui Cal-Mex, China Delight, as well as the volunteer groups who come to cook meals.  

 

Want to get involved? We are in need of gift cards to local grocery stores such as Safeway, Target, and Lucky so we can keep our kitchen stocked with fresh fruits and vegetables, milk, sandwich fixings and more for our guests. You can donate gift cards to:

JW House

3850 Homestead Road

Santa Clara, CA 95051

 

Please include your name, e-mail, phone number, and return address with the gift card.

 

Thank you for your support!

 

JW House