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Suncoast Hospice Ball
The 16th annual Suncoast Hospice Ball with the theme “Through the Looking Glass” was an evening filled with festivities,
food, fun and friends, as guests learned how Empath Health offers the community life changing care. This year Suncoast Hospice,
a member of Empath Health, is celebrating 40 years of providing hospice care to Pinellas County. In December, Empath merged
AIDS Service Association of Pinellas (ASAP) with Francis House to create Empath Partners in Care, so that they will now serve
more than 10,000 clients annually in Tampa Bay who are infected with or affected by HIV.
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Bruce Rabon got a kick out of his wife
Kathy’s creativity of wearing a tea set to this
“Through the Looking Glass” gala. She is
Empath Health’s development director.
Steve and Julie Weintraub of the
Gold and Diamond Source helped volunteer
auctioneer Don Germaise raise funds for
Hospice by donating $10,000 at the gala.
Rafael Sciullo, the president and CEO of
Empath Health, welcomed guests to the gala
that he attended with his partner and fiancé
Mark Hall.
Theresa Klingel, a member of the gala
committee and her husband Rick
were happy to have their company
TSE Industries and family foundation
continue as major gala sponsors.
Roger Crabb and his wife Kelli, president
of the Empath Health board and a former
chair of the Suncoast Hospice board, enjoyed
visiting with Mary Jean Etten, one of
Suncoast Hospice’s founders.
Bob and Kathy Stahl of Stahl and Associates
Insurance were once again the presenting
sponsors of the Suncoast Hospice Ball,
which Kathy chaired.