Handbags For Hospice

Our Supporters

For over 10 years, Handbags for Hospice has been raising critical funds needed for the operations of VON Sakura House Residential Hospice. Each year, a committee of volunteers has stepped forward to help organize Handbags for Hospice to raise funds for VON Sakura House. Planning takes more than a year to complete and includes many meetings, discussions and tireless effort. Needless to say, this event would not be possible without the strong support of our community volunteers, partners, sponsors and donors.

Past Committee Volunteers

We would like to recognize these dedicated community members for their contributions through the years:

• Leslie Farrell (Founding Committee Chair, 2012-16)


• Donna Willoughby (Committee, 2012-15)


• Marilyn Schaus (Committee, 2012-16)


• Paula Schaus-Brown (Committee, 2012-16)


• Pam Orth (Committee, 2012-13)


• Nancy Andreola (Committee, 2012-15)


• Laura Green (Committee, 2012-16)


• Louisa Russell (Committee, 2012-2024)


• Josie Hettinga (Committee, 2012-16)


• Sarah Pimentel (Committee, 2016-2019, Committee Co-Chair 2020 & 2024)

• Nikko Papadakos (Committee Chair, 2017-19)


• Nancy Howse (Committee, 2017-20) 


• Cheryl Rapai (Committee, 2017-18)


• Jill Roberts (Committee, 2017-2019, Committee Co-Chair 2020 & 2024)


• Victoria Neff (Committee, 2017-20)


• Carol Heaman (Committee, 2018-19)


• Jayne Brewster (Committee, 2017-20) 


• Christie Birch (Committee, 2020)

• Kim DeGraaf (2020 Committee)


• Maggie McAskile (Committee, 2024)


• Lena Kovacs (Committee, 2024)


• Ellen Johnson (Committee, 2024)


• Pam Caskenette (Committee, 2024)


• Pascale Schuurman (Committee, 2024)


Thanks to our Sakura House Community, Handbags for Hospice has raised over 1.6 Million over 11 years.