Jean Kluttz, President of the National Hospice Regatta Alliance
Not
all of the dedicated people involved with hospice regattas are sailors...
Many are just passionate about hospice care.
The second video in our
2009 series features Jean Kluttz talking
about the passionate people who have dedicated themselves to helping hospice
and the Hospice Cup regatta.
Jean Kluttz has dedicated over 20 years to managing successful hospice
regattas. Her dedication has allowed the Annapolis-based Hospice Cup regatta
to be one of the largest fundraising regattas in the nation. Jean is
currently the President of the National Hospice Regatta Alliance which
oversees 26 hospice regattas
around the U.S., Canada and St. Croix. Jean is also past Commodore of
Shearwater Sailing Club, the official race committee for Hospice Cup, and
past president of Hospice Cup, Inc. She is truly a dedicated person.
About Hospice Cup
This year’s participating hospices include:
Calvert Hospice,
Capital Hospice,
Hospice of the Chesapeake,
Montgomery Hospice and
Talbot Hospice Foundation.
Each must meet the standards of the National Hospice and Palliative Care
Organization.
Funds raised on behalf of Hospice Cup help pay the expenses not covered by
Medicare or private insurance. These dollars enable the hospices to provide
skilled compassionate care, comfort and dignity to the terminally ill, their
families and friends. Net proceeds are disbursed to the participating
hospices on a pro-rated basis.
Hospice Cup, Inc. (HCI) is a non-profit organization chartered under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia
for the purposes of conducting a benefit yacht race and related events. The
annual event is a cooperative effort organized by an all-volunteer HCI Board
of Directors, an Executive Director, participating area hospices and
hundreds of volunteers.
The Hospice Cup regatta is sanctioned by the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing
Association (CBYRA) and counts for CBYRA season-long High Point competition.
The race is managed by Shearwater Sailing Club and assisted by Storm Trysail
Club Chesapeake Station. Hospice Cup, Inc. is a proud member of the National
Hospice Regatta Alliance, www.hospiceregattas.org
Additional information about the event, donations and sponsorship
opportunities can be found online at the official
Hospice Cup web site www.hospicecup.org.