Castlewood's first 'Plays for Hope' weekend raises more than $450,000 for Hope Hospice

A three-day sports fundraiser at The Club at Castlewood brought in more than $450,000 for Hope Hospice, the nonprofit hospice serving the Tri-Valley, according to an announcement released over the weekend.

The inaugural Castlewood Plays for Hope ran Aug. 28-30 and drew nearly 300 club members and community participants. They competed in golf, pickleball, tennis, bocce and golf skills challenges, and the weekend closed with a community dinner and live auction on Sunday evening, the Pleasanton Weekly reported.

The event replaced the Hope 100 Golf Marathon, the hospice's long-running golf fundraiser at the club. Castlewood Board President Mark Mullaney said turning the marathon into a broader event fit the club's 100th anniversary year.

He credited Kathleen and Jim Berriatua, longtime hospice supporters, with making it happen; Kathleen Berriatua, a nurse practitioner and former Hope Hospice board member, spent 12 years building the Hope 100 event, he said.

Hope Hospice is operated by By the Bay Health. Its CEO, Skelly Wingard, thanked the club and everyone who played, volunteered, sponsored or donated, and said the partnership strengthens the hospice's role as a community resource.

Where the money goes

The organization said the money will support hospice and palliative care for patients, grief support, dementia education and resources for family caregivers.

By the Bay Health also used the announcement to point to its nonprofit status. Every dollar raised goes to patient care rather than investors, the organization said, and senior vice president Anthony Lupian said the funds help Hope Hospice keep serving everyone who needs care regardless of ability to pay. He cited a figure that 94% of hospice care is now provided by for-profit companies.

The event's fundraising page lists the five competitions that made up the weekend: a bocce tournament, a tennis mixer, a pickleball tournament, an 18-hole golf team challenge and a golf skills challenge.

Sources

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