In a year filled with many blessings and challenges, Holy Family Services (HFS) Adoption & Foster Care is excited to announce a significant Legacy Gift of $1,118,000 from a family who has requested that HFS not share their name with the public. The family started the adoption process in 1958 and adopted their son in…
HFS board president Marianne Wright and HFS board member Elaine Tumonis attended the finals of the Roy Emerson Adoption Guild Tennis Classic at the Palisades Tennis Club in Newport Beach on Monday, May 27th.
We would like to thank our honorees, Bishop Bruno, Dr. Robert Ross, and the Mozillo Foundation, to everyone who attended the Circle of Hope event at the San Gabriel Club in Pasadena on April 28, 2024, as well as everyone who supported HFS by donating.
Thank you to those who helped make the Circle of Hope event possible through their generous help and support: Marianne Wright, Mary Hatton, Lydia Johnston (pictured with evening volunteers Viki and daughter Phyllis Battaglia), Mary B. Bruno, Joseph Zanetta, Elaine Tumonis, and David Mascarina. Volunteering for the evening were Viki Battaglia, Phyllis Battaglia, Emily Wright…
Thank you to the current Board of Directors for their support and hard work on behalf of HFS: President, Marianne Wright (pictured with fellow board member Mary Hatton); Vice President, Elaine Tumonis (pictured with her husband Ed); Board Secretary, The Rev. Nathan Bjornstad (speaker during the program); and our treasurer Joseph Zanetta (pictured with his…
Honored at the event were Bishop Bruno, who gave Holy Family a new home so that it could work with adoptive parents without regard to their sexual orientation; and longtime supporters The California Endowment and Dr. Robert Ross of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church – Altadena CA, who told a moving story about his adoptive daughter, Savannah; and the Mozilo Family Foundation.
Thank you to The Rev. Rachael Nyback and her now husband Chad Druten (pictured with family and friends,) whose wedding took place on October 28 of this year. Rachel and Chad designated HFS as one of their wedding gift beneficiaries.
Thank you to Executive Director Julie Brown and her husband Peter, who tabled for HFS at the Episcopal Convention this year at the Riverside Convention Center on November 10th and 11th. Thank, too, to board members John Thies, Marianne Wright and Joseph Zanetta, who also attended.