Dear Friend,

 I need your help.  Four years ago, Compassion in Action (CIA) was formed as a national non-profit organization to recruit and train hospice volunteers.  We are committed to raising society’s consciousness about the needs of the dying through community and professional education, advocacy, and service to the terminally ill and their loved ones so that no one need die alone.

In partnership with the Veterans Administration (VA) our volunteer programs supporting quality end-of-life care for veterans are functioning at 14 separate VA campuses.  Our volunteers logged over 27,000 hours of service with veterans last year.  It is estimated that 1,200 World War II veterans die each day in this country.  We at Compassion in Action are working to improve veterans last days with compassionate, well-trained volunteers.  We also provide trained volunteers in local hospices around the country and have experts who are trained in complementary therapies that can improve the end of life experience for patients and loved ones.

Every Fall, the Federal Government conducts the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) to give Federal and Postal employees and Military members the opportunity to donate to non-profit charities.  In 2000, 1 million members of the Federal workforce gave $224 million to charities through the CFC.

Compassion in Action is pleased to have received a CFC designation (#1058).

I hope you will give generously to the CFC campaign and that you decide to designate CIA (#1058) as one of the organizations you support.  Donations through CFC can be made two ways a one-time donation during the September-December campaign, or designation for payroll dedication that is automatically withdrawn each pay period.

Additionally, donations from all sources can be sent to the address below.  Please share this message with friends who you think might support our mission.  By working together, we can improve end of life care and insure that no one, especially our nation’s number one hero’s – our veterans – die alone.

 Thank you,

 Dannion Brinkley

Chairman of the Board

 Nation Headquarters located on the campus of the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Bldg. 258, Room 112, Los Angeles, CA 90073

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