The Concierge Homes Team At Aviara Makes A 2008 Donation Pledge

The Concierge Homes Team at Aviara Real Estate will donate a percentage of its 2008 real estate commissions to Our Community House of Hope. Real estate team members (left to right), Teresa Wolf, Ellen Henahan, Judy Driscoll, Kristen Kennedy and Maura Barraza give a $500 donation to Ruth Klein (center), co-founder of the Our Community House of Hope.

The Concierge Homes Team at Aviara Real Estate in Westlake Village has pledged to donate a percentage of its real estate commission for each home sold in 2008 toward the construction of "Our Community House of Hope," a new residential care home in the Conejo Valley for hospice patients in the last three months of life.

Realtor Ellen Henahan is also a hospice nurse and worked with Teresa Wolf, who is spearheading the hospice project. "Working in hospice, we hear a lot of terribly sad stories," said Henahan. "Many people who are faced with lifeending illnesses end up in nursing homes to live out their final days because they don't have family caregivers or the financial resources to pay for caregiving. When the Our Community House of Hope opens, it will be the only residential care home for hospice patients between Santa Barbara and south of Los Angeles."

The eight-bed home will serve patients and families in the Conejo and Simi Valleys, Moorpark Camarillo, Calabasas and Malibu at no cost. "This is a cause that is important to us," said Henahan. "We knew we had to help."

Members of the Concierge Homes Team at Aviara Real Estate have more than 30 years of combined real estate experience. They represent both buyers and sellers with an emphasis on helping relocating individuals and families.

For more information about Our Community House of Hope, go to www.ourhouseofhope.org. To contact a member of the Concierge Homes Team, call 8054182510.