• Hospice of Santa Barbara board president Eric Bowers, left, Clinical Services Director Gabriela Dodson and CEO David Selberg at the 2016 Heroes of Hospice awards luncheon Sept. 7 at The Fess Parker. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Volunteer Award honorees, from left, Muriel Ross, Ann Smithcors and Joe Jowell; Legacy Award recipient Dana VanderMey, center, and Partnership Award honoree DASH (Doctors Assisting Seniors at Home) represented by Jeanne West, Carolynn Allen and Liz Orr. (Hospice of Santa Barbara photo)
  • Heroes of Hospice Partnership Award recipients from DASH (Doctors Assisting Seniors at Home), from left, Eric Trautwein, M.D., Liz Ott, R.N, Anna Davison and Michael Bordofsky, M.D. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Hospice of Santa Barbara board members Cynthia Stoddard and Mike McGrew. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • From left, Hospice of Santa Barbara volunteer Nina Del Baccaro, awardees Joe Jowell and Muriel Ross, and Arlene Radasky. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • A bouquet created for the Heroes of Hospice luncheon. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Ernesto Paredes, left, of Easy Lift Transportation and Ron Gallo of the Santa Barbara Foundation. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Legacy Award honoree Dan VanderMey with her husband, Randy. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Tom Rollerson, left, and Roger Durling. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • About 250 supporters were in attendance for the Heroes of Hospice luncheon. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)

— Noozhawk associate editor Michelle Nelson can be reached at mnelson@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.