Betty Smulyan reads the inscription on the Bikkur Cholim award to recipient Edie Shafer. Edie is a board member of Hand in Hand, the membership organization of the Jewish Home’s volunteers, as well as a member of Caring Partners, the specially trained volunteers who sit with residents as they are nearing end-of-life. William Elliott, outgoing Chai Point board chair, and Judith Margolis, a Hand in Hand board member, also received awards at the Jewish Home and Care Center on Nov. 11. Photo by Gary Heller.