The Alyssa Alvin Foundation for Hope (AAFH) made a delivery of 50 SAKs to Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron & Casa Ronald in Barcelona, Spain on December 17, 2019. We were accompanied by Pilar (Pili) Gavin, a special family friend who Alyssa last visited in Barcelona 6 years ago. Pili took time out of her day to make the necessary contacts and arrangements for the deliveries at these two institutions. We are deeply thankful to Pili for this.
The delivery of 30 Alyssa SAKs was made to an oncology medical team at the hospital-Dr. Lucas Moreno, Esther Diaz, Elena Rubio and Marta Gascon Marti. The delivery of 20 Alyssa SAKs was made to RMH Manager - Mari Carmen Toledo at Casa Ronald at Vall d’ Hebron. A variety of Alyssa SAKs were delivered to each institution such as drawing kits, journal kits, and ocean theme coloring book kits.
We were happy to return to one of Alyssa’s favorite places and share Alyssa’s spirit, her love of the arts and her desire to inspire and help others. We took a side trip to Tossa de Mar, a small town on the Mediterranean Sea just north of Barcelona. Accompanied by the Marquez Gavin family: Diego, Pili, Diego Jr. and Oscar, we sprinkled Alyssa’s ashes along the coast of this small quaint town. This was a special trip to Barcelona which we will always treasure since we share Alyssa’s love for the Mediterranean Sea and her love for the Marquez Gavin family.
*Disclosure: Travel expenditures, i.e., airfare and lodging expenses, were not paid by the AAFH.
