Although Kim did not request this, his family is deeply indebted to the organizations that have helped him over this last year and would like to suggest that donations, in lieu of flowers, can also be made to the following organizations:
- Mission Hospice: a non-profit hospice program that is partially funded by private donations; the last few weeks of Kim’s life were greatly aided by this program which has perhaps the most caring, compassionate, and helpful staff that I’ve ever personally encountered. They provide services regardless of a person’s ability to pay and I was quite impressed with how efficiently the program was operated.
- Samaritan House Free Clinic: a free clinic that provides the uninsured with basic health care services and referrals to larger medical centers if needed. This organization relies entirely on private grants and donations.
- San Francisco Shambhala Center: the local chapter of Shambhala Buddhists that Kim was involved with during his time in California; SFSC members have been tremendously supportive to Kim and his family over this last year and were vital in the planning and implementation of Kim’s funeral arrangements.
- San Mateo Medical Center: a county hospital that serves primarily the uninsured and indigent; Kim received nearly all of his medical treatment from this facility that has extremely devoted workers (of the overworked and underpaid sort).
Any donations sent to the Kim’s paypal address (via the original "donation" button on this site) will be collected and split evenly between the aforementioned organizations.
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