Local antique shop supports Hospice of the Valley

Paradise Valley Independent
April 15, 2024
by MacKenzie Brower

Paradise Valley resident Dain Calvin organized the fundraiser to support the nonprofit that provides services at no cost to many residents in the town. Hospice of the Valley cared for Calvin’s wife’s father who passed away in his home about a year and a half ago. They were a close family and he knows other friends and family who both used and worked for hospice.

The free appraisals will be given by Calvin and several other antique dealers, Gary Landi and Pat Emmert. Any donations will go to Hospice of the Valley’s White Dove Thrift Shoppes for resale. There are four White Dove Thrift Shoppes in the Valley, two near Paradise Valley: 2711 E. Indian School Road and 8461 E. McDonald Drive.

Hospice of the Vally representatives will be at the antique shop to accept donations and give receipts for tax write-offs.

Calvin is a decades-long friend of Emmert, owner of the Phoenix Antique Emporium and Lamp Shop, who bought and remodeled the building five years ago. Calvin has rented space for about a year in Emmert’s shop to sell antiques.

Emmert also appreciates Hospice of the Valley and is donating 10% of sales on April 20.

Hospice of the Valley was established in 1977 as the first hospice in Phoenix, Ariz., and was among the first in the nation. In addition to hospice, it offers dementia care, palliative care, MediCaring, pulmonary care, grief support, family caregiver support, pediatric services, mindfulness and aromatherapy.

“It’s my understanding that Hospice of the Valley is the only nonprofit hospice facility operating in Maricopa County. Hospice of the Valley, in my experience, has been a really giving facility. I always felt they were a worthy organization,” Calvin said.

This is Calvin’s first fundraiser for hospice, but he has done work for other nonprofits before on the boards of a music venue and behavioral health agency.

Calvin is a retired 45-year litigation lawyer, who is a long-time hobbyist and dealer of antiques and collectibles. He also wrote the “Folk Art of the Civil War” after spending 25 years researching and collecting American Civil War art and artifacts.