Hope Hospice has been providing the Tri-Valley area with end-of-life and bereavement care for the past 27 years. Lately, it has been desperately searching for a new place to call home in order to move out the space they are renting on Dublin Boulevard.

Jim Tong, the man who oversees a number of property holdings in the area, heard about the organization’s problems and looked to see what could be done to help. He talked to the Lin family, who was willing to donate a half-acre of land to Hope Hospice near Fallon Middle School on Keegan St. and Kohnen Way.

The organization’s intended land savings will now be used to build a permanent office space.

This is not the first time that the Lin family was able to give a helping hand to the city. They had previously donated a large sum to the Dublin Library, which opened sooner than it would’ve without them.

It’s nice to hear a story of people giving back to the community especially on this Labor Day weekend. You don’t have to necessarily allocate huge sums of cash to your local charity. Just think about donating your time to help volunteer locally. It can be at a soup kitchen or a senior home — you can certainly make a difference in someone’s life.

- Joseph Natividad