On July 24th, 2025 we hosted our 53rd annual Anniversary Celebration with a delightful celebration in our garden to honor our heart award winners! This year we had a compelling speech from one of our guests, Amanda Johnson, who’s husband is seeking care at Roswell Park for his recently diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Her speech...Continue Reading
View This On a Browser CONTACT: Jeanmarie Cieslica PHONE: 716-868-2126 (c)/ 716-882-1818 (w) EMAIL: jcieslica@kevinguesthouse.org Kevin Guest House 782 Ellicott St. Buffalo, NY 14203 KevinGuestHouse.org Facebook & LinkedIn: Kevin Guest House Instagram & Twitter: @kevinguesthouse BUFFALO, NEW YORK (July 24, 2025) – KEVIN GUEST HOUSE CELEBRATES 53RD ANNIVERSARY Heart Award honorees will be celebrated for their outstanding generosity Date: Thursday, July...Continue Reading
Larry and Diane Wood met in the small town of Lowville, NY near Watertown, and knew from an early age they were going to get married someday. On September 15th, 1984 that day finally came and they celebrated with friends and family in the church they grew up in. A couple years into their marriage,...Continue Reading
Today, the exist four buildings on the Kevin Guest House campus, the main house that started it all by Cyril & Claudia Garvey at 782 Ellicott, the brick building at 788 Ellicott & original garage at 788.5 Ellicott were renovated in the 90s and the recent acquisition and renovation at 766 Ellicott that was named...Continue Reading
Kevin Garvey was nicknamed “heart,” given after a family vacation because of his kindhearted nature. His mother Claudia said, “in the eighteen months that Kevin lived with his illness, that finally conquered even his stout heart, he served constantly as a model and an example for all of us.” Reflecting on the past 50 years,...Continue Reading
Dr. Ingraham & Dr. Murphy, 1971 The independent house that started a world-wide movement 50 years ago… Did you know that Kevin Guest House is the first independent hospital hospitality house in the country? It started when the Garvey’s arrived at the nations first comprehensive cancer center, Roswell Park Memorial Institute in July 1970. The...Continue Reading
Richard and Ann Beer try to visit Kevin Guest House each year, delivering every day items to our patients & families to enjoy and stopped by our 50th Anniversary Celebration and exchanged stories with the Garvey siblings & reminisce about how the original house used to look. As we gave a tour of the some...Continue Reading
