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Committed Organizations
The Olympic Medical Center
Auxiliary and the Sequim-Dungeness
Hospital Guild each have a long
history of generous support of the
medical center.
Most Olympic Medical Center
Auxiliary members volunteer regularly
at the hospital, with the 58 active
members donating 7,000 hours of
service per year. The auxiliary donated
more than $20,000 to Olympic Medical
in 2008 thanks to purchases made in
the gift shop and funds raised at annual
events. Some of those funds were
used to purchase respiratory hygiene
stations for the entrances and medical
equipment to be used for trauma cases
in the emergency department.
The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital
Guild has been giving to Olympic
Medical since 1970, largely from
funds raised through its thrift shop
in Sequim. Eighty-six members
volunteer in the shop, and in 2008, the
guild donated more than $23,000 for
equipment such as heart rate monitors
and infusion chairs.
Team OMC
Volunteering at the medical center
itself isn’t the only way to give back
to Olympic Medical. Each year, the
Olympic Medical Center Foundation
hosts several unique events to
raise funds for needed services and
equipment. In addition to attending
these exciting events as a guest,
you can be a part of the fun by
volunteering behind the scenes to
help put on the event.
Team OMC members, including Robert and
Sharon Stevenson, traveled to San Antonio,
Texas, to raise much-needed funds for
Olympic Medical Center.
Team OMC challenges participants
to get their hearts pumping and raise
money for the Olympic Medical cardiac
services department and Olympic
Medical Cancer Center. Individuals
who sign up commit to participating
in a half marathon or full marathon
and raise between $1,000 and $3,000.
Team members receive training in both
the athletic and fundraising aspects
of the event, and if they meet their
dollar goals, the Foundation pays their
expenses to travel to the race.
“Last year’s race was in San Antonio,
Texas,” says Bruce Skinner, executive
director of the Foundation. “It means a
lot to the participants – some of whom
are cancer survivors themselves – to be
running for such a good cause.”
Red, Set, Go! Heart Lunch
This inaugural event took place on
February 29, 2008, to kick off Olympic
Medical’s three-year campaign to raise
awareness about women’s heart health
and to raise funds for the cardiac
services department. Two hundred
women were treated to a heart-healthy
menu and a keynote speech by
Rosemary Peterson, MD, boardcertified
cardiologist with Cardiac
Health Specialists in Tacoma.
“The educational luncheon was
a great success,” says Sara Maloney,
associate executive director of the
Foundation. “We raised more than
$30,000 to purchase ambulatory
monitors and instructional DVDs
for patients in our pulmonary
rehabilitation program.”
Duck Derby
The 19th Annual Great Olympic
Peninsula Duck Derby on May 18 was
the event’s largest race ever, with more
than 36,000 rubber ducks splashing
down in Port Angeles canal waters. The
$5 a-piece ducks were sold to more than
10,000 individuals, and the owner of
the winning waterfowl received a
Toyota truck.
Winemaker’s Gala
Attendees of the Sixth Annual
Harvest of Hope Winemaker’s Gala,
The Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby
winner beat more than 36,000 rubber ducks to
take home a brand new Toyota truck.
held at the SunLand Golf & Country Club
on October 11, 2008, were treated to a
sumptuous, Tuscan-themed meal by
chef Steve Little of Dockside Grill on
Sequim Bay. Guests also sipped vintages
from eastern Washington’s Barnard
Griffin Winery.
The event, which included a live
auction, raised an unprecedented
$130,000 for Olympic Medical
Cancer Center.
Festival of Trees
The annual Festival of Trees was held
November 28 to 30 at the Vern Burton
Community Center in Port Angeles,
kicking off the holiday season with
three days of great events. This annual
celebration has provided funding
for Olympic Medical for almost two
decades. In addition to the Teddy Bear
Tea for children and the Holiday Senior
Breakfast for adults, more than 40 trees
designed by local artists were auctioned
at the event and raised $105,000.
To learn more about the Olympic
Medical Center Foundation and the
exciting events in store for 2009, visit
www.omhf.org or call (360) 417-7144.
To volunteer at Olympic Medical Center,
contact Sandra Dodge, volunteer
coordinator, at (360) 565-9110.
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