fall/winter 2012 newsletter
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Fall/Winter 2012 newsletter for Community Home Health & HospiceTRANSCRIPT
Community Home Health & HospiceCare. Comfort. Love.
WHAT’S INSIDEEarly hospice champions ............................2Letter from the CEO ...................................3Your gifts .......................................................4
In Memoriam ................................ 4-13In Honor ...........................................15General gifts .....................................15In-kind gifts ......................................15
Avery Center opens .....................................5King-sized event ...........................................5Annual giving ................................................6Bequest brings hope ....................................7Delivering safety .........................................11Mission .........................................................13Healthy habits .............................................14Board of Directors ....................................14Foundation Committee .............................14Clark County Advisory Board ..................14Home at Last 2013 gala .............................16
CONTACT USWould you like to learn more? Do you have comments about this publication? Contact Selena Hansen at 360.414.5465 or [email protected].
LONGVIEW, WA1035 11th Avenue • PO Box 2067tel: 360.425.8510 or 800.378.8510
VANCOUVER, WA14508 NE 20th Avenue • Ste. 201tel: 360.253.4626 or 800.650.4626
News for supporters of Community Home Health & Hospice Fall/Winter 2012
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EArly HOSpICE CHAmpIONS lEAvE lASTINg COmmUNITy lEgACy
Community Home Health & Hospice’s 35th anniversary year (1977 – 2012) is coming to a close. With gratitude we recognize two prominent leaders and early champions of hospice care in Longview: John McEwen and Dr. William Holaday.
JOHN m. mCEWEN: board president from 1977 – 1992
After 30 years in leadership with Weyerhaeuser including international assignments, John McEwen retired in 1977 as regional vice president for Southwest Washington with headquarters in Longview. 1977 was the same year county health nurse Lorraine Berndt started Community Home Health in Longview. Shortly into his retirement, John became a founding member of Community’s board of directors, serving as president for 15 years until he moved to Redmond, Washington in 1992. John died in March of this year in Redmond. continued on page 2
Dr. WIllIAm J. HOlADAyANN HOlADAy, gUEST WrITEr
Dr. Holaday was the first cancer specialist (oncologist) to practice in Longview. We came from San Antonio, Texas to run the radiation therapy unit at St. Johns Hospital in August of 1981 which was the first cancer treatment facility in the area. Prior to 1981, patients had to travel to Portland for treatment. Dr. Holaday was the medical director and I was the department manager and technical director. continued on page 2
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mCEWEN, CONT. frOm frONT pAgE
His daughter, Marie McEwen, recalls, “My father contributed much to business and the community during his lifetime, but the contribution he was most proud of was helping to start Community Home Health in Longview. He often told the story of its development and expansion to include the hospice program. He knew this was a vital service that Longview needed to serve the needs of the community.”
Helen Hafner, a retired nurse anesthetist at St. Johns Hospital, served on the board with John in the early ’80s. Helen and her husband, Dr. Paul G. Hafner, were close friends with John and his wife, Isabel. Helen recollects John’s extraordinary efforts to raise funds for Community. In Helen’s words, “John was influential in securing significant funding from the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation to start the agency’s newest service—hospice care.” Over the years, Weyerhaeuser Company and the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation have given more than $100,000 for capital and program needs including hospice services, children’s bereavement and in-home telemonitoring for home health patients.
Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund (formerly Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation) President Brian Hewitt said, “It has been a pleasure giving money to such a finely-run and appreciated organization in our local community. I believe nearly everyone in our area has been touched by the organization and we all really appreciate it.”
When hospice volunteer Molly Monroe was a young girl, she remembered John as a kind, lovely man and friend of the family who was never too busy to focus on her and her brother. As Molly reminisces, “He had the patience of a saint and would give you his full attention.” John’s legacy of leadership, dedication, and full attention helped make the hospice program what it is today.
HOlADAy, CONT. frOm frONT pAgE
Dr. Holaday built the foundation and set the tone of quality of cancer care for the citizens of this area. He was dedicated to his patients, advocated for their best interests and soon recognized the need for a hospice program. He worked diligently with Lorraine Berndt to formalize plans to expand Community Home Health to include hospice care and to campaign for the certificate of need. In 1984 the community dedicated the Hospice Care Center—the first inpatient facility in the Pacific Northwest and one of only 26 across the nation.
Dr. Holaday was instrumental in dealing with resistance to the idea of hospice amongst local physicians. Hospice care was a new concept in the United States at that time, one which very few in the medical community fully understood. The hospice program was accepted once families experienced the profound benefits of hospice care.
Dr. Holaday was a true clinician—not just a deliverer of treatment to his patients. He managed every aspect of their care from treatment to cure or to end-of-life support, which included hospice care. Not only was he there for patients and families, but hospice staff depended on him especially in the initial stages of the development of hospice services. He acted as an advisor to nurses and volunteers at their case management meetings in the difficult task of symptom control. Care of the dying and their families requires the dependable support of a compassionate professional which Dr. Holaday demonstrated throughout his career. He created the legacy of care of each individual which exists today in the community cancer center and in hospice. He died suddenly on October 26, 2000.
EArly HOSpICE CHAmpIONS lEAvE lASTINg COmmUNITy lEgACy
It is an honor to shine the spotlight on two early hospice champions John McEwen and Dr. William Holaday. Their legacy of care and comfort for patients and families continues to inspire us today.
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Greg Pang, CEO
lETTEr frOm THE CEO Dear friends,
As our agency’s 35th anniversary year draws to a close, I want to thank you for celebrating this milestone with us. I greatly enjoyed spending time with so many friends like you throughout the year. Maybe you joined us at our Home At Last fundraiser, or at the Donor Appreciation Party or perhaps you attended the grand opening of the James Avery Center for Grief Support and Recovery.
Thank you for your continued financial and volunteer support. This year, you helped us add needed community services including our new Avery Center in Longview. The Avery Center is a safe and compassionate place for grieving and healing from the loss of a loved one. The center offers free services and is available to everyone in the community, not just hospice families. Dedicated areas for children, teens and adults offer personalized grief services including support groups and activities. Future plans include a resource library, memorial garden and remembrance wall.
Pet Peace of Mind is a new service that keeps pets and families together during hospice care. This new program helps ensure pet care is not an unnecessary hardship for hospice families because pets are family members, too. Thanks to your gifts and volunteering, we provide pet food and care including grooming, vaccinations, minor treatments, and if necessary, finding a new home for a beloved pet. All services are free for hospice patients.
We’ve been caring for Clark County families for nearly 25 years. To serve the growing population, we plan to expand our home care, home health, hospice and grief support services. Our goal is to build a 42,000-square-foot facility in the Vancouver Salmon Creek area to house these services as well as a 10-bed hospice care center, conference center and memorial garden. Thanks to the support of legislators, community groups and hundreds of citizens, we were awarded a Certificate of Need this year from the Washington State Department of Health. This is a required first step in starting our project. We hope to break ground in 2013.
For the fifth year in a row, in 2012 we were named to the HomeCare Elite™, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. This recognition identifies our agency as among the top 25 percent of nearly 12,000 Medicare-certified agencies nationwide. Winners are ranked by an analysis of performance measures including quality outcomes. This means we provide our patients with the best possible care while managing our business efficiently and effectively.
You share in our success. As a local community-based nonprofit, we depend on you—our patients, donors and volunteers. This newsletter lists our many supporters whose gifts help us care for people wherever they call home. Thank you for partnering with us. We look forward to meeting the new year together.
Sincerely,
Greg Pang, MHA, CHCECEO
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Joe Amrine, PresidentFoundation Committee
yOUr gIfTS
Thank you for your thoughtful gifts. Each gift allows us to continue delivering care, comfort and love to the families who need our services each day. We sincerely appreciate all of our supporters.
In the words of the grateful daughter of a hospice patient,
“On behalf of our entire family, please accept our deep appreciation for all you did for our dad. Words can’t console us, nor express how much your care meant to us. We only hoped Dad’s final days would be peaceful and, because of you, we have that consolation. Thank you so very much.” Donations received between June 1 – September 30, 2012 are listed below. Names in red indicate gifts made in honor or memory of a loved one. We list all donations here with the exception of those who wish to remain anonymous. If you see an error, contact Mary Elder at 360.414.5405 or [email protected].
Eleanor AbrahamDale and Karin Abraham
Dorothy M. AdamsAnonymousDonald E. ArmeniFrances Kroon and Cahill FamiliesWillis and Betty NixonFred and Evelyn PalmerDouglas and Mildred Scotberg
Marjorie E. AdamsJacqueline S. MonahanJohn and Anne Parks
Sharon AdkissonElizabeth Stork
Margaret AlbrightDawn M. OrrLorena K. Ray
Kenneth AllenDoris K. Monson
Richard S. AlvordAnonymousPaul W. and D. Nadine AldingerJan I. AlvordCharles and Betty BondMarion M. BreedloveJason and June HooverJean L. LeflerSandra and Veldon PriceLee Ann ThompsonPaula Jean White
IN mEmOrIAm Genevieve M. Amundson
Betty Bonser Diane Anderson
Kenneth and Elaine DepeePeter and Polly Robinson
Eunice A. AndersonHoward L. AndersonJoyce Bratton-DerlackiFlorence CramerConrad and Dixie LeafPriscilla and Leroy Slotten
Norma J. AndrioloAlida DonnerLisa L. Graversen
Robert L. AnshutzDeborah and Pat King
Margaret ArmstrongJoan M. Ward
Mary C. BaileyTony and Irene Jeanetta
Vronia L. BaileyPatricia and Neil Gansler
Dennis Alan BaumanMerrilee A. Bauman
Betty P. BeanGerald L. Bean
Evelyn BeanGerald L. Bean
Charles D. BeardCharles and Dolores Beard Living Trust
Beverly J. BehrendKaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest
Robert D. BehrendKaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest
Mary E. BergPalma M. JensenS. Margretta Johnston
Lorraine A. BielskiRobert Bielski
George R. BlackstoneAnamae BlackstoneGary and Arlene BrumsickleElaine and Leroy DahlBruce and Pat EyerDorothy B. HansonCindy Keeney and Lawrence DolanKelso Class of 1943Wanda M. LongmanKathryn McGheeGeraldine E. McKeeDorothy M. MercerBarbara L. PhillipsTim and Denise SpearsZenda M. Spears Living TrustKathryn SpellmeyerMaxine M. Weisenberg
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COmmUNITy grIEf SUppOrT CENTEr OpENS!
November 16th marked the opening of the James Avery Center for Grief Support and Recovery (Avery Center) on 12th Avenue in Longview. For many, being with others who’ve experienced a similar loss may help them deal with life without their loved one. Families will be able to attend grief support programs together in a dedicated space for different age groups.
Children will have a place where they may engage in creative play and remembering activities. Teens may gather around a foosball or pool table, or lounge on overstuffed chairs with other teens who understand what they are going through. Adults will have a living room setting where they may gather together in a supportive environment. This is a place where people learn how to grieve as well as experience a sense of belonging.
Our agency serves nearly 1,000 hospice patients and their families each year. As part of our nonprofit mission, we provide free grief support to everyone in the community, not only hospice families. We welcome all grieving families to use our free grief support services. The children’s grief support group has up to 35 children, the teen group has up to 20 participants and there are 40 to 60 adults participating in support groups each month.
Kelsey Oliver lost her mother when she was only 10-years-old. She participated in our children’s grief support services including summer camp, later returning as a volunteer to help other children. She sent us this note: “The children need someone to help them understand why they feel the way they do. The reason I came back is because it helped me so much.”
We are proud to have this new space to enhance this valuable service. Learn more on page 7.
KinG-sized party3rD ANNUAl BENEfIT DANCE & ArT AUCTION
Feb. 24, 20133-6 pm
New location: Kelso-Longview Elks Lodge900 Ash Street, Kelso
All art donated by the family of Janice J. King and artist friendsProceeds benefit CHHH
For information, contact Julie Rinard at 360.414.5406 or [email protected].
NEW
lOCATION!
Community home health & hospiCe6
Stephanie DavisMida Jean LeSollenDwight and Loretta Sutherland
Harold DeanRussell Dean
Carl DePriestWarren and Anna Jeanne Morris
Eithel DePriestWarren and Anna Jeanne Morris
Dale A. DeweyAnonymousMegan M. GoodsonJames and Cynthia StansberyTony and Sue VilhauerDeborah and Dennis WidmeVanessa V. Wilson
Dean DeWittCharles and Sharon Mertsching
John R. DickHerbert and Yvonne PechaMara and Denzil Williams
Mart DiedrickSummer O’Neill
Mary DiedrickSummer O’Neill
Joyce DillerMary Lou McEachern
Milton “Mick” DoyleMargaret A. Doyle
Tommy J. DrennanFrances Drennan
James J. DubyA-C ValveSarah C. BoylanJ. H. Kelly, LLCJacqueline S. MonahanLarry and Valerie NikolausPam and Denny Pittelko
Philip H. DunnRev. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Ferrell
Allan L. CampbellDaniel and Barbara AlstonEmma ArnoldMarjorie and Terry BoothCarl and Karen BrockmanMarian E. Brockman and boysJoAnne R. CampbellLorna L. CampbellLeona CooperViolet A. CooperPalma M. JensenPatricia and Philip KorthuisDon S. LieuranceNeil and Janice McGeePatricia and Arlin McVeyCharlene and Dennis MorhousDennis and Kim Olsen
William F. CheatleyJoyce CothrenJoyce and Pat GrendonRoman and Rose Heinzman
Victor CianciFerris A. AlbersDr. Milford and Marjorie Ofstun
Roy CliftonMelvin E. Behrend
Audrey CloudStacey JosselynWalter E. Sheffield
Erma D. ColeRenee A. Lackey
Lois ConantNeil and Kathy Zick
Bruce A. CooperCarroll Cooper
Marlene CoulterGeorge and Cleo ChristisonGreg ChristisonNancy and Stephen Galford
Sylvia J. CrimminsPalma M. JensenRoy and Billie Schaafsma
Larry E. DahlmanL. Charlene Dahlman
IN mEmOrIAm (cont.) Patsy R. Blair
E. Duane Blair Dolores Blanchard
Ted and Betty Kjose Oscar Blanchard
Ted and Betty Kjose Hershell O. Blaylock
Larry and Frankie Martin Mickel Bopp
Doris M. Bopp Gertrude M. Bowers
Estate of Gertrude M. BowersJim and Kathryn BowersGlynn and Wendy Gaertner
Clifford BradshawLavon Hirsch
Jean BrannonMary Lou McEachern
Sarah E. BrazierPalma M. JensenS. Margretta Johnston
Gary BrockPatricia J. Polm
Audrey G. BrownGuy Brown
Harry Brown, Jr.Dwight and Loretta Sutherland
J. Garland BrownDwight and Loretta Sutherland
Harold BrunerArlene M. HallHarriet M. MyklebustGeorge and Norma PaxtonRA Long Class of 1940Waste Control Recycling, Inc.
Theresa A. BurnettStacey Burnnett
Sharon L. BurreseRobert E. Burrese
Rodney L. ButlerMarilyn J. Butler
Kathryn C. ByrnesBetty Bonser
ANNUAl gIvINg STATEmENTS
The end of the year is soon upon us. To help you with your end-of-the-year record keeping, we are pleased to offer you an annual statement of your 2012 gifts. Your annual giving statement will be sent mid-January. If you do not receive it by January 30th, or if you do not wish to receive a statement, please contact Mary Elder at 360.414.5405 or [email protected].
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BEqUEST BrINgS HOpE AND HEAlINg
Hospice patient James Avery left a bequest to our agency, hoping one day his estate would benefit grieving families. As a result of his thoughtful gift, we transformed our 3,500-square-foot building on 12th Avenue in Longview into a center for grief support. Just outside the center, we are creating a memorial garden where families will visit, reflect and process their grief.
Our work began with a vision of providing a comforting, safe space for anyone needing grief support in our community. Volunteers and staff spent months working side-by-side. Generous donors made cash and in-kind gifts and others have pledged future gifts. Thanks to this collaborative effort, the Avery Center will offer a healing place for grieving families. Throughout this process, we have been ever mindful that what matters most is that care, comfort and love is extended to everyone who enters.
As part of our nonprofit mission, we provide free grief support to everyone in the community, not only hospice families. A community member needing grief support may have lost someone through disease, violence, accident, suicide or military activity.
Mr. Avery’s gift brings hope for grieving families. Children, teens and adults will work through their grief among their peers in sessions led by highly-skilled social workers and volunteers. Some participants return years later to volunteer to help others on their grief journey. Mr. Avery’s legacy lives on in the successful lives of those we are honored to serve.
For more information about making a planned gift or to notify us of your support, contact Julie Rinard at 360.414.5406 or [email protected].
James Avery
“He always talked about the great care he received.”~Bonnie Seesholtz, Mr. Avery’s niece
The Community Legacy Society recognizes those who have chosen to make a planned gift to Community through their will, trust or other estate plans.
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James C. DurrahKerry and Susan BrownElaine F. CornwellJoyce CothrenRoger N. DavisNoreen and Bud HoltenJohn and Lois KarboskiDorma L. KruseNova McNallyAnne and Marty PetersonDonna and Tom RinkerLeroy and Dawn WikaWood’s Logging Supply, Inc.
JoAnne E. DuVallJune L. Pierce
Jay A. EbyPatricia and Neil GanslerDwight and Loretta Sutherland
Sylvia M. EdwardsJoan Hildula Pellham
Jeffrey EhlersMarjorie and Terry Booth
Opal EhlersMarjorie and Terry BoothHelen M. BottenShirley Wixon
Bernard Bud EisenbarthTex G. Hanson
Gloria A. ElkintonDr. and Mrs. Douglas O’ConnorBill Bickar and Marsha Taylor- Bickar
Burl ElliottLinda and Gerald Lacy
Jeanne F. EnbuskTrust of Jeanne F. EnbuskTeresa and Edward AgiusNancy AndersonMilton and Carolyn DoumitGleneva FisherAdrienne E. GormanSharon M. Monson and Mark F. Schlender
Kenneth L. EricksonRaymond and Mildred Johnson
Olivia EurenBradley L. Euren
Willis EurenBradley L. Euren
Marge FairburnWarren and Anna Jeanne Morris
Karen Ann FalkBruce E. Richards
Walter B. FalkDavid Della-RoccaDarold and Evalyn Dietz
Robert W. GibsonPhyllis AdamsInez R. Dreveskracht
Wilma M. GillespieKaren E. Roggenkamp
James B. GormanMerrilee A. BaumanMarilynn and Archie BeylAdrienne E. GormanCarol K. Steen
James GottChloe and Rex Gott
Gerard G. GrassJay and Linda Fischer
Ingebord GrassJay and Linda Fischer
Edith GreenamyerKathy and David Johnson
Gloria GreigNita CottrellJacqueline LightfootSteven and Linda Smith
Florence GuitteauMolly I. MonroeLarry and Connie Wilhelmsen
Inice M. HackettDiamond Showcase
Dorothy HadleyEric and Amy BrudiShirley L. McCulloughDr. and Mrs. Stanley Norquist
Sandra F. HalversonFreda J. EverdellFraternal Order of Eagles Rainier Auxiliary #4022Robert M. HalversonDave and Georgia Kessler
Jerry R. HarbaughPatricia Harbaugh
Elaine A. HardeckerTom and Cheryl AltenbergerCynthia and Robert BowerRegina and Robert BrysonChris CiattoRobert and Elaine CiattoJuliane ColeDoris and L. CollinsRegina and George GarisKaren W. HallMarylin HardeckerRichard and Karen HardeckerGary and JoLaine JorgensenWilliam and Elaine Phillips
Barbara E. HarperKathy Sandell
Jim and Marilyn EidemJohn and Tina FalkRobert and Billie FalkMichael and Bobbi FirthRichard and Linda GambleTex G. HansonJudy and Merle HirdlerBonnie and Kenneth ManskerGeorgia MarumotoJames MisticJanet L. MisticDavid and Mary Sue OlsonDaniel and Kathy OrrWalter and Norma OyloeCharles and Sharon ReevesHarold and Sandra ReevesDennis J. RheaumeBrian E. RichardsNick and Sandi SchneiderWilliam and Connie StroudHelen Widerski
Jerry FergusonDonald and Elaine Graham
Karen L. FittroBetty BonserPatricia and Neil GanslerJacqueline J. McCloudJudith E. Springer
Elizabeth C. FogleRichard and Patsy CodyKaren and Gary Stankey
Joe P. FoleyJudith A. Kramer
Lorraine M. FosbergDebra and Gregory BergLongview Ladies of the Elks Past Presidents ClubRonald and Barbara Samples
Myrna FoshaugKay and Richard Heflin and family
Lynda L. FrantsvogS. Margretta Johnston
Charles Fulbright, Jr.Lois B. Fulbright
Charles N. Fulbright, Sr.Lois B. Fulbright
Daniel I. FulbrightLois B. Fulbright
Erma C. FullerDoris A. Reinholdt
Henry O. FutrellShirley L. McCullough
Esther W. GatesMabel L. Palmer
IN mEmOrIAm (cont.)
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Doreen D. HayesDick HayesVera J. PetersonAnnette and Willie Watkins
Myrtle W. HayesMarjorie and Terry Booth
Susie M. HazelFamily of T. J. and Susie HazelSandra Mitchell-Griffith and Gilmour GriffithElz and Gayle PhillipsJean L. Starr
T. J. HazelFamily of T. J. and Susie HazelSandra Mitchell-Griffith and Gilmour GriffithElz and Gayle Phillips
Lynn M. HeardWalt and Joyce Bogdon
Selma C. HeitschDerek Heitsch and Pat Edie
Anita L. HemmingerJaqueline and Terry CurtinDonna J. Pierce
Emma Jean HemmingerDonald H. Hemminger
Norma HendricksonBernard and Kathy Siltala
Marian G. HerronBurton and Uiva CalkinsJanice HauptEsther Sadlier
Roy E. JamiesonMark S. BarkerMartha and Allen BellMike and Geneva ForsbergMalcolm and Jackie GroulxSam and Wilma PatchingJoan Hildula PellhamDiane and Eddy Wood
John F. JenkinsAnonymous
Robert JesterSanda K. HelmsPreceptor Alpha Epsilon Chapter - Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Esther L. JohnsonMarilyn D. AdamsDonald and Alfa La CroixJoan Reynolds
Evelyn JohnsonRoger and Kathryn Johnson
Lyle Gene JohnsonEunice Johnson
Ronald D. Johnson, Sr.Gary and Wanda HendersonR. Elaine Johnson and Phil CordovaRoger and Kathryn JohnsonCharles and Mary Lang
Eleanor J. JonesDeborah and Ray Kampfer
Kip KeltoNeal and Norma Craig
Lillian HiltonToni and Joseph Searing
Walter H. HoggPatricia and John Robarge
George HollenbeckLaDell Hollenbeck
Michael K. Hoven, Sr.Joyce Cothren
Norma HuethDonald E. Armeni
Donald E. HughesMary Lou McEachern
Glenda S. HumphreysJacqueline J. McCloud
Steven K. HurseTeri and Marvin CoonVincent and Susan EvansMarie LaFaveMarty OpsahlTed and Sally Swanson
Destiny D. HuttonBetty Bonser
Elvira IsaacsonDaniel and Sandra Stanley
Billee JacobsenShirley M. AyresJan L. FergusonArlene M. HallJanis and Jim HarveyMarvin C. HuffmanEvelyn M. Sybouts
Inez M. JamesWilliams Precision Machine, Inc.
IN mEmOrIAm (cont.)
“Words cannot begin to convey my sincere thankfulness for all of you caring for my mother. The compassion, caring and love that was exhibited 24/7 for her was beyond comprehension. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
~Sonja, daughter of a Hospice Care Center patient
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Nancy MiddendorpKelly MiddendorpRobert Middendorp
Roger R. MiddendorpKelly MiddendorpRobert Middendorp
Gerald E. “Jerry” MillerJoyce and Pat GrendonRonald and Dorothy Wiest
Loretta L. MillerVera I. ClarkCatherine DahlPeggy GoodfellowPalma M. JensenRuth N. JessenLeslie KlineNeil and Janice McGeeOttosen FamilyDaniel and Sandra Stanley
Maxine J. MillerLavon HirschLinda and Jack King
Noreen MillerSylvia L. Leaf
Gilberto M. MirandaSusan FerraraLaDell Hollenbeck
Erma N. MonroeMarion BennettNecia B. Huntley
Peggy Jane MonroeMolly I. Monroe
Thomas S. MonsonMelvin E. BehrendJim and Susie ErskinePalma M. JensenDave and Barb Muus
Lorrin A. MorrisWarren and Anna Jeanne Morris
Mable L. MorrisWarren and Anna Jeanne Morris
Lloyd D. MoselerAnonymousMelvin E. BehrendPatricia BoughfmanJeanne A. FergusonLarry and Bev HanksGeorge and Shirley HeitzmannDoris J. JamesHuong Ho KellySandra and Randy MitchellRobert and Vernice Jo MurrayTommy Stevens and Nguyet Ho Hua
Robert L. LindsleyJohn S. Deeming
Faith LinhoffDwight and Loretta Sutherland
Thomas M. LloydTillamook Fiber Recovery, Inc
Patricia A. LongRonald and Barbara Samples
Larry LowderRonald and Barbara Samples
Fred T. LoweToni and Joseph Searing
Bulah M. “Bea” MaceyLloyd and Marla InmanConrad and Dixie LeafLongview Ladies of the Elks Past Presidents ClubShirley MungerBetty and Jerry Shields
James M. MaceyConrad and Dixie Leaf
June F. MachleidMara and Denzil Williams
Joyce P. MagnusonJoyce Cothren
Ellen MarquardtMary Lou McEachern
Fred L. MartinWilliam and Elvina BaldwinRonald and Patricia BrownDee and Herbert FilerBob and Barbara HopeBecky and Charles JohnsonRon and Sue MartinJackie R. MasseyRobert E. PogueSusan K. RichardsChristine and Raymond RisnerMarcia L. RushGrace Tofte
Luella M. MartinRussell and Kay Workman
Carl H. MatlockCharlene Diana Murphy
Douglas G. McArthurSharon AdamsDwight and Loretta Sutherland
Doris E. McDermottJoanna and Bradly BrightJerry and Sharyl CrabtreeBob and Linda Kalal
Cathryn L. McNamaraJ. C. Penney Co., Inc. Associates
Danny L. MerchantJoyce CothrenVivian L. Nicholson
IN mEmOrIAm (cont.) Homer S. Keltto
Reny and Kitty Ryan Joanne M. Kennedy
Lloyd and Marla Inman Ila N. Ketchum
Cindi L. Ketchum Murton M. Ketchum
Cindi L. Ketchum C. Kirk
Laura McVicker and family Earl Peter Kirk
Dr. and Mrs. John BurkeyJoyce and Pat GrendonArlene M. HallAllan MakiDavid E. MakiLaura McVicker and familyEd and Charlotte Whitten
DoraLee KjoseTed and Betty Kjose
Hubert T. KjoseTed and Betty Kjose
Diane KnoxThree Rivers Golf Association 9 Holers
Henrietta C. KooyengaArlene M. Hall
Gary LangloisEarl and Patricia Nielsen
Lucille LeachDonald and Marlynn BellHugh P. Hammond
Gilbert LehnerShirley M. AyresSkip AyresTroy and Marla KilgoreMay I. LehnerDoris and Dwight LevertonLaura McVicker and familyCarme and Denny Shill
Evelyn E. LeMondsLorraine and Edward BerndtDonna R. DeSpainDuane and Gloria NordstromPatricia and John RobargeBeth L. RoseRonald and Barbara SamplesMichael and Sandra SpaneLynn and Jack Swanson
Merlyn W. LetcherLaurie Kohler
Frank E. LewisBetty BonserJacqueline J. McCloud
Hiram LewisCharles and Sharon Mertsching
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Van-tastic deliVery Keeps home patients safe and comfortable
We serve patients in remote areas throughout Cowlitz, Clark and Wahkiakum Counties in Washington and in Columbia County, Oregon. This includes homebound patients who are healing from an illness or injury or managing a chronic condition, as well as hospice patients who are receiving care in their homes. It is impossible for many patients to get needed medical equipment on their own. So we deliver hospital beds, lift chairs, wheelchairs, oxygen tanks and other medical equipment to their homes. Patients and their families can’t wait for these important supplies so we are available to meet urgent delivery needs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We have several delivery vans which are essential to the safety and comfort of those we serve. Earlier this year, our high-mileage van broke down on the interstate and we needed to replace it quickly. Thanks to your gifts designated for the Patient Care Endowment, we were able to purchase a delivery van with the income from the endowment.
The new van required some minor interior modifications to meet the high safety standards we follow. We now have a great working van and can serve our patients without delay. Thank you for your continued gifts to the Patient Care Endowment.
Evelyn MuirGlen R. MuirBill Bickar and Marsha Taylor- Bickar
Donna V. MulfordYvonne K. Braeme
Frank A. MuriasLoretta L. Kestell
Don MurphyDiane M. Cahill
Zelma MurphyDiane M. Cahill
Thomas V. NelsonMaureen and Robert Schroeder
Joseph D. NickersonMarie Nickerson
Eugene NiemiRobert and Maureen Schroeder
Marvin NorrisDebra and Gregory BergDoris J. MiollisLarrie and Marlos NorrisBetty R. RothWomen of the Moose, Longview
Joyce NortonJohn Norton and Jerry Norton
Betty O’KeefeEleanor Lathrop & Al Deichsel
IN mEmOrIAm (cont.) Betty D. Oliver
Kayrene A. Beck Gene E. Oliver
Glen R. Muir Edwin E. Olson, Sr.
Kenneth and Trilby CollardMary Lou EricksonRandie and Michael Olsen
Clifford J. OppRaymond and Patricia BergSharon J. BergmanKathy GregoryRuth Ann PleasantSharon and Gale Sisson
Joan L. OwenJoellen R. EvelandMike and Linda Pribbanow
Modesto PanisFreda J. EverdellRichard and Linda GambleRoman and Rose HeinzmanSteve and Lillian JabuschFlorence M. LathamSandi LibbyMichael and Randie OlsenDonna Rolfe and Melvin NelsonElla M. WalkerRonald and Dorothy WiestGary and Melody Worth
Alder A. PayneTina and Richard CygrymusDaniel and Deborah Spjut
Zander PayneTina and Richard CygrymusDaniel and Deborah Spjut
Iris I. PetrangeloFreda J. Everdell
Meldene Deanie PhillipsBarbara L. PhillipsRobert and Carolyn Streeter
Anne PhillipsAnonymous
Roy PierceCandace Young
Billie PinkertonMary Watkins
Al F. PisapiaMarvin D. Abraham
Philip A. PithanFrances BarnettDaniel and Madeline DevlinK. Claire GaulLonnie and Lee KeownTom and Linda PithanWilliam and Lucille PrenevostPatricia M. SpencerTootie Wenande
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John A. Polm, Sr.7-Eleven Information Technology DepartmentVernette M. DeckmanSharon and Wallace DietelPatricia A. FischerSuzanne and Robert MartinsonCarol and Robert MortonPatricia J. PolmRonald and Barbara Samples
Larry D. PowellCarolyn Powell
Joyce E. PurcellDr. and Mrs. Stanley Norquist
Warren J. QuartlyPatricia and J. Ray Williams
Robert F. QuickMarla and Pat DericksonSara and Jason DietzGrace L. KennedyJanice and Wallace MarthallerWalter and Norma OyloeMary L. Quick
Artyce J. QuigleyJoyce Cothren
Carol G. QuigleyKerry and Bob Quigley
Walter RaappanaConni L. DunivanChristina and Jeffrey GouldILWU Local 21Genny KissingerKeith and Darlene RaappanaBobby G. RoseRonald and Dorothy Wiest
Glenn RamseyMary L. Miller
Ann L. RareyJoyce Cothren
Herbert E. RhodesJanice and Gregory Ward
Rosalie A. RiseRonald L. Rise
John RiskoDiane R. Risko
Mary E. RogersRoman and Rose Heinzman
Ed RostettlerCharmaine I. Lewis
Betty R. RothDebra and Gregory BergLaura and Eric BergBetty BonserDavid and Janet DennisRobert and Clover GoodingJackie R. Massey
IN mEmOrIAm (cont.)Gene and Emily PetersLaDene RantalaGary and Karen RothTed and Peggy RothRonald and Barbara SamplesWomen of the Moose, Longview
Margaret E. RutherfordCharles and Barbara Rutherford
Harley E. RyanWilliam and Jeanne Ryan
Cora M. SamplesJoretta J. BrineyDaniel and Linda BrunelleThe Wayne Burnett FamilyAnne Delaire-ReadVerna J. GillihanKelly A. GoatcherLamar and Esther GrantThe Harts, Gudgell’s and Goatcher’sClifford and Rashell LewisJacqueline LightfootDonald and Diane ManascoEileen and Jim ReineckeCharlotte SamplesBilly and Betty SmithDarleen and Wayne Thompson
Ronald SanfordJoyce Cothren
Frank J. SaryszMariann E. Hjellum
Betty A. SchlossDr. Jacob L. Schloss
Brian J. SchmaltzMary Lou EricksonDarci J. Schmaltz
C. Richard SchneiderWalt and Joyce BogdonMignon R. Mason
Floyd M. SchonertCharlene and William Martin
Maxine J. ScottYvonne and Cornell BabieAnn BellHarlan FobesMillie MainwoodJeff Scott
George B. SearingToni and Joseph Searing
Harold SharpPeggy J. Weber
Madeline SharpPeggy J. Weber
Maxine SollmanDonald E. ArmeniDaphne and Harry O’Neill
Charles S. SproullRonald and Dorothy Wiest
Hugh V. St. JohnCalvin and Carol Smith
Betty StellohJeffrey A. Stelloh
Ronald E. StewartSusan J. Bloom
Scott StinnetteShirley L. McCullough
Robin StoverDiamond ShowcaseToni and Joseph Searing
Donald W. Strong, Sr.Joyce Cothren
Clara SundbergPaula J. GrantArlene M. HallDorothy B. HansonRobert and Eleanor JohnsonConrad and Dixie LeafIrene M. MasonDuane and Gloria NordstromGeorge and Norma PaxtonGary and Linda RodalBarbara J. SudarArlene Van den BoomFrank and Joan Wagner
E. Sybil SutherlandDwight and Loretta Sutherland
Waldo E. SutherlandDwight and Loretta Sutherland
Arnold M. ThayerJoyce Cothren
George F. ThoenyMignon R. Mason
Lloyd L. ThomasFall Fishing GroupFamily Chiropractic Clinic of St. HelensRoger and Lisa Thomas
James ThompsonJudith E. Springer
Richard L. TipperyMabel F. Carasco
Juanita M. TrauflerGib AndersonFrances H. GeierLoretta L. KestellCharles and Mary LangRichard and Hazel MorganRonald and Barbara SamplesBillie SmithWilliam B. Wechner
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Lester J. TugawLynda Arocha and Dale KingJames and Judy BainSharon J. BergmanMarie and Joe BuchheitCatherine S. ColeSam and Megan CozzaTom and Lillian CraigDan L. EvansMichael and Bobbi FirthEdward and Carole ForbesFreddy’s Just for the HalibutJoyce and Pat GrendonIreda and Dick GrohsSkip and Dee HartshornDonna and Jack HiltonTerry and Leatrice HollingerMaryann JensenLori and Steve JonesWilliam and Diana KampJerome and Cheryl KazeckLinda and Jack KingRoxanne and Don KingOrvin C. LundtE. Marvin MelvilleNorthwest Financial ServicesDaniel and Kathy OrrCarol L. PahlkeJohn and Anne ParksDoris A. ReinholdtJames H. ReinholdtRichard Lee ConstructionGeorge and June ShermerJanet and Marvin StintonDwight and Loretta SutherlandEllen and Michael SwihartClaudia Timmerman and Homer Ballos
Brent N. UnderbergDaniel and Sandra Stanley
Hattie M. Van SwollDwight and Loretta Sutherland
Vada M. Van VessemEunice JohnsonPhyllis A. MooreRosalie ShayJohn Van VessemRonald and Dorothy Wiest
Cathy ViarsArnold and Patricia Hendrickson
Esther L. VictorJune L. PierceElizabeth Stork
Robert A. ViningHerbert and Yvonne Pecha
Jerald A. WaggonerGwen Waggoner-Rose
Nadyne C. WaibelCynthia Davis
Dick WakefordTed and Betty Kjose
Anne M. WalkerKathryn and Richard Meier
Linda T. WalkerChad SutherlandDwight and Loretta Sutherland
Elna WallaceLarry Wallace
Jo WaltersRobert B. Pringle
Mary Kathleen WardMichael E. Ward
Betty M. Wean-SelfridgeJennifer L. Fleming
Susan C. WessonShirley L. McCullough
Theone M. WhitlockSarah C. Boylan
Loamer L. WhittingtonRichard and Wanda Landick
Ann WillardAnonymousPaul W. and D. Nadine AldingerMatthew and Celice CarloughMilly DurandRichard and Pat HughsonLinda S. IshiguroMarcella J. KruegerJudith and George LeSuerSidney V. NelsonNiemi Family Trust
Gary L. WilliamsJudi and Michael Strayer
Jackie WilliamsFran Harford
Richard R. WilsonPhyllis A. Wilson
Gwendolyn Wilson-LowellRA Long Class of 1940Somerset Retirement Apartments
Carl E. WingateBob and Linda Kalal
Helen G. WoodViolet A. Cooper
Shirley M. WoodsMaudene Cooley
Dr. David C. WrightAnn V. Wright
Pearl WyrickBetty BonserWilliam and Cindy Coonan
Thomas H. YoungDonald and Joan Bowden
Nettie L. ZimmermanJanice and Gregory Ward
mISSION
Community Home Health & Hospice supports the healthcare and independent living goals of each patient and their loved ones by delivering the highest quality, compassionate and dignified care to individuals in their chosen place of residence.
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mAINTAININg HEAlTHy HABITS
5 Healthy Holiday Habits to Keep After the Season by Leta Shy; www.fitsugar.com (Reprinted with permission)
They say the holidays are a time for overindulgence, but there are many healthy habits that we find ourselves practicing during this season that should be no-brainers anytime throughout the year! As the holidays wind down, I'll be reminding myself to practice these habits long after the New Year's celebrations are over. Here are some of my favorites.
• Getting enough sleep. When things are hectic at home and at work, we tend to take it out on our sleep. Hav-ing a few days off over the holidays reminded me that sleep is essential to health; after all, it helps us stay alert, keep from gaining weight, and could be the secret to long life.
• Cutting down on caffeine. My morning work routine always includes that hot cup of joe, but over a long holiday I sometimes find myself forgoing the coffee. And although caffeine in moderation has been proven to be good for us, caffeine dependence can lead to feeling anxious, jittery, and sleep-deprived, so I may want to try to continue to give up that morning cup a few days a week.
• Spending time with friends. The holidays are a time to get together and reconnect, and since our social relationships can help us live a longer life, prioritizing time with our friends is a surefire way to help keep us healthy throughout the year.
• Cooking at home. It's easy to get into a take-out rut during a regular work week, but holidays parties and potlucks are a great reminder that home cooked meals are healthier!
• Varying exercise. Traveling can take a toll on fitness routines, but it can also be the perfect excuse to try a new way to exercise. Whether you went on a walking tour of the town you are visiting or checked out a new fitness class with old friends, keep your holiday fitness routine in mind if you are getting bored with your regular one. It can be just the motivation you need to seek out something different.
What healthy holiday habits will you be continuing in the New Year?
BOArD Of DIrECTOrS
ClArK COUNTyADvISOry BOArD
Daniel A. Spjut, President
Corey E. Balkan, Vice President Jaime L. Boaglio,
Secretary/Treasurer
Joseph R. AmrineEric C. Brudi
Allan E. Erickson Larry D. McRae, MD
John E. NordGerry A. Reitsch
Barbara F. Samples, RN Scott M. StudleyBetty R. VilhauerBruce N. Warrick
Joseph R. AmrinePresident
Karen Gidderon,Vice President
Larry McRae, MD, Secretary
Ed HollowayNick LemiereLee Nichols
Mike ReardonRhonda Sandretto
Pam van den Driessche
John Nord,Chairman
Paul AndersonHeidi BixbyMike Ciraulo
John McKibbinBetty Sue Morris
Elson Strahan
We appreciate our volunteer Board of Directors, Foundation Committee and Clark County Advisory Board members for their ongoing support.
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Janell BittnerSteve and Jennifer Robinson
Carol and Jeffery Richards-EllisSteve and Jennifer Robinson
Cathy ToddSteve and Jennifer Robinson
Charles WigginsRuby Wiggins
Ruby WigginsCharles Wiggins
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Community Home Health & HospiceCare. Comfort. Love.
1035 11th AvenuePO Box 2067Longview, WA 98632
saVe the date: friday, may 3, 2013
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Charity care fundraiser
Home at Last• Prizes for best rock n’ roll inspired costumes• Music by The King Brothers• Photos with your favorite “rock star” • Mystery gifts
For information, contact Selena Hansen at [email protected] or 360.414.5465.
6 pm social/7 pm dinnerCowlitz Regional Conference Center1900 7th Avenue, Longview