LASSEN FOUNDATIONLASSEN FOUNDATION

ANNUAL BOARD MEETINGANNUAL BOARD MEETING

Sunday, December 10, 2006Sunday, December 10, 2006

Meeting Called to OrderMeeting Called to Order10:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.

Dr. Phil Horning, President

OPENING PRAYEROPENING PRAYER

BOARD MEMBERSBOARD MEMBERS Dr. and Mrs. Phil HorningDr. and Mrs. Phil Horning Mrs. Merritt HorningMrs. Merritt Horning Dr. & Mrs. Donald CavinessDr. & Mrs. Donald Caviness Dr. Randy LandisDr. Randy Landis Ms. Sandy BellaMs. Sandy Bella Mr. & Mrs. Duane McConnellMr. & Mrs. Duane McConnell Dr. & Mrs. Ray NelsonDr. & Mrs. Ray Nelson Ms. Lois PantelMs. Lois Pantel Mr. & Mrs. Elgin FryeMr. & Mrs. Elgin Frye Mr. & Mrs. Larry ShepardMr. & Mrs. Larry Shepard

Review of Board Purpose:Review of Board Purpose:

The purpose of the Board is to set policy The purpose of the Board is to set policy for the operation of the Foundation.for the operation of the Foundation.

The purpose of the officers is to carry out The purpose of the officers is to carry out the operational plan.the operational plan.

Minutes of the last meetingMinutes of the last meeting

Minutes of the September 29, 2004, meeting are Minutes of the September 29, 2004, meeting are attached to your packet.attached to your packet.

Treasurer’s ReportTreasurer’s Report

The Balance Sheet from this calendar year The Balance Sheet from this calendar year (January 2006 through today, December (January 2006 through today, December 10, 2006) and the Profit and Loss 10, 2006) and the Profit and Loss Statement from the same period of time Statement from the same period of time are attached to your packets.are attached to your packets.

Tribute to

Merritt C.

Horningby

DonaldCaviness

DiscussionDiscussion

Merritt C. Horning AwardMerritt C. Horning Award

ForFor

Outstanding Student ResearchOutstanding Student Research

Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda University

School of Public HealthSchool of Public Health

Mission StatementMission Statement

Lassen Foundation exists as an Lassen Foundation exists as an international, public, non-profit international, public, non-profit corporation. It is classified by the corporation. It is classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3 corporation.501(c)3 corporation.

From its formation in 1954, the Lassen From its formation in 1954, the Lassen Foundation has closely followed its Foundation has closely followed its founding objective: to make a founding objective: to make a significant and continuing significant and continuing contribution to the life sciences with a contribution to the life sciences with a spirit of bold inquiry and new frontiers spirit of bold inquiry and new frontiers in its own search for knowledge. in its own search for knowledge.

By applying innovative research and By applying innovative research and effective education to problems of effective education to problems of world health, the Foundation hopes to world health, the Foundation hopes to improve and enhance the quality of improve and enhance the quality of life for all people.life for all people.

Feather River HospitalFeather River Hospital

Department of Lifestyle Department of Lifestyle MedicineMedicine

Rick Mautz, DirectorRick Mautz, Director

Richard HubbardRichard HubbardEffect of SupplementsEffect of Supplements

on Diet and Healthon Diet and Health

We are partnering with Dr. Hubbard in We are partnering with Dr. Hubbard in his supplement study at the Loma his supplement study at the Loma Linda Veterans Administration Linda Veterans Administration Hospital. Hospital.

At this time Dr. Hubbard is working At this time Dr. Hubbard is working with the VAH Investigative Review with the VAH Investigative Review Board to finalize setting up the Board to finalize setting up the programprogram

One difficulty of working with the VAH is the One difficulty of working with the VAH is the extra 15% charge for overhead on extra 15% charge for overhead on everything but salaries and an additional everything but salaries and an additional 10% charge because this is a human 10% charge because this is a human subjects study. Dr. Hubbard is negotiating subjects study. Dr. Hubbard is negotiating a reduction in these charges.a reduction in these charges.

He says, “Thank you so much for your He says, “Thank you so much for your support of my supplement project, as it is support of my supplement project, as it is very key to my research goals. A special very key to my research goals. A special note of appreciation to Beverly Horning note of appreciation to Beverly Horning and all of Lassen Board Members.and all of Lassen Board Members.

Linda CavinessLinda CavinessThe Heart-Brain ConnectionThe Heart-Brain Connection

Last year we co-sponsored a research Last year we co-sponsored a research project by Dr. Caviness on Early project by Dr. Caviness on Early Childhood Education. Nearly all of the Childhood Education. Nearly all of the December 2005/January 2006 edition December 2005/January 2006 edition of “The Journal of Adventist of “The Journal of Adventist Education” is devoted to her research Education” is devoted to her research in this area. A copy of the main in this area. A copy of the main article, “Mind, Brain, and Early article, “Mind, Brain, and Early Childhood” is attached to your Childhood” is attached to your packet.packet.

Dr. Caviness’s current research, with Dr. Caviness’s current research, with which we are also partnering, which we are also partnering, involves research relating to involves research relating to psychophysiology in education—psychophysiology in education—specifically heart-brain connections. specifically heart-brain connections.

The heart has a profound influence on The heart has a profound influence on the brain, and the relationship the brain, and the relationship between the two effects immunity, between the two effects immunity, respiration, digestion, cardiac respiration, digestion, cardiac function, and cognitive processing.function, and cognitive processing.

Not only is there a need for Not only is there a need for intervention in emotional intervention in emotional incoherence, there is also a need for incoherence, there is also a need for research to study the effectiveness of research to study the effectiveness of this intervention. The grant from this intervention. The grant from Lassen Foundation provides funding Lassen Foundation provides funding for equipment needed to collect for equipment needed to collect research data and to train teachers research data and to train teachers in emotional intervention.in emotional intervention.

Marcos Escobar, El SalvadorMarcos Escobar, El Salvador

Left: Marcos teaching school parents about youth and drug abuse. Left: Marcos teaching school parents about youth and drug abuse. Right: Marcos (using the equipment Lassen Foundation sent him) Right: Marcos (using the equipment Lassen Foundation sent him) teaching parents at Arenera’s school parents’ meeting. He had the teaching parents at Arenera’s school parents’ meeting. He had the weeks of prayer at Maranatha Adventist Bilingual School in May 2006 weeks of prayer at Maranatha Adventist Bilingual School in May 2006 and later at the Adventist Bilingual High School in Comayagua, and later at the Adventist Bilingual High School in Comayagua, Honduras.Honduras.

Right: the model for gardening being used Right: the model for gardening being used to teach the children. Beginning this month to teach the children. Beginning this month (December) they will be growing, (December) they will be growing, cultivating, and harvesting vegetables for cultivating, and harvesting vegetables for their own use and for the school.their own use and for the school.

Project at Tenancingo: Building Project at Tenancingo: Building a school orchard and gardena school orchard and garden..

Left: two girls are picking up grass Left: two girls are picking up grass left by grass choppers. It will be left by grass choppers. It will be taken to a compost pile and taken to a compost pile and readied for the next planting.readied for the next planting.

Left: Students are working together to clear the Left: Students are working together to clear the land for planting the orchard trees. They seem to land for planting the orchard trees. They seem to be enjoying the adventure outside the classroom be enjoying the adventure outside the classroom

environment.environment.

Below: Preparing the land for the relocation of the Below: Preparing the land for the relocation of the behives. The honey they produce will be used in behives. The honey they produce will be used in the formula for a medicinal product of noni which the formula for a medicinal product of noni which they are beginning to grow.they are beginning to grow.

Marcia ZimmermanMarcia Zimmerman7-Color Cuisine for Students7-Color Cuisine for Students

This fall Marcia Zimmerman and Lassen This fall Marcia Zimmerman and Lassen Foundation presented a “healthy choices Foundation presented a “healthy choices in food” program to the 6in food” program to the 6thth grade students grade students at Emma Wilson School in Chico and to at Emma Wilson School in Chico and to upper elementary students at Chico Oaks upper elementary students at Chico Oaks Adventist School. Adventist School.

Students experimented with new foods in Students experimented with new foods in various colors and learned how to make various colors and learned how to make healthy dietary choices. One outing was to healthy dietary choices. One outing was to Grilla Bites in Chico.Grilla Bites in Chico.

Dr. David SwansonDr. David SwansonChico StateChico State

Department of Physical Education Department of Physical Education and Exercise Scienceand Exercise Science

Study of altitude on health and Study of altitude on health and healing. This study is in the healing. This study is in the discussion stage.discussion stage.

Other Business

Closing PrayerClosing Prayer