Currently we have 285 volunteers. Community donations fund the entire hospice volunteer program, which includes the initial 32-hour training, ongoing education (including DVD’s from current experts in hospice and dementia care), team-building, workshops, and thank you gifts for our very special volunteers. Each Christmas the Whatcom Hospice Foundation Board of Directors holds an appreciation breakfast for all Hospice staff and volunteers and they also host an appreciation tea in the spring.

Your support also funds the Bereavement Program in which many of my volunteers participate. Several volunteers enjoy the Memory Keepsake Workshops, where we make pillows and animals for the bereaved out of their loved one’s clothing. Foundation funding makes it possible to purchase the fleece, eyes, noses, and sewing supplies to carry on this very special mission. After I retire I plan to continue as a volunteer sewing memory keepsakes – I find this enjoyable and meaningful.

I am terribly proud of the Whatcom Hospice volunteer program. I’m inspired daily by the wonderful volunteers I have served over the past 24 years and by donors like you. Hospice truly is all about the love.

If you are interested in volunteering for hospice, please contact us at (360) 788-6892 or email dgillespie@peacehealth.org or acarr@peacehealth.org.

Hospice Volunteer Coordinator

SPRING 2019

In 1995 when I became the Whatcom Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, I quickly learned how fortunate we are to have so many people in our community who are generous with both time and resources. This May I will retire. Before I go, I want to thank you, our amazing donors, for your philanthropic support that has helped us build and sustain a robust and outstanding hospice volunteer program in Whatcom County.

Hospice volunteers truly are the best of the best – some of the finest people I have had the privilege to know. They visit and read to patients in their own homes or in the Hospice House. They offer respite care breaks for weary at-home caregivers. They deliver medications and supplies. They bring handmade quilts, stuffed animals and comfort shawls to the Hospice House. They even pull weeds and water the plants around the hospice property. They deserve and get as much appreciation from us as we can provide.

Reflections of a RetiringHospice Volunteer Coordinator

Dianne Gillespie with animals made in Memory Keepsake Workshops.

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As a service to our friends and donors, Whatcom Hospice Foundation has partnered with Thompson & Associates to offer value-based charitable estate planning services. (www.ceplan.com)

Our representative, Cathy Sheffield, will personally guide you through a thoughtful process at no charge and with no obligation. The goal is to create a plan (or review an existing estate plan) that transfers assets to loved ones in

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a way that is tailored to fit individual needs while identifying philanthropic resources that may be used to support one’s legacy and charitable interests.

If you would like more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Karen Haggen. If Whatcom Hospice Foundation is already included in your estate plans please let Karen know and she will include you in our Legacy Society listings.

AMBASSADOR CIRCLEAnnual Giving of $5,000 or more during the period of July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018

AnonymousJohn and Roni Almon Laura Backer, MD Lynne and Gerald Baron Baron Visuals Erin Baumgart, ARNP and Hank Baumgart DeeDee and Ken BellBirch Equipment Rental & Sales Lorelei and Frank Chambers Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S. Andy and Jim Clay First Federal Four Points by Sheraton Bellingham Roxy and Steve Forbes Carol and Dominic Garguile Mary C. Gilbertson Dana Giove Doris Wunsch and William Goodman Harriett Green Sylvia and Dennis HolmstromFredy Hunziker, DCIcy Strait SeafoodsIMCO General Construction, Inc.Mary Ann and Steven KellyBobbi and Cory KreiderMichael Langey Cuquita and Mark W. Lindsey Trisha and Thomas McIntee Bunny Iovan and Clifford Melton Mt. Baker Care Center Laurie and Craig Mullarky Julie Ranson and Mark GreenbergRDS Disposal Bonnie RiceSarah Rothenbuhler Chris Sahlin and Craig BradleySan Juan CableGladys and John VanBoven Karen and Chris Weitzel Beverly Williams Windermere Property Management Tammy and David Yorkston Yorkston Oil Company, Inc

LEGACY SOCIETY Planned Gift or Estate Gift

Estate of Betty J. Allsop Estate of Leon Ashmead Alpough Estate of Alice Anderson Estate of Deborah L. Artis Estate of Richard Bajema Jo Ann Baker Diane and Robert* Becker Bill Birmingham Nancy and George Bitting Estate of Doris Bobbink Estate of Bertha and James BosmanEdward C. Bouverat Lesa Boxx and James Ferguson Michael Bradburn Estate of Stephen Brewster Estate of Barbara E. Brock Estate of Byron Brown and Angela Klontz-Brown Estate of Dolores W. Burlin Estate of Alice CalerEstate of Louella Carlile Estate of Evelyn M. ChristensenEstate of Dr. Frank H. Clark Estate of Joseph Clarke Estate of Joyce Cron Judy Doyle Larry FeeneyRobin FooteThe Estate of Clyde FranciscoEstate of Mary FreemanLisbeth and Alan FritzbergEstate of John GagneJohn Gardiner, DDSCarole and Mickey GhioWilliam GraceEstate of Stuart R. GrahamEstate of Lois Jean GrayNancy Grigsby Karen and Jeff HaggenEstate of Alice HeinEstate of Jack and Dorothy Heller Estate of Allen Ray HerrickJoel HileSylvia and Dennis Holmstrom

Margaret Jacobson, MD and Richard McClenahan, MD Estate of Emma C. JohnsonEstate of Juanda Dorothy JohnsonEstate of Donald KahnLinda Kane Cheryl A. Kellert, MDEstate of Paule Kelly Estate of Barbara Kiep Judy and Mike KirklandPatricia A. KustMichael LangeyEstate of Donna M LarsenEstate of Kathleen Maberry Estate of Ms. Marlynn MatzEstate of Mary A. McDonaldCat McIntyreEstate of Winnifred M. McMurtyEstate of Lajune MeansEstate of Edwin H. MillerEstate of John MooreEstate of Patsy R. MorinEstate of James M MurphyEstate of Effie May MyersEstate of Ada Nieveen Estate of Nels OldsStephanie Onkels Estate of Evelyn Oordt Estate of William Ouweneel Catherine Ouweneel Cathy and Dave Pauley Ingeborg Paulus, PhD Janet B. Prokopowich Estate of Annelise Pysanky Anne and Rob Rasmussen Ann Robbins Mary R. Robinson Estate of Mary Russell Karen D. Sansregret Estate of Joe and Irmgard Schleiff Estate of Davida Schuett Kay and Fred Schuhmacher Estate of James R Scott Estate of LaVere Shaffer Estate of Genevieve Sharp Estate of Catherine Snider Estate of Helen Spitz

John D. Stephens, MD Estate of Raymond A. Stewart Shaun P. Sullivan, MD Estate of Herman and Leah Tabak Estate of Leon “Lee” TaylorEstate of Robert ThomasChristine M. ThompsonBetty and Robert TullEstate of Carl VogtEstate of June Wai LiEstate of Carol Wentz Jennifer L. Wilke Estate of Kenneth A. Wilks Estate of Anna Wilhelmina Louise Williams Anna Williams Amy Chan WolsdorfEstate of Kit WongEstate of Jeanne YancoAlan Yordy and Joan Kropf

CORNERSTONE CLUB Lifetime Giving of $100,000 or more

Anonymous Lisa and Bob Bailey Bellingham Bay Rotary Club Birch Equipment Rental & Sales Jo Ann and Jack* Bowman Lorelei and Frank Chambers Chuckanut Health Foundation Dorothy B. Davis Family Foundation Mimi and John Ferlin Sylvia and Dennis Holmstrom Cuquita and Mark W. Lindsey Lummi Indian Business Council The Norcliffe Foundation Riverstyx Foundation Rotary Club of Bellingham Sarah Rothenbuhler State of Washington, Office of Financial Management The Riley Companies, Inc. Betty and Robert Tull Trudy Zwink*

Estate Planning Services for Whatcom Hospice Donors

Karen Haggen, Legacy AdvisorWhatcom Hospice Foundation (360) 788-6851 khaggen@peacehealth.org

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Whatcom Hospice StaffMargaret Jacobson, MDMedical Director

Shaun Sullivan, MDAssociate Medical Director

Megan Ellingson, MD, MPHHospice Physician

Gurpreet DhillonService Line DirectorCancer Center, Hospice & Palliative Care

Jodi Newcomer, RN, BSNNurse Manager

Please notify us if you do not wish to receive fundraising materials from Whatcom Hospice Foundation. Contact us at (360) 733-1231 or jdoyle@peacehealth.org.

Whatcom Hospice Foundation

Mailing address:2901 Squalicum Parkway Physical address:3001 Squalicum Parkway, Suite 11 Bellingham, WA 98225 phone: (360) 733-1231email: info@whatcomhospice.orgwhatcomhospice.org

Whatcom Hospice (Clinical Services)

2800 Douglas Avenue Bellingham, WA 98225 (360) 733-5877

Board / Staff ListBoard of DirectorsDoug Wight PresidentLynda Erickson Vice PresidentTrisha McIntee SecretaryPaul Twedt TreasurerTonja Myers Past PresidentDavid Yorkston Facilities Chair

Lynne BaronErin BaumgartLesa BoxxErika BuseLindsie Fratus- ThomasCarol GarguilePhillip GeorgeSylvia HolmstromTom Kenney

Richard McClenahan, MDJoyce PedlowBonnie RiceSarah RothenbuhlerOrphalee SmithChris SullivanRobert TullPattie WashburnDale Zender

Foundation StaffAnne Rasmussen, MBA, CFRE, Chief Development Officer

Shaaron ColemanAnnual Giving Coordinator

Joanna DoyleFoundation Operations Coordinator

Jennifer Fix, CFREGift Officer

Karen HaggenLegacy Advisor

Mollie TanProgram Coordinator

Amy and Brett Esary Fairhaven Cotton Company Mimi and John Ferlin Brian Finnegan Robin Foote and Tom Little Rosemarie Francis Elisa and Phil George Warren and Carolyn Gibbons Glassybaby, LLC Whitney Gonzales Jay R. GormanBrad HanksHardware Sales Kathe Hartley Hawaiian Airlines Donna and Dick Hawley Cindi Holmstrom Hotel BellwetherLiz and Jon Howe Jo and Thomas Hudson Tanna and John Huntley Patti and Frank Imhof Liz Jacobson Margaret Jacobson, MD and Richard McClenahan, MD Shelley James Debra and Dave Jones Linda Kane Kalyani Tavisala and Sudhakar P. Karlapudi, MD Nancy and Tom Kenney Clara Kiel Ashley and Tyler Kimberley Rose and Alan Knutson Benjamin C. Kuiken, MDDawn and Barry Landau, MDLinda and Wayne LandisBridget Larsen Larson GrossBernetta and Cal Leenstra Koelle and Kelly LeenstraElizabeth and Oscar Lopez The Honorable Jack Louws and Cindy Louws Rachel and BJ Louws Kathy and Paul Lovdahl Tisch and David Lynch, MD Penelope and Dave Magelssen Michelle and Dan McIntee Meadow Wood Custom Furniture Mimi and Michael Meggyesy Merrill Lynch Margaret Metzger Keith Miller Kimbra Miller Sherry Miller and Edwin Thorp, DDS, MSD

Crystal* and George Mills Lynn and Chuck Minerich Moss Adams, LLP Tonja Myers and Douglas Clark Sue Nichols North Texas Community Foundation: Cathy and Scott Sheffield Charitable Fund Karen O’Keefe, MD and S. Casey O’Keefe, MD Lennie Hawley and Richard Olson Maureen O’Reilly Pamela Heward Fine ArtMary and Pat Patterson Chris Paul PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Erica Pearson Pelo Foundation Kristan Plank Sally and Ray Poorman Sandy and Tim Powell Rene A. Pratt Anne and Rob Rasmussen Tessa and Jon Rawitzer Lori Reece Regence Chris J. Renoud and Anne-Marie Faiola Shellea Swan and John Richards Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated Julie and Darryl Robertson Lynea Sande Karen and Jim Sands Saturna Capital Schwab Charitable: Olesberg Berry Charitable Fund Lisa SchwartzBarb and Tim SeatonCynthia and Gerald SebensCathy and Scott SheffieldSheila SiebertJoanna Sigler Lisel SilkShari Mays and Jon Sitkin SPIEStatement ApparelRobin and Joseph StephensSudden Valley Ladies Golf ClubShaun P. Sullivan, MDStacy SullivanSunnyland Properties, LLC Margaret and Vern SwansonAmanda SweeneyJacob SweeneyMarybeth and Warren Taranow, DODebra and Robert TaylorMargie and Troy Ten KleyThe Langham Huntington, Pasadena

The Oregon Community FoundationThomas CuisineAndrea Tull Betty and Robert TullUmpqua BankUnited Way of King CountyTwyla and Ed Vander HaakNancy and Gary VanWervenMarty Villa-LovozErin and Andy VitaljicNicole WalkerMark WallacePattie and Karl WashburnRichard WeatherbyLisa Spencer-Wellman and Brian WellmanWestford Funeral HomeWhatcom Community Foundation, Meg Metzger Fund Whatcom Cremation and FuneralAmy Whiting and Warren RosenthalLynn and Douglas WightRobin and Dennis WilliamsSylvia and John WilliamsJessica Wilund Mick and Chris Wokich Jennifer Yanco YourCause, LLC Trustee Carmen and Dale Zender Sue and George Zuck Anna Zwade Braden, Kaitlyn and Avery Zwade Gabriel ZwadeKarli ZwadeTaylor and Mitchell Zwade Rhonda and Donald Zwade

*denotes deceased

A Note to Our Supporters: We appreciate your generous donations to Whatcom Hospice Foundation and we want to recognize everyone accordingly and with 100% accuracy. If we have inadvertently made an error, please contact us at (360) 733-1231 with concerns or corrections. A complete donor listing is posted at whatcomhospice.org at the close of each fiscal year.

SUSTAINER CIRCLE Annual Giving of $1,000 to $4,999 during the period of July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018

American Endowment Foundation Ole Anderson AnonymousBaker Boyer Asset Management Tina Baldwin and Anna Mannerin Banner Bank Barron Smith Daugert, PLLC Tanya and Jim Baumgart/Island Investments Inc. Kela and Kurt Baumgart Bellevue Healthcare Bellingham Elks Lodge #194 Kathy and Clark Bergman Bio Bug Pest Management Annie and Claude Blackburn Mary Blackstone Shirley and Brady Bobbink Michael and Carol Bobbink Charlotte and Phil Bogaard Rosemary Bolster and Larry McCarter Arlis and John BosmanLesa Boxx, Country FinancialMaureen and Rick Braun, MD Brooks Manufacturing Co.Sanda Meeker-Brown and Jon Brown Faith R. Bult, DDS Stephanie Burgess Courtney and Brian Scott Burleson Erika and Derek Buse Mary Frances Brown and David Cahalan, MD Cambia Health Solutions Outi Cesan Coldwell Banker Bain: Erika and Derek Buse Coldwell Banker Bain: Wayne Kwiatkowski Becky and Paul Connor, MD Susanna and Steve Cornwell Rosemary Dahlquist Alicia and George Dauber Dawson Construction, Inc.Kristina Anderson and Pete Dawson Sheryl and Brad DeHaan DeHaan Brothers LLCDelta Dental Ravinder and Gurpreet DhillonDunham CellarsDeidre Dunkin Megan and John Elllingson, MDLynda Erickson Herb Ershig

Most Whatcom Hospice patients prefer to receive care in the comfort of their own homes, but when that is not possible or appropriate our 12-bed Hospice House offers 24-hour skilled hospice care in a comfortable, home-like environment. Hospice House is located in a serene wooded setting with beautiful mountain views.

At Hospice House, family and friends are not busy with caregiving and are free to simply spend meaningful, precious time with their cherished loved one. They can visit as often as they desire and stay for a long as they wish. A day bed is provided in each private patient room for guests who wish to spend the night.

Most insurers do not cover the room and board portion of the Hospice House stay. This expense would fall to the family, similar to if the patient were residing in a skilled nursing facility or adult family home.

To ease the patient’s transition to Hospice House, Whatcom Hospice Foundation will cover up to five days of room and board charges, reducing out-of-pocket expenses for the family.

This is just one of the many ways that generous donations from people like you are transforming the end-of-life experience for patients and families in our community. Thank you for your support.

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