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A LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE OMC FOUNDATION PRESIDENT
Founded in 1984, the Olympic Medical Center Foundation exists “To improve the lives of patients at Olympic Medical Center.”
During our 37 years, the Foundation has raised -- and given –over $10 million to OMC, with $7.8 million of that total coming within the last 10 years.
For the first time, the Foundation gave OMC over $1 million during a single year in 2021. Despite facing more challenges that ever, the Foundation has been able to raise and contribute a signifivcant amount of money in 2020 due to an incredible increase in philanthropy from the local community.
Because of that:
The Foundation gave its largest single donation to OMC ever on December 15 -- $540,000.
All six OMCF events – Red Set, Go, Duck Derby, Sonny Sixkiller Golf Tournament, Hog Wild, Harvest of Hope and Festival of Trees – have set fundraising records the last two years
Historically, the Foundation has raised money by soliciting contributions from foundations, private donors, local businesses, and at its six events.
The Red, Set, Go Heart Luncheon, presented by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribute the last week in February, which benefits the OMC Heart Center.
The Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby, presented by Seven Cedars Casino, a unique way of conducting a raffle, where the winner annually takes home a vehicle provided by Wilder Toyota. This community-wide event is held on the Sunday prior to Memorial Day.
The Sonny Sixkiller Husky Golf Classic, presented by Wilder Auto Center, annually features former University of Washington athletes, who are paired with 40 sponsors. The event is held on the last Friday in July.
Hog Wild, presented by Sequim Health & Rehabilitation and Crestwood Health and Rehabilitation, held during the summer at Harbinger Winery.
The Harvest of Hope Winetasting Dinner, presented by the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, benefits the OMC Cancer Center in October.
Festival of Trees, presented by First Federal, is a three-day fundraiser centered around elaborately decorated Christmas trees and wreaths created by some of the North Olympic Peninsula’s best designers. This event is always held over Thanksgiving weekend.
Our success to serve the needs of Olympic Medical Center patients and i fl d i h i together. We administrators, anizations. To ere thanks.
Sherry Phillips OMCF President
Bruce Skinner OMCF Executive Director
$94,000 RAISED FOR OLYMPIC MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION RED, SET, GO! HEART LUNCHEON
The Olympic Medical Center Foundation's Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon presented by the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe raised a record $94,000 on February 25, exceeding last year’s record breaking total by $18,000
Monies raised are being used to fund EKG machines at the OMC Heart Center.
“We were able to raise money for something that will save lives,” said event chair Karen Rogers “Once again, people in this community were extremely generous during these challenging times.”
“When many people in the U.S. started doing virtual fundraisers almost a year ago, never in my wildest dreams did I think we’d be breaking records,” said OMC Foundation Executive Director Bruce Skinner “Sequim, Joyce and Port Angeles are amazing.”
Speakers at the event included local cardiologist Dr. Kara Urnes, and Dr. Dilusha William from Swedish Medical Center. Sue Priest, from Port Angeles presented the survivor story
“Each year attendees look forward to learning from women like Sue who have been impacted by their heart health. It is through their stories that we can better support our family and friends,” said Skinner.
Dr. Jan Thatcher Adams, a former ER physician and hospitalist at OMC, also spoke about her new book, “The Beating Heart of Healing.” Each event attendee received an autographed copy.
Education Awareness
The educational lunch promotes that the key to eradicating heart disease is education. “The purpose of our event is to inspire women to learn how to improve their heart health. Many women are surprised to learn that heart disease is the number one killer of women,” said Rogers.
Red, Set, Go February Heart Healthy Virtual Run/Walk/Swim
During the month of February the Red, Set, Go virtual run/walk/swim, presented by Strait View Credit Union, was kicked off where registrants could run, walk or swim the event distance(s) that they registered for They could complete it all in one day or throughout the month. All participants received a shirt (long sleeve shirt), finisher medal and race bib. The event had around 400 participants.
VIRTUAL DUCK DERBY EVENT BREAKS FUNDRAISING RECORD
FROM MAY 24TH PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
Marty Melcher won a new car in a record-setting Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby on Sunday Melcher, of Port Angeles, won a white 2021 Toyota Corolla donated by Wilder Toyota the grand prize of the 32nd annual fundraiser for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation in a drawing that was livestreamed in a modified format for COVID-19.
Bruce Skinner, executive director of the OMC foundation, said the Sunday event at the Lincoln Park BMX track generated $115,000 in revenue, the most ever after expenses since the derby’s inception in 1990.
“It went extremely well,” Skinner said when reached by cell phone Melcher was not immediately available for comment Sunday
The 30,138 ducks sold for the 2021 derby was the second-best total for a Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby. “Our last three events now have either broken records or come close,” Skinner said. “The community has just really stepped up and been very, very generous, not only with us but with other charities Obviously it’s very much appreciated.”
For the 2021 derby, numbered yellow rubber ducks were pulled from the back of vehicles instead of being made to float to a finish line.
The duck derby is operated under the rules of the state Gambling Commission. Since the state’s COVID-19 recovery plan was changing when arrangements were
being finalized more than a month ago, organizers erred on the side of caution and made the event virtual
“This is the second year in a row that we’ve done it (virtually),” Skinner said. “We can hardly wait until we can do an event with spectators present.”
KONP’s Scooter Chapman emceed the live event on the OMC Foundation’s Facebook page Chapman announced 43 race winners from a booth in front of the new car eventually won by Melcher.
Barbard Dileanis of Sequim won the second-place prize of $1,000 cash. North Olympic Healthcare Network won the third-place prize, a five-night’s stay at the Inn at Otter Crest on the Oregon Coast
Esther Littlejohn of Sequim was the top-selling individual for the second-consecutive year, with 1,890 ducks sold in 2021, Skinner said. Gail Ralston of Port Angeles sold 1,764 ducks this year and 31,273 all time.
The top-selling partnership was Larry and Sylvia Strohm, who sold 2,723 ducks in 2021 and 15,706 all time.
“Our vision always is to provide medical equipment so people can get treated locally instead of having to go out of town,” Skinner said
SIXKILLER TOURNAMENT GENERATES $85,561 – THE LARGEST AMOUNT EVER!
The 10th Annual Sonny Sixkiller Husky Celebrity Golf Classic raised over $85,000 for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation – the tournament’s beneficiary and the organizer of the tournament along with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe.
The Irwin Dental team of Todd Irwin, Jason Doig, Jade Tisdale, Matt Averill and University of Washington Husky legend Joe Jarzynka beat 39 other teams to win the 10th Sonny Sixkiller UW Husky Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Wilder Auto Center at Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course Friday.
Jarzynka was the fearless punt returner who was an all Pac-10 all-purpose player in 1998 He also returned kickoffs and was the team’s place kicker
Irwin Dental shot a 53 to beat the team of Michael Littman, Sid Krumpe, Mark Mitrovich, Tyler Sweet and former Husky track coach Greg Metcalf.
Each of the 40 foursomes in the tournament were joined by a UW Husky celebrity Former Husky great Sonny Sixkiller, who led the nation in passing in 1971, recruited all of the celebrities, which included several Husky and NFL Greats – Lincoln Kennedy, who went on to a stellar career as an offensive lineman with the Oakland Raiders; running back Robin Earl, who starred for the Chicago Bears; and offensive lineman Kevin Gogan, who won two Super Bowl rings playing with the Dallas Cowboys
EIGHTH ANNUAL HOG WILD EVENT RAISES $25,000
The OMC Foundation’s Hog Wild Event held at Harbinger Winery raised $24,721 last August
Monies for the event were used to fund equipment for the OMC Pediatrics Clinic, and OMC Cares, a program that benefits employees that are having emergency situations.
Funds were raised through a live and silent auction and fund a need, where attendees pledged funds to aid OMC Cares, and to purchase a portable screening instrument that measures Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) in infants and children. It would allow the clinic to screen any child at any age regardless of their ability to co-operate with testing allowing us to promptly identify and treat any concerns rather than waiting several months for a family to get the same test in Seattle Checking hearing with a portable OAE in clinic is becoming standard of care in Pediatric offices and would be a significant improvement to the old and outdated equipment they are currently using.
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