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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 39 years, the Foundation has raised -- and given –over $13 million to OMC, with $3.99 million of that total coming within the last 3 years.
The Foundation gave OMC another one million in 2023. The Foundation has been able to raise and contribute a significant amount of money in 2023 due to an incredible increase in philanthropy from the local community.
Because of that:
The Foundation was able to set up a new $500,000 healthcare scholarship fund to help grow and progress the workforce at Olympic Medical Center
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 three years
Historically, the Foundation has raised money by soliciting contributions from foundations, private donors, local businesses, and at its six events.
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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 North Olympic Healthcare Network, held as the first ever event at the newly constructed Field Arts & Events Hall.
The Harvest of Hope Winetasting Dinner, presented by Arrow Marine Group and Sound Community Bank, benefits the OMC Cancer Center the final weekend of September.
Festival of Trees, presented by First Fed, is a four-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 programs is reflected in the way our community comes together. We couldn’t ask for a more supportive group of physicians, administrators, businesses, individual donors, foundations and local organizations. To each and every one we are grateful and extend our sincere thanks.
Sincerely,
Laurie Szczepczynski OMCF President
Bruce Skinner OMCF Executive Director
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HEART LUNCHEON RAISES RECORD AMOUNT FOR OMC
The Olympic Medical Center Foundation’s Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon presented by the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe raised $132,000 on Friday, exceeding last year’s record-breaking total by $21,000, said the executive director
Proceeds will fund a cardiology software package for two new state-of-the-art CT scan machines that also have been purchased for OMC by the foundation.
For the first time, the equipment will be fast enough to scan the heart, as the procedure must be conducted in between beats.
This will save patients from having to travel out of the area to undergo this test, and will provide for improved imaging, said Bruce Skinner, executive director of the foundation.
“We were able to raise money for something that will save lives,” Skinner said. “Once again, people in this community were extremely generous during these challenging times.”
Speakers at the event included local cardiologist Dr Kara Urnes and Dr. Iulia Tulai from Swedish Medical Center.
Mary Hebert, a member of the Port Angeles School Board and the OMC Foundation Executive committee, spoke on “My Journey with Atrial Fibriliation,” while Trilby Hainstock, a 1992 Port Angeles High School graduate and an accomplished Seattle artist, spoke on how creating art can improve mental health.
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 event chair Karen Rogers.
Red, Set, Go Heart Healthy Run/Walk
The St. Patrick’s Day Run/Walk is back.
The event that was discontinued due to the Coronavirus was held on Saturday, March 18 on the Waterfront Trail starting at the Red Lion Hotel
The Red, Set, Go St. Patrick’s Day Run/Walk presented by Strait View Credit Union was held in conjunction with the OMC Foundation’s Red, Set, Go luncheon, and will benefit the OMC Heart Center
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0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 RED, SET, GO FINANCIAL HISTORY RED, SET, GO FEBRUARY 24, 2023 EVENT NET INCOME 2013 $55,688 $11,262 $44,426 Income Expenses Net 2014 $71,563 $16,479 $55,084 2015 $61,239 $16,194 $45,044 2016 $73,297 $12,336 $60,961 2017 $73,429 $12,755 $60,675 2018 $92,465 $19,129 $73,336 2019 $91,895 $18,890 $73,005 2020 $102,158 $24,608 $76,844 2021 $127,301 $22,274 $105,027 0 5 | 2 0 2 3 G R A T I T U D E R E P O R T 2022 $140,527 $27,234 $113,293 ST PATRICKS DAY RUN/WALK MARCH 18, 2023 2023 $164,329 $29,440 $134,889 RED, SET, GO
Kay Hermann of Port Angeles won the top prize, a 2023 Toyota Corolla from Wilder Auto in Port Angeles, at the 34th annual Duck Derby on Sunday.
Sunday’s event broke the record for revenue for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation.
Once a race on a waterway, the derby has evolved into the selection of yellow ducks from Toyota pickup trucks parked at Pebble Beach in Port Angeles
Sales groups in Port Angeles and Sequim sold 27,002 ducks this year, according to Bruce Skinner, executive director of the OMC Foundation, which has given $10.8 million to, or on behalf of, OMC in the past 10 years
Thirty-four prizes were won on Sunday. Dan Wilder Jr. plucked the winning duck. Wilder Toyota has donated a vehicle every year of the race.
The gathering began at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, when the Edie Beck Kids Pavilion opened to provide children with arts and crafts activities, face painting and the antics of the Happy Tymers Clown Group.
Just prior to the main event was the Bub and Alice Olsen Very Important Duck (VID) Pluck an opportunity for businesses and individuals, including those from off the Olympic Peninsula who do business with local companies, to purchase special V I D ducks emblazoned with their logo, for $350 each.
All plucks were operated under the rules of the Washington State Gambling Commission The duck pluck was presented by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Each duck ticket cost $7. For $35, adopters received an extra duck (six chances to win).
The top selling individual duck salesperson was Esther Littlejohn of Sequim for the third straight year with 1,530 ducks sold.
The top selling Port Angeles salesperson was Sandy Sinnes with 1,309 ducks, 8,662 all-time. Between her and her late father Bub Olsen, they have sold 24,536 ducks, Skinner said.
The top selling partnership was Larry and Sylvia Strohm, who sold 2,479 ducks. They now have sold 21,379 ducks all-time
Most VID Ducks were sold by Esther Littlejohn with 25.5, followed by Jim Leskinovitch with 20, Larry and Sylvia Strohm 13.5, Gail Ralston with 13, Gay Lynn Iseri with 12 5, Karen Rogers 10, Pam and Chuck Lockhart with 10, and Jean Hordyk and Lindsay Fox with 9.
Top team was Quackerbackers captained by Gail Ralston. It sold 5,695 ducks.
No. 2 selling team was the Wilder Ducks led by Larry and Sylvia Strohm, Dick Kent and Delores Bamer and Bill Schlichting with 3,220.
No 3 was the Olympic Medical Center Mandarin Duck Team with 2,937 led by Gay Lynn Iseri, Jim Leskinovitch and Jean Hordyk.
The team of Dick Kent and Delores Bamer, Gail Ralston and Scooter Chapman are the only persons who have sold for all 34 events.
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TOP DUCK PLUCKED IN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DERBY
0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 DUCK DERBY FINANCIAL HISTORY GREAT OLYMPIC PENINSULA DUCK DERBY MAY 21, 2023 EVENT NET INCOME 2013 $140,223 $74,707 $65,516 Income Expenses Net 2014 $145,150 $75,251 $69,899 2015 $132,749 $58,778 $73,971 2016 $142,096 $61,140 $80,956 2017 $154,215 $58,914 $95,301 2018 $166,210 $59,794 $106,416 2019 $159,803 $60,504 $99,299 2020 $114,556 $33,361 $81,195 2021 $162,958 $46,313 $116,645 0 7 | 2 0 2 3 G R A T I T U D E R E P O R T 2022 $173,724 $53,186 $120,538 2023 $171,733 $54,411 $117,322
HOG WILD NETS $88,000 FOR OLYMPIC MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
More than 300 people contributed $88,000 to Olympic Medical Center Foundation’s Hog Wild fundraiser, which was the first event at the Field Arts & Events Hall
“The ‘wow’ factor was in play Saturday night,” said Bruce Skinner, executive director of the Olympic Medical Center Foundation, which organized the 10th annual Hog Wild fundraiser.
“People got to see that this is one of the most impressive theaters and event centers in the Pacific Northwest,” Skinner said.
“It was the perfect venue for the incredible entertainment that we had.”
The event at Field Hall, 201 W. Front St., featured the showing of the 1942 classic film Casablanca. Port Angeles’ Amanda Bacon and Everett Polanski from Seattle performed Le Marseillaise and As Times Goes By, respectively two of the featured songs in the film.
Four performers who have been a part of Seattle’s famed Teatro Zinzanni or other circus acts entertained throughout the evening.
Kevin Joyce, the co-founder of EnJoy Productions, hosted the event, while Mick Holsbeke, a worldrenowned clown and cast member of the 2018 reopening of Teatro Zinzanni and stiltwalker and acrobalancer Jenny Penny and juggler and musician Alex Zerbe also performed.
The attendees also were entertained by Port Angeles band Black Diamond Junction
“This was one of the most exciting fundraisers that has ever been held in the state,” Skinner said. “The fact that we went from $26,000 (the amount raised in 2002), to almost $90,000 this year is indicative of that.”
Funds raised will go toward the purchase of equipment for the OMC Children’s Clinic, and to support the OMCF Scholarship fund, which has been established to boost the OMC workforce.
Hog Wild co-chairs Casi Fors and Kelly Gouge said they were excited to be able to hold the event at Field Hall.
“It will be a performance hall for everyone and an incredible game changer for downtown Port Angeles,” said Fors, who also is on the Field Hall board.
As another highlight, more than 60 people showed up in 1940s costumes or movie dress from the Casablanca era
“They really added to the event,” Gouge said.
The event became the first to be conducted at Field Hall when the city provided a temporary occupancy permit at the last minute
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0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 HOG WILD FINANCIAL HISTORY HOG WILD JUNE 17, 2023 EVENT NET INCOME Income Expenses Net 2015 $8,390 $3,286 $5,104 2016 $13,126 $4,208 $8,918 2017 $15,845 $4,724 $11,121 2018 $18,480 $6,506 $11,973 2019 $17,140 $3,999 $13,141 2020 $44,889 $8,146 $36,743 2021 $37,129 $12,408 $24,721 0 9 | 2 0 2 3 G R A T I T U D E R E P O R T 2022 $33,545 $10,017 $23,528 2023 $123,559 $30,874 $92,685
SIXKILLER TOURNAMENT GENERATES $60,000 FOR OMC FOUNDATION
The Olympic Sling team of Todd Negus, Chad Wagner, Paul Reed, Bill Evanstead and Husky celebrity Tim Burnham beat 37 other teams to win the 12th annual Sonny Sixkiller UW Husky Celebrity Golf Classic at Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course on Friday.
The Irwin Dental Team of Todd Irwin, Jade Tisdale, Matt Averill, Jason Doig and Husky celebrity Robb Weller finished second Burnham was an offensive guard for the 1984 Husky team that finished with No 2 in the nation with a 11-1 record. Weller was a Husky yell leader in the early 1970s when he invented the “Wave,” the cheer that gets spectators to their feet and ripples though an entire stadium.
The event raised a net $61,000 for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation. The OMC Foundation is also the organizer of the tournament along with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course.
Each of the 38 foursomes in the tournament were joined by a Husky celebrity Former Husky great Sonny Sixkiller, who led college football in passing in 1970, recruited the celebrities, which included several Husky and NFL greats, including Lincoln Kennedy, who went on to a stellar career as an offensive lineman with the Oakland Raiders.
Also playing were four former University of Washington stars who graduated from Sequim and Port Angeles High School. A 1984 graduate of PAHS, Scott Jones is the only Roughrider to play in the NFL. Former Rider Matt Lane was the starting catcher for the Huskies from 2004-2006, Sequim High graduate Derrin Doty starred for the Husky baseball team from 1990-1993, while former Roughrider Brandon Irvine pitched for Huskies baseball from 1994-1997.
The tournament is presented by Wilder Auto Center.
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0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SIXKILLER FINANCIAL HISTORY SONNY SIXKILLER CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC JULY 27-28, 2023 EVENT NET INCOME 2013 $107,250 $73.112 $34,138 Income Expenses Net 2014 $111,994 $89,365 $22,629 2015 $126,107 $77,044 $49,063 2016 $146,302 $78,097 $68,205 2017 $145,575 $91,637 $53,938 2018 $157,726 $108,181 $49,545 2019 $162,706 $103,540 $59,166 2020* $52,650 $3,079 $49,571 2021 $190,992 $105,431 $85,561 * N O E V E N T H O S T E D I N 2 0 2 0 1 1 | 2 0 2 3 G R A T I T U D E R E P O R T 2022 $199,507 $136,631 $62,876 2023 $198,878 $136,059 $62,819
HARVEST OF HOPE RAISES FUNDS FOR CANCER CENTER
The money raised Saturday at the event presented by Sound Community Bank and the Arrow Marine Group at Guy Cole Events Center in Sequim will go toward the OMC Cancer Center Patient Navigator Program and for equipment at the OMC Cancer Center, said Bruce Skinner, foundation executive director, in a press release.
The patient navigator program provides basic living expenses for low-income cancer patients
The foundation also presented the Rick Kaps Award to Barbara Cammack, who, along with her late husband Jim and son Joe, has been the biggest supporter of the patient navigator program.
The Kaps Award named for the former Sequim High School basketball coach and educator who died of cancer in 1998 is presented annually to an organization or individual who has contributed to cancer and overall health care on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Karen Rogers, a foundation executive committee member and the Harvest of Hope emcee, gave the survivor speech on behalf of her husband Jim, who is being treated at the OMC Cancer Center. She has been one of the cancer center’s leading fundraisers over the last nine years, and has been a donor every year herself.
“The great news is that patients can be examined locally instead of having to travel out of the area,” Rogers said
The Foundation has contributed over $3.8 million for the Cancer Center.
“OMC and the foundation is thankful for all of the support that it has received from hundreds of donors who have contributed towards this effort,” Rogers said
“We also really want to thank our sponsors. Because of their support, every penny raised at Harvest of Hope goes toward the treatment of cancer,” Skinner said.
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0 50000 100000 150000 200000 250000 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 HARVEST OF HOPE FINANCIAL HISTORY HARVEST OF HOPE SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 EVENT NET INCOME 2013 $119,049 $38,734 $80,315 Income Expenses Net 2014 $132,180 $40,234 $91,946 2015 $135,525 $39,605 $95,919 2016 $160,584 $37,232 $123,351 2017 $169,720 $39,952 $129,768 2018 $156,860 $46,010 $110,850 2019 $179,963 $53,955 $126,009 2020 $119,995 $23,212 $96,783 2021 $196,986 $31,282 $165,704 1 3 | 2 0 2 3 G R A T I T U D E R E P O R T 2022 $283,800 $42,934 $240,866 2023 $243,913 $43,314 $200,599
FESTIVAL OF TREES HAS ANOTHER RECORD YEAR
The 33rd annual Festival of Trees netted $175,000 over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend during five events at the Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles, according to Bruce Skinner, executive director of the Olympic Medical Center Foundation.
“We had a great year, financially,” Skinner said. “It’s one of the best years we’ve ever had.”
The foundation produces the event and is its beneficiary.
Forty-six decorated trees were auctioned or raffled off on Friday night during the Festival of Trees Gala. Drawing the top bid was “Take Me Back,” which brought in $7,500
Fund A Need elicited $65,000 from gala attendees for the George and Barbara Brown Scholarship Fund, Skinner said. Scholarships allow OMC employees to further their education and others to pursue medical careers at Peninsula College.
The festival kicked off on Wednesday with opening ceremonies that featured a White Christmas presentation by Ghostlight Productions. They all performed amidst the lighting of LED-lit giant Christmas ornament displays, which were donated to the OMC Foundation by Microsoft
FESTIVAL OF TREES
“We were extremely honored to be the recipient of these displays,” Skinner said. “Not only were they used during the opening ceremonies, they also served as the entryway to all of our festival events.”
The Senior Breakfast was held Friday morning, followed by the gala that night, the Teddy Bear Tea on Saturday, and Family Days on Saturday and Sunday.
Wednesday’s opening ceremonies were presented by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. The gala was presented by First Federal. The Teddy Bear Tea was presented by Erika Ralston Word and Windermere. The Senior Breakfast was presented by Discovery Memory Care and Family Days was presented by the Lodge at Sherwood Village, the Fifth Avenue and Sherwood Assisted Living
“The event was extremely successful,” said Festival Chair Mary Hebert. “Once again, this community showed that it supports advancing health care on the Peninsula so that patients can be treated locally.”
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0 50000 100000 150000 200000 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 FESTIVAL OF TREES FINANCIAL HISTORY FESTIVAL OF TREES NOVEMBER 22-26, 2023 EVENT NET INCOME 2013 $182,617 $109,156 $73,461 Income Expenses Net 2014 $191,691 $106,570 $85,121 2015 $156,608 $82,313 $74,295 2016 $206,979 $97,309 $109,670 2017 $228,216 $101,724 $126,493 2018 $240,929 $109,678 $131,251 2019 $227,382 $110,412 $116,971 2020 $206,180 $69,085 $137,095 2021 $291,108 $106,046 $185,062 1 5 | 2 0 2 3 G R A T I T U D E R E P O R T * I N C O M E A N D E X P E N S E S S T I L L F I N A L I Z I N G 2022 $356,471 $160,124 $196,347 2023* $329,314 $153,568 $175,746
DONATIONS
OMC HEALTHCARE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The OMC Foundation has announced that it has created a scholarship program to help increase the number of healthcare workers in Clallam County, and to allow current OMC employees to further their education.
One of the biggest obstacles that current employees, adults who want to change careers, and students face when they want to enter or advance in the healthcare field is the cost We want to take that out of the equation, as we plan on these being significant awards
Growing the workforce is one of the the most significant challenges facing the healthcare industry and OMC today. By offering scholarships, we feel that we’ll be able to increase the potential employee pool that OMC can draw from It will also help the rest of the industry in the County
Current Olympic Medical Center Employees AVAILABLE TO:
Peninsula College Clinical Nursing Program (Non-Olympic Medical Center Employees)
Certified Nursing Assistants, Medical Assistants, Phlebotomy and other Peninsula College Medical Programs
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Income Expense Donations 0 500000 1000000 1500000 2000000 2500000 3000000 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 ORGANIZATION FINANCIAL HISTORY Income Expenses Dontations 1 7 | 2 0 2 3 G R A T I T U D E R E P O R T * T O T A L S A S O F D E C E M B E R 1 0 T H I N C L U D E S P L E D G E D D O N A T I O N S 2022 $2,851,480 $2,822,622 $1,880,648 2021 $1,667,593 $1,777,185 $1,026,512 2020 $944,941 $748,557 $270,440 2019 $1,369,401 $1,328,650 $658,425 2018 $1,435,394 $1,573,153 $906,830 2017 $1,114,503 $1,119,349 $490,237 2016 $1,114,125 $1,021,081 $419,106 2015 $760,069 $803,310 $236,851 2023* $2,220,155 $2,104,542 $1,085,364
2024 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
RED, SET, GO
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
FIELD ARTS & EVENTS HALL
ST. PATRICKS DAYS RUN/WALK
MARCH 16, 2024
PORT ANGELES WATERFRONT
LEO YANG BENEFIT CONCERT
APRIL 13, 2024
FIELD ARTS & EVENTS HALL
GREAT OLYMPIC PENINSULA DUCK DERBY
MAY 19, 2024
PEBBLE BEACH PARK AND FIELD ARTS & EVENTS HALL
HOGWILD
JUNE 22, 2024
FIELD ARTS & EVENTS HALL
SONNY SIXKILLER CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC
JULY 25-26, 2024
SEVEN CEDARS AND THE CEDARS AT DUNGENESS
HARVEST OF HOPE
SEPTEMBER 28, 2024
GUY COLE EVENT CENTER
FESTIVAL OF TREES
NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 1, 2024
VERN BURTON COMMUNITY CENTER
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