21st Annual Harvest of Hope Program

Thank You for Attending

5:00 p.m. In person reception opens

5:45 p.m. Dinner from Tedesco’s and Dessert from Reath Ellefson

• Summer Misto Salad with Tomatoes, Mixed Greens, Fresh Mozzarella, Black Garbanzos, Red Onions, Balsamic & Orange Dressings

• Carmalized 16/20 White Shrimp & Pork Belly in Chilli Marinara

• Broiled Chicken Breast in Blood Orange Buerre Blanc

• Penne Romantica, Fresh Vegetable Medley

• Assorted Cupcakes by Reath

6:15 p.m Welcome, Karen Rogers

6:30 p.m Rick Kaps Award Presentation – Barbara Cammack

6:45 p.m Kate McDermott, nationally known cookbook author of “Pie Camp,” “The Art of the Pie” and “Home Cooking”

7:00 p.m Live Auction, Fund a Need

7:45 p.m Dueling Pianos with Jeff & Rhiannon

Thank You to Our Sponsors

PRESENTING SPONSORS: SOUND COMMUNITY BANK AND ARROW MARINE GROUP

Gold Sponsors: Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, First Fed

Silver Sponsors: North Olympic Healthcare Network, Karen Rogers Consulting, Dr. Lindsay Jensen, The Lodge at Sherwood Village, The Fifth Avenue, Sherwood Assisted Living, Olympic View Care, Sequim Health & Rehabilitation, Jamieson Architecture

Bronze Sponsors: Windermere, Kelly Johnson, Home Instead, J. Ryan Salon & Boutique, Jim’s Pharmacy, Jamestown Healthcare, Red Lion, Root & Wings, Halberg Chiropractic & Massage, Angeles Fitness, Avamere, Sound Publishing, Park View Villas, Discovery Memory Care, Jim & Sherry McEntire, George Brown, Phil Walker, Bob & Sherry Phillips, Bruce & Kathy Skinner, Dave Blake & Kay Kaps-Blake.

Table Sponsors: James & Lorie Fazio, Kitsap Bank,Candy Burkhardt, Shawn Lovell & Lisa Dublin, Dave & Ann Salmon

About the Rick Kaps Award

It is with great pride and respect that the OMC Foundation established the Rick Kaps Award, which is presented on an annual basis to an organization or individual for their outstanding support of cancer care on the North Olympic Peninsula. The award is named for Sequim teacher and coaching great Rick Kaps (left), who passed away from cancer in 1998 at age 55.

Kaps was head coach of Sequim High School’s basketball team from 1975 to 1989. His 1988 team, led by son Ryan, made it to the finals in the Class AA state tournament with nary a starter over 6’-3”. The team finished second to Rainier Beach, which was led by future NBA star Doug Christie. Over the years, four of his teams made it to the state tournament, while six were district champions. He was named Washington State Basketball Coach of the Year in 1988.

"I think that Rick Kaps was the closest thing our town has had to a hero," said fellow Sequim High School educator Mark Textor.

When Kaps passed away from cancer in February 1998, over 1,000 family members, friends, colleagues and ex-players packed into what is now Rick Kaps Gym at Sequim High School to pay their respects.

"Rick Kaps may be best known as the highly successful coach of Sequim basketball games," wrote Sequim Gazette Editor Jim Manders, "But there was much more to the man than what happened on a shiny wooden court."

"I have memories of breaking chalk and flying clipboards, but through it all, I know that he always cared about his players," said Larry Hill, Kaps' assistant and successor as head coach. "Most people remember him as a coach, but first and foremost, he was a teacher."

"He really knew what was important in life, which was relationships with people he cared about," said Kaps' son Ryan, who went on to play basketball at the University of Washington and Weber State University.

"He was one in a million," said longtime friend Dave Blake. "He would drop everything to help someone in need."

Award Recipients

2023 Barb Cammack

2022 Sunland Drive for the Cure

2021 Jack and Terri Harmon

2020 First Federal & First Federal Community Foundation

2019 Bill and Esther Littlejohn

2018 George & Barbara Brown and Phil & Linda Walker

2017 Steve Oliver

2016 Operation Uplift

2015 Dr. Thomas Kummet

2014 Rose Crumb

2013 Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

2023 Award Winner Barb Cammack

Barb, her late husband, Jim, and son Joe have always believed in the Foundation’s mission and goals. They have donated to all of the Foundation’s events since 1990.

Most of all, Barb has believed in the Patient Navigator Program, supporting the program that has paid for basic living costs for hundreds of patients at Olympic Medical Cancer Center. The Cammack family have been the largest donors to the OMC patient navigator program.

The oncology providers at Olympic Medical Cancer Center greatly appreciate the generous community support and the efforts of the Olympic Medical Center Foundation.

Patrick Jewell, MD Lindsay Jensen, MD Mark Sienko, MD Charene Alderman, ARNP Martin Palmer, MD

Featured Chef – Eric Thomson

Eric Thomson started his culinary career at the Hotel Utah in the early 80s as an American Culinary Federation Apprentice Chef. After graduation, stops included: The Lodge at Pebble Beach, French boutique restaurants in Palo Alto and Mountain View CA, and an Italian Restaurant, Trattoria Romana. Feeling the itch to continue his professional education, enrollment in UNLV for a bachelor’s degree in Hotel Administration became paramount. Following graduation, he was a Room Chef for three restaurants in the Palace Station Hotel and Casino.

Moving back to California in 1998 started the best years of his corporate career – three years plus with Bon Appetit Management Co. (BAMCO) as a chef and catering manager for Sysco Systems in San Jose, CA. It was there his diverse background in flavors and textures started, being introduced to Indian cuisine, Thai, and other Asian fare. The next several years were spent working for Guckenheimer Inc., another corporate foodservice company, as an account manager and area manager in the San Francisco Bay area for accounts such as VISA, Adobe software, SAP, BEA, and several law firms.

Tedescos is the second restaurant operated by the Thomsons, the first was near Auburn, CA. Christina and Eric both try to provide the community with a quality dining experience and work with local groups such as WAG, the Boys and Girls Club and Pet Possie, and help them raise money through sponsored events and catering.

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Featuring Wines of the North Olympic Peninsula

Camaraderie Cellars

Don Corson started Camaraderie Cellars with his wife Vicki in 1992. At that time there were only about 50 active wineries in Washington State. Now there are more than 900. Over the years the winery has grown from just 200 cases to over 3,500, and has garnered several hundred major local, national and international awards, including the prestigious Jefferson Cup and recognition by Sunset Magazine. Don and Vicki have been generous supporters of community arts and health campaigns by crafting unique, specialty fundraising wines like the Confluence you are drinking tonight.

Harbinger Winery

Sara Gagnon’s Port Angeles roots run deep. Her current home sits on a portion of the orchard land homesteaded by her great-grandparents at the turn of the last century. Sara began making wine at the “ripe” old age of 20; her first creation being a blackberry wine from fruit picked off Gagnon land. In 2000, Gagnon accepted an apprenticeship under Don Caudill, the former owner and winemaker of Olympic Cellars. Six months later, Caudill retired and Sara became one of Washington State’s youngest winemakers. Harbinger signifies “good things to come.”

Thank you for supporting Harvest of Hope

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(Please note, you may not have an account as this is the first Harvest of Hope auction with Greater Giving)

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$1,000 Lottery

Enter to win $1,000 cash! Donated by Sound Community Bank

QUESTIONS

You can purchase by finding any of our sellers who will be out in the room with a cart during the event

$40: 1 Ball

$75: 5 Balls

$100: 10 Balls

Live Auction Items

Items #101-110

All bidding will be done in person at Guy Cole Event Center Items online are preview only

Silent Auction Items

We have sorted the silent auction for your convenience into the following categories:

200's: Premium Items

300's: Restaurant

400's: Wine & Beer

500's: Gift Certificates

600's: Sports & Fitness

700's: Art & Books

800's: Home & Garden

900's: Miscellaneous

Start bidding now! Bidding closes 10 minutes after the close of the live auction.

Centerpiece

Bid to take home your tables centerpiece. Listen closely as the auctioneer will prompt you to conduct the bidding on the half sheet on your table.

Proceeds from tonight’s centerpiece auction will kick off our Patient Pantry program. We are excited to help our patients with comforts and solutions for the patients as they are going through the treatment. It’s hard enough dealing with cancer and the affects of treatments so we want to help the patients have the ability to try different supplies needed for recovery, lotions and head scarves, port access shirts, anti-nausea items, cookbooks and magazines and more, let’s help them with the extras needed to ease their recovery.

Enjoy a sparking and convivial afternoon of baking, with treats, both savory and sweet.

Donated by:

Kate McDermott

Eight lucky pie makers will be the winners of a cooking demonstration by Kate in the kitchen of their choice, and dinner and dessert (one of Kate’s pies, of course).

Along the way you will learn:

About pie worthy fruit and how important is is to make a good pie – the same as in life

About the “sizzle-whump,” what Kate calls the heartbeat of the pie

How baking can be a healing therapy.

We will be on “Pie” time – your event will begin at 3:14 p.m.

Value: T r u l y P r i c e l e s s !

" L i f e i s L i k e B a k i n g a P i e ”

Dr.

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Intimate, Romantic Dinner at a Penthouse overlooking Port Angeles Harbor

Donated by:

Kelly Johnson, Julie Myers, Lori Taylor and Terri Wood

3 Lenders and a Realtor by day… Chefs, Sommelier and Hostesses

Extraordinaire by night, invite you to join us for an enchanting dinner.

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The evening will begin with an array of delectable appetizers and a signature cocktail. Then you will enjoy a 3-course culinary feast with wine pairings To end your evening on a sweet note, you will enjoy a delicious dessert with an afterdinner libation offered.

Dates to be mutually agreed upon by the hosts and auction winner. February is a great month as the home will be decorated for Valentines Day

This event next fall will feature award winning wines and a gourmet dinner. The 22nd annual Harvest of Hope Wine & Dinner Gala will once again raise funds for local cancer patients being treated at Olympic Medical Cancer Center through the provision of services, programs and equipment.

Value:

$ 1 , 5 0 0

You and 7 guests will enjoy an upfront table to this premier Olympic Medical Center Foundation event!

Enjoy a table next fall at Guy Cole Event Center

You are invited to stop by and take a tour of our newly renovated community. It will be our pleasure to show you around, introduce you to our dedicated team, and spend some time visiting about all we have to offer. You will see for yourself why our residents love living here.

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You get to choose where you want to go: Africa, Cancun or Tuscany?

5-Night Stay at the Westin Resort & Spa Cancun for 2

This Trip Includes:

5-night stay in a Standard Guestroom, Lagoon View at the Westin Resort & Spa Cancun

Daily breakfast for 2

Visitors seeking a relaxing beach vacation will delight in Cancun’s unparalleled tropical beauty. Most famous for its long white sandy beaches, stunning turquoise waters, and vibrant nightlife, Cancun also boasts a rich history and breathtaking archaeological sites Explore ancient Mayan ruins, traditional Mexican villages, and impressive eco-parks. Enjoy a range of activities including championship golf and water sports.

I Dreamed of Africa Safari

This Trip Includes:

Six days/six nights luxury accommodations

Three meals per day

Two daily open game drives in open Land Cruisers

Good for two years from purchase date

This is the trip of a lifetime – the winning bidder will experience the Zulu Nyala Game Reserve in South Africa This is in the heart of one of Africa’s richest conservation regions

you’ll see elephant, rhino, leopard, buffalo, crocodiles, cheetah, giraffe, hippo, zebra, kudu and over 400 species of birds.

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Wine Tasting, Dinner, 3 or 4-Night Stay in Cortona for 4

This Trip Includes:

Your choice of a 3-night weekend or 4-night weekday stay for 4 people in Tuscany (Cortona, Italy)

Wine Tasting

3-course dinner in your apartment prepared by a private chef

With its manicured fields, rustic farms, cypress-lined driveways, and towns clinging to nearly every hill, Tuscany is our romantic image of village Italy. Visitors to Tuscany come for many reasons, some in search of fine art, others to explore the extraordinary countryside. Gourmets and wine buffs descend on Tuscany to enjoy the simple yet wonderful cuisine and wine.

Value:

$ 3 , 2 5 0 - $ 5 , 9 5 0

The winning bidder will be able to deliver a dozen pies to patients at the Olympic Medical Cancer Center the day prior to Thanksgiving.

They will be baked using Kate McDermott’s pie recipe from the “Art of the Pie”.

“The words “pumpkin” and “pie” when placed together are pretty much synonymous with Thanksgiving, home and family Pumpkin pie was one of the pies my grandma made for our family every year and the aroma of it baking always brings her to mind. She used canned pumpkin and I’m not talking about pumpkin puree that she canned herself. Nope, my grandma firmly believed that canned pumpkin from the supermarket was just fine for pie Grandma was right ”

- Kate McDermott

Value:

Baked using Kate McDermott’s pie recipe from the “Art of the Pie”

Over 3.8 Million Dollars

Through the generous gifts of many people in the audience tonight, Olympic Medical Center Foundation has been able to raise $3.8 million for cancer care since 2006, with $515,000 going to Olympic Medical Cancer Center’s Patient Navigator program, which funds basic cost of living expenses for qualifying cancer patients on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Harvest of Hope Committee

Event Chair:

Karen Rogers

Committee:

Beth Pratt

Lorie Fazio

Margie Mirabella

Laurie Szczepczynski

Edna Petersen

Amber Dewey

Esther Littlejohn

Julie Hatch

Chelsea Aitken

Cindy Kazlauskas

Staff:

Bruce Skinner

Jeremy Gilchrist

Lindsay Fox

Andrea Bianchi

Photography:

Lexie J Winters

Photography Sound & Video

Production: Own the Night Productions

Donated by:

Esther Littlejohn

Gary Hamburgh has delivered magnificent photographs of the beautiful world in which we live.

Measures: 32" high x 22" wide

Also, take home a case each of Confluence and Confluence Blanc, the wines we are enjoying tonight!

This photo is from Gary Hamburgh’s beautiful landscape collection.

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Escape to Phoenix for a WeekVacation Home and Airfare for Two Included!

Donated by:

Chris & Charla Wright

Enjoy a week-long vacation in the lovely and sunny Phoenix, Arizona! Kick back in a welcoming 2-bed, 2-bath vacation home, featuring a great central Phoenix location.

Spend your days relaxing by the Tapatio Cove community pool or take a swing at one of the nearby golf courses.

o n o r a n D e s e r t R e t r e a t

Nearby hiking and biking trails in the Phoenix Mountain Reserve offer plenty for any outdoor enthusiast and downtown Phoenix is just 11 miles down the road for some city fun!

With airfare for two included, there is no better time to secure this fabulous Sonoran Desert retreat.

Value:

$ 3 , 1 0 0

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Joe Cammack

You'll take home 24 jars of tuna after you've completed your lesson.

Opportunity for four people to learn how to can tuna, taught by Joe Cammack P r i c e l e s s ! Value:

Fresh tuna caught by Joe Cammack!

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A combination of great weather and spectacular scenery

Donated by:

Phil Walker

C a b o C o n t i n u e s

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You can soak up the sun and enjoy the relaxing waves, while staying in a two - one bedroom adjacent connected condos that feature a balcony and can sleep up to six people.

It’s available to you for one week in 2024, excluding Christmas.

You’ll also receive a pair of tickets on Alaska Airlines to get you there!

Value:

$ 3 , 4 5 0

Located at the tip of the 800-mile long Baja California peninsula, Cabos San Lucas has the Sea of Cortez on one shore and the Pacific Ocean on the other.

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Enjoy a Table to Festival of Trees this November 22-26

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You and 7 others will enjoy the 33rd annual Festival of Trees gala with an upfront table on November 24th!

You and your party will get a private viewing of the 50 fabulously decorated Christmas trees and kick off your Holiday season this year at the Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles

You receive:

8 Tickets to the Festival of Trees Gala, held November 24th at 5 PM

4 Tickets to the Opening Ceremonies on November 22nd, the Festivals newest event featuring the lighting of new outdoor decorations, performances, and a chance to have a private viewing of the decorated trees

8 Teddy Bear Tea tickets and have priority for pictures with Santa on November 25th

Value:

$ 1 , 7 5 0

Fund a Need

Patient Navigator Program & Cancer Center Equipment

We want to provide $35,000 in funding for the Patient Navigator program, which provides monies for living expenses for OMC Cancer Center Patients and additional funds for equipment at the Cancer Center

Story from olympicmedical.org

Bob Buckingham and his wife, Betsy, started running a food truck after retirement – Bob retiring from the Port of Neah Bay where he was the director and his wife from the Sophie Trettevick Indian Health Center But, about two years ago, when he struggled to keep up with the food truck operation, he knew it was time for a visit to his primary care provider

“I was getting kind of run down and we had to shut [the food truck] down because I really couldn’t keep up with my wife working on it,” Bob says

Bob had not been to the doctor in about five years, and he made the two-hour trip from Neah Bay to his primary care provider in Sequim, where blood work revealed that he had chronic myeloid leukemia

“It was a bit of a surprise,” he says His doctor referred him to Olympic Medical Cancer Center in Sequim.

“I am truly thankful for all that they’ve done and all that they continue to do,” Bob says of the cancer center team. At first, Bob’s treatment required the journey from Neah Bay to Sequim about every two weeks, before eventually being reduced to every month and now, every three months.

The Patient Navigation team at Olympic Medical Cancer Center has worked with Bob to apply for funding to cover most of the expenses for his medication.

“If it weren’t for the team at the Cancer Center, I don’t think we could have started my medication therapy due to the high cost,” Buckingham says.

The Patient Navigator program is designed to provide services and resources to help guide patients through the health care system so they can focus on treatment and well-being. Thanks to the generous support of the OMC Foundation, these resources include financial assistance, lodging and transportation assistance, social work, disease and treatment reference materials, community support, respite housing, additional health care support and more.

“This has made all the positive difference in the world for my family and I Having cancer is one thing, but having this amazing cancer care team has really meant life to me,” Bob says. “I wasn’t sure what we were going to do at that point in time When I found out the cost of the medication needed, I didn’t think I could meet those costs We were so relieved when the cancer care team helped apply for alternate resources to help with this financial burden ”

As his treatment progresses, Buckingham feels supported by Olympic Medical Cancer Center

“The cancer care center has made this journey much more tolerable. It is heartwarming to witness every team member treat me so well every step of the way,” he said

Olympic Medical Cancer Center’s patient navigation helps Neah Bay resident get needed medication

The Jeff & Rhiannon Dueling Pianos Show is one of the premiere performance acts in the country today. This award-winning duo has performed for the most prestigious companies in the world, they have headlined for several cruise lines, performed at the world - famous Las Vegas Casinos and produced shows for theater festivals and concerts.

Get ready for this sing-a-long, clap-a-long, interactive show!