OLYMPIA UNION GOSPEL MISSION PO Box 7668 Olympia, WA 98507
413 Franklin St NE
Olympia, WA 98501-7668 ougm.org | 360.709.9725
2022-2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Director
Loren “Skip” Steffen Director
Mindy Roberts
Executive Board
Andrew Christensen, President
Tom Davis, Vice President
Jack Olson, Treasurer
Tim Langan, Secretary Board
Robin Wadsworth
The Olympia Union Gospel Mission (OUGM) began its work with the homeless and needy in 1995 through a street ministry outreach. Sandwiches and hot drinks were offered in an atmosphere of love and acceptance. Our goal was, and still is, to share God’s love in practical ways.
The OUGM exists as an Evangelical Christian Rescue Mission, serving Thurston County, to share the good news of life in Jesus Christ by meeting the physical, mental and spiritual needs of individuals in crisis.
The Mission is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization and does not receive government funding, but relies solely on the generous support of individuals, churches, businesses and private foundations to maintain services. All donations are tax-deductible.
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 7pm | Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Olympia Jazz Senators ~ Ben McDonald, Music Director
Master of Ceremonies ~ Loren “Skip” Steffen, Executive Director, Olympia Union Gospel Mission
Be Our Guest - Alan Menkin & Howard Ashman
Drs. Bath, Kern, Peterson, Sunde, Winter, and Peter Adams
Every Summer Night - Pat Metheny
Senators
Still Rolling Stones - Lauren Daigle, Paul Mabury, Jason Ingram, Paul Duncan
Talia Hastie & Debbi’s Dance
Skip’s Moment
Back in the Old Dental Chair (Back in the USSR) - Paul McCartney, John Lennon
Drs. Bath, Kern, Peterson, Sunde, Winter, and Peter Adams
Cherry, Cherry - Neil Diamond
Debbi’s Dance
You Say - Lauren Daigle
Gayla Duerr & Talia Hastie
It’s All Right - J.J. Jackson & Pierre Tubbs
Dr. Venn Peterson and Drs. Bath, Kern, Sunde, Winter
Feelin’ Good - Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse
Cole Hastie
I’m A Dentist (Soul Man) - Isaac Hayes & David Porter
Dr. Stephen Kern & Dr. Kyle Winter
Mindy the Magnificent - Cab Calloway
Peter Adams
Shout - Isley Brothers
Dr. Venn Peterson and Drs. Bath, Kern, Sunde, Winter, and Peter Adams
INTERMISSION
Mission Moment Video
When You Believe - Stephen Schwartz
Gayla Duerr & Talia Hastie
New York, New York - John Kander & Fred Ebb
Dr. Suneet Bath & Debbi’s Dance
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Freddie Mercury
Cole Hastie
Daahoud - Clifford Brown, Dr. Brian Dean
Senators
Respect - Ottis Redding
Dr. Venn Peterson & Dr. Kyle Winter, Drs. Bath, Kern, Sunde, and Peter Adams
Close To You - Carpenters
Talia Hastie & Debbi’s Dance
Everybody Needs Somebody - Bert, Berns, Solomon Burke, Jerry Wexler
Dr. Don Sunde & Dr. Venn Peterson, Drs. Bath, Kern, Winter, and Peter Adams
God Bless America/When the Saints Go Marching In - Traditional
Olympia Jazz Senators (OJS), founded by Norm Wallen in the fall of 2005, has become the premiere big band in Thurston County. OJS members hail from Florida to Alaska bringing a wealth of experience and expertise. Members include public school band directors, active and retired, as well as members of our Armed Forces, including the United States Army, Navy and Air Force Bands.
This swinging ensemble performs classics of Glenn Miller, Buddy Rich, Count Basie, to the contemporary sounds of today. Drawn from a vast custom library, the Olympia Jazz Senators perform new compositions and arrangements by one of the Senators. No matter what the genre, the Olympia Jazz Senators present every tune with their own unique twist.
Saxophone: Scott Dunkin (alto 1), Ninee Wolff (alto 2), Aaron Wolff (tenor 1), Tim Owen (tenor 2), Derek Nelson (bari)
Trombone: Peter Plumbley (1), Peter Klinzman (2), Daniel Ayotte (3), Rich Pasko (4)
Trumpet: Mario Pesacreta (lead), Eric Lundquist (2), Steve Ross (3), Joel Heridea (4)
Rhythm Section: Dr. Brian Dean (piano), Brian Pelky (guitar), Steven Bentley (drums), Rick Jarvela (bass)
“Music teaches you so much about life and I want my students to be as inspired by the joy of music, as I have been.” An instrumental music teacher for over 25 years, Ben McDonald is passionate about performing and believes it’s performance that inspires his best teaching. McDonald currently teaches band at Bush Middle School. He has performed with the Oregon Symphony as well as the Oregon Opera and Ballet. In 2013 he recorded with Grammy award winning artist “City of Roses” song writer Esperanza Spalding. McDonald also lends his talents to the Gospel Outreach Church as the Brass Choir Director, and he is one of the founding members of the Olympia Jazz Senators.
McDonald earned a degree in music from the University of Kentucky, Lexington, where he studied two years with Vincent Di Martino and later, he studied eight years with William ‘Bill’ Fiedler at the Rutgers Mason Gross School of Arts in Newark. He credits his ability to switch from classical to jazz and across other genres to his time spent with these legendary greats who played with everyone from Aretha Franklin to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Count Basie Orchestra with equal ease. He praises Fielder as holding a pivotal role in his life as a “Master Teacher.”
Trained as a biochemist, Skip Steffen was involved in Laboratory Medicine at Providence St. Peter Hospital from 1970 to 2000.
In 1995 Skip became a Board member of the Olympia Union Gospel Mission. He held the position until 2005 when he became Executive Director after retiring from St. Peter Hospital.
The first Dental Benefit show was in 2003 when Skip was still on the Board and he was able to “just show up” and enjoy the Breath of Aire Choir performance. In 2004 Skip became part of the planning team and over the years has become more and more involved in the annual production.
In 2011 Skip played the part of the monster in “Putting on the Ritz,” and cavorting around the stage on stilts taught him that it was much safer to be behind the scenes than on stage as part of the cast.
Providing our low income, un- or under-insured citizens in the greater Olympia community access to dental and other health care services has always been seen by Skip and the other Board members as an important role for the Mission. Over the years, both the types of performances in the show and the dental clinic services have undergone change, but both play an important role in the lives of Olympia area citizens.
Skip has found the role of producer to be both very enjoyable and challenging. He wishes to express his sincere appreciation to the Olympia Jazz Senators and all the performers for their support and willingness to pull together to create yet again another great evening of entertainment for the Olympia audience.
Debbi’s Dance - Directed by Michelle Hager & Andrea Patton
Izzie Bariekman, Heather Bartlett, Donna Cowsert, Joanne deLeon, Caitlin Endsley, Sophia Falgout, Michelle Hager, Cheryl Kiefer, Leah Kilczewski, Cayleigh McDermott, Maddie McDermott, Rai McKernan, Makayla Meyer, Chloe Newman, Summer Newman, Maddie Patton, Kimberly Platt, Nataliia Pryymak, Leah Rudd, Jon Sherry, Lauren Stafford, Cadence Stevens, Kath Thorn
Drs. Suneet Bath, Stephen Kern, Venn Peterson, Don Sunde, Kyle Winter
Guest Singers
Peter Adams, Gayla Duerr, Talia & Cole Hastie
Family owned and operated for three generations, Capital Heating, Cooling, and Plumbing is run by us, the Schmidtke brothers, Bill, Chuck and Dean. We are proud to carry on the family tradition of customer satisfaction and quality service.
In addition to our heating, cooling, and sheet metal services, we now full-service residential and commercial plumbing products and services in the South Sound. We hope you’ll think of us for your interior residential and commercial plumbing needs: drains, water heaters, sinks, toilets, garbage disposals, and more!
Residential & Commercial Services Include:
Water Heaters
Tankless Water Heaters
Leak & Drain Repair
Plumbing Fixture Upgrades
• Heating
• Air Conditioning
• Heat Pumps
• Air Filtration
• Smart Thermostats
• Ductless Systems
• Preventative Maintenance
• Air Duct Cleaning
Legacy $5,000 +
Mary Jo Belmont
In Memory of Jack Belmont
Construct, Inc.
Skip & Barbara Steffen
Presenting $2,500- $4,999
Capital Heating, Cooling, & Plumbing
Soundview Advisers
Gold $1,000 - $2,499
American Landscape Services
Heritage Bank
Olympia Federal Savings
Olympic Blinds
Timberland Bank
TwinStar Credit Union
Silver $500-$999
O’Bee Credit Union
State Farm - Debbie Daniels
Tumwater Auto Spa
Bronze $100 - $499
Evergreen Direct Credit Union
First Citizens Bank - Vicky Churchill
Signarama - Lacey
Stormans - Ralph’s & Bayview Thriftway
$10,000 +
Dr. Stephen & Laura Kern
Charitable Foundation
Jack Martin & Susan Crawley
Mary Martin
Susan Martin
MultiCare Health System
Northwest Endodontic Specialists
Dr. Albert ‘Ace’ Goerig
$5000 - $9,999
Northwest Endodontic Specialists
Dr. Michael Behnen
Dr. David Shin
Thurston-Mason Counties
Dental Society
$1,000 - $4,999
Anonymous
De Jesus Orthodontics
Dr. John & Cheryl Deviny
Kathie Deviny
Dr. Lee Edwards
First United Methodist Women
Michael & Lina Hampson
Dr. Youngeun Kim & Robert Hcoousley
Daniel & Linda Konopatzke
Peterson & Cammack
Family & Cosmetic Dentistry
Russell, Maynard, Bode
Family Dentistry
South Bay Periodontics
South Sound Oral Surgery
Dr. Michael Werner
$500-$999
Michael & Caroline Estcourt
Julia Herbison
Wendy Jarrett
Joy Laughlin
McDonald Denistry
Olympia Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Eugene & Anita Peeples
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Ray & Frankie Rasmussen
Sea-Port Realty
Elwood Schabell
Sunde Family Dental
Westside Dental
$250 - $499
Cynthia Anderson
Claudia Beyer
Sherri Boatman
Thomas & Mary Ellen Bradley
Dr. William & Lynn Busacca
Gundersen Dental Care
Kathleen Connolly
Jeri Van Dyk & Paul Gamble
Gerald Kvale
Lynda Leach
Brian & Mollie Mansfield
Lane & Carol Oppelt
John & Sallie Parr
Sandra Pedersen
Daniel & Rebecca Reese
Linda & Alan Spaulding
Dr. Robert Stover
Tenino Family Dental
Velma Woods
$100 - $249
Anonymous (2)
Capital Dental Hygiene
Component
Dr. John Deviny
Dr. David Goerig
Hicker Dental
Dr. Stephen Kern
Patterson Dental
Dr. Eugene Peeples
Sea Mar
Dr. Ryan Womack
OUGM DENTISTS
Dr. Mike Bailey
Dr. Jordan Buhr
Dr. William Busacca
Dr. Spenser Cammack
Dr. John Deviny
Dr. David Joung
Dr. Stephen Kern
Dr. Danielle LaRue
Dr. Theresa Madden
Dr. Eugene Peeples
Dr. Venn Peterson
Dr. Daniel Reese
Dr. Steve Russell
Dr. Amelia Shin
Dr. Stephen Smith
Dr. Chris Stevens
Dr. Kyle Winter
Dr. Ryan Womack
HYGIENISTS
Pam Ditzhazy
Lina Hampson
Sheila Norton
Denise Saller
Mona Zuber-Harvey
ASSISTANTS
Shayla Gerdlund
Danny Hernandez
OUGM DENTAL STAFF
Shelley Case, Dental Clinic Manager
Tracy Cron, Dental Assistant
Karen Donnelly, Receptionist
Jeannie Hansen, Receptionist
TCDAN VOLUNTEERS
Dr. Suneet Bath
Dr. Michael Behnen
Dr. Bill Bode
Dr. Bruce Cooper
Dr. Adam Cramer
Dr. Albert Goerig
Dr. David Goerig
Dr. James Hutchinson
Dr. Rick Jude
Dr. Joseph Moss
Dr. Michael Werner
TCDAN SUPPORT STAFF
Shelley Case
Tracy Cron
COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS
Mary Ellen Psaltis, Alliance of the American Dental Association (AADA)
CHOICE Regional Health Network Hicker Dental
Thurston-Mason Counties Dental Coalition
Thurston-Mason Counties Dental Society
Volunteer Retired Providers
Washington State Free Clinics Association
Dr. Colin Kodama
Dr. David Goerig
Dr Mike Behnen
Dr. Albert Goerig