# Hospice Friends Spring 06 Newsletter.pub

Hospice Friends
401 E. Mt. View Ave.
Suite 3
Ellensburg, WA 98926
[email protected]
(509) 962-7379 or
1-800-925-8450 x379
Hospice News
Spring 2006
Providing Peace, Comfort, & Care to the People of Kittitas County since 1983
Giving Thanks
A History of Hospice Friends
“We just
wanted to get
help for the
people we
were serving
that were in
such a bad
situation.“
Peg
Rowbotham
IN THIS
ISSUE
• Giving
Thanks
• Running the
Race Alone?
• Upcoming
Events
• 2005 Donor
List
• 2005 Volunteer List
Peg and Enid knew they had to do something, but they didn’t know what. “We just
wanted to get help for the people we were
serving that were in such a bad situation,”
said Peg in a recent interview. Not knowing
how to start, they started sharing their
dream with others. Death affects everyone,
and before long they had gathered a number
of dedicated and knowledgeable individuals
to help them.
Hospice care
Lew Morewas just beginmann, Opal
ning to be acSolberg,
cepted as a
Shirley
medical practice
Fischer, and
in the Unites
others joined
States when two
the new
visionary
board and
women, Peg
helped lay a
Rowbotham and
solid foundaEnid Gage, made
tion for Hosit a reality in
pice Friends
Kittitas County.
(at that time
The two longit was called
time community
Peg Rowbotham & Enid Gage
Hospice of
members were
Kittitas County). From the beginning there
drawn together by a common cause: to help
was a close relationship between Kittitas
individuals and families facing end of life. Enid
Valley Community Hospital and Hospice
had watched her sister lose her husband to
Friends. When Peg and Enid approached the
cancer, and Peg, a cancer outreach coordinaKVCH administrator at the time, Leah Kliger,
tor for Kittitas Valley Community, saw peoshe was very supportive of the idea and prople on a daily basis with terminal cancer.
vided them with a number of in-kind contriMany of the people Peg saw had no where to
butions including a small room at the hospital
turn to receive emotional, physical, and fithey could call home. With this support,
nancial support to help them when a doctor
Hospice Friends began in early 1983 to offer
told them they had less than six months to
limited support to individuals facing end of
live. Both Peg and Enid realized that there
life. During the first year they served 12 indiwere not adequate resources in the area to
viduals and families in Kittitas County.
help people at end of life.
Continued on page 3….
Do you ever take the time to give thanks for
the blessings in your life? Are you grateful
for the sunshine, a smile from a friend, a
warm home, a hug from a child? What if
every time you were thankful for something
you made a commitment to give back by
putting a small donation in special box? Well
in many ways that is how Hospice Friends
first got it start.
Are You Running the Race Alone?
Andrew Lyons
Executive Director
“You matter to
the last moment of your
life, and we will
do all we can
not only to help
you die peacefully, but live
until you die.” Dame Cicely
Sunders
Kim Brittain
Program Coordinator
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2
Have you ever said, “When I die I don’t want
to be in pain, alone, or in a hospital, hooked up
to machines?” Hospice is an option that allows you to do just that – spend the last
hours, days, and even months of your life free
of pain, at home surrounded by your loved
ones. In Kittitas County, hospice services are
provided by two partner organizations, Kittitas
Valley Home Health & Hospice (a department
of KVCH) and Hospice Friends. The two organizations work very closely together to provide a full spectrum of hospice services for
individuals and families facing end of life. Just
like Dame Cicely Saunders, the founder of the
first modern hospice, we believe that “You
matter to the last moment of your life, and we
will do all we can not only to help you die
peacefully, but live until you die.”
If we have learned anything about end-of-life
over the past 20 years of offering hospice services to the people of Kittitas County, it would
be that it takes a community to care for a
loved one at end-of-life. Not many families
realize the physical and emotional toll that
comes with caring for someone at end-of-life.
Barb McGrew, who lost her mother LaVerne
Noyes last fall, writes, “We are six months
from her passing, and we are beginning to finally heal. Physically the toll was more than I
ever could imagine. We were running on pure
adrenaline alone for three months, and never
felt the exhaustion. Thank God for LaRenne,
Polly and the staff for holding us in their caring
arms and for the excellent advice before and
after Mom’s death.” Hospice applies a team
approach to caring for your loved one. The
team includes family members, friends, nurses,
social workers, physicians, bathing aids, physical therapists, respiratory technicians, and last,
but not least, volunteers.
Volunteers play a unique role on the hospice
team and provide support, not only for the
individual at end-of-life, but also for the family.
Volunteers provide a wide variety of services:
respite for a family member, companionship,
music therapy, basic chores, massage, reiki,
and transportation. Some families are very
independent and feel that they need to handle
everything themselves. While we always reRIEF
SUPPORT
GROUPS
spect and valueG
their
wishes,
we know
from
experience that many of them
end up comproCle Elum
1st & 3rd
Thursday
mising both their personal
health
and the qual6:00—7:00
PM one by
ity of care they can provide
for a loved
Elumwood
Apts.,
not reaching out and
asking for
help 2nd
from&a
Harris Friends
volunteer and/or friends. Hospice
Ellensburg
volunteer, Steve Varga, likens
it to the 100Every
mile endurance races he runs.Thursday
Although he
5:00—6:00
PMmake it
runs the races alone, he
would never
CWU Science Bldg, Rm 311
without the support of at least two or three
others whose sole purpose is to care for his
every need. Families need to view the support
a volunteer can give in much the same manner.
Although the race may be yours to run, you
cannot do it without the support of a team
that will care for you every step of the way.
If you, or someone you know, has a terminal
illness and is trying to run the race alone,
we encourage reaching out and asking for
the support you need. Or if you are interested in volunteering to help others run
the race, then we encourage you to contact us so that we can let you know how
you can help. Volunteering with hospice
can be a life changing experience. In the
words of Enid Gage, co-founder of Hospice Friends, “You will always receive
more than you give…I know that I have
laughed with more dying people than I
have with healthy people”.
Giving Thanks Continued...
At this point Peg and Enid had the vision, passion, and knowledge to make Hospice Friends
a reality, but they still lacked the means.
Without a budget they knew they only would
be able to scratch the surface of what was
needed to serve people at end of life. When
Enid, a member of the Episcopal Church, was
discussing the concept of Hospice Friends to
the minister at the time, Nolan Redman, he
suggested that they try for a grant from the
United Thank Offering (UTO). The UTO is a
110-year-old program based on the concept of
giving back to the community for the blessings
you receive in your own life. Twice a year
everyone brings their blue boxes to the church
to be collected. The thank offerings are then used to support a
wide variety of church and community projects in the local diocese.
When they applied for the grant
from the United Thank Offering,
Hospice Friends was told that
they should not expect anything.
They were elated when they
received word that the church
decided to give the full United
Thank Offering for that year, an
amount of $10,000, to Hospice
Friends. With this funding Enid
and Peg were able to take the
organization to the next level. In late 1983
Hospice Friends was able to hire its first parttime director. To think that Hospice Friends
got its start from thousands of people across
Washington and Idaho putting coins in a small
donation box every time they were thankful is
truly inspiring. Can there be a more appropriate start to a volunteer-based hospice organization?
In 2005 Hospice Friends still operates on the
same guiding principles that were first established in 1983. In coordination with Kittitas
Valley Home Health & Hospice they are still
providing the support individuals and families
need at end of life. Barbara McGrew who lost
her mother LaVerne Noyes last fall writes, “I
cannot put into words the profound gratitude I
have for Hospice and Hospice Friends… I
think of the words ‘new life’ as it becomes a
new life when members of the family pass
away. New relationships form, and after the
grieving, the air smells fresher, quality time
with loved ones is more important, and we
take far better care of enjoying today – taking
care of ourselves and others. It is an amazing
experience.” Barbara’s words represent the
dream the Peg and Enid set out to achieve
over 23 years ago: to provide families with the
support they need to make one of the most
difficult times of their lives an “amazing experience.”
Giving Thanks Today…
As Hospice Friends continues to grow and
expand services, we are still motivated by the
same dreams that captivated Peg and Enid, but
we are finding new ways for those dreams to
come alive. Last year staff, volunteers, and
board members worked diligently to complete
a three-year strategic plan. It lists nine different goals ranging from improving patient comfort to providing spiritual care for families.
One of the first goals we hope to accomplish
this year is to explore the possibility of establishing a hospice care center in Kittitas County.
To this end we have contracted with the
Washington State Hospice & Palliative Care
Organization (WSHPCO) to conduct the
Continued on next page...
“Hospice,
through their
competence,
professionalism,
sensitivity and
compassion,
provided support that is difficult to describe.
Through their
assistance and
service, T.C.
was able to be
at home with
her family until
the end.
Hospice is a
wonderful organization; the
community is
fortunate to
have this function, and its incredible staff.
My humble and
sincere thanks
to all ”
Jim Hollister
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3
Giving Thanks Today Continued...
“Please accept
my sincere
thanks for
your wonderful support
during my
mother’s last
hours.”
- Family member touched
by Hospice
Friends &
Kittitas Valley
Home Health
& Hospice
feasibility study. A hospice care center is a
place for hospice patients to stay when their
symptoms make staying in the home difficult
for the patient and/or family. The center
would offer a similar level of care found in a
hospital or skilled nursing facility, but in a
home-like setting. Our first meeting with
WSHPCO will be on April 18th. We also will
be conducting a series of strategic planning
sessions over the course of the next few
months focusing on how to improve bereavement services in the county. We know that
there are many people in the community that
are grieving the loss of a loved one, but they
have no where to turn for support and comfort. If you are interested in either one of
these topics please contact the Hospice
Friends office for more information.
Although Peg and Enid would be the first to
acknowledge that it took a team of dedicated,
knowledgeable, and passionate individuals to
make Hospice Friends a reality, Enid commented that, “We didn’t know what to really
expect, we just wanted to fill a void…and I
guess that’s what it took to get this thing off
the ground – two ornery old ladies with minds
of their own.” Truer words have not been
spoken. The community has Peg and Enid to
thank for having the passion and vision to
make their dream become a reality in the form
of Hospice Friends. In order to keep their
dream alive and meet the growing demand for
services, Hospice Friends needs your continued support. In a recent interview Enid stated
that one “can’t put a price on caring, and caring is what Hospice Friends is all about.” For
that reason, Hospice Friends has never
charged for any of its services and with your
continued support we never will.
Your tax-deductible gift will remain in Kittitas
GRIEFand
SUPPORT
County, serving friends
neighborsG
inROUPS
your
community. Many employers
offer giving
Clealso
Elum
1st &including
3rd Thursday
through payroll deduction,
Central
6:00—7:00
PM
Washington University and
Kittitas Valley
Elumwood
Apts., 2nd
Community Hospital.
Please consider
sup- &
Harris
porting Hospice Friends by filling
out the enEllensburg
closed remittance envelope.
Open House
Thursday
April 20th
5-7 pm
401 East
Mountain
View
Suite 3
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4
Over 23 years ago when Hospice Friends got
its start we were working out of a closet at
KVCH (literally!). We invite
you to attend our open
house on April 20th from 5-7
pm and see first hand that
we have come a long way
since that time. Having outgrown the previous facility
years ago, Kittitas Valley
Home Health & Hospice
made the decision last fall to
move to a larger facility. At
one point, shortly before the
move, there were four people sharing a single desk the
size of end table. Needless to say we did not
shed any tears when, on February 9th, we
Every Thursday
5:00—6:00 PM
CWU Science Bldg, Rm 311
moved into a new space located at 401 E. Mt.
View Suite #3. Because of the close working
relationship between the two organizations,
KVHH&H carved out a space at the new
location for Hospice Friends. The new
location provides us with over twice as
much space. We now have a conference
room, private room to meet with clients,
and a “real” waiting room that has been
graciously furnished and decorated in part
by generous donations from Cashmere
Valley Bank and Affordable Funeral Care.
The open house will be in coordination
with the Chamber of Commerce’s After
Hour’s event, so you can expect an excellent selection of appetizers and wine.
We look forward to giving you a tour of our
new facility on April 20th – please join us.
Cruisin’ for Hospice Car Show
The 7th Annual Cruisin’ For
Hospice Car Show will be at
a new location this year –
the 300 block of North Pine
Street in Ellensburg. Gene
Ketzenberg, volunteer organizer of the event, is excited about having a downtown venue for the event. It
will allow people to come to the car show and
explore the downtown core and see what else
Ellensburg has to offer. As in years past, the
car show is guaranteed be a fun event for everyone. There will be music, raffles, games, and
prizes for all ages. All
prizes have been donated
by local businesses who,
according to Gene, “really
make the show what it is.”
The show will be open to
any type of car, from antique or classics to the
latest models, even motorcycles and pickups. All proceeds from the
event will go to Hospice Friends. Registration
will be allowed the day of the show, but please
contact the Hospice Friends office if you
would like to pre-register your vehicle(s).
Caregiving Workshop
We invite you to attend a free workshop on
Friday, May 19th for families, friends, and others who provide support for people who have
disabilities, are frail, and/or are elderly. Both
paid and unpaid caregivers are encouraged to
attend. This workshop, sponsored by Aging &
Long Term Care, WSU Extension office, Affordable Funeral Care, and Hospice Friends,
will give you some basic resources to help in
caring for a loved one. The keynote speaker
will be Susan McCurry, PhD, from the University of Washington discussing dementia issues
and how to become a resilient caregiver.
There also will also be some wonderful door
prizes: free massages, movie tickets, car
washes, and much more. The Cle Elum session
will be at the Upper County Senior Center
(719 E. 3rd St.) from 9:00 am-12:00 pm
(registration at 8:30 am), and the Ellensburg
session will be at St. Andrew’s Catholic
Church (401 S. Willow St.) from 1:00 pm-4:00
pm (registration at 12:30 pm). Although the
workshop is free, please register by May 12th
for either workshop by contacting WSU Extension at 962-7507 or 674-2584 ext. 507.
KQBE Golf Tournament
Are you itching to get in another game of
golf and willing to support a good cause?
Consider participating in KQBE’s 1st Annual Swinging with the Oldies Golf Tournament on May 6th at the Ellensburg Golf
& Country Club. The $40 entrance fee
will get you nine holes of golf, a BBQ, a
T-shirt, and a chance to win a number of
prizes. If you shoot a hole-in-one you can
even win a new car worth over $10,000.
Part of the proceeds from the event
will go to assist Hospice Friends. To
register please contact KQBE at 509962-2823 or [email protected] If you
would like to sponsor a hole then
please contact Tom Williams at 509899-5723. Come out and join the fun
and help raise money for Hospice
Friends. We hope to see you all
there on May 6th.
Saturday
June 3rd
10 am - 4 pm
300 Block of
Pine Street
Ellensburg
Friday
May 19th
9 am - 12 pm
Upper County
Senior Center
719 E. 3rd St.
Cle Elum
Friday
May 19th
1 pm - 4 pm
St. Andrew’s
Catholic
Church
401 S. Willow
Ellensburg
Saturday
May 6th
Ellensburg
Golf &
Country Club
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5
We gratefully acknowledge the following 700 plus donors that gave during the 2005 calendar
year. Your generosity allows Hospice Friends to provide peace, comfort, and care in the midst
of life and loss.
(Donors are listed alphabetically by last name, company, or club within each donor group)
Angels $1000-$4,999
Wes Corman
Nora Keller
Robin & LaRenne Lacey
Terry Mullen
Thorp Fruit & Antique Mall
Helen Ockwig
Shawn Rockwell
Patrons $250-$999
Bob Arnold
Nancy Carlson
Terry Clark
Tanya Cook
Paul M. & Heather DeFaccio
First Lutheran Church
The Fisher-Ernst Group
William & Pam Grueter
Annalee & Bruce Guiwits
Roger Hiles
Richard Hoover
Mary Johnson
Bonnie Jump
Bob & Cindy Knudson
Arthur & Suzy Lyons
Rob & Cheri Marusa
Jerry & Cindy Mason
Sherry & Nancy Meabon
Order of the Eastern Star Alpa Chapter 88
Order of the Eastern Star Grace Chapter
R&R Auto Body
Rex Rice
Mark & Janet Richards
Hank & Frances Schnebly
Myrna Schwab
DNR Southeast Region
Employees Charitable Fund
Bob & Joanne Stevenson
Steward & Williams Tribute
Center
Joe & Marge Teeley
Mara Yachnin
Honorary $100-249
Affordable Funeral Care
Anderville Farms, Inc.
Arvida Club
Beckwith & Kuffel
Paul & Paula Alderman
Charlotte & Robert Alvey
Tom & Connie Anglea
Bill & Frank Arnold
Lyle Baker
Karleen & Warren Bonus
Sarah Brechtbill
Karen Broderius
E. A. Pat Buford
Gloria & Grant Bullo
John Callahan
Steve Chapman
Bud & Jeanne Clerf
Cle Elum Ladies Golf Club
Mike & Robin Cole
Steve & Jennifer Corman
Cone Gilreath Law Offices
George Craig
Connie & Bill Craig
Jim & Pam Daly
Debby DeSoer
Loretta DeVinney
Vi Devlin
Andy Dyk
Jan Eidson
Della Elfers
Ellensburg Lodge 20 IOOF
Darrel & Charlene Ellis
Pat Erickson
Betty & Stan Evens
Terry Everett
Jim Everett
Liberty Farm & Lawn
Dan & Jan Farrell
Frank Fennerty
First Lutheran Church Women
Winifred Fuller
Patsy Gust
Wendy Haberman
Irene Hernandez-Weidert
Wendell Holmstrom
Dan & Janie Holtz
Penny Holz
Jeff & Janis Hughes
Jim & Helen Hutchinson
Sheila Johnson
Kathryn Johnson
Karen & Keith Johnson
Clyde & Shara Jump
Oskar & Astrid Kaaring
Kittitas County Chapter of
Thrivent Financial For
Lutherans
Necia Knudson
Becky Lovato-Kelley
Harry & Kathleen Masterson
Doug & Dell McAninch
Dorothy McCullough
Jenan McNeight
Andrew & Stephanie Mills
Buck Minor
Opal Mitchell
Steve & Sydney Moe
Mrs. Eric T. Moe
Richard Mohan & William
Mitchell
The Mother's Club
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mundy
Belva Nelson
Lee Overstreet
John Pearson
Sam & Mary Penhallegon
William Phillip & Staff
Presbyterian Women
Doris Rairdan
Randy & Davene Rauschmier
Nancy Richards
Beverly & Carroll Richards
Thomas Ringer
Rosewood Residents Assoc
Marla Rowbotham
Shirley Rundell
Bert & Kay Ruttman
Roy & Alana Savoian
Todd & Paula Schnebly
Jim & Becky Schnebly
Fred & June Schnebly
Becky Schnebly
Janie Seresun
Mary Smith
Patty Sorenson
St. Andrews Catholic Church
Sandy Steckling
Charlotte Storlie
Carson Strand
Jim Strickland
David & Terri Stroud
Judy Swanson Morrison & Ann
Swanson
Cliff Sweem
Toyota Tsusho America, Inc
Meriam Tussinger
Steve Varga
Delores & Don Vietzke
Doug Warshel
Louise & Joseph Watson
Paul Weaver
Budd & Millie Weir
Rolf & Gloria Wetjen
Pat Wheatley
Marlo Willis
Blaine & Joyce Wilson
Gene & Laura Wilson
Jean Winstanley
Washington State Nursery &
Landscape Association
Woods Ace Hardware
Active $50-$99
Jonnie & Jeanne Ablutz
Marian Alford
Phyllis Alley
Anderson Hay & Grain
Colleen & Patrick Andreotti
Ruth Bare
Don Bauman
Lynn & Tom Benediktsson
Wanda Benson
Rollie & Marla Bernth
Billy & Darlene Bird
Bruce & Akiko Blevins
Connie Bliss
Loran & Milly Bollinger
Floridel Bowers
Gary & Peggy Brantley
Sandra Bryant
Ian Buchan
Kathy & Ken Cadwallader
Melissa Cadwallader &
Bill Kramer
Tony Calvisky
Elaine Campbell
Marvin & Eileen Cannon
Steven & Ellen Carey
Darlene Carlton
Eva Maria Carne
Judy and Eldon Caspar
Central Washington
Comprehensive Mental Health
Stephen Cope
Geri Cotter
Fred & Beverly Crunk
Jean & Fred Cutlip
Edythe Days
Jan Demorest & Steve Moore
Patricia Dexter
Don & Linda Diebert
Kate Dodt
Phyllis Dress
Vera & Stan Dudley
Joan Dumas
Bud & Jeanne Dunning
Connie Dunnington
Bonnie & Darrel Edson
Carolyn & Lee Ellenbarger
Ellensburg Chamber of
Commerce
Doug & Colleen Erickson
Allen & Jan Faltus
James Farrell
Diane & Jim Fiedler
Greg & Julie Fischer
Henry Fuller
Enid Gage
Cindy Garner
F.B. Gates
Jackie Gause
Jeanett Gemmill
Kirk & Beverly German
Carol Gilliom
John & Keren Gilreath
Nancy Goodloe
Grace Episcopal Church
Amparo Granger
Jeff & Cindi Greear
Milt & Maxine Grieser
Richard Grillo
Lu Guy
Bobbie Halperin
Lawrence Hanson
Angie Hastings
Jean Hayes
Carolyn Hayes
Peggy & Bob Haynie
Beverly Heckart
Dayle Hildebrand
Shirley Hill
Janis Hinkle
Rick Hirai
Carol Hoffman
Betty Holmes
Sarah Hotchkiss
Ray & Ann Jennings
Richard & Jean-Marie Jensen
Jerrol's Book & Supply Co.
Will Johnson
Jackie Johnson
Dixie Johnson
Owen & Janet Kastning
Helen Kelly
Don & Ruth Kelly
Shirley Kern
Katie Kladnik
Bob & Heidi Klindworth
Carol Klinkert
Kittitas County Field & Stream
Michele & Dick Kloss
Keith & Sandra Klungness
Amy Krogstadt
Fred Lampley
Stu Lange
Walter Larson & Family
Kathy & Ed Leary
Libra Investment Club
Valerie Lister
Local 2739 Recreation Fund
Jack Loftis
Andrew Lyons
David & Karla Mace
Randa Mangels
James Maras
Derald & Margaret Martin
Bernie & Marlene Martin
Jim McAllaster
Richard McClain
Jody & Bob McClure
Diann McCoy
“Thinking…and thanking you today for the loving care you gave us a year ago today. You all have blessed us and
we will never forget what you do for others.”
- Family member touched by Hospice Friends and Kittitas Valley Home Health & Hospice
Active $50-$99 continued...
Bob & Dolly McFadden
Ron & Joy McGee
Don McPherson
Launa Medved
Shirley Mee
Betty and Lawrence Meilander
Jan Mitchell
Angela Neal
Rick Nebeker
Maureen Nendick
Jerry & Barbara Newman
Erma Nickell
Mike & Elaine Nolen
Sue O'Dell
Monterie Oechsner
Carol & Harold Ogden
Loretta Ogilvie
Caron & Rod Orman
Sue O'Rourke
Diane Ota
Edith Oyler
Fred & Joy Palmiero
Sally Panattoni
Polly Pangrazi
Marcy Papineau
Joan Para
Chriss Peterson
Carol Peterson
Carla Pettigrew
Lorrie Phelan
Mlynda Pieters
Carol Pless
Public School Employees
Joanne Pugh
Jean Putnam
Scott Repp
Alpine Riders
John & Judy Ristick
Robbers Roost Good Sam Club
Helen Ross
Dick & Jackie Rossow
Laura Rugh
Sage Scrappers
Virginia Sanislo
Linda & Deral Sax
Don & Peggy Schaake
Marie Schnabel
Dorse & Peggy Schnebly
Frank & Billie Schnebly
Marvin Schroeder
Kay Schroeder
Scott's Dairy
Rich & Katy Searle
Robert Sharp
Barbara Shaw
Etta Sinclair
Lloyd & Earleen Sloan
Bonnie & Ian Smith
Linda Smith
Claudia Smith
John & Ellen Snyder
Rosalind & Richard Soules
Hugh & Katherine Spall
James Spangler
C.B. Starbird
Jane Stark
Elva Strand
Bill Stratton
Super 1 Foods
Adeline Swan
Bonny Taylor
Betty Thompson
Roland & Jacqueline Tollefson
Virginia Tozer
Robert & Virginia Tucker
Frances Van de Venter
Peggy Van Dorn
Gladys Wahle
Sandra Walker
Lauretta Walker
Doug & Carla Warnock
Kathryn Welch
Grace Wilson
Robin Woods
John & Kerry Kern Woods
Frank & Elaine Zabawa
Supporting
$25-$49
Rob & Louise Acheson
Dorothy Aden
Marilyn Alexander
Jack & Lorna Anderson
Edna Anderson
Cora Arnold
Bank of America - Matching
Gifts Program
Glenn Bandy
Leslie Barich
Mary Barneycastle
Helen Bergsma
William & Wanda Bernfield
Bridget Bly
Marion Bosworth
Shirely Bowen
Earlie Brooks
Dave & Jean Browitt
Marilyn Brown
Bette Burgess
Marjorie Burke
Helen Burrows
Charles Burton
Sandy Calkins
Shannon Carlson
David Carlson
Ruth Carpenter
Roy Cash
Julia & George Charles
Sandi Chavez
Dorothy Cole
Dana Cole
John Corman
Marge Cruse
Margaret Davie
Patricia Davis
Grace DeFoor
Betty Dodge
Alice Doi
Mike Edson
Keith & Karen Eslinger
Audrey & Harold Ettles
Max & Margy Faris
Fitterer's Furniture
Tuck & Kay Forsythe
Donald & Charlotte Frye
Darryl Fuhrman & Susan Tank
Don & Lavonne Fuqua
Merle & Marylou Gilmour
Fritz & Joan Glover
Dorothy Gordon
Neil & Kathy Grauerholz
Grebb, Johnson, Reed &
Wachsmith
James & Joan Green
Darlene Green
Frank & Shirley Green
Anna Green
Robert Gregerich
Frank & Lillian Gregerich
Bruce & Pauline Hagemeyer
Marilyn Haima
Dale Hamblen
Lola Hampton
Wayne & Lauren Hanson
Ruth Harrington
June Hartman
Kim Hendrickson
Georgia Henney
Carl & Debra Hiatt
Maxine Hoff
Hospice Education Institute
Ham & Dorothy Howard
Mary Ann Hoyne
Betty Jacobsen
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KVCH - Treasure Box Gifts
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“I want to thank you so much for all these wonderful things you send me. I have had so many death and losses
that I have been dealing with. I just don’t know what I would do without your help.”
- Family member touched by Hospice Friends and Kittitas Valley Home Health & Hospice
“To the loving, kind, educated, and excellent employees of Kittitas Valley Home Health & Hospice and Hospice
Friends, you are all wonderful – thank you, thank you, thank you!
– Family member touched by Hospice Friends & Kittitas Valley Health & Hospice
Don & Colleen Major
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In-Kind Donations
Contributing Up to $24
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Tree of Love
Sponsors
Tree of Love Stars
($250 and above)
Fairway Properties
Affordable Funeral Care
Steward & Williams
Tribute Center
Dry Creek Retirement &
Assisted Living
Tree of Love Lights
($100-$250)
Royal Vista Care Center
Entertainment Plus
Hancock Printing
Tree of Love Luminary
(Up to $100)
Jerrol’s Book & Supply
Company
Albertsons
Super 1
Safeway
Hospice Friends is a
United Way of
Kittitas County
Partner Agency
“Your organization has helped me so much during mom’s dying and afterward. Frequently your notes and
information would come just as I was wondering why I was feeling a certain way. What a blessing you all are.”
- Family member touched by Hospice Friends and Kittitas Valley Home Health & Hospice
“Thank you for your support and dedication to the terminally ill. It is such a noble cause. We could not have
survived with out you.”
- Family member touched by Hospice Friends and Kittitas Valley Home Health & Hospice
A Special Thanks to
All the Volunteers
That Helped in 2005
Tom Anglea
Roy Avery
Ruth Bare
Leslie Berry
Sherrill Boehm
Pam Bolla
Ben Bonora
Adam Boyle
Melissa Brittain
Tom Brittain
Michelle Cadigan
Ruth Carpenter
Sandra Carroll
Sandi Chavez
Dana Cole
Bob Collier
Chris Coraforth
Jaya Cross
Jean Cutlip
Betty Diehl
Siobhan Dodd
Stan Dudley
Vera Dudley
Diana Dyk
Meghan Falconer
Frank Fennerty
Polly Florence
Donna Ford
Summer Ford
Pam Fulton
Jackie Gause
Rand Gillen
Nancy Goodloe
Julie Gordon
Janine Graves
Bob Greenman
Darren Griffin
Karen Griffin
Ruth Harrington
Bob Haynie
Peggy Haynie
Travis Heckel
Dawn Helland
Georgia Henney
Irene Hernandez
Roger Hiles
Gerard Hogan
Stephanie Howard
Virginia Howard
Beiyin Hu
Megan Jackson
Pam (Velma) Joashima
Dixie Johnson
Janice Johnson
Sheila Johnson
Yvonne Johnson
Gene Ketzenburg
Sandy Ketzenburg
Ray Killian
Julie Kjorsvik
LaRenne Lacey
Pam Laszlo
Nancy Lee
Mony Leder
Laurae Lygre
Kim Main
Tom Main
Karen Mattocks
Jim McAllaster
Eva Maria McDaniel
Sherry McDonald
Shannon McKiernan
Mary Kay McPhillips
Kathryn Mee
Betty Meilander
Deanna Miller
Jackie Molzhon
Wanda Munroe
Jeff Nolls
Nicole Norman
Caroline Onstot
Ken Orr
Marjorie Ozanich
Joan Para
Elsie Pearson
Diane Pellegrini
Edna Prenslow
Ken Prenslow
Mike Probasco
Sherri Probasco
Arlain Rappier
Mandy Ricard
Debbie Richards
Janet Richards
Jennifer Richards
Mark Richards
Mike Richards
Michelle Ross
Shirley Rossow
Virginia Rutherford
Carolyn Sandage
Dennis Sandage
Kathleen Satnick
Alana Savoian
Denise Sobania
Nicole Sobania
Joanne Stevenson
Jan Stewart
Vanessa Turner
Michele VanBuskirk
Andrew VanDenhoek
Steve Varga
Isabella Weidert
Pat Wheatley
David Wheeler
2005 Revenue Sources
Fundraisers
$16,064
Investment
Income $2,122
United Way
$5,665
Donations
$37,456
Bequests
$17,154
2005 Expenses
Education
$4,724
Volunteer
Support $1,484
Admin/Taxes
$28,388
Patient Care
$31,410
Fundraising
$5,515
Office
Expenses
$4,196
Hospice
Friends
Peace Comfort Care
401 E. Mountain View Ave.
Suite 3
Ellensburg WA 98926
Hospice Friends is a non-profit charitable organization
that provides peace, comfort, and care to the frail elderly
and anyone facing a life-threatening illness in Kittitas
County. We work in coordination with Kittitas Valley
Home Health & Hospice, a department of Kittitas
Valley Community Hospital, to provide quality care in the
home, nursing home, or hospital in a professional,
empathetic, and confidential manner. Hospice Friends
promotes a caring community without affiliation to any
specific religious orientation or political view.
All of our services are free of charge.
If you would no longer like to receive mailings from Hospice Friends, please
contact us and we will remove you from our mailing list.
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Hospice Friends
Board of Directors
Nancy Goodloe
President
Leslie Berry
Vice-President
Julie Kjorsvik
Secretary/Treasure
Scott Carver
Board Member
Dana Cole
Board Member
Jan Eidson
Board Member
Kirk Eslinger
Board Member
Polly Florence
Board Member
Georgia Henney
Board Member