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IN APPRECIATION A special thanks to all the people, volunteers and organizations who have continued to support Candlelighters. The 2008 SHOW N SHINE Shined on Candlelighters
Candlelighters For Children With Cancer was the recipient of this year’s Star Chapter 146 Show n Shine presented by Bob Lamphere’s Beaverton Honda-Yamaha-Suzuki. There were competitions ranging from the loudest bike to the best in show and all participants had a great time! Through the generosity of their supporting dealer, especially Shari, they couldn’t have done it without her and her staff. To Chapter 146 members, thank you for all the energy and dedication to making it such a special day for Candlelighters and Kennedy, our Candlelighters child representative, and her family. We really appreciate not only the incredible financial gift, but also the amount of awareness raised by this single event. A special thank you to Charlotte and Dennis Means,
whose own extended family has benefited from Candlelighters program and
services. Thank you for nominating Candlelighters to be this year’s Show
n Shine beneficiary. Chris, from Chapter 146, you rocked on the
mic and we are grateful for your constant reminder of Candlelighters
mission and services. Thank you all!!!
Oregon Cancer Ski Out Gave a Generous Donation Again! For the 5th straight year the Oregon Cancer Ski Out presented a financial gift to Candlelighters for over $10,000!!! Their annual contribution to Candlelighters would not be possible without the passion and commitment of Larry Chadwick, founder of the Ski Out, Dick Woolley, Nancy Chin, the Ski Out board, and whole host of incredible volunteers. Candlelighters would like to extend a very heartfelt thank you to this incredible organization and recognize their unique contribution to the lives of our children and families. Find out more about the Ski Out and how you can be involved at www.cancerskiout.org.
FOUNDATIONS GIVE BIG! THANK YOU! Candlelighters has been inspired by the extraordinary generosity of the Brian Henninger Foundation, and Silicon Valley Bank Foundation this past month. Their level of support does not go unnoticed. We celebrate them and their committees for choosing Candlelighters to receive a financial gift.
20th Annual Ski Out Best Yet!! The Candlelighters Cancer Ski Out team of Peggy Meyer, Hal Meyer, Luke Meyer, Andy Mills, and Derrick Thune put in a heroic showing at this year’s 20th annual Cancer Ski Out. After a two-day battle that rewards grace, style, technical ability and consistency over speed (good thing!), our team recorded our best ever finish, placing 5th in a field of 30 teams. Wow!!!! Even more impressive, Peggy and Hal hosted an evening of dinner and wine tasting that raised over $2,500 in support of Candlelighters and the Ski Out. Our deepest thanks go out to our team, the Meyer family and their dinner guests, and Strategic Group for its generous corporate donation.The Ski Out and its annual contribution to Candlelighters would not be possible without the passion and commitment of Larry Chadwick, Dick Woolley, Nancy Chin, the Ski Out board, and whole host of incredible volunteers. Candlelighters would like to extend a very heartfelt thank you to this incredible organization and recognize their unique contribution to the lives of our children and families.Find out more about the Ski Out and how you can be involved at www.cancerskiout.org.Mt Hood Snowmobile Club Offer Snow-Filled Fun for Candlelighters FamiliesOn February 9th, over a hundred Candlelighters family members turned out for a day of play and excitement hosted by our extraordinary friends of Mt Hood Snowmobile Club! Each year our families enjoy an unforgettable day of sledding, snowmobile rides, games, hot chocolate, coffee & lunch. We get the chance to reconnect with old friends, make some new ones, and create some of the best memories of the entire year! We are so blessed by our long-time friends of Mt. Hood Snowmobile Club. Thanks to each of you, for making a difference in so many lives! KRUSE WAY ROTARY BRINGS SMILES & MEMORIES TO CANDLELIGHTERS FAMILIES! On November 25th, they did it again…pulling off one of the most talked about events of the year! Year after year, our wonderful friends of Kruse Way Rotary Club host a spectacular holiday event at Embassy Suites Hotel for Candlelighters, offering music, dancers, singers, clowns, arts & crafts, inflatable playground, a visit & gift from Santa & Mrs. Claus, a delicious buffet, hugs with old friends & new, and memories to last a lifetime! It is with enormous gratitude we thank the following individuals & groups for providing this unforgettable day for our Candlelighters families.
Harvest of Hope 2007 The 2007 Harvest of Hope held on October 6 at the Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel was a beautiful evening of fantastic fused glass, beautiful music by Alexx Carnathan, Ali O’day and Michael Allen Harrison, delicious wine tasting featuring several local wineries, and a wonderful celebration of Ride-For-A-Child participants and honored children and their families. The event was a raging success raising critical funds to support Candlelighters programs and services, and to raise awareness of our mission to provide support, education and advocacy to families impacted by childhood cancer. It truly took a village to execute the idea of having local celebrities create one-of-a-kind fused glass pieces to be auctioned at this year’s Harvest of Hope. Conceived by event coordinator Janet Sams, celebrities from Chris Dudley, to Senator Gordon Smith, to an array of local pediatric oncologists were recruited to create pieces of unique fused glass created at Aquila Glass School over the watchful eye of instructor, Scott Curn. Participants really embraced the idea and were generally honored to be asked to contribute to such a unique and worthwhile event. Local “celebrities” creating fused glass pieces for the event included: Mario Bisio, Scott Brosius, Jack Cain, Alexx Carnathan, Drew Carney, Bill Chang, MD, Jayne Dearborn, Bill Deiz, Mike Donahue, Chris Dudley, Steve Dunn, Julie Emry, Frank Etxaniz, Wayne Faligowski, Glen Foster, Lesly Foster, Jay Graves, Sheila Hamilton, Michael Allen Harrison, Tinker Hatfield, Ron Hurst, Roy Jay, Connie Jones, Kellie Nazemi, MD, Jane Kirkpatrick, Paul Linnman, Natali Marmion, Alan Mascord, Jude McGann, MD, Eneida Nemecek, MD, Michelle Nigl-Chang, John Nilsen, Kevin Norwood, MD, Ali O’Day, Janice Olson, MD, Christina Parson, Caprial & John Pense, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Helen Raptis, Dan Saltzman, Bill Schonely, Deborah Shardy, MD, Senator Gordon Smith, Tom Soma, Stephanie Stricklen, David Tilford, MD, Joe Vithayathil, Tricia Vrooman, Senator Ron Wyden, Junki Yoshida, Linda Yoshida The evening program included beautiful music created especially for the event by local musician and philanthropist, Michael Allen Harrison. In addition to his gift of music, Michael generously created a fused glass piece that included an inscription of the melody of the piece that he wrote entitled “Harvest of Hope”, and then graciously offered to donate a second identical piece to the two lucky and enthusiastic bidders vying for the piece during the oral auction. Not to be outdone by Michael, an adorable canine celebrity in the form of a 6 week-old Chocolate Labrador retriever generated enthusiastic bidding ultimately finding her forever home with a loving purchaser. And to put a face on what Candlelighters is all about was Candlelighters mom, Kim Weisenhaus, who bravely shared her family’s journey in support of Candlelighters Family Camp. A very special and heart-felt thank you go out to our 2007 Harvest of Hope sponsors, without whom the evening would not have been possible. First Tech Credit Union, A Cut Above Exteriors, Kuzman Forest Productions, Inc., LHL Homes, Inc., Mercury Development, Inc., Norlift of Oregon, Inc., Parr Lumber Company, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon, Standard TV & Appliance, West Coast Bank, Ashcroft Wiles Ammann, LLP, Community Financial, Macil Flye, Mark & Nancy Hamilton, Julie Herbert, Longbottom Coffee & Tea, Randy Radcliffe & Vic Wolfe, Jill Metz & Addison Wilson, The Smith Family Many thanks go out to Four Heathens Vineyard, LaDolce Vita Vineyards, Marquam Hill Vineyards, Oak Knoll Winery and Firesteed Cellars who provided generous tastings of their wines during the event and contributed complimentary wine during dinner. In addition, we are grateful to the hundreds of guests attending and supporting Harvest of Hope, for their enthusiastic bidding and purchase of auction items, and for the many individuals who contributed and solicited auction items. And last but not least, a very special thank you to the many volunteers who contributed to the success of the evening, without whom the evening would not have been possible: Bev Zimel, Sarah Kreinberg, Denise Hartung, Laura Wiles, Laura Darland, Melissa Quandt-Holden, Jenny Lambert, Jill Renton, Macil Flye, Eric Erickson, Shanda Wolfe, Chris Becker, Amy Wick, Sarah Robinson, Cristi and Lexie Bryant, Oj Biber, Lisa Whitwell, Elise Hooker, Sarah Clark, Ann Laskey, Edie Howard, Lisa Ward, Marv La Voie, Cam Thompson, Vicki Pace, John Spritzer, Molly Erickson and Haley Wilson. Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Candlelighters was recently selected to be the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation. These funds will go to help support Candlelighters Family Camp, which is host to 50+ Candlelighters families held each year over Labor Day Weekend. Family Camp is one of our most popular programs, and we are grateful to the Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation for supporting a Candlelighters program that is so thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by hundreds of people each year. Thanks so much!
Spectacular Friends & Spectacular
Fun with Our Friends of Optimist Clubs of Greater Portland-Vancouver
Area! A beautiful, sunny day at Oaks Amusement Park along the
Willamette River, was the setting for the annual Optimist’s Kids Day on
June 21st. Once again, our extraordinary Optimist friends hosted a
special, action-packed day for our Candlelighters families, featuring a
hot dog lunch and all the amusement rides one could wish for! This event
was open to the general public as well, with all proceeds benefiting
Candlelighters! Nearly 200 Candlelighters family members enjoyed this
special day, in addition to 100 or so generous, paying guests!
4th of July Fun at the
Hillsboro Parade! Our heartfelt thanks to Steve Zusman of Metro Metals NW for generously offering Rose Garden Suite tickets to our Candlelighters families—on numerous occasions! A big thanks to James Elgert of Norton Folgate Co. for the incredible donation of Beavers Suite tickets and dinner for our Candlelighters families! We’d like to thank Katrina & Kimberlee Henderson for planning & hosting an event at Malibu Raceway for our Teen Group! Great job ladies on this fun event!
We Recognize the Amazing Dedicated
Dinner & Luncheon Volunteers & Supporters…. Oregon Coast Aquarium and Darlene Layton, for generously providing one-time complimentary aquarium passes for our Candlelighters families! Welcome to Outreach, Rob Koch! We are thrilled to have another volunteer at our dinners at Doernbecher and to help us deliver Bedside Buddies for our hospitalized kids. THANK YOU SO MUCH Denise Hartung for your ongoing toy box work at Doernbecher and for the AMAZING work you do to keep our storage unit in tip top shape! Thanks to Penny Olsson too for her help to Denise at our storage unit.
Another HUGE Thank You to
Corinne Michael for her VERY GENEROUS gift of 50 of the CDs she
published, “Love Notes and Lullabies.” The music is simply lovely and
will be so soothing for our kids. Candlelighters is blessed to receive
this amazing gift of music. Corinne wrote and played piano for many of
the pieces. What a talented lady! KIDS DAY SHINES HOPE ON OUR CANDLELIGHTERS FAMILIES! On May 17th for the 13th year in a row, Kids Day—a wonderful non-profit organization—brought together families impacted by childhood cancer with volunteer fishermen & women, for some good old fishing and fun! 114 Candlelighters kids and parents were treated to all the fishing they could want, a scavenger hunt, piñatas, games, crafts, prizes, trophies, lots of delicious food & ice cream! The sun came out in full force, but the country-fresh air and big fir trees around Lake Margaret made it a perfect setting for this event. We offer our overwhelming thanks to our awesome friends of Kids Day, its volunteers and sponsors—Bob Jackson-President of Kids Day; Bob’s wife Joni; Rick Devlin-VP Environmental Controls Corp.; the MANY VOLUNTEERS from Kids Day; Mike Bogdan; Mike Harman; Frank Cessna; Mr. & Mrs. Doane; Bill & Lizzie Brewer; Alex Cioara; Oregon Fishing Club; Fisherman’s Marine & Outdoor; Zebco; CH Murphy/Clark-Ullman Inc.; Environmental Control & Oregon Air Reps; Jim Bacon’s Tire Factory; Alpenrose Dairy; Renaissance Financial Services. Thanks to all for providing an unforgettable day!A Big Round of Applause to Our Dinner & Luncheon Volunteers! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to serve our families who walk the difficult journey of childhood cancer. Volunteers: Sandy Winter, Ann Laskey, Fran Hoak, Bev Zimel, Laura Darland, Inge Eriksen, Jill Renton, Julie Chandler, April Brenneman, Christina Dahlstrom, Toni Eastwood, Pat Decker, Gloria Uzcanga, Rob Koch, Karen Knudsen & Mark Lambert. Donors & Supporters: Chris Dussin & Chris Hein of The Old Spaghetti Factory; Frank Campbell of Papa John’s Pizza-Capitol Hwy; Jeremiah Giles of Pasta Veloce; David Peacock of Noodles Restaurant.Oregon Coast Aquarium and Darlene Layton, for generously providing one-time complimentary aquarium passes for our Candlelighters families!A HUGE “Thank you” to Corinne Michael for her VERY GENEROUS gift of 50 of the CDs she published, “Love Notes and Lullabies.” The music is simply lovely and will be so soothing for our kids. Candlelighters is blessed to receive this amazing gift of music. Corinne wrote and played piano for many of the pieces. What a talented lady!Thank you to Susana Betancourt, a Candlelighters mom, who wanted to “give back” and with her website expertise is doing an incredible job updating and improving Candlelighters own website. We are so grateful to have her among our wonderful volunteers.On Sunday, June 8th, the Ride-For-A-Child riders, Honored Kids, and their families got to know each other as we all gathered at Out of This World Pizza for a fun-filled couple of hours. Our heartfelt thanks to Don and Linda Milford and the whole crew for the yummy food, the excellent service, and a fabulous play environment for the kids. Everyone had a great time! (Check it out at www.outofthisworld.net.)A HUGE thanks to Lisa & Roger Bendel for hosting a family bowling event in April! Lisa has been involved in Candlelighters for many years, and has been instrumental in the success of our Candlelighters Family Camp. Words can’t express our appreciation for Lisa—all the time & energy she’s poured out so that our families can enjoy an amazing camp experience has been remarkable! Thanks also to Mary Holt for being involved in the planning! Mary—we send our very best wishes to you, as you go through your own cancer journey. And thanks to Town & Country Lanes for offering a discount to our organization! Candlelighters would like to thank the awesome kids who helped out at the Mt. Hood Snowmobile Club’s Dinner & Auction on May 3rd! Each of these great kids worked so tirelessly plating and serving food, cleaning tables, filling glasses with water, washing dishes, and more! Thanks to: Cameron Ainslie, Spencer Bell, Rebecca Bendel, Jonathan Bolin, Kevin Henderson, Justin Lambert, Daniel Wesselink, Jared Williamson, Leah Williamson, Landon Williamson, and Jade Williamson. We really appreciate all your hard work!To Our Steadfast and Faithful Supporters of the Dinner & Luncheon Program: You continue to graciously serve and give, making this hospital outreach program a resounding success! Your gifts and compassion bring hope to many families impacted by childhood cancer. We could not do all that we do, without your important contributions! Volunteers: Sandy Winter, Ann Laskey, Fran Hoak, Bev Zimel, Laura Darland, Inge Eriksen, Jill Renton, Julie Chandler, April Brenneman, Christina Dahlstrom, Toni Eastwood, Pat Decker, Gloria Uzcanga, and Mark Lambert. Donors & Supporters: Chris Dussin & Chris Hein of The Old Spaghetti Factory; Frank Campbell of Papa John’s Pizza-Capitol Hwy; Jeremiah Giles of Pasta Veloce; David Peacock of Noodles Restaurant; Alex Hyman & Jaime Urbina of Tazza Café.Oregon Coast Aquarium and Darlene Layton , for offering one-time complimentary aquarium passes to our Candlelighters families!Outreach is THRILLED to announce that Bobbie Rodriguez single-handedly made 100 beautiful pillowcases for our children and teens in 2007 and has already donated 65 handmade, gorgeous pillowcases in 2008!!! This gift is valued at $8.00 per pillowcase and represents an awesome gift of $1,320. Bobbie also sewed another 17 from fabric donated through Ride-For-A-Child. Bobbie gave over 182 hours of her time making pillowcases alone!!! We are so thankful for your talent and amazing gifts to Candlelighters, Bobbie! Wonderful volunteers like you make it possible to bring smiles to our children’s and teen’s faces as they travel the difficult journey of childhood cancer. These special pillowcases are so comforting. Our heart-felt thanks to you! Thank you to Bon Appetite at the University of Portland for providing and catering the wonderful lunch for our first Bereaved Family Picnic in the Park. A huge thank you goes out to the amazing volunteers who spent their Sunday afternoon helping to entertain our families. Robin Thomas, Denise Sandefur, Cameron Ahola, Amber Thomas, Nicole McCracken, Amanda McCracken and Madison Weaver, you are all awesome!Thank you to Margaret Eng and the Outdoor Program of the Riverdale School 7th grade class for their generous donations of toys and gift cards for Candlelighters teens. What a wonderful service project for your outdoor school experience! We are very grateful for your gifts. Out of this World Fun for our Families! Out of this World Pizza & Play opened their doors for the very first time, exclusively to our Candlelighters families, on March 8th! Owners, staff, and volunteers nearly worked around the clock, pulling together a myriad of details, in an effort to make this an exciting event for our families-and that it was! 129 Candlelighters family members were treated to an evening of play, fun & food at this brand-new indoor play facility in Hillsboro. Kids loved the unique and educational space theme featured throughout. Both kids and parents enjoyed exploring and navigating the impressive, space-theme play structure. They enjoyed racing around on human-powered space cars, bouncing in the inflatable, and scaling the rock wall. To top it off, families enjoyed Bingo and prizes, delicious sub sandwiches, and ice cream!Candlelighters would like to express a resounding thanks to the owners and CEOs of Out of this World Pizza & Play—Don & Linda Milford, and Steve & Amy Zimmerly. We know that it required major efforts on your end to pull off this wonderful event for our families. We really appreciate all you did to make this a memorable & fun evening! We’d also like to thank the following supporters & voluntee: Millie & Gordon Roberts; Marty Peiffer; JV Torgerson; Rick Spanu & son, and Sandy Johnson of Sysco Foods; Phil & Maryl Carow of Phil’s 1500 Subs; Blue Bunny Ice Cream; Christina Dahlstrom; Zach Monty; Marcus Ailstock; Dennis Kelley; Melissa Quandt-Holden; Sysco Portland Cindy Figini, Sandy Johnson, Rick Spanu and son Travis Spanu; Summit Brokerage, Steve Anast; Blue Bunny, Larry Stagg; Kenco Brokerage, Tyson Food, Kay Rehm. To learn more about Out of this World Pizza & Play, visit: www.outofthisworld.net They’re located at 6255 NW Century Drive in Hillsboro, ¼ mile west of Liberty High School. They serve delicious pizza & salads! Our heartfelt thanks to Steve Zusman & Metro Metals, Inc., for so generously offering your Rose Garden suite for various events. This was an incredible treat for some of our families, who were so excited for this fun opportunity! Thanks for bringing joy and memories to families walking a difficult journey! A HUGE Thanks to Our Dinner & Lunch Volunteers & Supporters Chris Dussin & Chris Hein of The Old Spaghetti Factory; Frank Campbell of Papa John’s Pizza-Capitol Hwy; Jeremiah Giles of Pasta Veloce; David Peacock of Noodles Restaurant; Alex Hyman & Jaime Urbina of Tazza Café. Also to our many dedicated volunteers who pour out their hearts and reach out their hands, month after month, serving our families affected by childhood cancer…Sandy Winter, Ann Laskey, Fran Hoak, Bev Zimel, Laura Darland, Inge Eriksen, Jill Renton, Julie Chandler, April Brenneman, Toni Eastwood, Pat Decker, and Mark Lambert. Oregon Coast Aquarium and Darlene Layton, for offering one-time complimentary aquarium passes to our Candlelighters families! A heartfelt thank you to Sue Sumpter and the West Linn Curves group for their generous donation to the Candlelighters food pantry located on the oncology floor at Doernbecher hospital. It will all be greatly appreciated by the families who are there.
Thank you so much, Jim Parker for your MANY toy and blanket deliveries to our hospitals on an on going basis as needed. And to Mary Neil for shopping for our specific toy needs and for making deliveries to our hospitals. You both are wonderful volunteers for Candlelighters and your continued giving to Candlelighters and our kids is truly invaluable! Our heartfelt thanks goes out to Steve Zusman & Metro Metals, Inc., for so generously offering your Rose Garden suite for various events to some of our families. This was an incredible treat for these families, who were so excited for this rare opportunity! Thanks for bringing joy to families walking a difficult journey! A whooping-huge thanks to the Harlem Globetrotters, for your generous donation of tickets to the show at the Rose Garden. Our families had such a great time at the event, taking home memories of laughter and fun! Events such as these offer our families so much hope…A MILLION THANKS!Big thanks to Kimberlee Henderson for being host & bringing snacks on the buses for Mt. Hood Snowmobile Event! And also to Anna Potter & Shannon Winegardner for their wonderful volunteer help at the event! We offer our warm thanks to OJ Biber and Kate Janczyk for updating our Candlelighters Info Boards at both Doernbecher and Emanuel Children’s Hospitals. An Outpouring of Thanks to Our Dinner & Lunch Volunteers & Supporters Chris Dussin & Chris Hein of The Old Spaghetti Factory; Judy Buzzini of Papa John’s Pizza-Capitol Hwy; Jeremiah Giles of Pasta Veloce; David Peacock of Noodles Restaurant; Alex Hyman & Jaime Urbina of Tazza Café . Also to our many dedicated volunteers who pour out their hearts and reach out their hands, month after month, serving our families affected by childhood cancer…Sandy Winter, Ann Laskey, Fran Hoak, Bev Zimel, Laura Darland, Inge Eriksen, Jill Renton, Julie Chandler, April Brenneman, Toni Eastwood, Pat Decker, and Mark Lambert.Laura Darland, Cristi Bryant-Hermant, Kimberlee Henderson & Jennifer Crooks - Ongoing efforts & energy poured out to the Family Events, Activities & Ticket Program! You ladies are amazing for bringing fun to our families, all year long!Oregon Coast Aquarium and Darlene Layton , for offering one-time complimentary aquarium passes to our Candlelighters families!Special Thanks to the Pacific Northwest District of Optimists At a Regional meeting of Optimist Clubs, our Director of Development was presented with many wonderful items for our families. They included many stuffed toys, books, games, and puzzles. Also included were some handmade knitted winter hats of all shapes, sizes, and colors to protect our little heads for the next few weeks. Thanks to Marlean Stevens, the Childhood Cancer Chair for the PNWD Optimist, for gathering all these items for us. A huge thank you to Jeanine Faszholz for her part in two wonderful donations to Candlelighters. Jeanine, and the staff of Jackson Elementary in Hillsboro gave $375.00 to help with our free programs for our children and their families. Jeanine and the New Vision Dance Center, including Lynn Stahr, Heather Renk and Bradian Lien donated 63 blankets, 20 stuffed toys, 3 animal/blanket sets and 10 pillows. What great comfort items for our kids and teens! We need these types of gifts year-round. Your generosity is deeply appreciated! Patty McKay of Fabric Gallery in Tualatin – For wrapping our Candlelighters children with love & warmth through the MANY fleece blanket donations! A warm thank you to Kate Janczyk & Oj Biber for maintaining the Candlelighters Info Boards at Emanuel & Doernbecher Children’s Hospitals. Ladies, we truly appreciate your time & creativity! The fact that you’re providing families the latest Candlelighters information, as well as announcements of fun events, is so very helpful & needed by many families. Big thanks to Laura Darland, Cristi Bryant-Hermant, Kimberlee Henderson & Jennifer Crooks, for your tireless efforts poured out to the Family Events, Activities & Ticket Program! You ladies are amazing for bringing fun to our families all year long! Our thanks to Bill Brewer & Re/Max Equity Group-Nimbus/Beaverton for your ongoing support of Candlelighters! Thea Jirak, owner of Quilting Delights, Candlelighters mom, Karen Knudsen, and Quilting Delights Clients – We truly appreciate your gifts of hand-made pillowcases to offer children & teens who are battling cancer. These will be a cheerful reprieve from dreary hospital whites! Oregon Coast Aquarium and Darlene Layton, for providing one-time complimentary aquarium passes for our Candlelighters families! These memory-making outings mean so much to our families! Thanks SO MUCH to Denise Hartung and Penny Olsson for ALL of your continued work in organizing the storage unit with our many holiday season donations as they have continued to come in to us. This has been a daunting task and we all appreciate your hard work so very much!!! A long overdue thank you to Kip and Karen Veltman of Buckeroo Electric for installing a light in our storage unit. Your generous donation of time and effort has allowed our volunteers the ability to see when organizing the unit. We owe Gloria Uzcanga a HUGE thank you for all of her work to translate our new member packet information to Spanish for us. This was a time consuming task and we GREATLY appreciate all of your time and talent given to Candlelighters, Gloria! Thank you also for speaking with our new members in Spanish on the phone and in-person at our Doernbecher dinners. Its volunteers like you who make it possible for Candlelighters to "be there" for all of our members! Thank you so much, Jim Parker for your MANY toy and blanket deliveries to our hospitals on an ongoing basis as needed. Your continued giving to Candlelighters and our kids is truly invaluable! THANKS to New Vision Dance Center for the Bedside Buddies Thanks to Our Dinner & Luncheon Program Heroes! Chris Dussin & Chris Hein of The Old Spaghetti Factory; Judy Buzzini of Papa John’s Pizza-Capitol Hwy; Jeremiah Giles of Pasta Veloce; Alex Hyman & Jaime Urbina of Tazza Café; Pizzicato. Also to our many dedicated volunteers who pour out their hearts and reach out their hands, month after month, serving our families affected by childhood cancer…Sandy Winter, Ann Laskey, Fran Hoak, Bev Zimel, Laura Darland, Scott & Frances Adams, Oj Biber, Inge Eriksen, Mandana Mansouri, Jill Renton, Julie Chandler, April Brenneman, and Mark Lambert.
Farmington View Elementary School's 3rd Grade Class raised $410 for gift cards for Candlelighters children by doing extra chores for family and friends. You are the best! Thank you Carol Digman for continuing to educate not only your class, but people you meet about Candlelighters For Children With Cancer. We so appreciate your continuous support! A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTERS OF CANDLELIGHTERS DINNER & LUNCHEON HOSPITAL PROGRAM!… Chris Dussin & Chris Hein of The Old Spaghetti Factory; Judy Buzzini of Papa John’s Pizza-Capitol Hwy; Jeremiah Giles of Pasta Veloce; Alex Hyman & Jaime Urbina of Tazza Café. Also to our many dedicated volunteers who pour out their hearts and reach out their hands, month after month, serving our families affected by childhood cancer…Sandy Winter, Ann Laskey, Fran Hoak, Bev Zimel, Randy Radcliffe, Melissa Quandt-Holden, Laura Darland, Scott & Frances Adams, Oj Biber, Inge Eriksen, Mandana Mansouri, Ramin Tabrizi, Jill Renton, Julie Chandler, April Brenneman, and Mark Lambert. Our warmest thanks to Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division for donating 30 food boxes to help our families during the holidays! Thanks to our awesome volunteers who braved the cold to deliver 30 food boxes to Candlelighters families! They include: Kitty Jones, Eric Erickson & Heather, Julie Chandler & daughter-Samantha, Chris Monty, Mandana Mansouri & son-Ramin, Cam Thompson, Bill & Nancy Brewer. Thanks to wonderful Kitty Jones, for driving to Corvallis to pick up a large donation of toys! Candlelighters would like recognize the merry group of elves, who faithfully managed toy boxes at various Bank of the West branches, Long Bottom Coffee-Hillsboro, and Re/Max Equity Group-Nimbus/Beaverton…Oj Biber, Bill & Nancy Brewer, Julie Chandler, Debbie Eaton, Inge Eriksen, Jeanine Faszholz, Casey Jarzombek-Clark, Karen Knudsen, Mandana Mansouri, Chris Monty, Linda Moreland-Hooker, Veena Pradeep, Millie & Gordon Roberts, and Cam Thompson. Thanks to each of you for making our annual toy drive a big success! Santa tells us you’ll all be promoted to executive elves next year! Our sincere thanks to Nina & Jeff McLaughlin of Panel Products for their very generous Rose Garden suite donation, providing families a wonderful evening enjoying Disney on Ice – Princess Wishes. What a magical event this was for a group of excited Candlelighters kids & parents! To Jim Cropper, Dayna Kringlen and crew for the gracious gift of featuring Candlelighters in their Dec. 2007 cable television show "Sharecropper". Jim and Dayna, we greatly appreciated the opportunity to tell others about Candlelighters. Jim, we are so pleased your granddaughter has enjoyed herself with her family at our special activities. We wish her all the best. To Penny Olson for giving our tireless storage unit and toy box lady, Denise Hartung, so much help in organizing and labeling items in our storage unit for our kids. It's a treat to have you "on board", Penny! And thanks again and again for ALL YOU do for Candlelighters, Denise! To Gloria Uzcanga for her hard work in translating Candlelighters information for our Spanish speaking families and for supporting our Spanish speaking families in-person at our Doernbecher dinners! Wow! What a blessing, Gloria. To Melissa Quandt-Holden for many volunteer hours helping with dinners and so many activities associated with Candlelighters, especially Ride-For-A-Child and Toy boxes this past holiday season. To Shelli Volpigno for "above and beyond" gifts of her time and talent in support of Candlelighters. You are great at finding many different volunteers to add to our need for toys, pillowcases and ALL. To Sue Sumpter for her amazing knowledge and support of so many of our families, especially for our families affected by the leukemia associated diagnoses. YOU are a treasure, Sue! To Jenny Lambert for her many hours spent for Candlelighters in so many capacities. We cherish and appreciate ALL YOU do, Jenny! Thank you all from Outreach, Ann Laskey To Kathy Lee of Portland, thank you SO MUCH for you generosity in sewing and donating SO MANY "Nana bags" - (flax seed filled bags) to heat in the microwave to ease sore spots for our children, teens and parents! They are a real hit with our families, Kathy! Thank you to Jennifer Haynes and Lisa Doak for their generous donation of Beanie Babies. These are wonderful for our Bedside Buddies. Thank you Shellee Baidenmann, Bobbie Rodriquez, and Nadine Zimmerlund for your ongoing donation of hand-sewn pillowcases. They are very comforting for our children in the hospital. ng our Activities & Events Program, Cristi! Jennifer Crooks – A past volunteer for Candlelighters, Jennifer has stepped up again as a Ticket Coordinator, offering to secure tickets to wonderful events for our families. She has made it possible for families to attend Stomp, Dew Tour, and more! Thanks so much Jennifer! |
EVERYONE
at Kruse Way Rotary Club, Bank of the West, Complete Music, Cushman &
Wakefield, Inc., Embassy Suites Hotel, Festival Brass, Lake Oswego
Academy of Dance, Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce, Lake Oswego Wind
Jammers, Natalie Marmion-KATU News, Party Works, Pacific University
Hawaiian Club, Reptile Man, Rose City Clowns, Royce’s Prop Shop