VW March 2015 Newsletter

Shop at MaxMara
and Raise Money
for Valiant Women
Valiant Women
of Mission Hospital
27700 Medical Center Road
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Travel chic and light!
Celebrate Women. Celebrate Life.
Attend a special MaxMara event on May
7 at South Coast Plaza and learn how
to pack for a three week vacation for
just about any destination in a carry-on
suitcase and one personal bag.
The event begins promptly with a
breakfast presentation at 9:30 a.m.,
please arrive early to register and
be seated. Joanne Williams, stylist,
will be available to assist you during
the shopping hours of 10:30 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. Shoppers will receive a 10
percent discount for purchases made
that day and MaxMara will donate
10 percent to Valiant Women for the
sales from our event.
In this issue...
An Evening to Celebrate Women’s Health
“From Broccoli to Zion”
Dr. Shelly Zavala, MFT explored the world of interpersonal
neurobiology/neuropsychology and how a focus on mindfulness,
relationships and the greater good,
promotes health and happiness at our
winter education event held at the
Marbella Country Club. Guests learned
how to rewire their brains with gratitude
and positive thinking.
Your chic travel wardrobe will
accommodate an itinerary of site
seeing, semi-formal, business and
dressy casual.
Seating is limited and an RSVP is
required to Jessika Abbott at
jessika.abbott@stjoe.org or
(949) 365-3844.
Linda Birck and Joanne Williams
Celebrate women and celebrate
life at the 19th Annual Valiant
Women Luncheon on Friday,
April 24 at the beautiful St. Regis
Monarch Beach Resort.
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Luncheon Highlights
Supporting Nursing
Excellence
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Wall of Honor
Commitment to Our Community
In 2012 Valiant Women made a bold commitment
to raise $1 million over the next five years and we
are positioned to not only meet that goal, but to
exceed it.
Valiant Women is dedicated to ensuring that women of all ages
receive high quality, compassionate health care. We do this by
supporting five critical areas:
• Mission Women’s Wellness Center
• Nursing Center of Excellence
• Nursing Scholarships
• Mission Breast Health Center
• Nursing Scholarship Endowment
Our commitment to these areas was recently highlighted in the Valiant
Women Impact Report which reflected gifts made from July 1, 2013 to
June 30, 2014.
Women’s Wellness Center
Goal: $500,000
Raised to date: $291,125
Nursing Center of Excellence
Goal: $100,000
Raised to date: $10,000
Nursing Scholarships
Goal: $200,000
Raised to date: $83,073
Getting Involved
Mission Breast Health Center
Goal: $100,000
Raised to date: $98,587
When one finds a valiant woman her value is far beyond pearls…Proverbs 31:10-31
There are so many ways to share your time and talents with Mission Hospital through Valiant Women. Please
consider joining one of the Valiant Women Luncheon committees – centerpieces, silent auction or sponsorship –
or assist with membership outreach activities, communications projects or education programs.
Nursing Scholarship Endowment
Goal: $100,000
Raised to date: $60,000
2-Year Total
Goal: $1,000,000
Raised to date: $542,785
“My emphasis is in assisting each person in discovering their own
authentic self, allowing them a deeper understanding of themselves and
how they can now choose to be in charge of their lives, rather than their
lives being something that happens to them.”
– Dr. Zavala
Look forward to another wonderful program in October.
Valiant Women has made it easier than ever to join or renew your annual membership. If you aren’t already a
member, please visit www.mission4health.com/valiantwomen and sign up to be part of Valiant Women today!
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Photo above - left to right: Tricia Raymund,
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April 2015
Newsletter
Valiant Women thanks
the following sponsors
for their Spirit of Giving:
19th Annual
Valiant Women Luncheon
Title:
Infiniti of Mission Viejo
In-Kind:
Capella + Solazzo Design
Displayworks
The Shops at Mission Viejo
Celebrate women and celebrate life at the
19th Annual Valiant Women Luncheon on
Friday, April 24 at the beautiful St. Regis
Monarch Beach Resort.
Save the Date
The event will begin with champagne and
shopping at the silent auction and raffles.
During lunch, a fun and spirited team of
Mission Hospital doctors and nurses will
once again serve as our fashion models
showcasing spring designs from retailers
at The Shops at Mission Viejo.
Where:
St. Regis Monarch Beach
When:
Friday, April 24, 2015
To RSVP:
christy.welch@stjoe.org or
(949) 364-4225
Last year’s event raised more than
$240,000 to support the Women’s
Wellness Center, Nursing Center of
Excellence and Nursing Scholarship
Endowment.
Photos - top right: Jill George, RN and Bryan Noakes, RN.
Top left: Kathleen Krogius and Vicky Carabini.
Lower left: Ginny Wetterau and Janet Lockhart.
Supporting Nursing Excellence
Last year, 86 nurses from departments across the hospital applied for nursing scholarships.
Scholarships enable our nurses to receive advanced training through conferences and seminars or enhance their
knowledge through additional degrees and certifications. Based on the available resources, 68 scholarships were
awarded in the following categories:
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29 Bachelor of Science in Nursing
10 Master of Science in Nursing
23 Educational Seminars or Certificate Programs
6 Emergency Room nurses attended a special
education training program
In 2013 Valiant Women further solidified its dedication
and support of nursing education by creating the Valiant
Women Nursing Scholarship Endowment. With this effort,
Valiant Women will forever contribute to the excellence in
nursing provided at Mission Hospital. The total value of the
endowment as of June 30, 2014 is $109,671.
2 | Celebrate Women. Celebrate Life.
Left to right: Dawn Antis, Janet Mitchell, Tricia Raymund, Lisa Dale, Matt Gunderson (Infiniti of
Mission Viejo), Mary Miyamoto, Linda Birck, Cindi Grace and Kristine McFarland.
Wall of Honor Supports Life Saving
Work at Mission Breast Health Services
Breast cancer patients and survivors, daughters, husbands, clinical
professionals, teens and preschool children are among the hundreds
of people who supported the 12th Annual “THINK PINK” Breast Health
Wall of Honor at the Shops at Mission Viejo during the month of
October in 2014.
With the leadership of Chair Mary Miyamoto and her committee, the Wall
of Honor raised more than $58,000 in net proceeds to support the women
of our community. Money raised at the event goes to support underserved
women in our community with diagnostic testing and treatment.
Title Sponsor Infiniti of Mission Viejo displayed a wrapped, hot pink
Infiniti QX80 near the Wall of Honor drawing much attention from
visitors. A display board encouraged visitors to use #breasthealth when
tweeting their photos with the car on social media.
Bright pink daisy decals led guests from the car to the Wall of Honor
which was filled with honor card messages of hope, love and joy.
Shoppers were encouraged to underwrite mammograms at $100 or
to celebrate a loved one with an honor card message for $25. Special
edition Power of Pink bracelets from Brighton Collectibles were
available for purchase, as well as hand-knit scarves from a cancer
survivors knitting support group at Mission Hospital.
Educational and fundraising events were hosted throughout the month
to support the Wall of Honor, including a trunk show at Marbella Country
Club, in-store events at Brighton Collectibles featuring genetic counselor
Sandra Brown and a tennis tournament called “Tennis and Tacos for Ta
Ta’s” presented by the Chang Family Foundation and Lululemon.
152 volunteers donated a total of
448 hours raising $58,000
Year after year Wall of Honor volunteers describe the warm wishes, gratitude
and touching stories shared by people who make donations. Valiant Women
is so appreciative of every dollar donated and every volunteer hour served.
Thank you for sharing your Spirit of Giving with Mission Hospital.
Diamond:
Anonymous – In loving memory
of Barbara Chandler
Toby Austin
Brighton Collectibles, Mission Viejo
The Carabini Family
The Chang Family Foundation
Coast Radiology – Dr. Sorenson
The Furman Family
Dr. and Mrs. James H. Kirk
Raymond Kwa
The Leonard Family Foundation
Pat Lindner
Lululemon
Macy’s
Cindy and David Mirsky
Igor and Jeanne Olenicoff
The Swenson Family Foundation
Verizon
Nancy Williams
The Young Family
Pearl:
Barre3 Laguna Niguel
Jim and Linda Barisic
Dr. Sharon Bae and Dr. Howard Cheng
Chico’s
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ko
Krutcik and Georggin
Dr. Dan and Karen Kulick
Gerald and Joanne Maguire
Caroline McAndrews
Kenneth D. and Kristine McFarland
Mame and Wayne Mertes
The Miyamoto Family
Susan D. Morrison
Dr. and Mrs. L. Stuart Nagasawa
Mary Noakes
Paradise Bakery & Cafe
Jacqueline Putney
Glenn Robinson
Margarita and Tom Solazzo
St. Margaret’s Episcopal School
Curt and Geri Stanley
Jim and Susan Tecca
Terri Owcarz and Brett Smith –
Berskshire Hathaway HomeServices
California Properties
Lourdes Maria de Varona
Jana Williams
Daisy:
Serena Benson
Patricia Craig
Freedom Sports Marketing
Danny and Natalie Hart
Aunt Ruth Hemming
The Hudoff Family
J.Crew
Jeff and Janet Mitchell
MobiSurg, Inc. – Dr. Shar Alikhani
Ginger Modiri
Neil and Lisa O’Connor - O’Connor
Mortuary
Patsy’s Irish Pub
Tamara Patton
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Vitamin World
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