Annual Report PDF

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Board of Trustees
Meredith Mathews, MD, Chair
Retired Healthcare Executive
Glenn Wisegarver, Vice Chair
Moz
Katerie Chapman
Virginia Mason
Victor Collymore, MD
Community Health Plan of Washington
A. Kent Fisher
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
William Hammond, MD
UW Medicine
Mohit Kathuria
Microsoft
David Kiehn
David H. Kosloff
Abode Healthcare
Penelope J. Lie
Oracle
Conrad Liles, MD, PhD
University of Washington
Eric Mendelsohn
Emeritus Corporation
Deborah Milter
HUB International
Mark Quehrn
Perkins Coie, LLP
Nancy Sclater
Pinkerton Brown, LLC
Robert Wallace
Wallace Properties
Executives
James P. AuBuchon, MD
President and CEO
Linda S. Barnes
Chief Operating Officer and
Chief Information Officer
Robert J. Gleason
Chief Financial Officer
Puget Sound Blood Center
Our Mission:
Saving lives through research, innovation, education
and excellence in blood, medical and laboratory
services in partnership with our community.
70 Years and Counting
Do you know where the blood came from when your favorite uncle from Greenlake
had heart surgery seven years ago? Or who provided platelets for your neighbor in
Burien, during her cancer treatment? Or what lab determined that a donated kidney
was a match for your friend waiting for a transplant?
At PSBC, we play a direct role in your healthcare. Not just for you, but for everyone
you see around you. We’ve been doing it for 70 years.
Founded in 1944 as one of America’s first nonprofit blood banks, today we are
much more. We support 90 hospitals throughout the Pacific Northwest with blood
components. When doctors need an expert in transfusion medicine, they call us.
We collect cord blood from new moms, providing stem cells for cancer treatment.
We register people for the National Marrow Donor Program, and collect the cells
that make transplants possible.
Our research sets us apart. We take our discoveries from “bench to bedside” to
improve patient care. You’ll find our researchers in medical schools and scientific
forums sharing the latest blood science with doctors from around the region — and
around the world.
One thing hasn’t changed in 70 years. Our power comes from you. And your support
has been remarkable.
Today our volunteer donors number 250,000 strong. Every day we welcome about
1,000 of them to our centers or mobile drives. Volunteers greet and register them, and
offer cookies and juice afterwards. Others donate by making financial contributions
that sustain our services and our groundbreaking research. This “extended PSBC
family” will always be the cornerstone for our success. We’re deeply grateful for
your help and steadfast support. We need you now more than ever.
Please read the stories in this report. They offer a firsthand look at the impact
of your gifts on patients, families, neighbors, and communities. After all, you make
it possible.
José A. López, MD
Chief Scientific Officer
Christine Speirs
Chief Quality Officer
Sally Sullivan, SPHR
Chief Employee and
Community Relations Officer
Yanyun Wu, MD
Chief Medical Officer
James P. AuBuchon, MD,
FCAP, FRCP (Edin)
President and CEO
Meredith Mathews, MD
Chair, Board of Trustees
Puget Sound Blood Center
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A Legacy of Discovery:
Saving Lives Through Blood Research
With over 70 years of research and discoveries, Puget Sound Blood Center physicians and scientists have transformed medical science with
breakthroughs in transfusion medicine, blood biology, blood storage, cancer therapies, organ transplantation, and treatment of clotting disorders.
Much remains to be learned about the therapeutic
properties of blood, and it is expected that valuable
research in that field will be conducted by the King
County Central Blood Bank.
PSBC has supported an active research
program since it began in 1944. Our physicians
and scientists continue to learn more about
blood biology that saves lives and changes lives
by helping people regain good health.
J. Richard Czajkowski, MD
Founding Director 1944-1967
One major advance in medical science that happened in
Seattle was the advent of bone marrow transplantation.
Bone marrow transplants were in the forefront of
research in this community. The role PSBC played
in supplying the red cells and platelets to patients
undergoing a bone marrow transplant made this
groundbreaking procedure possible.
Sherrill J. Slichter, MD
Director, Platelet Transfusion Research
Puget Sound Blood Center
Twenty years ago we did not know about the
involvement of platelets in inflammatory diseases
like pneumonia, arthritis, strokes, and many others.
That’s why it’s important for PSBC—where we see
and treat patients—to be involved in research. We
can collect samples, analyze and study them and
apply our findings to the treatment of those patients.
José A. López, MD
Chief Scientific Officer
Puget Sound Blood Center
PSBC was among the first blood centers in the
world to undertake ongoing blood research
instrumental in saving lives. Research in our
labs doubled the storage life of platelets—the
key factor enabling Dr. E. Donnall Thomas to
successfully perform the world’s first bone
marrow transplant that earned him a Nobel
Prize in Medicine. Today, patients around the
world have benefited from the discoveries
we pioneered, and new medical knowledge
we created.
Our Research Institute in South Lake Union,
in the hub of Seattle’s biomedical research
community, enhances opportunities for
collaboration with universities, cancer treatment
centers and other research institutions—
accelerating our process of discovery.
PSBC scientists are in a constant search for
new understanding, new knowledge, new
technologies, new therapies, and new cures for
conditions and diseases that cause premature
death around the world every day. Our
blood research saves lives. Perhaps one day,
even yours.
Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation Invests in
PSBC Research
Ellen Browning Scripps
1836 - 1932
PSBC’s Research Institute has been honored to
partner with the Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation
for the past several years. A pioneer in American
journalism, Ellen Browning Scripps approached
philanthropy as an investment to help nonprofits
more effectively deliver their programs and services
to people in need. In Scripps’ words: “The most
important gift one human being can give to another
is, in some way, to make life a little better to live.”
Since its founding in 1940, the Ellen Browning Scripps
Foundation has been dedicated to continuing “Miss
Ellen’s” philanthropic legacy and intentions. The
Foundation’s grant-funding has accelerated PSBC’s
research investigations, enabling researchers to both
publish their work and obtain additional funding.
The Foundation’s most recent grant is helping PSBC
purchase new technology for research that will
improve transfusion safety. Thank you to the Ellen
Browning Scripps Foundation for these precious gifts
that will propel blood research and new discoveries
for years to come.
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Puget Sound Blood Center
70 Years of
Continuous Growth
Puget Sound Blood Center began with a single donor center and the goal of creating a local blood
bank for patients in need. About 25 donations a day were collected.
Today, our lifesaving mission has expanded, and the demand for blood components has grown
dramatically. We welcome nearly 1,000 donors a day at 12 donor centers and in 19 mobile collection
units conducting blood drives across the Pacific Northwest.
Community Support Makes New Bellingham
Donor Center a Success
In January 2014 we opened our new and larger
Bellingham center in Bakerview Square. It delivers
a state-of-the-art donor experience. In addition to
whole blood, donors can now give much-needed
platelets through apheresis collection. Platelets
are the component of blood that helps prevent
and stop bleeding—used during surgeries, organ
transplants, and cancer treatment. Since opening,
we’ve had three times as many platelet donors
as projected! This community support is amazing
and benefits Bellingham-area patients who need
about 1,700 units of platelets a year. It also helped
dedicated platelet donors like Bob Hungerschafer,
who had been driving 120 miles roundtrip to
Everett, to donate platelets every two weeks. Now
this 733-time donor (and community members like
him) have the convenience of donating platelets
much closer to home.
We’re Oregon’s Newest Partners in Healthcare
Over the past year our Oregon & Southwest
Washington Blood Program (OSWBP) began new
partnerships with Legacy Health and Providence
Health Services as their sole supplier of blood. Our
shared goal: provide local patients with the best
care possible. This year for the first time we’ll supply
more than half of all lifesaving blood components
for patients in greater Portland hospitals. That is
46,000 units of blood for the hospitals served by
the OSWBP network, but we expect to collect
less than one-third of that locally. Our ability to
close this gap depends on Portland community
support to sponsor and organize blood drives,
give blood, and volunteer. Local supporters can
donate through our Vancouver Donor Center and
two mobile units that travel throughout the region.
Welcoming Lane
PSBC Family
Blood
Center
to
the
PSBC and Lane Blood Center in Eugene, Oregon,
will merge this fall, aligning under a common
strategy and management structure. We share
many exciting opportunities ahead to serve the
patients and communities in Oregon. “PSBC is an
excellent partner for Lane as a national leader in
blood collection, testing, processing technologies,
transfusion expertise, customer service, and blood
research,” says Lane CEO Doug Engel. “This will
help us maintain the quality service we provide to
patients in Lane and Douglas counties as the local,
dependable, customer-focused source they’ve
always relied on.” Lane will retain members of
its Board of Directors as a Community Advisory
Council that will continue to focus on meeting
patient needs in local communities. Two members
of the Lane Council will participate in the PSBC
Board of Trustees.
1944
1956
1962
1970
1974
1976
Community
members create
King County
Central Blood
Bank. First donors
welcomed.
Perfected the use of
plastic bags as blood
containers, replacing
glass bottles.
Dr. Elo Giblett
discovers an
unknown blood
type, which is
recognized around
the world.
Screen blood
for hepatitis two
years before a
commercial test
becomes available.
King County Blood
Bank renamed Puget
Sound Blood Center;
expanding services to
meet community need.
Camp I-Vy established
in collaboration with
BDFW for children with
hemophilia and other
bleeding disorders.
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Super Gavin
Five-year-old is beating
the odds with help from
blood donors
When 3-year-old Gavin Mayes got sick, everyone
thought it was just a bad case of the flu going
around at school. He developed a high fever and
cough. After a week of rest and fluids he was
well enough to return to school. But soon the
fever returned and he became shockingly pale.
Blood tests were ordered. While they waited in
the pediatrician’s office for results, the doctor
prepared Gavin’s parents Ken and Charlene: it
could be a bad case of mononucleosis, but in the
very worst case, it could be leukemia.
“But the worst case stuff
doesn’t happen to us,”
thought Charlene. “I looked
over at Gavin as he played
with trains and thought, it
has to be mono.”
Around midnight the doctor came in and confirmed
it was cancer. “My first thought after we found out
Gavin had cancer was that I had to be dreaming,”
says Ken. Within an hour they arrived at Seattle
Children’s, where Gavin immediately received
blood and platelet transfusions. “We found out
at the hospital that his red cells and platelets
were really, really low—and he was probably
just a couple days away from heart failure,” says
Charlene. Gavin soon began a year of intensive
chemotherapy. “The transfusions were vital to his
treatment,” says Ken. “Because without them, he
wouldn’t have even made it to treatment.”
Today Gavin is in clinical remission, though his
treatment will continue for the next two and a
half to three years. “Gavin ultimately received 14
transfusions over the last year, and they expect
him to have more,” says Charlene. “He is now
five, and loves to tell people he kicked cancer’s
butt!”
The family credits many people for the love and
support that helped keep them afloat during
months of treatments—including blood donors.
“We wouldn’t have our little boy today if it wasn’t
for what they did,” reflects Charlene. Just seven
months after Gavin was diagnosed, Charlene
held her first blood drive at Cascade Community
Church in Monroe on September 11, 2013 – an
event that registered an incredible 59 donors,
including two who gave blood for the first time.
To date, she has organized three drives in Gavin’s
honor, inspiring 104 donors to roll up their sleeves
for our superhero. Two more drives are already
planned for 2015.
Watch Ken, Koen, Gavin, Luci, and Charlene in
the video “Dear PSBC” at psbc.org/impact.
About one-third of all blood
transfusions go to patients diagnosed
with cancer or other blood diseases.
For some patients, the cancer itself
results in the need for transfusion
because of its impact on the marrow’s
ability to make cells. For others,
cancer treatment can lead to blood
transfusion because of blood loss
during surgery, or because the effects
of chemotherapy or radiotherapy
destroy the ability of blood-making
cells in bone marrow to generate
replacement cells.
1986
1994
1996
2011
2014
2015
Bone Marrow Donor
Program founded.
Expanded blood
services to Southwest
Washington, bringing
counties served to 14.
Purchased Renton
lab facilities to
expand blood
processing
operations.
Research Institute
moves to South Lake
Union lab space,
doubling work area and
expanding capabilities.
PSBC celebrates
70 years of
Saving Lives
Every Day.
With Lane Blood
Center, PSBC now
serves 24 counties
in Washington
and Oregon.
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Puget Sound Blood Center
Your Partner in Healthcare
From the start Puget Sound Blood Center was much more than a place to give blood. Today we’re a unique provider of healthcare
services for the community. We partner with more than 90 leading hospitals and clinics across the Pacific Northwest to save lives
and deliver quality patient care to the community. Some of the many ways we’re saving lives may surprise you!
Umbilical Cord Blood Program
PSBC is the first and only program in the Northwest to offer new mothers the opportunity to
donate umbilical cord blood, providing patients with cancer and blood disorders new hope for
recovery. We partner with 17 hospitals (and counting) across Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii.
Imagine! The first thing you and baby do together can give someone else a second chance to
live. Learn more at psbc.org/cordblood.
Transfusion Medicine
Patients across the Northwest rely on PSBC to provide a safe, stable, and community-based
blood supply. We provide 24/7 transfusion services and medical consultation, performing specialized
tests to match patients with donor blood. PSBC Transfusion Safety Officers work on site in regional
hospitals to ensure that blood transfusions are performed according to current best practices. Our
physicians and investigators are research leaders in transfusion medicine.
Bone Marrow Program
Each year, 10,000 people will need a marrow transplant. Sadly, only half will receive one.
You can help. Working in concert with the national Be the Match® Registry, PSBC recruits
prospective bone marrow donors for transplant to patients with leukemia and other diseases.
We also coordinate further testing and handle all stem cell collection, medical history, exams,
and follow-up. Learn how you can join at psbc.org/marrow.
Patient Services
Our physicians and nurses are recognized as regional specialists in the therapeutic application of
apheresis—procedures that separate blood into its components and to use to treat a range of blood
disorders and disease. Our team is available any time, day or night, to perform therapeutic plasma
exchanges, cell depletions, outpatient transfusion services, peripheral blood stem cell collections
and red cell exchanges at area hospitals and outpatient care in our own clinic.
Hemophilia Care Program
Established in 1974, our Hemophilia Care Program offers specialized physician and nursing care,
diagnostic and genetic testing, medical assessment, and treatment of bleeding episodes, yearly
check-ups, counseling, and bilingual support. Our program includes training for individuals and
families so they can manage their own home care, along with physical therapy, low-cost
medication, and 24/7 phone consultation. Learn more at psbc.org/hemophilia.
Specialty Diagnostic Laboratories
Our four Specialty Diagnostic Laboratories provide around-the-clock specialized testing services.
They support organ transplants, research, medical device development, clinical trials, and innovative
studies with PSBC’s Research Institute. When a Pacific Northwest patient needs to be matched with
a donor organ, a complex analysis takes place in our Immunogenetics/HLA Lab to find that “perfect
match.” Our Platelet Immunology Lab, Genomics Testing Lab, and Hemostasis Lab improve care
and safety for patients by testing and analyzing blood samples to diagnose disorders and determine
treatment options.
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Celebrating 70 Years Serving You
Since 1944 Puget Sound Blood Center has committed itself to saving lives every day. Our passion and commitment to volunteerism,
to community service, to advancing medical science, and to research is stronger than ever. In celebrating our history, we also
celebrate the visionary community partners who make it possible.
Kemper Freeman Helps
Make PSBC History
Since the first Faces for Life Gala and Auction, Kemper Development
Company has been a partner. Over the years, you may have attended a
“Painting Party” at Bellevue Square or perhaps enjoyed decorated masks on
display in the mall. It is no surprise that the company generously showed its
support again for our 70th anniversary gala event. The 2014 Faces for Life
Gala and Auction made history by raising $500,000 to support our lifesaving
programs. It’s difficult to imagine reaching this milestone without the many
years of support from Kemper Freeman and the Kemper Development
Company. Through his generosity, Kemper has helped PSBC build public
awareness, understanding, and support for the importance of blood
donation, research, and other aspects of our work. We’re grateful to Kemper,
his wife Betty, and the Kemper Development Company for their generosity
of spirit and philanthropic support for our mission.
Kemper Freeman (center) accepts the Del Lewis Community
Advocate Award from CEO Dr. Jim AuBuchon and then-Board
Chair Nancy Sclater at the 2013 Faces for Life Gala and Auction.
Herbert Bridge
Retired Rear Admiral. Business icon.
Philanthropist. Blood donor.
Longtime PSBC supporter.
Gary Locke
Ambassador to China. U.S. Secretary
of Commerce. Governor. County
Executive. State legislator. Blood
donor. Longtime PSBC supporter.
Gary Locke is a longtime
champion of blood donation—as
a donor and as an elected official
who strongly supports employee
donation in the workplace. He
reaches out to people in the AsianAmerican community to donate blood.
Gary urges people to join the Be the Match®
National Marrow Donor Program Registry—giving patients
in need a chance to find a lifesaving match. He encourages
cord blood donation by new moms as a vital source of
stem cells for cancer treatment and research.
Herb Bridge first gave blood
in 1942—at boot camp in
San Diego. Through the years
he donated more than 100
times. Herb’s support spanned
decades and also included
generous gifts to fundraising
campaigns.
A Word From Our S p ons or s
To the Hard-Working People at Puget Sound Blood Center:
Thousands of lives depend upon you every day. Puget Sound Energy
is proud to be your partner in ensuring a safe blood supply because
we share your commitment to the health and well-being of the
communities we serve. Through our independent PSE Foundation and
other corporate efforts, we support Puget Sound Blood Center’s core
preparedness work, from the daily collection and delivery of lifesaving
blood to preparing for a large-scale emergency.
Congratulations on 70 years of service. We look forward to our continued
partnership that will keep our communities safe for years to come.
Puget Sound Energy
We at ASD Healthcare thoroughly value our partnership with Puget
Sound Blood Center and send our warmest congratulations on
your 70th anniversary. We believe partnerships that transcend mere
vendor relationships include active participation in community events
and further the overall quality of healthcare for everyone.
Delivering innovative technology that advances patient care for the
providers who serve them is our core value. We fully appreciate
the opportunity to work so closely with such an outstanding and
renowned organization and look forward to a long and prosperous
relationship with Puget Sound Blood Center.
Thank you for your commitment to healthcare. And again,
congratulations on your milestone anniversary.
Neil Herson, President ASD Healthcare
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR
BLOOD AFTER DONATING?
TRANSFUSION TO PATIENTS
Blood is transfused into a patient in need.
Chances are that one day in your lifetime you’ll
need a transfusion.
Every year, we provide blood and laboratory
services for more than 240,000 transfusions.
Patients need blood for:
- bleeding due to trauma or surgery;
- inherited blood disorders;
- leukemia or other forms of cancer treatment;
- organ or bone marrow transplantation.
STORAGE AND DELIVERY
Blood is stored until it's ready to be delivered to 39
regional hospitals throughout the Pacific Northwest,
and to six PSBC labs that support 48 King County
hospitals and clinics.
Every day we register up to 1000
donors to meet the needs of patients
across the Pacific Northwest. Immediately
following donation, your blood begins a
lifesaving journey. Our laboratories are staffed
24/7, working around the clock to process,
test, and deliver blood to hospitals within 48
hours of donation. This is only possible with
the generous help and dedicated support
of our donors, volunteers, and financial
contributors to ensure a stable and
safe blood supply.
Each blood component has a different shelf life:
Platelets expire after 5 days.
Red blood cells expire after 42 days.
Plasma can be used fresh, frozen or
stored up to 12 months.
LABELING
Components are labeled with their
ABO blood group and Rh type.
TESTING
Simultaneously, blood is typed and tested for pathogens
like hepatitis B and C, HIV, syphilis, HTLV, and West Nile
virus, among other things – 13 tests in total.
COLLECTION
About one pint of blood is collected in a bag, along with a
few small vials for testing. The whole blood donation
process, from registering to cookies, takes less than an hour!
Blood is needed every day
You can donate whole blood every 56 days, up to 6 times a
year. You can donate single components of blood at different
intervals: platelets up to 24 times each year, plasma every
28 days, and double red cells every 16 weeks.
Lifesaving
Gifts
July 1, 2013 to
June 30, 2014
223,025
BLOOD DONORS REGISTERED
180,704
Whole Blood
27,111
Platelets – apheresis
6,356
Plasma – apheresis
2,890
Double Red Cells
26,755
First Time Donors
BLOOD DRIVE DONOR GROUP PROGRAM
4,300
TRANSPORTATION
Donated blood is transported by couriers to
our state-of-the-art testing laboratory. Blood
travels by courier, truck, taxi, ferry, and plane.
Blood Drives
150
New Blood Drive Donor Groups
1,325
Total Blood Drive Donor Groups
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
2,900
Volunteers
108,500
Volunteer Hours
605
New Volunteers
BLOOD COMPONENTS PRODUCED
161,581
PROCESSING TO COMPONENTS
Blood is processed in a centrifuge to separate red blood
cells, platelets, and plasma. This occurs within eight hours of
collection. We process up to 1000 units each day, resulting in
1,500 to 2,400 units of components.
Each blood donation can save three lives:
Red blood cells carry oxygen to tissues or organs;
Platelets promote blood clotting;
Plasma (the fluid part of blood) carries blood cells throughout
the body and contains proteins essential for blood clotting.
Red Cells
35,166
Whole Blood – Platelets
26,621
Apheresis – Platelets
MARROW DONOR PROGRAM
2,118
70
New Marrow Donor Registrants
Marrow or Stem Cell Donors
CORD BLOOD PROGRAM
5,849
919
85
Collections (WA, HI, OR)
Units Banked From Those Collections
Units Distributed For Transplantation
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Puget Sound Blood Center
What We’re Learning Today
Will Save Lives Tomorrow
Blood is amazing! It carries oxygen and nutrients to every organ and
tissue in your body. It fights infections. It helps heal wounds. It’s used
in organ transplants and cancer therapies. Our research about blood is
transforming medical science and patient care.
We study the different ways blood is used in healthcare. We study red
blood cells that transport oxygen throughout your body. And white
cells—leukocytes—which are part of our immune system defending
against infections. We are experts in platelets (thrombocytes), which
prevent blood loss by plugging broken vessels—but which can also
kill us when they form deadly clots. And we study plasma, the fluid in
which all of these cells are suspended.
We’re Leaders in Transfusion Medicine
About one in three people will need a transfusion at some time during
his or her life. When traditional blood typing began more than 100 years
ago, A, B, AB, O and Rh +/- groups were identified—eight types in
all. After a patient receives a transfusion, antibodies can sometimes
form. If a patient needs transfusion again, he or she may need specially
matched blood to prevent harmful immune reactions. We’re leaders
in using genomic typing technologies to prevent these problems. Our
research in this area is “translational”: what we’re learning in the lab
can help to diagnose and treat patients in the hospital.
Imagine a World Where Early
Detection and Intervention Prevents
Heart Attacks and Strokes
Discoveries That Will Change
Medical Science Worldwide
What do heart attacks, strokes, cancer, diabetes,
malaria, and lupus have in common?
Sherrill Slichter, MD, joined PSBC in 1970. Today she is
a leading researcher in advancing research to extend
the shelf life of blood platelets—the blood component
involved in clotting that is used to control bleeding
during surgeries, trauma care, organ transplants, and
cancer treatment.
Each disease can result in unwanted clotting of blood
vessels. It’s called thrombosis. It is our newest and biggest
research challenge. In fact, heart attacks and strokes are the
number one cause of premature death worldwide. Our blood
research is playing a key role in advancing medical science and
understanding to address these major threats to human health.
Research helps us identify people at risk of clotting and
conditions that create that risk. It can lead to earlier
diagnosis, and to more effective treatment when clots
do occur. We’re the only research team in the Northwest
dedicated to thrombosis research.
Dr. Slichter’s research focuses on making the best
possible use of donated platelets by extending their
shelf life beyond the current five day maximum.
Research indicates that reducing natural pathogens
in the platelets and lowering storage temperatures
can extend the useful life of platelets, helping patients
worldwide.
Slichter is also a professor of medicine in the division
of hematology at the University of Washington’s
School of Medicine.
What is a Blood Clot?
Normally, our blood’s ability to clot is a good thing! Clotting helps
stop bleeding when we cut ourselves. Problems arise when blood
clots form when and where we don’t want them to and obstruct
blood flow to the brain, heart, lungs, or legs.
• A blood clot in an artery, usually in the heart or brain, is called
arterial thrombosis and can cause heart attack or stroke.
• Blood clots can form in your legs when you are immobile for
periods of time, like on a long plane trip. Deep vein thrombosis
is a blood clot formation in your leg.
• Pulmonary embolism is when a blood clot in your leg detaches
and travels into your lungs.
• It’s estimated that 20% of cancer patients experience thrombosis.
• Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a disease where
thrombi form in small vessels throughout the body in the brain,
kidney, heart, liver, and pancreas. If untreated, people afflicted
will die within a few days.
Puget Sound Blood Center
First it was unusual nose bleeds, and then unexplained bruises on the
legs of 8-year-old Gracie Lindal. Parents Jennifer and Andy turned to
Google: “children that bruise easily.” When leukemia came up as the
first result, they stopped reading and headed to their pediatrician – now
frightened about the possibilities.
The next morning, an urgent call from the doctor explained the
blood work showed Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP)—an
autoimmune disease that was destroying Gracie’s platelets – the cells
that help blood clot. “We were told: Pack a bag and get to the hospital,”
remembers Jennifer. “Gracie needs a transfusion now.”
On August 22, 2011, Gracie began a six hour Immunoglobulin treatment,
bravely facing many uncomfortable side effects—itching, migraines,
nausea, shakiness. Three days later, her platelet count was rising. “Our
hopes were up that we were done with ITP.” While there is no known
cause or cure for ITP, many children with ITP recover.
While the Lindals returned home, life did not return to normal. Gracie
had to give up bike rides and helping her mom cook because of the
risk of getting cut. Third grade recess, PE, soccer, even music class
were deemed too hazardous. Frequent medical visits and treatments
to maintain a safe platelet count took an emotional toll on Gracie, but
her parents and older brothers Sam and Will did their best to keep her
spirits up.
Work in the Dr. Jill Johnsen
laboratory at PSBC Research
Institute could one day lead
to discoveries that help us better
understand, treat, and prevent ITP.
Top photo by Dan Londonson
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The most feared and rare complication from ITP is a bleed to the brain,
as happens in a stroke. It occurs in less than 1 in 100 ITP patients. On
December 4, 2011, Gracie woke up with a severe headache.
The Lindal’s worst fear was realized. “Gracie suffered a brain
hemorrhage and needed multiple platelet transfusions in a race against
time to perform a lifesaving surgery,” says Jennifer. “But it was not
enough. Our baby girl lost her fight with ITP two days later.”
“Gracie brought joy and happiness to everyone she met,” says
Jennifer, remembering her little girl who loved music and butterflies,
and snuggling with her Duckie.
One important way Jennifer and Andy honor Gracie’s memory is by
regularly donating platelets together. “My first platelet donation was
hard. I brought Gracie’s Duckie, because I needed the strength,” says
Jennifer. “This is my time to focus on my daughter.” Jennifer also
organizes the Pump it Up for Platelets, For the Love of Gracie—an ITP
awareness walk. The 2014 event included a blood drive that registered
13 donors in just two and a half hours.
Financial Contributors
Financial gifts received July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014
Puget Sound Blood Center acknowledges the following visionary and dedicated individuals, foundations, and corporations for their generous
financial support during the 2014 fiscal year. Bracketed numbers listed next to names indicate the number of years contributing since 1994. All
event gifts are recognized according to the month of the event, and individual contributions include matching gifts received from employers.
Because of our community’s support and a desire to conserve resources, we are not always able to publish the names of all contributors. We
endeavor to publish accurate recognition and apologize for any errors or omissions. Please contact (206) 568-3614 or DevonS@psbc.org to report
corrections. Thank you.
Corporations & Foundations
Leadership Circle
$25,000 to $99,999
Anonymous Foundation (16)
Anonymous Foundation (7)
Baxter International Inc. (12)
BNBuilders, Inc (9)
Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation (4)
Washington Research Foundation
Founders’ Council
$10,000 to $24,999
ASD Healthcare (4)
Bayer HealthCare (9)
The Boeing Company (12)
Cigna Healthcare (9)
Kemper Development Company (4)
Microsoft (18)
Precision Electric Group, Inc. (7)
Premera Blue Cross (3)
Puget Sound Energy Foundation (8)
Roche Diagnostics Corporation (14)
The Seattle Foundation (17)
Wallace Properties, Inc. (5)
Wells Fargo (10)
President’s Council
$5,000 to $9,999
America’s Blood Centers (4)
Ash Consulting LLC (5)
Beardsley Family Foundation (7)
Catherine Holmes Wilkins Foundation (2)
CSL Behring (10)
Delivery Express, Inc. (9)
Goldman Sachs (4)
Grand Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles
Group Health Cooperative (5)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3)
Kibble & Prentice (12)
Lester & Bernice Smith Foundation (4)
MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions (7)
Moss Adams LLP (8)
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
PSF Mechanical (4)
Puget Sound Energy Inc (8)
Seattle Steam Company (8)
The See Foundation (2)
UW Medicine (4)
Washington Federal
Executive Council
$2,500 to $4,999
Alaskan Observers (8)
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Auburn Mechanical (9)
Badgley Phelps Investment Managers (8)
Community Health Plan of Washington
Division 9 Flooring, Inc. (2)
GCI Connect MD (2)
Hanson Motors
Immucor Inc. (2)
Moz
Octapharma (3)
Overlake Hospital Medical Center (7)
Perkins+Will
Pfizer (12)
Salal Credit Union
Saturna Capital (2)
Seattle Children’s (4)
Swedish Medical Center (9)
TerumoBCT (12)
TIAA-CREF (6)
Totally Chocolate
Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund (4)
Verizon (3)
Research Council
$1,000 to $2,499
Acura and Fiat of Seattle at Southcenter (2)
AlphaGraphics (6)
Automotive Marketing Consultants, Inc.
Biogen Idec Hemophilia (3)
Ferris-Turney General Contractors (9)
Grifols Biologicals Inc (5)
Haemonetics Corporation (3)
Horeco, Inc. (3)
John M. Gilbertson Foundation
Lenore Hanauer Foundation (3)
Logos Research Systems, Inc.
Lucent Medical Systems (3)
NOVA Fisheries (3)
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (10)
PCL Construction Services, Inc. (6)
Perkins Coie, LLP (3)
Point B (3)
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe (2)
Prime Flooring (4)
Project Management Consulting, Inc. (9)
Regence BlueShield (2)
San Gennaro Foundation - Seattle
Squaxin Island Tribe (3)
Toyota (2)
TriArc Electric Supply Co. (4)
Verallia (3)
Washington Commercial Painters (3)
Wellpartner
Whatcom Educational Credit Union
Years Contributing
± Lifeline Society
° Elo Giblett Society
* Deceased
(#)
Individuals
± Lifeline Society member (increased giving by 10% or more from 2013 fiscal year). Complete list of members at psbc.org/lifeline.
° Elo Giblett Society Member ($1,000 contributor to Early Stage Investigator Fund).
Leadership Circle
$25,000 to $99,999
Anonymous (11)
Founders’ Council
$10,000 to $24,999
Anonymous (14)
Nancy and the late
Ellsworth “Buster” Alvord (18)±
Dr. James and Susan AuBuchon (6)±
James Hart (7)±
Marjory Subic and Stein Skattum (2)±
Gifford E. Thomas (15)
David and Lynn Treadwell (6)
President’s Council
$5,000 to $9,999
Anonymous (11)
Arleta Rae Allen (14)
Jim and Deanna Anderson (7)
Jim and Shirley Charpentier (3)
The Deasy Family (10)
Leslie Giblett (9)± °
Roxanne and Ernest Greene (12)
William and Ann Hart (5)±
Ken and Kathy Hertz
Nancy H. Jones (3) °
Dan Lewis (7)
Penelope J. Lie (5)
Stan and Michele Rosen (2)
Nancy and Alan Sclater (4)
Robert and Joan Wallace (9)±
Paul Weiden, MD and Bev Linkletter (3)±
Glenn and Kristin Wisegarver (3)±
Kerri Wood (2)±
Executive Council
$2,500 to $4,999
Anonymous (4)±
Timothy and Barbara Allen (6)±
Erica and Lee Ash (5)±
Frederick and Patricia Auch (3)±
Sean Banerjee
Linda Barnes and Ed Swan (5)±
Herb Bridge and Edie Hilliard (17)±
Daniel V. Byrne, PE (14)
Mitzi and Chris Carletti (13)±
Marilyn and Donald Covey (20)±
Mark Davis (6)
Barbara L. and Roger Erickson (9)
A. Kent Fisher and Barbara Richardson (6)±
Phelps and Christel Fisher (14)±
Phelps Fisher and Ann Fisher Hanson (14)±
Heidi and Andrew Forrester (5)
Jackie Garner
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Garrett (14)
Janet and Jon Gores
Doris Hart (7)±
Ashley and Austin Kelmore (3)±
John and Clarice King (3)
Dr. Barbara Konkle and Dr. Peter Kollros (5)±
Jennifer A. Lewis (11)
Mark Litt Family Donor Advised Fund of the
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
Stanley and Harriet Litt
Eric Mendelsohn and Lucy Wang (4)±
Mark Quehrn and Jane C. Lee Quehrn (2)±
Alan and Susan Schulkin (13)
Sherrill J. Slichter, MD (12)±
Kevin and Sarah Smith (5)±
Lincoln Smith and Shelley Prosise
Joe Stokosa (2)
Sally Sullivan and Reginald Tucker (14)
Bruce Volkens
Alan and Keely Walimaki (5)±
Brad Weaver and Jack Mackey
Marjorie Widitz Memorial Endowment
Fund for Research (11)
Norm and Pam Widitz (11)
Research Council
$1,000 to $2,499
7 Anonymous
Janis L. Abkowitz, MD (2) °
John Akin and Mary Stevens (11)±
David Alhadeff (4)
Scott and Katie Anderson
Andrew Arbogast (2)±
Dan S. Barritt (7)
Jillian Barron and Jonas Simonis (2)
Brent and Jennifer Beardall
Jeffrey and Lisa Berkman
Linda and George Berkman (5)±
Ann Bishop
Betty Bottler (3)±
Theresa and David Braungardt
William and Jane Bremner
Joe and Shasta Brucker
Ruth Burstiner (10)±
Mike and Joy Cafferty (5)
Mr. Kerry Chesbro (3)
Martin Chisholm (2)
Quentin and Malissa Clark (6)
Cal and Lois Crow (13)
Brian Dalbey
Cheryl and Tony D’Ambrosio (6)
Mostafa Elhemali
David and Cindy Fennell (5)
Elsie Franz Finley (17)
Robert W. Franz (16)
Jeanne Galloway, ND and Vicki Ostrom (3)±
Katharyn Gerlich (14)
Terry Gernsheimer, MD (11)±
Robert P. Gibb, MD (17)± °
Robert N. Golden
Steven Goldstein and
Mary Casey-Goldstein (9)±
James Gore and Susan Dittig (5)
George and Catherine Greer (4)±
Jo Anne and Robert Hacker
David and Kristian Hamilton (6)
Lenore Hanauer (5)
Vikram Harinau (7)±
Edwin F. and Noriyo Hawxhurst (3)
John and Linda Hayhurst (13)±
John and Jennifer Hazzard (3)±
Sam and Bea Hellis (10)
Harold and Mary Frances Hill (11)
Carolyn and John Hojaboom (5)±
Charles and Liz Hopper (16)±
Mike and Rachel Hubbard
Stephen and Elsie Hulsizer (6)±
Mike and Molly Jacobsen (3)
Nick and Beryl Kloze* (2)
David and Melanie Kosloff (4)±
Celeste and John Kuder (5)±
Jane and Peter Lamb (5)±
David Larsen and Patricia Akiyama (3)±
Jim and Randi Leggett
Conrad Liles, MD
Col. & Mrs. Carl B. Lind (15)
Dr. José A. López and
Dr. Funda Vakar-López (9)
Angi MacLaren (2)
Thomas G. Macnamara (7)
Michael and Lisa Marsh
Steven Marshall
Meredith Mathews, MD and
Judy E. Woo, PhD (5)±
Richard and Kathryn Miyauchi (2)±
Helen Neudorfer (7)±
Tom and Beth Newman (5)
Steve and Toni Nicholes (11)
Dr. Lee Norman (9)
Robert Oglesby (3)±
James and Rebecca Ort (8)±
Darin and Ginger Painter (9)
Nicole Piasecki and Peter Heymann
Alexis Pontikis (7) °
John and Priscilla Privat (10)±
Annette and Jim Promes (4)±
Mike Quinton
Henry and Vickie Sanders (4)
Eulalie and Carlo Scandiuzzi (3)
Bob Schweigert
John and Dorcy Seethoff (5)
Andrew T. Serafini, PhD and
Elizabeth A. Stewart, PhD
Ron C. Seubert and
Sara Zastrow-Seubert (2)±*
Barbara and Peter Sherland (14)
H. Mason and Connie C. Sizemore (19)±
Robert J. Smith (3)±
Amy Stephson and Brian Rapalee (3)
Jon and Kathleen Summers (12)±
Chuck and Teri Trafton (3)
Jim Travis (2)
Sherri L. Vaughn Memorial Fund (7)
Kenneth Wahlin (4)
Mark and Carole Walters (3)
Valerie Webber (8)
James and Linda Webster (13)
Steven Webster and Cassandra Vargas (2)
Judith and Michael* White (9)
Franklin Wirtz and
Jessica Thompson (11)±
Yanyun Wu, MD
Drs. James C. Zimring and
Kimberley Jollow (3)±
Fellows
$500 to $999
7 Anonymous
Gerald Ackerson and
Suzanne Wiggins-Ackerson (4)±
Richard and Constance Albrecht (12)
Kirsten Alcorn
Marie Anchordoguy and Leslie Helm (8)
Ward Andrews (3)
James and Susan Applegate (5)
Kiefer Atkins (2)
Brad Baker
Ruth and Greg Berkman (6)
John J. Betz (10)±
Fraser and Deirdre Black (5)
Jack Blaylock (10)
Robert and H. Jane Braukus (8)
Tim and Paige Brown
Leo M. Butzel and Roberta A. Reaber (4)
Karlyn and Richard Byham (4)±
Capt. John H. Byrd, USCG (Ret) (5)
Sherry and Bruce Carbary (3)
Katerie Chapman (3)±
Michael and Christy Cheever (4)
Jim and Evelyn Chumbley (2)
Jayne Coe
Cleo Corcoran (11)±
Gregg Marshall and Tina Corea
Drs. Sandra J. and Richard B. Counts (19)
Duane and Gretchen Daniels
Mr. and Mrs. James Douma (7)±
Wes and Danine Dover
Erik Dugger and Olive Goh
Sylvia Duryee (12)±
David Ellison (2)
Douglas Engel
Rudy and Julie Englund
Michael and Charlotte Fallon (11)
Tim, Mitzi, Aidan and Aaron Fant (14)±
Bob and Anne Farrell (8)
Colleen and John Ferris (8)
Kirk Funk (3)
Kathryn Garrison (8)±
Barry and Joyce Gehl
Betty George (13)±
Mike Gifford
Chris Gorey
Rich and Jan Green (11)±
Jane A. Gross and Scott Taylor (3)
Dr. William P. Hammond IV (2)
Robert and Judith Hammond (8)
Dave and Ashleigh Hasslinger
Jamie Holmes (4)
Jason Holmes (3)±
Carmella Houston
Mark Huston (2)
Greg Jablonski (3)
Mike and Erin Jacobsen (4)
Pam and Dwight Jewson (2)±
Jonelle M. Johnson (2)
Tom Kasanders
Mohit Kathuria (4)±
Leslie Kean and Daniel Promislow
Angie and Don Keller
Frank A. Kersul
Ted B. Kibble (8)
Bruce and Karen Kirschner (2)±
Douglas and Willeen Klan (14)
James Knisely
Gayle Krauland (4)
Elizabeth Kutcipal (2)±
Kristi N. and Robert D. Lee (7)±
Lacey Leverda (4)±
Timothy J. Lewis (8)±
Mark and Marc (3)
Elizabeth A. Marx (8)
Rick and Anne Matsen (4)
Lisa Mayfield
Victoria Millard and David Avery (2)±
Peter Miller and Jean Johnson (8)
Scott D. and Jessica Miller (7)
Deborah Milter (6)
Pamela and Donald Mitchell (11)
Michael and Kara Moraski (7)±
Reid and Audrey Morgan (7)±
Marcus and Kristin Morrell (3)
David and Barbara Morrison (7)±
Dr. Kenneth P. Mortimer and
Ms. Kay Nagle (4)
Carol Mukasa (4)±
John Paul and Lanie Mullally (4)±
Carol Nave (4)
Loretta P. Orpilla (12)
Bernard and Martha Pachter (4)±
Eric and Jennifer Pearson (3)±
Joseph and Lisa Piper
Elizabeth Rau
Ben and Rachel Reiber (2)
Jeff Richey
Jim and Asa Rottsolk
Ron and Susan Runyon (3)
Philip and Jennifer Rutledge (2)±
Sarah and Andrew Samnick (2)
Dr. Merlyn Sayers
Lee Scheingold (4)±
Sean and Linda Sheehan
Mark and Sue Shinstrom (3)±
Joan and Scott St. Marie (17)
Gregory J. Trautman (8)
Heather Tuininga
Wylie and Ginny Vracin
Steve Wellons (2)
Margaret E. Wetherald and
Leonard B. Barson (9)
Stephen Wormeli (4)
Sustainers
$250 to $499
8 Anonymous
Matthew H. Ackerman (10)±
Dan Alexander
Kirsten and Doug Ambach
Juanita M. Anderson (9)±
Diane and Jean-Loup Baer (10)
DeAnn Batty
Steven Beckman
Rob and Lori Bendix
Brent and Tara Binge (2)
Cathleen Blackburn and Chelsea Walker
Ed Boehmer
Bryan Bogden (5)±
Karen D. Brunson (2)
Mike Buxbaum
Stan and Sue Carlson (9)
Kristi Carpine-Taber (5)±
Steven and Elizabeth Cedergreen
Arthur and Kimberly Clarke
Chris Clarke
Virginia L. Clough (3)
Kathleen and William Collins (6)
Nancy E. Congleton (9)
Garry and Kathryn Crane (4)
Wayne Cranston (11)
William S. Cummings (2)
Clark R. Cyr (2)
Heather A. Davis (5)
Mark Dean (2)
Marilynn A. Dodge (10)
Tom Douglas
Phil Dyer and Carolyn Pierce-Dyer (5)
David Easton (5)±
Theresa Fenton (6)
Neal Freeland (2)±
Dick and Mary Beth Gemperle
John and Shiloh Gillespie (7)
Sylvia Goldstein (5)
Craig Gonzales
Paul Grace
Lindsey Greto (2)±
Christopher E. Gruenfeld (6)
Holli Harris
Jack and Betty Hatlen (8)±
Mark and Mary Hatlen (5)±
Jennifer Herrman
J. David, MD and Carol Heywood (2)
Charlotte L. Hogan (3)±
Christina B. Hohn and Jeffrey Crombie (6)±
Donald and Lynda Horowitz (5)
Shannon M. Inselkammer (10)
Lola Jacobsen (5)
Nicole Jacobsen (4)±
Judith C. Jewell (2)±
Leslie Johnson
Paul and Diane Jones (3)
Niall Kennedy
Eleanor V. Kent and Robert V. Schoos (8)
Richard Kim (3)±
Darrell and Brita Kimmerly
Lisa King (2)
Dawn and Rich Klinghoffer (9)
Eric E. Kraus (6)±
David and Amanda Kuntz (10)±
Alan and Leslie Lederman
James and Patricia Leonard
Geo Levin (2)±
Bob and Elaine Lewis (8)
Victoria and Sam Liao
Marty and Sandy Linauts (7)
David B. Lomet
Elaine Lovelace
Danielle and Ken Macomber
Molly and Gary Madson (13)
Sue Manfredi
Bryan Marsh
In Memory of Gary Wood – Kerri’s Story
“He was an incredible man,” says Heritage
Society member Kerri Wood of her late
husband, Gary. In 1978, Gary and Kerri met
and fell in love. In their 30-plus years together,
they traveled all over the world on their
sailboat; built a successful business together;
and spent a lot of quality time with family,
friends, and colleagues. In 2007, Gary was
diagnosed with lymphoma. After two rounds
of chemotherapy, he was in remission for two
years, but became sick again and waited for a
stem cell transplant for six months. It was then
that he and Kerri learned about the importance
of blood transfusions and PSBC. “The cancer
treatment wasn’t keeping him alive,” says Kerri.
“Blood was.” After his transplant, Gary passed
away from complications. In the midst of their
grief, Kerri and others who were close to Gary
have found some comfort in supporting PSBC
through financial gifts and blood donations.
Kerri is also advocating for PSBC whenever
she gets the chance. She says, “I feel like I
really need to get the word out. It’s good for
me to be involved.”
Read more about Kerri and Gary
at psbc.org/tribute.
Richard Mathes (2)
Ryan and Carlie McAninch (2)±
Pat and Nina McKay (3)±
Mark K. McKole (4)
Vicki McMullin (13)
Dr. and Mrs. John Meekins (3)±
Kristina and Jon Minear (6)
Patrick E. Morin (10)
Thomas Mulloy (2)±
Bill and Carol Munro
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Murray (13)
Elizabeth Musick and Lee Carswell (4)
Stephanie Myer
Tom and Susan Nadeau (3)
Randall and Karen Nelson (9)
Carla Nichols
John and Susan Noble
Colette Norby-Slycord (3)±
Ronald C. Norris (2)
Helen and Chris Nyden
Ryan O’Rourke
Stephanie Pagé (6)±
Perry Parker (7)±
Sparky and Amy Parker (10)±
Kevin and Ann Peterson (3)±
Robert and Phyllis Peterson (4)±
Sheila Peterson (2)
Judy Pigott (7)
William E. Rabel and Wendy Rabel
Valerie Rader
Dave Ramaley and Laurie McQuaig
Marvin and Mary-Lynne Reiner
Richard Rethke (3)
Diane B. Robinson (7)±
Jim and Lisa Rojecki (8)
John Rolander (2)
Karleen Sakumoto (5)
Carol Sanders and John Loux (5)
Craig A. Schreiner (7)
Doug Seto (4)
Ken and Liz Setran (10)±
Arthur and Alice Siegal (20)±
Nancy and Gary Sipple
Adam and Sara Smith (14)±
Henry Flores and Alicia Smith
Kim and Curt Snyder (4)±
Nancy Hewitt Spaeth (8)
James and Barbara Stapper (12)
Edwin Stofel
Hugh Straley, MD (4)
Marjorie and Patrick Sullivan (2)
Jeff Techico
Art and Elaine Thompson (12)±
Howard Thronson
Michael and Michele Tomlinson (6)±
Frank Tubridy (5)±
Ken and Kathy VanderHoek
Pam Walker
Peggy Wilton (15)
Trisha Wong and Collin Lee (2)
Phil Wood and Judy Mahoney (2)
Randall W. Young (3)±
Alexa G. Zepeda (7)±
Bill and Mary Beth Zumwalt
* Deceased
Lifeline Society Member Spotlight: Mitzi Carletti
Mitzi Carletti is one of PSBC’s most devoted supporters. A member
of our Board of Trustees from 2001 to 2007, Mitzi has remained
an active member of the PSBC family over the years. She has
served as co-chair of PSBC’s Spring for Life event, recruited
new members for our Board of Trustees, served on the planning
committee for the Faces for Life Gala and Auction, and made
personal financial contributions. This year, Mitzi and her husband
Chris are members of our Lifeline Society, a new giving circle that
recognizes those who have increased their financial gifts by 10%
or more from the prior fiscal year. As the need for PSBC’s lifesaving
services increases, so too does the support from Mitzi and others
in this generous group of individuals.
Lifeline Society members Mitzi and Chris Carletti with their sons
Sam (left) and Wil (right) at the 2014 Faces for Life Gala and Auction.
“We support Puget Sound Blood Center because it literally gives
life to our community,” says Mitzi. “The work they do touches
everyone...they make miracles happen every day.” Thank you
to Mitzi, Chris, and the other members of our Lifeline Society
(recognized with a ± symbol in the contribution listings).
In Honor
Thank you for giving in honor of someone special in your life while supporting PSBC’s mission.
Tribute gifts in honor of 2014 Swim for Life participants can be found at psbc.org/contributors/swim.
Arleta Rae Allen and Don Finsen
Jeanne Galloway, ND and Vicki Ostrom
Robert, Lindsey, and Madelyn Curtis
Tamra Ryan
Mychele Lindval
Brian and Nancy Quint
Julie Andersen
Cathy Wolfe
Maya Darling-Radford
Angela Darling-Radford
Leighann McBride
Natasha Kim
Sherrill J. Slichter, MD
Dr. James and Susan AuBuchon
Drs. Barbara Konkle and Peter Kollros
Paul Weiden, MD and Bev Linkletter
Drs. James C. Zimring and Kimberley Jollow
Mark and Keri Aspelund
Tamra Ryan
Miriam Leigh Dondanville
Tara Kerr
Dennis E. McLean
Peggy Diggs
Callum Snee
Josh, Lauren, and Archer Lovejoy
Kiefer Atkins
Shannon Atkins
Jerry Dunn
Peggy Dunn
Mark T. Migotsky
Mike Buxbaum
Eva and Callum Snee
Caitlin Hart
Kamryn Aubrey
Noel and Beth Hartshorne
Lynn Emery and Family
Brenda Swann
Melissa Monsowitz
Bea and Stan Monsowitz
Shih-Peh Soong
Mimi Soong
Liz Azose
Bea and Stan Monsowitz
Luci and Isaac Varon
Ann C. Enkeboll
Dick and Mary Beth Gemperle
Christine Moran
John Moran
Robert E. Stay
Lynette Marie Hoerler
Tony Frandanisa
Rose Frandanisa
Ralph D. Munro
Lloyd and Darleen Flem
Chuck and Cathy Stolsig
Tamra Ryan
Dee Fritz
Mary Vela
Elizabeth Newman
Michael and Nancy Kuester
Jens and Nathan Stolsig
Tamra Ryan
Simon Gunnoe
Dale and Rosina Gunnoe
Bonnie Parker
H.D. and Dona Cowan
Rick and Sherri Sutton
Tamra Ryan
Margaret Hatten
Nathan Hatten
Lisa Percival
Kathleen Caldwell and Ann Vanderwall
George and Catherine Greer
Molly Taylor
Judy and Warren Horton
Erica Balko
Anonymous
Linda Berkman
Bonnie Zell
Betty Lou Bowles
Susan M. Byrum
Molly Brackett
Jeanne Galloway, ND
Andrea Bradford
Amy Thielman
Herbert M. Bridge
Anonymous
James L. Bruno
Michele Penberthy
Steve and Ann Buettner
Tamra Ryan
John, Angela, Jack, and Charlie Busick
Tamra Ryan
Angi Calkins
Mohammad Malakoutian
Nathan Hatten
Margaret Hatten
Carrie Hunter
Mary Vela
Sharon Jack
Raeanne McAlister
Judy Johnson
Jim L. Johnson
Joint Base Lewis McChord Jewish Chapel
Person Family
Ashley and Austin Kelmore
William and Jennifer Wizeman
Kerry B. Chesbro
Anonymous
Dawn Chesbro
Ashley Kelmore
Anonymous
Renee and Kevan Kurdzos
Jocelyn Kuzminski
Juniper Concinnity
Scott Concinnity
Bob Kile
Jeanne S. Kile
Greg Conner
Anonymous
Ryan and Jordan Kirkwood
Lisa Kirkwood
Dr. Richard B. Counts
Arthur and Alice Siegal
Gayle Krauland
Jillian M. Andvik
Jim Pitingoro
Alyssa Carpenter
James Thomson
Anonymous
Cole Prill
Cecilia L. Purvis
Taylor Turk
Ken and Kathy Hertz
Stanley Litt and Harriet Litt
Anna Robinson and Family
Ovarian Cancer Alliance of OR/SW WA
Marlon Turner
Victorenia Turner
Carol Rondello
Deborah Delaney
Holly Turri
James Turri
Kiersten Ryan
Tamra Ryan
David Walker
Ms. Elizabeth Rau
Mark Ryan
Tamra Ryan
Raymie Weigold
Susan M. Byrum
Alan W. Schulkin
Diane and Jean-Loup Baer
Daniel G. and Susan Tracy Denton
Leslie Mackoff, MD
Bernard and Martha Pachter
Doris Rolander
Brian Schulkin
Sarah and John Shortall
Beth Wickersham Whitton
Jeaninne Wahl
Don Shepherdson
Edythe Hulet
Ralph Young
Audrey Manzanares
Ruth, Aimee, and Owen Wright
Kelley Notter
Alan R. Young
Jim and Evelyn Chumbley
The Heritage Society: Stewards of the Future
The Heritage Society is a recognition group honoring individuals who have made special provisions to benefit Puget Sound Blood Center in their estate plans. This generous group
of dedicated individuals has made commitments of support to PSBC to be fulfilled by property, wills, trusts, retirement plans, insurance, or other planned gifts.
PSBC would like to extend our deepest appreciation to all members of the Heritage Society, as their gifts will provide for the health and well-being of future generations throughout
the Pacific Northwest. For more information, please contact Jeanne Galloway, ND, at (206) 568-3606 or JeanneG@psbc.org.
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Don and Jane Abel*
John Akin and Mary Stevens
Arleta Rae Allen
Timothy and Barbara Allen
Marcelle Baumgartner
Dianne Blakely
Veronica Chadesh
Cleo Corcoran
Norman L. Culbertson*
Cheryl and Tony D’Ambrosio
Molly Di Iulio
Roy A. Ferguson
Tracey Galland
Julietta Gellerson*
Robert P. Gibb, MD
Leslie Giblett
Jonathan and Susan Hayes
Stephen and Elsie Hulsizer
Stephen W. Katz and Audrey Fine
Nick and Beryl Kloze*
Russell E. Laase
Meg Metzger
Roy and Patricia Murray
Margaret Perthou-Taylor*
Larry G. Rand
Virginia Pratt Root
John and Kim Satterlee
Julie and Steve Scofield
Theodore A. and Dorothy A. Smith
Jon and Kathleen Summers
Charlotte B. Swartz
Jim* and Joan Walsh
Valerie Webber
Kerri Wood
Randall W. Young
Karen Y. Zink
*Deceased
In Memory
Thank you for giving in memory of someone special in your life while supporting PSBC’s mission.
W. Owen and Marian V. Alloway
R. Alloway
Delmon L. Anderson
Juanita M. Anderson
Kyle Armstrong
Merle and Karla Armstrong
Mary “Ba” Beerbower
John and Debra Hill
Harvey F. Berwick, Jr.
Roy and Vickie Jones
Ralph Blohm
Anonymous
Dr. Eloise R. Giblett
Janis L. Abkowitz, MD
Kristi Carpine-Taber
Robert P. Gibb, MD
Leslie Giblett
Ms. Julie Hayden
Nancy Jones
Edward Moda
Megan A. Morrow
Alexis Pontikis
Art and Elaine Thompson
Charles F. Gilfoyle
St. Theresa Council #7908,
Knight of Columbus
Kermit W. Brown
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Jan Goes
Georgia K. Ball
John and Mary Fogle
Mary Etta Goes
Ray and Marganna King
Louise C. Wilkinson and
Thomas J. Castor
Sandy Cagle
Sam Cagle
Kris Grace
William A. Grace
Arthur Campbell
Margaret J. Campbell
Mark Jaewoo Han
Elizabeth Kutcipal
Charles Chase
Carl Field and Christy Olsen Field
John Robert Hartley
David and Gloria Hartley
Donna M. Clark
Leslie Johnson
Colleen McKee Hawley
Esther Holt
William H. Cleaver
Anonymous
Margaret Metz Henrie
Fred Schoen Fiduciary Services Inc
Patricia Kelleher
Bill and Mary Beth Zumwalt
John F. Bonner
Anonymous
Daniel H. Coleman, MD
Molly and Gary Madson
George C. Corcoran
Cleo Corcoran
Irma Crandall
Anonymous
Hugo Defferding
David Defferding
Edmund Diederichs
Anonymous
Elizabeth M. Dowdell
Anonymous
Jacob W. Dykstra
Gerrit and Claudette Sterk
James T. Elbrecht
Marilyn Elbrecht
Bill Ferguson
Roy A. Ferguson
William Freeman, MD
William L. Freeman, MD, MPH, CIP
Jim George
Betty George
Thomas Germaine
Anonymous
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David Hirsch
Amy Stephson and Brian Rapalee
Sean Ison
Pamela C. Hooper
Patrick Jaques
DeAnna Jaques
Anna Jung
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Richard Lusch and Laura Keiser
Lauren L. Cooley
Michael Kent
Bernice Kent
Dale Larson
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Linda Goldman
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Roger Lauen
Anonymous
CH and GK Lee
Anonymous
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Anne and Jerry Popowski
Elizabeth Lovell
Anonymous
Sheryl Martinis
Inglewood Bridge Group
George Mauel
Centralia Chapter No. 14, Order of
the Eastern Star
Colin McConaughy
Bryan McConaughy
Marie McGowan
Marty and Marsha McGowan
Stuart McMaster
Anonymous
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Gregg Marshall and Tina Corea
Matthew C. Pickering
Phyllis Melvin
Phillip Lane
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Richard Miyauchi
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Greg Moon
Shirley L. Moore
Fredrick Wicknick and
Anne Moore Wicknick
Denny Morrison
David and Barbara Morrison
Lorrie Mortimer
Dr. Kenneth P. Mortimer and
Ms. Kay Nagle
June Murray
Marla Morrow
Joe Nagle
Dr. Kenneth P. Mortimer and
Ms. Kay Nagle
Charles Patrick O’Brian
Scott and Peggy O’Brian
Joan Owens
Sue Paro
Janice Parker
Anonymous
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Robert and Phyllis Peterson
Chuck Powers
Michael and Judith Pendergrass
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Janet Prokopowich
Willie Ruth Redmond
Anonymous
Ms. Julie Hayden
David Roodhouse
Anonymous
Gayle Thronson
Howard Thronson
Betty Russell
Anonymous
John Tittle
Bruce, Belinda, Morgan,
and Dakota
DORG, Inc.
Menchie’s
Janice G. Salstrom
Anonymous
Jodi Clasby Sampson
Ray and Kate Foster
Sarabjit Singh Sandhu
Tajinder Sandhu
George M. Sandstrom
Karen S. Pasewark
Jerry Schauermann
Mrs. D. H. Coleman
Stuart A. Scheingold
Lee Scheingold
Richard Senseney
Denise Recchia
Barbara “Bobbie” Smith
Advisory Services & Investments LLC
Badgley Phelps
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T. Richard Bale
Betty Bottler
William and Barbara Brink
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Richard B. Counts
William and Virginia Funsinn
Caroline M. Houser
Betse and D. Bowen King
John and Mary Ann Mangels
The Neffner Family
Duane and Nancy Niemi
Mrs. Boyd Quint
Donald M. Ries
Henry and Lois Simonson
Mr. and Mrs. H. Earl Stuart
Carol Ann Thompson
Dorothy E. Walmsley
Sally Swanson Wright
Benjamin J. Smith
Advisory Services & Investments LLC
Badgley Phelps
Investment Managers
William and Barbara Brink
Drs. Sandra J. and
Richard B. Counts
Betse and D. Bowen King
Peter and Kim Shaplen
Rob and Connie Story
Gifford E. Thomas
David B. Spraggins
Mark and Susan Pickard
Ron Reese
Steven and Elizabeth Cedergreen
Richard St. Pierre
Paul and Diane Jones
Meg Reid
Jane and Peter Lamb
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Farhad and Nancy Rassoulian
Joanne Riley
Dawn Chesbro
Mr. Kerry Chesbro
AnneMae Sterk
Gerrit and Claudette Sterk
Jerry Robey
Anonymous
Ronald Sterland
Rosalie A. Sterland
Aiden Minh Tran
Tyler and Ellissa Baldwin
Sheila Hui
Christina Swenson
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Joel Williams
Jana Trnka
Hana Trnka
James M. Tutty
UA Local 32
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Oscar Werner
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Kathy Gehl
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David Perlin and
Mary Pembroke Perlin
Jim and Asa Rottsolk
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Richard N. Weeks
Marilyn Williams
Kerri Wood
Phil Wood and Judy Mahoney
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Randall W. Young
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First Hill, Ballard, Cherry Hill, Issaquah
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UW Medicine
UW Medicine/Harborview Medical Center
UW Medicine Northwest Hospital and
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UW Medicine/Valley Medical Center
VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Clackamas County, OR
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center
Providence Milwaukie Hospital
Jackson County, OR
Providence Medford Medical Center
Kitsap County
Harrison Medical Center
Naval Hospital Bremerton
Whatcom
San Juan
Lane County, OR
PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Hospital
PeaceHealth McKenzie-Willamette
Medical Center
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Hospital
PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center
Clark County
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
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Clatsop County, OR
Providence Seaside Hospital
Clallam
Cowlitz County
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Douglas County, OR
Mercy Medical Center
Grays Harbor County
Grays Harbor Community Hospital
Summit Pacific Medical Center
Hood River County, OR
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Island County
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Jefferson County
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Madigan Healthcare Systems
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Whitman
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Multnomah County, OR
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center
Providence Portland Medical Center
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel
Thurston County
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Spokane
Lincoln
King
Lewis County
Morton General Hospital
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Snohomish County
Cascade Valley Hospital
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Pend Oreille
Ferry
Island
Yamhill
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Skagit
Linn
Grant
Crook
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Douglas
Malheur
Coos
Harney
Klamath
Curry
Josephine
Lake
Jackson
Whatcom County
PeaceHealth St. Joseph
PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center
Washington County, OR
Legacy Meridian Park
Yamhill County, OR
Providence Newberg Medical Center
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