Thanks for supporting golf tourney

On behalf of the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation, I would like to thank all involved in the fifth annual Par Tee Golf Classic on July 11.

A tremendous thank you goes to Fisher & Sons for their Title Sponsorship of this year’s event. We sincerely appreciate the board members and volunteers, whose dedication to the Foundation is amazing.

A field of 144 happy golfers enjoyed a beautiful day on the links at Eaglemont Golf Course. A record $51,200 was raised for Skagit Valley Hospital’s Regional Cancer Care Center.

We are grateful for the support of our dedicated sponsors: All West Select Sires, Amerprise Financial (Jim Goodrow), CPI Plumbing, Dynacare Northwest/Labcorp, Elekta, EMC Electric, Express Employment Professionals, Foothills Toyota, Foster Pepper, Alfie Hill-Banta, Kovanen Family, Leverage Information Systems, Lisser & Associates, MacGregor Publishing/Yellow Book, Marsh, Mobile Merchandisers;

Mount Baker District Dental Society, North Cascade Street Rod Association, Oasys, Pat Rimmer Les Schwab Tire, Piper Jaffray, Terry Porras, Riverside Chiropractic, SB&C, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Nick and Judi Seegert;

Sims Honda, Skagit Law Group, Skagit State Bank, Smith Barney (Kyle Reep and Art Larvie), Snelson Companies, State Farm Insurance (Brad Methner and Carol Lawson), Tesoro Refinery, The Bedside Project, Volwiler & Wynne, Wachovia Securities (Scott Berg and Art Larvie), Washington Lettuce Trucking, and Wells Fargo/Ragen MacKenzie (Corey Mendoza and Wells Nursery).

Cancer affects so many and we thank you for making a difference by supporting such a worthwhile cause.

Becky Wells

Development Associate

Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation



Symphony Garden tour a success

The Skagit Symphony’s recent garden tour, Gardens of Note, was wonderfully successful, earning more than $12,000 for upcoming symphony programs. Our gratitude goes to the numerous generous contributors:

Garden owners: John and Toni Christianson, John and Sally Dixon, Jim and Kay Frey, Bob and Margie Hart, Rod and Mari Juntunen, Dick and Lavone Reim, and Herbert and Joyce Rozendaal.

Garden patrons: Bryant and Flora Adams, Dan and Yvonne Allen, Cascade Cosmetic Surgery and Skin Care Center, Clare Drews, Clarence E. Holden DDS, Lisette Mast, Mount Vernon Women’s Clinic, Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center, and Northwest Gastroenterology PLLC.

Ticket outlets: Christianson’s Nursery, Skagit Valley Gardens, the Supreme Bean, and Wells Nursery.

Ticket book advertisers: Charley’s Greenhouse, Go Outside, Nell Thorn Restaurant, Rexville Grocery, Schuh Farms, Simply Yards Landscape, Skagit Valley Gardens, Snow Goose Produce, Sound Cedar and Spas, Summersun Nursery, and The Drain Doctor.

Ticket book sponsor: Copy and Print, and editor Dawn Chaplin.

Committee members: Flora Adams and Karen Parnell (co-chairs), Susan Adams, Dawn Chaplin, Anita Davis, Clare Drews, Kathleen Kollmar, Suzanne Luther, Katrina Pierson, Joyce Rozendaal and Nancy Slind.

The symphony also wishes to thank the many volunteers who helped at the gardens. In addition, the committee is grateful for the articles in the Skagit Valley Herald and Home Accent magazine.

Finally, the orchestra is indebted to the many enthusiastic attendees who braved the warm weather to enjoy the event and visit the gardens.

Linda Alvarado

Mount Vernon



Thanks to barbecue supporters

On behalf of the Skagit County Community Action Agency, I would like to express heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported our 29th Anniversary Parking Lot Bar-B-Que on Thursday, July 24. The event, which served nearly 600 of our clients, business and community partners, would not have been possible were it not for the generous support of members of our community.

We would like to extend our deepest appreciation to the local businesses that graciously donated goods and services, including Burlington Fred Meyer, Frito Lay, Master Marine Services, The Children’s Museum of Skagit County, Wizards of Ooze, Sedro-Woolley Senior Center, Mount Vernon Senior Center, B & R Distributing, Country Farms, Grocery Outlet, Burlington Haggen, Lincoln Theater, Sedro-Woolley Skagit Farmer’s Supply, Mount Vernon Dairy Queen and Group Health Cooperative Northwest District.

Additionally, our audience was entertained by the talents of Sara Hernandez and KAPS Radio’s Mike in the Morning. Special thanks to Washington State University’s Germ City, and Group Health Cooperative’s Community Foundation Blood and Guts Mobile Display for coming out to promote positive community outreach at our event.

Community Action provides anti-poverty services that help over a fifth of our county residents get beyond emergencies and move toward lasting self-sufficiency. Our work in the community would not be possible without the continued generous support of our friends and neighbors.

Sara Welty, manager

Fund Development

Mount Vernon