Greetings,

In 1994, our community’s dream of building a free-standing cancer center became a reality thanks to the hard work, determination and vision of so many generous people like you. Today, our community has a cancer center with state-of-the-art technology, experienced, professional staff, and a multitude of support programs not often found in most communities.

These programs and services, aimed at addressing the physical, financial and emotional issues that come with a cancer diagnosis are offered at no-cost to anyone in our community who is dealing with this devastating disease thanks to generous donations to the Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation.

Your generous contribution this year helped the Center address the increased demand for additional services for patients and their families.

In 2012, the Center added a Palliative Care Program focusing on the relief of symptoms, pain and the stress of serious oncology-related illness through care coordination and caring for the patient’s spiritual and emotional needs.

The Center also launched a Breast Patient Navigation Program, designed to address and support the many unique needs that come with breast cancer diagnosis.

These programs, in addition to our Patient Navigation Program, Resource Center, Library and community services, like no-cost screenings and educational programs, are fundamental in building a healthy community.

Thank you for your continued support of the Foundation. You are making a difference in the lives of cancer patients and their families here in the Columbia Basin.

Warmest Regards,

Rick Millikin Elizabeth McLaughlinFoundation Board President Foundation Director

A partnership of Lourdes Health Network, Kennewick General Hospital, Kadlec Regional Medical Center and the Tri-Cities Community

7350 W. Deschutes Ave. Kennewick, WA(509) 783-9894

www.tccancer.org

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Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation2012 Annual Report

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The PearsonsGreetings,

On July 22, 2011, I heard the words no one ever expects to hear, “you have cancer.” I was 36-years old and I was diagnosed with Stage-4 glioblastoma.

That is where my experience with the Tri-Cities Cancer Center began, and since that first day, my family and I were welcomed by the staff and treated with caring and hope. The Staff was just absolutely fantastic; I received such good care from the Cancer Center. They were so upbeat and positive, which is really helpful when you are facing a disease like this.

The services provided at no-cost, like Nurse Navigation and the Kids Konnection program have made such a difference in dealing with all of the challenges that come with a diagnosis. Nurse Navigator Karen Dubois’ support and knowledge have helped so much; she is always there to answer my questions and never leaves me sitting in limbo. And my children loved attending the Kids Konnection. It really helped them understand what I was going through.

The Cancer Center was a blessing. If I had to travel outside our area for services and treatment it would have interrupted family time, which is my number one priority.

Thank you for donating to local cancer care at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center. It has made a huge difference to me and my family.

With much appreciation,

Josh Pearson

Founded in 1996, the Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation serves as the fundraising arm for the Center. Donations to the Foundation stay local and are used to provide valuable non-reimbursed cancer programs and services for patients, their families, and the community.

2012 Foundation Board:• Rick Millikin, President

CH2M HILL• PK Brockman, Vice-President

Mission Support Alliance• Rich Olsen, Treasurer

Mission Support Alliance• Theta Ellsworth, Secretary

Windermere Tri-Cities• Brad Wright, Past President

Gesa Credit Union• Rick Corson

Men’s Club President• Jeanne McLaughlin

Guild President• Matthew Backlund• Sterling Bank• Renee Brooks

Tri-Cities Home Builders Association• Cindy Caldwell

Battelle• David Fetto

Bank of the West• Phil Gallagher

Babcock Services, Inc.• Stacey Lemire

Three Rivers Family Medicine• Marshall Miller

URS• Babe Nyberg

Community Representative• Brian Thomas

Washington River Protection Solutions• Tim Doyle

Community Representative• Ken Hohenberg

Kennewick Police Department• Ron Hue

HAPO Community Credit Union• George Jones

Lifetime Member

Foundation Staff:• Elizabeth McLaughlin

Foundation Director• Elizabeth Lopez

Special Events Coordinator• Erin Story

Foundation Administrative Assistant

T R I - C I T I E SPHILANTHROPIST• HAPOCommunityCreditUnion

• SafewayFoundation• CH2MHILL• MarieLawler• Tri-CityAmericansBreastCancerAwarenessNight

• NetBenefit• KadlecRegionalMedicalCenter

• ColumbiaCenterRotaryClub

• WashingtonRiverProtectionSolutions

• SterlingSavingsBank• LourdesHealthNetwork• KennewickGeneralHospital

• TCCCGuild• ColumbiaBasinHematology&Oncology,PLLC

• WasteManagementofKennewick

• BillLampson• TCCCStaff

PATRON• HealedWithAKiss• SoroptimistInternationalofPasco-Kennewick

• KennewickSchoolDistrict#17

• Frank&BeverlyAiello• Rick&KateMillikin• Bechtel• Tim&CindyDoyle• 50CalibersMotorcycleRide

BENEFACTOR• Greg&SuzieHammer,InlineComputer&Communication

• Mueller’sFuneralHome,Inc.

• LockheedMartin• GenevaH.SimonsCharitableFoundation

• MeierArchitecture&Engineering,Inc.

• MissionSupportAlliance,LLC

• BradWright• Ron&JoanHue• Brian&SusanThomas

• Victor&JuliaEpperly• ConoverInsurance• Tom&SallyCothran• LeslieSmith• Dean&SandiStrawn,DependableJanitor

• MicheleCaron&LaurelMcKeehan

• EnergySolutions• John&PriscillaCadwell• DonaldCockeram• BabcockServices,Inc.• EaglesFraternalOrder-Pasco#2241

• TCCCMen’sClub• Michael&GloriaKluse• George&PatJones• FrancoisX.&DebraJ.Forgette

• RichlandSchoolDistrictNo.400

• EdRay• WashingtonTrustBank• Helen&DeanMitchell• ApolloSheetMetal,Inc.• JeannineMcShane• SidneyAltschuler• BakerBoyerBank• NorthwestAgriculturalProducts

• BobEllsworth• CliftonLarsonAllen,LLP• Frank&MaryLamb• Mike&CindyLawrence• JennyLeeLampson• CindyCaldwell• Jeremiah&MaryMcGuire• DadeMoeller&Associates• Brad&JenniferFisher• Don&LisaHart• Dr.RobertandMollyKing• SandraGray• DutchBrosCoffee• Dr.Thomas&MitraRado

SPONSOR• Ted&PatLeskovar• W.H.Kelso• FluorFoundation• Fred&GlendaAckerman• Sort4TheCause• Mike&SondraRader• JaneThomas&NeilZimmerman

• William&ChristineZiegler

• Steve&JanWisness

• Dr.JenRanta&JohnDrewrey

• Ray&MaryJaneSeitz• KathleenKindall&DanielBoyd

• Duane&IniePepiot• Phil&DebGallagher• Douglas&JuliaHamrick• RobertM.&FrancesA.Kelly

• Michelle&SteveSwaney• Ray&MaryBessPeterson• Brenda&MikeGilbert• Rich&DianeOlsen• Steve&MaryCloninger• LauraCusack• Jerry&LeslieLong• SamanthaCox• Ricky&ChristinaChurchman

• GesaCreditUnion• LisaLang• ArtKing&LuraPowell• Wes&BettyDoor• FillTheCups

FRIEND• Alton&PattiMcKennon• BarnesDutchBros,LLC• BeverlyBarnes• BoggsForBoobs• Brian&SueBrendel• CH2MHILLPlutoniumFinishingPlant

• Charles&RosalynPage• ChiawanaHighSchool• Coinstar• CoraVillanueva• Craig&PatriciaForman• Del&CamiKrumm• DennisMaughan&JanisRose

• DonnaMagruder• Dr.Joseph&PaulaKelley• Dr.LaurieEvans• FlowersoftheDesert• Gold’sGym• IndependenceDayCarShow

• Intermech,Inc.• Dr.Iyad&NancyHamarneh

• JamesJ.Badden• Janine&ShaneMcKeever• Jeff&MarjPetersen• JenniferRumsey• John&JanFulton

• KadlecWoundHealingCenter

• KathleenA.Jennings-Mills• Les&EllenCole• MarshaSork• MelanieSchmitt• Morgan&StaceyNeal• Mueller’sFuneralHome,Inc.

• NevaDoyle• NicolePrince• ParkMiddleSchool• PattyPechin• PeggyO’Neal• ProfessionalCaseManagement

• Randy&JoanWacker• RichardC.Hulseman• RichardG.&SabraD.Ciccone

• RichlandRotary• Rick&ShannaCorson• Scott&GretchenSaunders• ScottE.&CindyParnell• SheriDawson• Steve&JanWisness• Terry&RebeccaSams• ThetaEllsworth• UncleBrant• Wally&JenKennedy• WashingtonClosureHanford,LLC

SUPPORTER• Dr.Diana&AndrewThome

• BabeNyberg• Benton-FranklinMainstreamRepublicans

• BetteCooper• BowsForBreastCancer• BradSeabaugh• CarolineSutter• CharleneFranz• Christina&GaryKloster• DanielDanch• DianneErickson• Elis&SusanEberlein• ElizabethClark• ElizabethMcLaughlin• Felix&LanaMiera• GeorgeMatis• GlassybabyLLC• Glen&SharlaMarshall• GregDeweese• HawthorneCourt• HeatherD.Vega

We Thank Our Generous Community

The following donors provided essential support in 2012 to fund programs at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center. Donors at the Philanthropist, Patron, Benefactor and Sponsor levels are recognized at their cumulative level of giving in recognition of their ongoing support of the Foundation.

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• HenningsenColdStorage• JaneSchwarder• Jeanette&JimMefford• JeniferK.Linville• Jobey&JenniferSmith• John&CarolSerle• John&JanWilcynski• John&KresaDreher• Jon&KimberlyMilum• KennewickAmericanYouthBaseballPinkEvent

• Kristi&JeffRhodes• Len&RonniDreisbach• LiesaKinsey• LoriD.Wilson• LouiseMitchell• Martin&DebraMoore• MarySpanner• Matt&CatherineMoeller• Michael&CarolTesky• MichelleWood• Mike&JudyWells• Millennium:TheTakedaOncologyCompany

• MonadFederalCreditUnion

• NorthFranklinSchoolDistrictNo.51

• ObieAmacker• Paul&ShirleyBeaudet• PennyBailey-Sherman• Phillip&TheresaSheely• PK&TraciBrockman• Robert&VickiBogenberger

• RobertE.Boykin&JoHaberstok

• Roland&SuzanneEhlers• SandraHisakoKent• Dr.StephenIacoboni• Steve&ShirleySimmons• TheMichelmanFamilyFund

• TimWood&LoisPederson• TraciBaynes• Wade&CarolynBallard

ADVOCATE• AgriNorthwest• Andy&B.JeanFillafer• AngelaWebber• ApolloMechanicalContractors

• BarbaraForester• BellFurniture• BillTyler• Bob&ChristinaLethlean• BobbyPaine• Carolyn&DonShafer• CascadeTitleCompany• CharityIsensee• CharlesP.&CathleenE.McNiven

• Club24• ClydePainter• CoralHue• Dan&StaceyLemire• DarrenMcEuin• David&AngelaFetto• Don&LindaBeagles• Don&RisaRiggen• DonnaVance&DavidEasley

• Douglas&BarbaraMead• DouglasWertz• Edward&DebraBurnet• Fowler,LLC• Fred&SunnyAlmeida• GailL.Brown• George&PatriciaMorse• GeorgeParkhurst• Gerald&BettyJohnson• Greg&BeckyArmatrout• Greg&BrandiJones• HeatherMartin• IntegrityFirstCoatings• J&SMoonFarm,Inc• Jack&WandaBriggs• JackieA.Seebacher• Jeff&BarbaraMoulton• Jeff&De’AnnaReiten• Jerry&PaulaBall• JimMoon• JoAnn&JohnDeichman• JoAnneShadel• John&LynneAllen• JohnPennell• Joy&RaburnRoberts• Karen&JustinDuBois• KarenKing• KatherineA.McLaughlin• Keith&AnnetteFreier• KennethAllen&KathleenPoston

• KevinKosiancic• KimberlyTebrugge• LauraRogers• LeonardRickeyInvestmentAdvisors,PLLC

• LindaO’Brien• MargaretKoppenaal• MaryEvers&RolandDeSteese

• MelodyO’Neal• Michael&PamelaMcWhorter

• MichaelColeman• MicrosoftGivingCampaign• Ned&NancyWogman• Patrick&KristenFox• Paul&TammyPedersen• Pete&JaneHedges• Phil&DianeOhl• ReneeStone• Richard&BrendanO’Reilly

• Robert&NancyRosselli• Robert&ShirleyLarson• Dr.RoderickColer• Ron&ColleenJones• RonaldGiles• RonaldJ.Rourk• SandraStevens• Scott&KathyStory• ShawnWelch• StephenKessler• Steve&AnitaYoung• Stuart&CarolynKnee• SueRhoads• TamaraWikstrand• ThePinkParty• TheShopkoFoundation• TimothyStory• Tom&DeborahRucker• TraciLRickard• Tri-CityCountryClubWomen’sGolfAssoc.

• Tri-CityKartClub• Troy&NikkiBergland• Walgreens• WardSpear• William&BarbaraSarver• WilliamKendrick• Wade&CarolynBallard

IN MEMORY OF• ArdithSmith• ArleeSwensen• ArtisCarlson• AudreyBlock• BarbaraHarrow• BarbaraKranz• BettyCunningham• BeverleyCochrane• BillieJaneLampson• BobFisher• BobLindburg• DanielLemler• DavidEpperly• DawnM.Warren• DeanAllstrom• DennyWay• DianeLeeCarr• DianeMoore• DonSchneitter• DonTotten• DorisBoykin• DorothyBalderston• EdwardM.Foss• ELKelley• ElizabethShelby• EthelMueller• Floyd&RuthGates• Francis“Fran”Gabriel• HaroldE.Clark• IanMcAdie• JaneKissinger• JaniceL.Owens• JeffRodda

• JesseRumsey• JimShanks• JoannaTapia-Danch• JoanneJohnson• JohnCalvinVinnedge• JohnEwalt• JuanitaCox• KevinWyckoff• LeeBond• LeeMorris• LeonaP.Neuman• Loretta“Gus”Keck• LouiseSpear• Lu-ChuangMaryLee• MargoDaleBloom• MariaC.Maranan• MarieLawler• MarvinPace• MaryAnnKelso• MolleeCloninger• PatYoung• PaulineColley• PhillipC.Doto• RicardaVasquez• RitaMaeBossert• RobertShaftoe• RobinDeeHulseman• RogerD.Carter• RoseMartinez• SherryMeilleur• ShirleyGarrison• ShirleyR.Green• SusanCowan• SusanMoon• TheresaM.Shields• TomDopps• TulaCothran• VanWalkley• VirginiaBriskey• WilliamChambers

IN HONOR OF• CarolMcLaughlin• CindyCaldwell• DonnaTownsend• Dr.LaurieEvans• Dr.ThomasRado&Staff• JoanPlastino• JoyceWillborn• MelanieJensen• MyrleenStorms• NicoleSt.Martin• PorshaStone• SharonSims

Please accept our sincerest apologies for any omissions we have inadvertently made.

Foundation Annual Events

Run For Ribbons | Last year on March 17th, over 1000 runners and walkers attended the Foundation’s 3rd annual Run For Ribbons at Howard Amon Park in Richland. Over $50,000 was raised to support the needs of the Cancer Center. We are excited to continue this event tradition in 2013 on April 27th!

Annual Fund-Raising Breakfast | On April 26, 2012, community members gathered to “Make A Difference” at our annual Fundraising Breakfast, generously sponsored by the Mission Support Alliance. The donations raised at this event, totaling more than $70,000, will be used to fund programs at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center which are aimed at providing necessary support to cancer patients and their families, and to continue our awareness efforts. Thank you to Tim Doyle, emcee extraordinaire and to Josh, Liz, Emma and Joey Pearson for sharing their story with over 500 attendees.

Tri-Cities Cancer Center HAPO Golf Classic | Nearly $60,000 was raised last year at the HAPO Golf Classic! Thanks to a generous commitment by HAPO Community Credit Union, who supports this tournament as title sponsor in perpetuity, participants enjoyed many fun games and prizes, awesome tournament apparel and delicious margaritas at the Cancer Center Cantina! Thank you to the many businesses and individuals who supported our efforts! The 2013 HAPO Golf Classic supporting the Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation is August 23rd!

Autumn Affair | Another outstanding 2012 Autumn Affair Benefit Auction was held on November 10th to help fund programs designed to support individuals and families dealing with a cancer diagnosis. Led by the Platinum Sponsor, CH2M HILL, individuals and businesses from around the region gathered to raise an amazing $215,000 for the Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation. Among the evening’s highlights was a generous contribution of $30,000 by HAPO Community Credit Union to support services for patients and their families. This year the event is November 9th at the Pasco Red Lion Hotel!

Save the Dates!April 18th - Annual Breakfast April 27th - Run For RibbonsAugust 23th - Golf TournamentNovember 9th - Autumn Affair

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Please contact Elizabeth Lopez, Special Events Coordinator, at 509.737.3373 or by email at elopez@tccancer.org

for more information regarding these events.

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• 50 Calibers Motorcycle Ride

• Bell Furniture Percentage of Sales Event

• Benton County Treasurer’s Office Tough Enough To Wear Pink

• Boggs For Boobs• CH2M HILL Plutonium

Finishing Plant Breast Cancer Awareness Event

• Chiawana High School Pink Week

• Club 24 Breast Cancer Awareness

• Columbia Center Rotary Club Bunko

• Dutch Bros Coffee Breast Cancer Awareness Day

• Eagles Fraternal Order - Pasco #2241

• Fill The Cups Motorcycle Ride

• Flowers of the Desert• Glassybaby, LLC Sales

Event• Gold’s Gym Kennewick

Breast Cancer Awareness

• Hawthorne Court Awareness Event

• Healed With A Kiss• Horn Rapids Golf

Course 9-Hole Ladies Club

• Independence Day Car Show

• Integrity First Coatings Prize Drawing

• Jay P. Zuroff Orthodontics Pink Event

• Jesse Rumsey Memorial Benefit

• Kennewick American Youth Baseball Pink Event

• Kennewick School District Pink Week

• Liberty Christian School Change Event

• Liberty Christian Volley For The Cure

• Monad Federal Credit Union Charity Bears

• Net Benefit• Pampered Chef

Percentage of Sales• Park Middle School

Pink Week• Richland School

District Pink Week• Safeway Breast Cancer

Awareness Month

• Samantha Cox 4-H Rabbit Auction

• Soroptimist International of Pasco-Kennewick Bunko for Boobs

• Sort 4 The Cause• Texas Roadhouse Pink

Night• The Pink Party• Toni Adams “Bows For

Breast Cancer”• Tri-City Americans

Breast Cancer Awareness Night

• Tri-City Labs Breast Cancer Awareness

• Wendy Slattery Beaded Bracelets

Thank You!

The Foundation wishes to express our sincerest gratitude to the many businesses, organizations and individuals who held events and promotions in support of LOCAL cancer care in our region. Your tireless efforts and incredible generosity helped to raise over $160,000 to support the Center’s many programs and services for cancer patients and their families.

3rd Party Events

Join the Ladies of Harley for a Charity Ride to benefit breast

cancer services & prevention in our community. Prizes, raffle,

live music, food and beverage to follow at Tony Roma’s!

Saturday, October 6th

8:30am Registration | 10:30am Kick Start

RattleSnake Mountain Harley-Davidson

fillthecups@gmail.com

Dotty Rickards (509) 366-4440

Kaury Balcom (509) 543-2412

Erin Story (509) 737-3413

Providing free mammograms to

uninsured women in our community.

Providing navigation services

to breast cancer patients.

Register online www.rattlesnakemountainhog.com

or at RattleSnake Mountain Harley-Davidson

RideNow Powersports

Registration

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