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Recipients included 16 graduating 
high school students, 18 current 
college students, and 10 Good 
Shepherd employees continuing 
their education.

Community Events and 

Partnerships

Community events bring people 
together, celebrate generosity, and 
help support the Foundation’s work 
throughout the year.

The 2025 Festival of Trees, held 
in partnership with the Hermiston 
Kiwanis Club, raised more than 
$100,000. Approximately 900 
people joined us for Family Day 
and its holiday activities and 
entertainment.

Pink the Rink raised more 
than $13,000 for local cancer-
related efforts. The Scramble for 

Scholarships brought sponsors, 
golfers, and volunteers together to 
support students pursuing health 
care careers.

Gifts from donors throughout 
the year, along with funds raised 
through local businesses’ October 
breast cancer awareness activities, 
helped the Foundation create 
care bags offering comfort and 
encouragement to breast cancer 
patients. We also distributed breast 
cancer awareness shower cards in 
English and Spanish to share breast 
health information more widely.

Through the Distinguished Service 
Awards and Christmas Spirit 
Award, we celebrated people and 
organizations whose kindness and 
service make our communities 
better.

Looking Ahead

Since 1995, the Foundation has 
been fortunate to work alongside 
people who see a need and find a 
way to help. This year was another 
reminder of what our communities 
can accomplish together.

We are grateful to every donor, 
business, volunteer, community 
partner, and Board member who 
helped make this work possible.

Your generosity reaches people 
in meaningful ways, from a safer 
response to an emergency to a 
student taking the next step toward 
a health care career.

Thank you for caring for our 
communities and for being part of 
the Foundation’s work.