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 | Community Connections | Winter 2019

Welcome to the Good Shepherd 
Community Health Foundation. We 
are an active and vibrant medical 
and community health foundation 
to improve the health and quality of 
life in our communities. Thank you 
for your valued support over the 
years in benefiting the health of our 
community members.

Good Shepherd Community 

Health Foundation

2018 was an outstanding 

year for the Foundation. Total 

contributions given to our local 

communities were valued at 

$230,000. Over $170,000 were 

given as grants to nonprofit 

organizations for health-related 

causes. Twenty-two students, 

attending various colleges and 

universities, received medical 

scholarships for a total  

of $36,500. 

The Festival of Trees event was held 
in December 2018 at the Hermiston 
Community Center. Beautifully 
decorated trees, wreaths, and 
stockings were auctioned to 
benefit the work of Good Shepherd 
Community Health Foundation 
and Hermiston Kiwanis. It was 
a marvelous event and we look 
forward to December 2019.

Our 26th Annual Scramble for 
Scholarships Golf Tournament is 
scheduled for Friday, June 7, 2019, 
at Big River Golf Course in Umatilla. 
It will be a wonderful day of golf, 
good food, and exceptional prizes. 
All proceeds benefit our medical 
scholarship program.

We invite you to join with us this 
year by participating in the events 
and programs of Good Shepherd 
Community Health Foundation. Your 
donations and contributions will be 
greatly appreciated. Please call the 
Foundation office at 541.667.3419 if 
you have any questions.

We begin 2019 with  

excitement, optimism, and the 

desire to do more. Looking 

forward, the deadline for medical 

scholarship applications is 

February 28th, 2019. Scholarships 

are available to qualified medical 

students living within West 

Umatilla and Morrow counties. 

Applications can be made 

online on the hospital webpage 

(gshealth.org) under the 

Foundation tab.

Christmas Spirit Awards were 
presented in December to Cathy 
Wamsley and Robert Luke. These 
individuals were nominated by 
community members for their spirit 
of giving throughout the year.

FRONT ROW (L TO R): Tom Wamsley, Liz Marvin, Janet Cooley, Margaret Saylor 

(President), LaDonna Quaempts. BACK ROW (L TO R): Mike Henderson, Bob 

Green (Executive Director), Caitlin Cozad, Bill Elfering, Manuel Gutierrez, Kelly 

Sanders. NOT PICTURED: Dennis Burke, Dave Ego, Francie Hansell (Vice President 

in Memoriam), Jacelyn Keys, Mike Madsen (Treasurer), Cindy Middleton, Angela 

Pursel, Julie Puzey, Lisa Mittelsdorf