Southwest Foundation Adds
Five New Board Members
Dick Hannah, Dorothy
Jackson, and Al Krause pictured above, Mark Matthias and Kay
McClaskey pictured below.
Southwest Washington Medical Center Foundation has elected five new
members to its Foundation Board of Directors:
Dick Hannah,
Dorothy Jackson,
Al Krause,
Mark Matthias and
Kay McClaskey. Each board
member will serve a three-year term which began on July 1, 2009.
Currently there are 25 voting members serving on the foundation
board.
As
the owner of Hannah Motors, Hannah has supported Southwest
Washington Medical Center by hosting several private fundraising
events and supporting Pink Power events, which provided his
dealership with a naming opportunity in the Kearney Breast Center.
Jackson and husband Mel are
owners of Fort Vancouver Convalescent Center. In gratitude for the
compassionate care their patients receive at Southwest Washington
Medical Center, the Jacksons recently made a gift to name the
cardiac care unit waiting room on the 4 floor of the Firstenburg
Tower.
Krause performed Southwest Washington Medical Center’s first heart
surgery in 1992. During his career, Krause was considered one of the
most skilled heart surgeons in the region and was largely
responsible for the growth of the hospital’s heart surgery program.
As
co-founder and owner of Beaches Restaurant, Matthias champions
children’s causes by serving on the Boys and Girls Club Board of
Directors and the Vancouver School District Foundation Board. He was
named “First Citizen” last year for his many community involvements
and achievements.
McClaskey is known for her many civic involvements, including
serving on past boards of the Community Foundation of Southwest
Washington, the Parks and Recreation Board, the Children’s Trust
Auxiliary, the Vancouver School District Foundation and the current
Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors.
The Southwest Foundation is the primary fundraising arm of the
medical center and manages over $6 million for programs such as
Women’s and Children’s Services, Cardiac Care, Hospice, Cancer Care,
Diabetes Education and Physical Rehab. The Foundation is a
separately incorporated not-for-profit organization. Its mission is
to support the work of the medical center in benefiting the
community. Therefore, it shares the same goals as the medical center
namely, to increase access and affordability to the community and to
work towards prevention. The Foundation raises and manages funds to
support large capital needs, new programs, and services for people
who might otherwise fall through the cracks. It accomplishes this by
working with businesses and individuals that want to make an impact
on the medical center as a vital, community resource.
Port of Vancouver USA and Clark Public Utilities formalize land swap
for rail project
The Port of Vancouver USA and Clark Public Utilities have agreed to
exchange property adjacent to the utility’s River Road Generating
Plant and the port’s new Terminal 5 in order to accommodate rail
construction.
The port commission on Sept. 8 unanimously adopted a resolution to
exchange 0.77 acre of property currently included in Terminal 5,
immediately west of the utility’s property, in exchange for two
small triangle parcels totaling 0.77 acre on the south side of the
utility’s property.
The property the port acquires in the exchange will allow for rail
construction to begin west of Gateway Avenue and around the
perimeter of Terminal 5, formerly the Alcoa/Evergreen Aluminum
property. This construction will begin in the fall of this year,
with expected completion slated for spring of 2010.
News Brief
Dream Big is co-hosting its first book
fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, Barnes & Noble, 7700
NE Fourth Plain Boulevard. This event will support Evergreen High
School, Hayes Freedom High School, and Mountain View High School to
ensure that each student will have the required text for the Dream
Big 101 class. For more information, visit
www.dreambigcc.org.
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Harvest Fun Day begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, Bi Zi Farms,
9504 NE 119th Street.
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Columbia
Springs is holding workshops on backyard composting. The first
workshop will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, Columbia
Springs, 12208 SE Evergreen Highway, Vancouver; and the second and
third workshops held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 24 and Nov.
14, CASSEE Center, 11104 NE 149th Street, Brush Prairie. To
register, email
MCR@columbiasprings.org
or call 882-4567. For
more information, visit
www.columbiasprings.org.
Calendar
Gov.
Chris Gregoire is joining health officials at the Center for
Community Health in Vancouver to discuss the state’s efforts to
prepare for a possible H1N1 flu pandemic this fall. The meeting is
at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, Main Conference Room, 1601 East
Fourth Plain Blvd.
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A National POW/MIA Recognition Day and Clark County Korean War
Memorial Dedication will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18,
Vancouver Division, Portland VA Medical Center Vietnam Memorial
Garden, 1601 East Fourth Plain Boulevard.
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Ice cream social in Ridgefield is this evening
from 5:30 to 6:30 in Bellwood Heights.
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CCRSN MIS
Committee meets at 11 a.m. to noon Friday, Sept. 18.
Thursday on the air
Election 2009: Politics in the Park: City of Vancouver Mayoral
Debate (9-10)—4:45 p.m. CVTV
Clark County
Planning Commission (live)—6:30 p.m. CVTV
Chicago
White Sox at Seattle (live)—7 p.m. FSN KFXX
September 11th Commemoration—Patriots Day (9-11)—11:30 p.m. CVTV
Community Calendar Links
Thursday,
September 17, 2009 Headlines
Links to news of
local & national significance
State could shine as solar hub--Columbian, Libby Tucker
Dangerous 112th wins safety designation--Columbian, Scott Hewitt
Keeping his cool in the eye of storm--Columbian, Paul Valencia
Supply issues send Northwest fuel prices up--Columbian, AP
Revising student aid formula, Hose votes to expand Federal
loans--New York Times, Tamar Lewin
