70 Years and Counting

Board of TrusteesMeredith Mathews, MD, Chair Retired Healthcare Executive

Glenn Wisegarver, Vice Chair Moz

Katerie Chapman Virginia Mason

Victor Collymore, MD Community Health Plan of Washington

A. Kent Fisher Boeing Commercial Airplanes

William Hammond, MD UW Medicine

Mohit Kathuria Microsoft

David Kiehn

David H. Kosloff Abode Healthcare

Penelope J. Lie Oracle

Conrad Liles, MD, PhD University of Washington

Eric Mendelsohn Emeritus Corporation

Deborah Milter HUB International

Mark Quehrn Perkins Coie, LLP

Nancy Sclater Pinkerton Brown, LLC

Robert Wallace Wallace Properties

ExecutivesJames P. AuBuchon, MDPresident and CEO

Linda S. BarnesChief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer

Robert J. GleasonChief Financial Officer

José A. López, MDChief Scientific Officer

Christine SpeirsChief Quality Officer

Sally Sullivan, SPHRChief Employee and Community Relations Officer

Yanyun Wu, MDChief Medical Officer

Do you know where the blood came from when your favorite uncle from Greenlake had heart surgery seven years ago? Or who provided platelets for your neighbor in Burien, during her cancer treatment? Or what lab determined that a donated kidney was a match for your friend waiting for a transplant?

At PSBC, we play a direct role in your healthcare. Not just for you, but for everyone you see around you. We’ve been doing it for 70 years.

Founded in 1944 as one of America’s first nonprofit blood banks, today we are much more. We support 90 hospitals throughout the Pacific Northwest with blood components. When doctors need an expert in transfusion medicine, they call us. We collect cord blood from new moms, providing stem cells for cancer treatment. We register people for the National Marrow Donor Program, and collect the cells that make transplants possible.

Our research sets us apart. We take our discoveries from “bench to bedside” to improve patient care. You’ll find our researchers in medical schools and scientific forums sharing the latest blood science with doctors from around the region — and around the world.

One thing hasn’t changed in 70 years. Our power comes from you. And your support has been remarkable.

Today our volunteer donors number 250,000 strong. Every day we welcome about 1,000 of them to our centers or mobile drives. Volunteers greet and register them, and offer cookies and juice afterwards. Others donate by making financial contributions that sustain our services and our groundbreaking research. This “extended PSBC family” will always be the cornerstone for our success. We’re deeply grateful for your help and steadfast support. We need you now more than ever.

Please read the stories in this report. They offer a firsthand look at the impact of your gifts on patients, families, neighbors, and communities. After all, you make it possible.

Saving lives through research, innovation, education and excellence in blood, medical and laboratory services in partnership with our community.

Our Mission:

70 Years and Counting

James P. AuBuchon, MD, FCAP, FRCP (Edin)President and CEO

Meredith Mathews, MDChair, Board of Trustees

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Much remains to be learned about the therapeutic properties of blood, and it is expected that valuable research in that field will be conducted by the King County Central Blood Bank. J. Richard Czajkowski, MD Founding Director 1944-1967

One major advance in medical science that happened in Seattle was the advent of bone marrow transplantation. Bone marrow transplants were in the forefront of research in this community. The role PSBC played in supplying the red cells and platelets to patients undergoing a bone marrow transplant made this groundbreaking procedure possible.

Sherrill J. Slichter, MDDirector, Platelet Transfusion ResearchPuget Sound Blood Center

A Legacy of Discovery: Saving Lives Through Blood ResearchWith over 70 years of research and discoveries, Puget Sound Blood Center physicians and scientists have transformed medical science with breakthroughs in transfusion medicine, blood biology, blood storage, cancer therapies, organ transplantation, and treatment of clotting disorders.

PSBC has supported an active research program since it began in 1944. Our physicians and scientists continue to learn more about blood biology that saves lives and changes lives by helping people regain good health.

PSBC was among the first blood centers in the world to undertake ongoing blood research instrumental in saving lives. Research in our labs doubled the storage life of platelets—the key factor enabling Dr. E. Donnall Thomas to successfully perform the world’s first bone marrow transplant that earned him a Nobel Prize in Medicine. Today, patients around the world have benefited from the discoveries we pioneered, and new medical knowledge we created.

Our Research Institute in South Lake Union, in the hub of Seattle’s biomedical research community, enhances opportunities for collaboration with universities, cancer treatment centers and other research institutions—accelerating our process of discovery.

PSBC scientists are in a constant search for new understanding, new knowledge, new technologies, new therapies, and new cures for conditions and diseases that cause premature death around the world every day. Our blood research saves lives. Perhaps one day, even yours.

Twenty years ago we did not know about the involvement of platelets in inflammatory diseases like pneumonia, arthritis, strokes, and many others. That’s why it’s important for PSBC—where we see and treat patients—to be involved in research. We can collect samples, analyze and study them and apply our findings to the treatment of those patients.

José A. López, MDChief Scientific OfficerPuget Sound Blood Center

Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation Invests in PSBC ResearchPSBC’s Research Institute has been honored to partner with the Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation for the past several years. A pioneer in American journalism, Ellen Browning Scripps approached philanthropy as an investment to help nonprofits more effectively deliver their programs and services to people in need. In Scripps’ words: “The most important gift one human being can give to another is, in some way, to make life a little better to live.” Since its founding in 1940, the Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation has been dedicated to continuing “Miss

Ellen’s” philanthropic legacy and intentions. The Foundation’s grant-funding has accelerated PSBC’s research investigations, enabling researchers to both publish their work and obtain additional funding. The Foundation’s most recent grant is helping PSBC purchase new technology for research that will improve transfusion safety. Thank you to the Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation for these precious gifts that will propel blood research and new discoveries for years to come.

Ellen Browning Scripps1836 - 1932

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Community Support Makes New Bellingham Donor Center a Success

In January 2014 we opened our new and larger Bellingham center in Bakerview Square. It delivers a state-of-the-art donor experience. In addition to whole blood, donors can now give much-needed platelets through apheresis collection. Platelets are the component of blood that helps prevent and stop bleeding—used during surgeries, organ transplants, and cancer treatment. Since opening, we’ve had three times as many platelet donors as projected! This community support is amazing and benefits Bellingham-area patients who need about 1,700 units of platelets a year. It also helped dedicated platelet donors like Bob Hungerschafer, who had been driving 120 miles roundtrip to Everett, to donate platelets every two weeks. Now this 733-time donor (and community members like him) have the convenience of donating platelets much closer to home.

We’re Oregon’s Newest Partners in Healthcare

Over the past year our Oregon & Southwest Washington Blood Program (OSWBP) began new partnerships with Legacy Health and Providence Health Services as their sole supplier of blood. Our shared goal: provide local patients with the best care possible. This year for the first time we’ll supply more than half of all lifesaving blood components for patients in greater Portland hospitals. That is 46,000 units of blood for the hospitals served by the OSWBP network, but we expect to collect less than one-third of that locally. Our ability to close this gap depends on Portland community support to sponsor and organize blood drives, give blood, and volunteer. Local supporters can donate through our Vancouver Donor Center and two mobile units that travel throughout the region.

Welcoming Lane Blood Center to the PSBC Family

PSBC and Lane Blood Center in Eugene, Oregon, will merge this fall, aligning under a common strategy and management structure. We share many exciting opportunities ahead to serve the patients and communities in Oregon. “PSBC is an excellent partner for Lane as a national leader in blood collection, testing, processing technologies, transfusion expertise, customer service, and blood research,” says Lane CEO Doug Engel. “This will help us maintain the quality service we provide to patients in Lane and Douglas counties as the local, dependable, customer-focused source they’ve always relied on.” Lane will retain members of its Board of Directors as a Community Advisory Council that will continue to focus on meeting patient needs in local communities. Two members of the Lane Council will participate in the PSBC Board of Trustees.

Community members create

King County Central Blood

Bank. First donors welcomed.

1944

Perfected the use of plastic bags as blood containers, replacing

glass bottles.

1956

Dr. Elo Giblett discovers an

unknown blood type, which is

recognized around the world.

1962

Screen blood for hepatitis two years before a

commercial test becomes available.

1970

King County Blood Bank renamed Puget Sound Blood Center; expanding services to meet community need.

1974

Camp I-Vy established in collaboration with

BDFW for children with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders.

1976

70 Years of Continuous GrowthPuget Sound Blood Center began with a single donor center and the goal of creating a local blood bank for patients in need. About 25 donations a day were collected.

Today, our lifesaving mission has expanded, and the demand for blood components has grown dramatically. We welcome nearly 1,000 donors a day at 12 donor centers and in 19 mobile collection units conducting blood drives across the Pacific Northwest.

Bone Marrow Donor Program founded.

1986

Expanded blood services to Southwest Washington, bringing counties served to 14.

1994

Purchased Renton lab facilities to expand blood

processing operations.

1996

Research Institute moves to South Lake

Union lab space, doubling work area and expanding capabilities.

2011

PSBC celebrates 70 years of

Saving Lives Every Day.

2014

With Lane Blood Center, PSBC now serves 24 counties

in Washington and Oregon.

2015

Five-year-old is beating the odds with help from blood donors

Super Gavin

About one-third of all blood transfusions go to patients diagnosed with cancer or other blood diseases. For some patients, the cancer itself results in the need for transfusion because of its impact on the marrow’s ability to make cells. For others, cancer treatment can lead to blood transfusion because of blood loss during surgery, or because the effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy destroy the ability of blood-making cells in bone marrow to generate replacement cells.

When 3-year-old Gavin Mayes got sick, everyone thought it was just a bad case of the flu going around at school. He developed a high fever and cough. After a week of rest and fluids he was well enough to return to school. But soon the fever returned and he became shockingly pale. Blood tests were ordered. While they waited in the pediatrician’s office for results, the doctor prepared Gavin’s parents Ken and Charlene: it could be a bad case of mononucleosis, but in the very worst case, it could be leukemia.

Around midnight the doctor came in and confirmed it was cancer. “My first thought after we found out Gavin had cancer was that I had to be dreaming,” says Ken. Within an hour they arrived at Seattle Children’s, where Gavin immediately received blood and platelet transfusions. “We found out at the hospital that his red cells and platelets

were really, really low—and he was probably just a couple days away from heart failure,” says Charlene. Gavin soon began a year of intensive chemotherapy. “The transfusions were vital to his treatment,” says Ken. “Because without them, he wouldn’t have even made it to treatment.”

Today Gavin is in clinical remission, though his treatment will continue for the next two and a half to three years. “Gavin ultimately received 14 transfusions over the last year, and they expect him to have more,” says Charlene. “He is now five, and loves to tell people he kicked cancer’s butt!”

The family credits many people for the love and support that helped keep them afloat during months of treatments—including blood donors. “We wouldn’t have our little boy today if it wasn’t for what they did,” reflects Charlene. Just seven months after Gavin was diagnosed, Charlene held her first blood drive at Cascade Community Church in Monroe on September 11, 2013 – an event that registered an incredible 59 donors, including two who gave blood for the first time. To date, she has organized three drives in Gavin’s honor, inspiring 104 donors to roll up their sleeves for our superhero. Two more drives are already planned for 2015.

“But the worst case stuff doesn’t happen to us,” thought Charlene. “I looked over at Gavin as he played with trains and thought, it has to be mono.”

Watch Ken, Koen, Gavin, Luci, and Charlene in the video “Dear PSBC” at psbc.org/impact.

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Your Partner in HealthcareFrom the start Puget Sound Blood Center was much more than a place to give blood. Today we’re a unique provider of healthcare services for the community. We partner with more than 90 leading hospitals and clinics across the Pacific Northwest to save lives and deliver quality patient care to the community. Some of the many ways we’re saving lives may surprise you!

Umbilical Cord Blood ProgramPSBC is the first and only program in the Northwest to offer new mothers the opportunity to donate umbilical cord blood, providing patients with cancer and blood disorders new hope for recovery. We partner with 17 hospitals (and counting) across Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii. Imagine! The first thing you and baby do together can give someone else a second chance to live. Learn more at psbc.org/cordblood.

Transfusion MedicinePatients across the Northwest rely on PSBC to provide a safe, stable, and community-based blood supply. We provide 24/7 transfusion services and medical consultation, performing specialized tests to match patients with donor blood. PSBC Transfusion Safety Officers work on site in regional hospitals to ensure that blood transfusions are performed according to current best practices. Our physicians and investigators are research leaders in transfusion medicine.

Hemophilia Care ProgramEstablished in 1974, our Hemophilia Care Program offers specialized physician and nursing care, diagnostic and genetic testing, medical assessment, and treatment of bleeding episodes, yearly check-ups, counseling, and bilingual support. Our program includes training for individuals and families so they can manage their own home care, along with physical therapy, low-cost medication, and 24/7 phone consultation. Learn more at psbc.org/hemophilia.

Bone Marrow ProgramEach year, 10,000 people will need a marrow transplant. Sadly, only half will receive one. You can help. Working in concert with the national Be the Match® Registry, PSBC recruits prospective bone marrow donors for transplant to patients with leukemia and other diseases. We also coordinate further testing and handle all stem cell collection, medical history, exams, and follow-up. Learn how you can join at psbc.org/marrow.

Specialty Diagnostic LaboratoriesOur four Specialty Diagnostic Laboratories provide around-the-clock specialized testing services.

They support organ transplants, research, medical device development, clinical trials, and innovative studies with PSBC’s Research Institute. When a Pacific Northwest patient needs to be matched with a donor organ, a complex analysis takes place in our Immunogenetics/HLA Lab to find that “perfect match.” Our Platelet Immunology Lab, Genomics Testing Lab, and Hemostasis Lab improve care and safety for patients by testing and analyzing blood samples to diagnose disorders and determine treatment options.

Patient ServicesOur physicians and nurses are recognized as regional specialists in the therapeutic application of apheresis—procedures that separate blood into its components and to use to treat a range of blood disorders and disease. Our team is available any time, day or night, to perform therapeutic plasma exchanges, cell depletions, outpatient transfusion services, peripheral blood stem cell collections and red cell exchanges at area hospitals and outpatient care in our own clinic.

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Since the first Faces for Life Gala and Auction, Kemper Development Company has been a partner. Over the years, you may have attended a “Painting Party” at Bellevue Square or perhaps enjoyed decorated masks on display in the mall. It is no surprise that the company generously showed its support again for our 70th anniversary gala event. The 2014 Faces for Life Gala and Auction made history by raising $500,000 to support our lifesaving programs. It’s difficult to imagine reaching this milestone without the many years of support from Kemper Freeman and the Kemper Development Company. Through his generosity, Kemper has helped PSBC build public awareness, understanding, and support for the importance of blood donation, research, and other aspects of our work. We’re grateful to Kemper, his wife Betty, and the Kemper Development Company for their generosity of spirit and philanthropic support for our mission.

Gary Locke is a longtime champion of blood donation—as a donor and as an elected official who strongly supports employee donation in the workplace. He reaches out to people in the Asian-American community to donate blood. Gary urges people to join the Be the Match® National Marrow Donor Program Registry—giving patients in need a chance to find a lifesaving match. He encourages cord blood donation by new moms as a vital source of stem cells for cancer treatment and research.

Kemper Freeman Helps Make PSBC History

Celebrating 70 Years Serving You

We at ASD Healthcare thoroughly value our partnership with Puget Sound Blood Center and send our warmest congratulations on your 70th anniversary. We believe partnerships that transcend mere vendor relationships include active participation in community events and further the overall quality of healthcare for everyone.

Delivering innovative technology that advances patient care for the providers who serve them is our core value. We fully appreciate the opportunity to work so closely with such an outstanding and renowned organization and look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with Puget Sound Blood Center.

Thank you for your commitment to healthcare. And again, congratulations on your milestone anniversary.

Neil Herson, President ASD Healthcare

To the Hard-Working People at Puget Sound Blood Center:

Thousands of lives depend upon you every day. Puget Sound Energy is proud to be your partner in ensuring a safe blood supply because we share your commitment to the health and well-being of the communities we serve. Through our independent PSE Foundation and other corporate efforts, we support Puget Sound Blood Center’s core preparedness work, from the daily collection and delivery of lifesaving blood to preparing for a large-scale emergency.

Congratulations on 70 years of service. We look forward to our continued partnership that will keep our communities safe for years to come.

Puget Sound Energy

Since 1944 Puget Sound Blood Center has committed itself to saving lives every day. Our passion and commitment to volunteerism, to community service, to advancing medical science, and to research is stronger than ever. In celebrating our history, we also celebrate the visionary community partners who make it possible.

Herb Bridge first gave blood in 1942—at boot camp in San Diego. Through the years he donated more than 100 times. Herb’s support spanned decades and also included generous gifts to fundraising campaigns.

Herbert BridgeRetired Rear Admiral. Business icon.Philanthropist. Blood donor.Longtime PSBC supporter.

Kemper Freeman (center) accepts the Del Lewis Community Advocate Award from CEO Dr. Jim AuBuchon and then-Board Chair Nancy Sclater at the 2013 Faces for Life Gala and Auction.

A Word From Our Sponsors

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Gary LockeAmbassador to China. U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Governor. County Executive. State legislator. Blood donor. Longtime PSBC supporter.

Every day we register up to 1000 donors to meet the needs of patients

across the Pacific Northwest. Immediately following donation, your blood begins a

lifesaving journey. Our laboratories are staffed 24/7, working around the clock to process, test, and deliver blood to hospitals within 48 hours of donation. This is only possible with the generous help and dedicated support

of our donors, volunteers, and financial contributors to ensure a stable and

safe blood supply.

COLLECTIONAbout one pint of blood is collected in a bag, along with a few small vials for testing. The whole blood donation process, from registering to cookies, takes less than an hour!

Blood is needed every dayYou can donate whole blood every 56 days, up to 6 times a year. You can donate single components of blood at different intervals: platelets up to 24 times each year, plasma every 28 days, and double red cells every 16 weeks.

LABELINGComponents are labeled with their ABO blood group and Rh type.

STORAGE AND DELIVERYBlood is stored until it's ready to be delivered to 39

regional hospitals throughout the Pacific Northwest, and to six PSBC labs that support 48 King County

hospitals and clinics.

Each blood component has a different shelf life:Platelets expire after 5 days.

Red blood cells expire after 42 days.Plasma can be used fresh, frozen or

stored up to 12 months.

TRANSPORTATIONDonated blood is transported by couriers to our state-of-the-art testing laboratory. Blood travels by courier, truck, taxi, ferry, and plane.

TESTINGSimultaneously, blood is typed and tested for pathogens like hepatitis B and C, HIV, syphilis, HTLV, and West Nile virus, among other things – 13 tests in total.

TRANSFUSION TO PATIENTSBlood is transfused into a patient in need.Chances are that one day in your lifetime you’ll need a transfusion.

Every year, we provide blood and laboratory services for more than 240,000 transfusions. Patients need blood for:- bleeding due to trauma or surgery;- inherited blood disorders;- leukemia or other forms of cancer treatment;- organ or bone marrow transplantation.

PROCESSING TO COMPONENTSBlood is processed in a centrifuge to separate red blood cells, platelets, and plasma. This occurs within eight hours of collection. We process up to 1000 units each day, resulting in 1,500 to 2,400 units of components.

Each blood donation can save three lives:Red blood cells carry oxygen to tissues or organs;Platelets promote blood clotting;Plasma (the fluid part of blood) carries blood cells throughout the body and contains proteins essential for blood clotting.

WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BLOOD AFTER DONATING?

VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

223,025BLOOD DONORS REGISTERED

BLOOD COMPONENTS PRODUCED

MARROW DONOR PROGRAM

BLOOD DRIVE DONOR GROUP PROGRAM

CORD BLOOD PROGRAM

180,704 Whole Blood

27,111 Platelets – apheresis

6,356 Plasma – apheresis

2,890 Double Red Cells

26,755 First Time Donors

2,900 Volunteers

108,500 Volunteer Hours

605 New Volunteers

2,118 New Marrow Donor Registrants

70 Marrow or Stem Cell Donors

5,849 Collections (WA, HI, OR)

919 Units Banked From Those Collections

85 Units Distributed For Transplantation

161,581 Red Cells

35,166 Whole Blood – Platelets

26,621 Apheresis – Platelets

4,300 Blood Drives

150 New Blood Drive Donor Groups

1,325 Total Blood Drive Donor Groups

July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014

Lifesaving Gifts

Every day we register up to 1000 donors to meet the needs of patients

across the Pacific Northwest. Immediately following donation, your blood begins a

lifesaving journey. Our laboratories are staffed 24/7, working around the clock to process, test, and deliver blood to hospitals within 48 hours of donation. This is only possible with the generous help and dedicated support

of our donors, volunteers, and financial contributors to ensure a stable and

safe blood supply.

COLLECTIONAbout one pint of blood is collected in a bag, along with a few small vials for testing. The whole blood donation process, from registering to cookies, takes less than an hour!

Blood is needed every dayYou can donate whole blood every 56 days, up to 6 times a year. You can donate single components of blood at different intervals: platelets up to 24 times each year, plasma every 28 days, and double red cells every 16 weeks.

LABELINGComponents are labeled with their ABO blood group and Rh type.

STORAGE AND DELIVERYBlood is stored until it's ready to be delivered to 39

regional hospitals throughout the Pacific Northwest, and to six PSBC labs that support 48 King County

hospitals and clinics.

Each blood component has a different shelf life:Platelets expire after 5 days.

Red blood cells expire after 42 days.Plasma can be used fresh, frozen or

stored up to 12 months.

TRANSPORTATIONDonated blood is transported by couriers to our state-of-the-art testing laboratory. Blood travels by courier, truck, taxi, ferry, and plane.

TESTINGSimultaneously, blood is typed and tested for pathogens like hepatitis B and C, HIV, syphilis, HTLV, and West Nile virus, among other things – 13 tests in total.

TRANSFUSION TO PATIENTSBlood is transfused into a patient in need.Chances are that one day in your lifetime you’ll need a transfusion.

Every year, we provide blood and laboratory services for more than 240,000 transfusions. Patients need blood for:- bleeding due to trauma or surgery;- inherited blood disorders;- leukemia or other forms of cancer treatment;- organ or bone marrow transplantation.

PROCESSING TO COMPONENTSBlood is processed in a centrifuge to separate red blood cells, platelets, and plasma. This occurs within eight hours of collection. We process up to 1000 units each day, resulting in 1,500 to 2,400 units of components.

Each blood donation can save three lives:Red blood cells carry oxygen to tissues or organs;Platelets promote blood clotting;Plasma (the fluid part of blood) carries blood cells throughout the body and contains proteins essential for blood clotting.

WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BLOOD AFTER DONATING?

About one in three people will need a transfusion at some time during his or her life. When traditional blood typing began more than 100 years ago, A, B, AB, O and Rh +/- groups were identified—eight types in all. After a patient receives a transfusion, antibodies can sometimes form. If a patient needs transfusion again, he or she may need specially

matched blood to prevent harmful immune reactions. We’re leaders in using genomic typing technologies to prevent these problems. Our research in this area is “translational”: what we’re learning in the lab can help to diagnose and treat patients in the hospital.

Blood is amazing! It carries oxygen and nutrients to every organ and tissue in your body. It fights infections. It helps heal wounds. It’s used in organ transplants and cancer therapies. Our research about blood is transforming medical science and patient care.

We study the different ways blood is used in healthcare. We study red blood cells that transport oxygen throughout your body. And white cells—leukocytes—which are part of our immune system defending against infections. We are experts in platelets (thrombocytes), which prevent blood loss by plugging broken vessels—but which can also kill us when they form deadly clots. And we study plasma, the fluid in which all of these cells are suspended.

Will Save Lives Tomorrow

What do heart attacks, strokes, cancer, diabetes, malaria, and lupus have in common?

Each disease can result in unwanted clotting of blood vessels. It’s called thrombosis. It is our newest and biggest research challenge. In fact, heart attacks and strokes are the number one cause of premature death worldwide. Our blood research is playing a key role in advancing medical science and understanding to address these major threats to human health.

Research helps us identify people at risk of clotting and conditions that create that risk. It can lead to earlier diagnosis, and to more effective treatment when clots do occur. We’re the only research team in the Northwest dedicated to thrombosis research.

Imagine a World Where Early Detection and Intervention Prevents Heart Attacks and Strokes

What is a Blood Clot?

Sherrill Slichter, MD, joined PSBC in 1970. Today she is a leading researcher in advancing research to extend the shelf life of blood platelets—the blood component involved in clotting that is used to control bleeding during surgeries, trauma care, organ transplants, and cancer treatment.

Dr. Slichter’s research focuses on making the best possible use of donated platelets by extending their shelf life beyond the current five day maximum. Research indicates that reducing natural pathogens in the platelets and lowering storage temperatures can extend the useful life of platelets, helping patients worldwide.

Slichter is also a professor of medicine in the division of hematology at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine.

Discoveries That Will Change Medical Science Worldwide

We’re Leaders in Transfusion Medicine

Normally, our blood’s ability to clot is a good thing! Clotting helps stop bleeding when we cut ourselves. Problems arise when blood clots form when and where we don’t want them to and obstruct blood flow to the brain, heart, lungs, or legs. • A blood clot in an artery, usually in the heart or brain, is called

arterial thrombosis and can cause heart attack or stroke.• Blood clots can form in your legs when you are immobile for

periods of time, like on a long plane trip. Deep vein thrombosis is a blood clot formation in your leg.

• Pulmonary embolism is when a blood clot in your leg detaches and travels into your lungs.

• It’s estimated that 20% of cancer patients experience thrombosis.• Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a disease where

thrombi form in small vessels throughout the body in the brain, kidney, heart, liver, and pancreas. If untreated, people afflicted will die within a few days.

What We’re Learning Today

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First it was unusual nose bleeds, and then unexplained bruises on the legs of 8-year-old Gracie Lindal. Parents Jennifer and Andy turned to Google: “children that bruise easily.” When leukemia came up as the first result, they stopped reading and headed to their pediatrician – now frightened about the possibilities.

The next morning, an urgent call from the doctor explained the blood work showed Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP)—an autoimmune disease that was destroying Gracie’s platelets – the cells that help blood clot. “We were told: Pack a bag and get to the hospital,” remembers Jennifer. “Gracie needs a transfusion now.”

On August 22, 2011, Gracie began a six hour Immunoglobulin treatment, bravely facing many uncomfortable side effects—itching, migraines, nausea, shakiness. Three days later, her platelet count was rising. “Our hopes were up that we were done with ITP.” While there is no known cause or cure for ITP, many children with ITP recover.

While the Lindals returned home, life did not return to normal. Gracie had to give up bike rides and helping her mom cook because of the risk of getting cut. Third grade recess, PE, soccer, even music class were deemed too hazardous. Frequent medical visits and treatments to maintain a safe platelet count took an emotional toll on Gracie, but her parents and older brothers Sam and Will did their best to keep her spirits up.

The most feared and rare complication from ITP is a bleed to the brain, as happens in a stroke. It occurs in less than 1 in 100 ITP patients. On December 4, 2011, Gracie woke up with a severe headache.

The Lindal’s worst fear was realized. “Gracie suffered a brain hemorrhage and needed multiple platelet transfusions in a race against time to perform a lifesaving surgery,” says Jennifer. “But it was not enough. Our baby girl lost her fight with ITP two days later.”

“Gracie brought joy and happiness to everyone she met,” says Jennifer, remembering her little girl who loved music and butterflies, and snuggling with her Duckie.

One important way Jennifer and Andy honor Gracie’s memory is by regularly donating platelets together. “My first platelet donation was hard. I brought Gracie’s Duckie, because I needed the strength,” says Jennifer. “This is my time to focus on my daughter.” Jennifer also organizes the Pump it Up for Platelets, For the Love of Gracie—an ITP awareness walk. The 2014 event included a blood drive that registered 13 donors in just two and a half hours.

Work in the Dr. Jill Johnsen laboratory at PSBC Research Institute could one day lead to discoveries that help us better understand, treat, and prevent ITP.

Top photo by Dan Londonson

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Individuals± Lifeline Society member (increased giving by 10% or more from 2013 fiscal year). Complete list of members at psbc.org/lifeline. ° Elo Giblett Society Member ($1,000 contributor to Early Stage Investigator Fund).

Leadership Circle$25,000 to $99,999Anonymous Foundation (16)Anonymous Foundation (7)Baxter International Inc. (12)BNBuilders, Inc (9)Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation (4)Washington Research Foundation

Founders’ Council$10,000 to $24,999ASD Healthcare (4)Bayer HealthCare (9)The Boeing Company (12)Cigna Healthcare (9)Kemper Development Company (4)Microsoft (18)Precision Electric Group, Inc. (7)Premera Blue Cross (3)Puget Sound Energy Foundation (8)Roche Diagnostics Corporation (14)The Seattle Foundation (17)Wallace Properties, Inc. (5)Wells Fargo (10)

President’s Council$5,000 to $9,999America’s Blood Centers (4)Ash Consulting LLC (5)Beardsley Family Foundation (7)Catherine Holmes Wilkins Foundation (2)CSL Behring (10)Delivery Express, Inc. (9)Goldman Sachs (4)Grand Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles Group Health Cooperative (5)JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3)Kibble & Prentice (12)Lester & Bernice Smith Foundation (4)MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions (7)Moss Adams LLP (8)Muckleshoot Indian Tribe PSF Mechanical (4)Puget Sound Energy Inc (8)Seattle Steam Company (8)The See Foundation (2)UW Medicine (4)Washington Federal

Executive Council$2,500 to $4,999Alaskan Observers (8)Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Auburn Mechanical (9)Badgley Phelps Investment Managers (8)Community Health Plan of Washington Division 9 Flooring, Inc. (2)GCI Connect MD (2)Hanson Motors Immucor Inc. (2)Moz Octapharma (3)Overlake Hospital Medical Center (7)Perkins+Will Pfizer (12)Salal Credit Union Saturna Capital (2)Seattle Children’s (4)Swedish Medical Center (9)TerumoBCT (12)TIAA-CREF (6)Totally Chocolate Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund (4)Verizon (3)

Research Council$1,000 to $2,499Acura and Fiat of Seattle at Southcenter (2)AlphaGraphics (6)Automotive Marketing Consultants, Inc. Biogen Idec Hemophilia (3)

Ferris-Turney General Contractors (9)Grifols Biologicals Inc (5)Haemonetics Corporation (3)Horeco, Inc. (3)John M. Gilbertson Foundation Lenore Hanauer Foundation (3)Logos Research Systems, Inc. Lucent Medical Systems (3)NOVA Fisheries (3)Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (10)PCL Construction Services, Inc. (6)Perkins Coie, LLP (3)Point B (3)Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe (2)Prime Flooring (4)Project Management Consulting, Inc. (9)Regence BlueShield (2)San Gennaro Foundation - Seattle Squaxin Island Tribe (3)Toyota (2)TriArc Electric Supply Co. (4)Verallia (3)Washington Commercial Painters (3)Wellpartner Whatcom Educational Credit Union

Puget Sound Blood Center acknowledges the following visionary and dedicated individuals, foundations, and corporations for their generous financial support during the 2014 fiscal year. Bracketed numbers listed next to names indicate the number of years contributing since 1994. All event gifts are recognized according to the month of the event, and individual contributions include matching gifts received from employers. Because of our community’s support and a desire to conserve resources, we are not always able to publish the names of all contributors. We endeavor to publish accurate recognition and apologize for any errors or omissions. Please contact (206) 568-3614 or DevonS@psbc.org to report corrections. Thank you.

Corporations & Foundations

Leadership Circle$25,000 to $99,999Anonymous (11)

Founders’ Council$10,000 to $24,999Anonymous (14)Nancy and the late Ellsworth “Buster” Alvord (18)±Dr. James and Susan AuBuchon (6)±James Hart (7)±Marjory Subic and Stein Skattum (2)±Gifford E. Thomas (15)David and Lynn Treadwell (6)

President’s Council$5,000 to $9,999Anonymous (11)Arleta Rae Allen (14)Jim and Deanna Anderson (7)Jim and Shirley Charpentier (3)The Deasy Family (10)Leslie Giblett (9)± °Roxanne and Ernest Greene (12)William and Ann Hart (5)±Ken and Kathy Hertz Nancy H. Jones (3) °Dan Lewis (7)Penelope J. Lie (5)Stan and Michele Rosen (2)Nancy and Alan Sclater (4)Robert and Joan Wallace (9)±Paul Weiden, MD and Bev Linkletter (3)±Glenn and Kristin Wisegarver (3)±Kerri Wood (2)±

Executive Council$2,500 to $4,999Anonymous (4)±Timothy and Barbara Allen (6)±Erica and Lee Ash (5)±Frederick and Patricia Auch (3)±Sean Banerjee Linda Barnes and Ed Swan (5)±Herb Bridge and Edie Hilliard (17)±

Daniel V. Byrne, PE (14)Mitzi and Chris Carletti (13)±Marilyn and Donald Covey (20)±Mark Davis (6)Barbara L. and Roger Erickson (9)A. Kent Fisher and Barbara Richardson (6)±Phelps and Christel Fisher (14)±Phelps Fisher and Ann Fisher Hanson (14)±Heidi and Andrew Forrester (5)Jackie Garner Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Garrett (14)Janet and Jon Gores Doris Hart (7)±Ashley and Austin Kelmore (3)±John and Clarice King (3)Dr. Barbara Konkle and Dr. Peter Kollros (5)±Jennifer A. Lewis (11)Mark Litt Family Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle Stanley and Harriet Litt Eric Mendelsohn and Lucy Wang (4)±Mark Quehrn and Jane C. Lee Quehrn (2)±Alan and Susan Schulkin (13)Sherrill J. Slichter, MD (12)±Kevin and Sarah Smith (5)±Lincoln Smith and Shelley Prosise Joe Stokosa (2)Sally Sullivan and Reginald Tucker (14)Bruce Volkens Alan and Keely Walimaki (5)±Brad Weaver and Jack Mackey Marjorie Widitz Memorial Endowment Fund for Research (11)Norm and Pam Widitz (11)

Research Council$1,000 to $2,4997 AnonymousJanis L. Abkowitz, MD (2) °John Akin and Mary Stevens (11)±David Alhadeff (4)Scott and Katie Anderson Andrew Arbogast (2)±Dan S. Barritt (7)Jillian Barron and Jonas Simonis (2)

Brent and Jennifer Beardall Jeffrey and Lisa Berkman Linda and George Berkman (5)±Ann Bishop Betty Bottler (3)±Theresa and David Braungardt William and Jane Bremner Joe and Shasta Brucker Ruth Burstiner (10)±Mike and Joy Cafferty (5)Mr. Kerry Chesbro (3)Martin Chisholm (2)Quentin and Malissa Clark (6)Cal and Lois Crow (13)Brian Dalbey Cheryl and Tony D’Ambrosio (6)Mostafa Elhemali David and Cindy Fennell (5)Elsie Franz Finley (17)Robert W. Franz (16)Jeanne Galloway, ND and Vicki Ostrom (3)±Katharyn Gerlich (14)Terry Gernsheimer, MD (11)±Robert P. Gibb, MD (17)± °Robert N. Golden Steven Goldstein and Mary Casey-Goldstein (9)±James Gore and Susan Dittig (5)George and Catherine Greer (4)±Jo Anne and Robert Hacker David and Kristian Hamilton (6)Lenore Hanauer (5)Vikram Harinau (7)±Edwin F. and Noriyo Hawxhurst (3)John and Linda Hayhurst (13)±John and Jennifer Hazzard (3)±Sam and Bea Hellis (10)Harold and Mary Frances Hill (11)Carolyn and John Hojaboom (5)±Charles and Liz Hopper (16)±Mike and Rachel Hubbard Stephen and Elsie Hulsizer (6)±Mike and Molly Jacobsen (3)Nick and Beryl Kloze* (2)David and Melanie Kosloff (4)±

Celeste and John Kuder (5)±Jane and Peter Lamb (5)±David Larsen and Patricia Akiyama (3)±Jim and Randi Leggett Conrad Liles, MD Col. & Mrs. Carl B. Lind (15)Dr. José A. López and Dr. Funda Vakar-López (9)Angi MacLaren (2)Thomas G. Macnamara (7)Michael and Lisa Marsh Steven Marshall Meredith Mathews, MD and Judy E. Woo, PhD (5)±Richard and Kathryn Miyauchi (2)±Helen Neudorfer (7)±Tom and Beth Newman (5)Steve and Toni Nicholes (11)Dr. Lee Norman (9)Robert Oglesby (3)±James and Rebecca Ort (8)±Darin and Ginger Painter (9)Nicole Piasecki and Peter Heymann Alexis Pontikis (7) °John and Priscilla Privat (10)±Annette and Jim Promes (4)±Mike Quinton Henry and Vickie Sanders (4)Eulalie and Carlo Scandiuzzi (3)Bob Schweigert John and Dorcy Seethoff (5)Andrew T. Serafini, PhD and Elizabeth A. Stewart, PhD Ron C. Seubert and Sara Zastrow-Seubert (2)±*Barbara and Peter Sherland (14)H. Mason and Connie C. Sizemore (19)±Robert J. Smith (3)±Amy Stephson and Brian Rapalee (3)Jon and Kathleen Summers (12)±Chuck and Teri Trafton (3)Jim Travis (2)Sherri L. Vaughn Memorial Fund (7)Kenneth Wahlin (4)Mark and Carole Walters (3)

Financial Contributors Financial gifts received July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014

(#) Years Contributing± Lifeline Society° Elo Giblett Society* Deceased

Valerie Webber (8)James and Linda Webster (13)Steven Webster and Cassandra Vargas (2)Judith and Michael* White (9)Franklin Wirtz and Jessica Thompson (11)±Yanyun Wu, MDDrs. James C. Zimring and Kimberley Jollow (3)±

Fellows$500 to $9997 AnonymousGerald Ackerson and Suzanne Wiggins-Ackerson (4)±Richard and Constance Albrecht (12)Kirsten Alcorn Marie Anchordoguy and Leslie Helm (8)Ward Andrews (3)James and Susan Applegate (5)Kiefer Atkins (2)Brad Baker Ruth and Greg Berkman (6)John J. Betz (10)±Fraser and Deirdre Black (5)Jack Blaylock (10)Robert and H. Jane Braukus (8)Tim and Paige Brown Leo M. Butzel and Roberta A. Reaber (4)Karlyn and Richard Byham (4)±Capt. John H. Byrd, USCG (Ret) (5)Sherry and Bruce Carbary (3)Katerie Chapman (3)±Michael and Christy Cheever (4)Jim and Evelyn Chumbley (2)Jayne Coe Cleo Corcoran (11)±Gregg Marshall and Tina Corea Drs. Sandra J. and Richard B. Counts (19)Duane and Gretchen Daniels Mr. and Mrs. James Douma (7)±Wes and Danine Dover Erik Dugger and Olive Goh Sylvia Duryee (12)±David Ellison (2)Douglas Engel Rudy and Julie Englund Michael and Charlotte Fallon (11)Tim, Mitzi, Aidan and Aaron Fant (14)±Bob and Anne Farrell (8)Colleen and John Ferris (8)Kirk Funk (3)Kathryn Garrison (8)±Barry and Joyce Gehl Betty George (13)±Mike Gifford Chris Gorey Rich and Jan Green (11)±Jane A. Gross and Scott Taylor (3)Dr. William P. Hammond IV (2)Robert and Judith Hammond (8)Dave and Ashleigh Hasslinger Jamie Holmes (4)Jason Holmes (3)±Carmella Houston Mark Huston (2)Greg Jablonski (3)Mike and Erin Jacobsen (4)

Pam and Dwight Jewson (2)±Jonelle M. Johnson (2)Tom Kasanders Mohit Kathuria (4)±Leslie Kean and Daniel Promislow Angie and Don Keller Frank A. Kersul Ted B. Kibble (8)Bruce and Karen Kirschner (2)±Douglas and Willeen Klan (14)James Knisely Gayle Krauland (4)Elizabeth Kutcipal (2)±Kristi N. and Robert D. Lee (7)±Lacey Leverda (4)±Timothy J. Lewis (8)± Mark and Marc (3)Elizabeth A. Marx (8)Rick and Anne Matsen (4)Lisa Mayfield Victoria Millard and David Avery (2)±Peter Miller and Jean Johnson (8)Scott D. and Jessica Miller (7)Deborah Milter (6)Pamela and Donald Mitchell (11)Michael and Kara Moraski (7)±Reid and Audrey Morgan (7)±Marcus and Kristin Morrell (3)David and Barbara Morrison (7)±Dr. Kenneth P. Mortimer and Ms. Kay Nagle (4)Carol Mukasa (4)±John Paul and Lanie Mullally (4)±Carol Nave (4)Loretta P. Orpilla (12)Bernard and Martha Pachter (4)±Eric and Jennifer Pearson (3)±Joseph and Lisa Piper Elizabeth Rau Ben and Rachel Reiber (2)Jeff Richey Jim and Asa Rottsolk Ron and Susan Runyon (3)Philip and Jennifer Rutledge (2)±Sarah and Andrew Samnick (2)Dr. Merlyn SayersLee Scheingold (4)±Sean and Linda Sheehan Mark and Sue Shinstrom (3)±Joan and Scott St. Marie (17)Gregory J. Trautman (8)Heather Tuininga Wylie and Ginny Vracin Steve Wellons (2)Margaret E. Wetherald and Leonard B. Barson (9)Stephen Wormeli (4)

Sustainers$250 to $4998 AnonymousMatthew H. Ackerman (10)±Dan Alexander Kirsten and Doug Ambach Juanita M. Anderson (9)±Diane and Jean-Loup Baer (10)DeAnn Batty Steven Beckman

Rob and Lori Bendix Brent and Tara Binge (2)Cathleen Blackburn and Chelsea Walker Ed Boehmer Bryan Bogden (5)±Karen D. Brunson (2)Mike Buxbaum Stan and Sue Carlson (9)Kristi Carpine-Taber (5)±Steven and Elizabeth Cedergreen Arthur and Kimberly Clarke Chris Clarke Virginia L. Clough (3)Kathleen and William Collins (6)Nancy E. Congleton (9)Garry and Kathryn Crane (4)Wayne Cranston (11)William S. Cummings (2)Clark R. Cyr (2)Heather A. Davis (5)Mark Dean (2)Marilynn A. Dodge (10)Tom Douglas Phil Dyer and Carolyn Pierce-Dyer (5)David Easton (5)±Theresa Fenton (6)Neal Freeland (2)±Dick and Mary Beth Gemperle John and Shiloh Gillespie (7)Sylvia Goldstein (5)Craig Gonzales Paul Grace Lindsey Greto (2)±Christopher E. Gruenfeld (6)Holli Harris Jack and Betty Hatlen (8)±Mark and Mary Hatlen (5)±Jennifer Herrman J. David, MD and Carol Heywood (2)Charlotte L. Hogan (3)±Christina B. Hohn and Jeffrey Crombie (6)±Donald and Lynda Horowitz (5)Shannon M. Inselkammer (10)Lola Jacobsen (5)Nicole Jacobsen (4)±Judith C. Jewell (2)±Leslie Johnson Paul and Diane Jones (3)Niall Kennedy Eleanor V. Kent and Robert V. Schoos (8)Richard Kim (3)±Darrell and Brita Kimmerly Lisa King (2)Dawn and Rich Klinghoffer (9)Eric E. Kraus (6)±David and Amanda Kuntz (10)±Alan and Leslie Lederman James and Patricia Leonard Geo Levin (2)±Bob and Elaine Lewis (8)Victoria and Sam Liao Marty and Sandy Linauts (7)David B. Lomet Elaine Lovelace Danielle and Ken Macomber Molly and Gary Madson (13)Sue Manfredi Bryan Marsh

Richard Mathes (2)Ryan and Carlie McAninch (2)±Pat and Nina McKay (3)±Mark K. McKole (4)Vicki McMullin (13)Dr. and Mrs. John Meekins (3)±Kristina and Jon Minear (6)Patrick E. Morin (10)Thomas Mulloy (2)±Bill and Carol Munro Mr. and Mrs. Roy Murray (13)Elizabeth Musick and Lee Carswell (4)Stephanie Myer Tom and Susan Nadeau (3)Randall and Karen Nelson (9)Carla Nichols John and Susan Noble Colette Norby-Slycord (3)±Ronald C. Norris (2)Helen and Chris Nyden Ryan O’Rourke Stephanie Pagé (6)±Perry Parker (7)±Sparky and Amy Parker (10)±Kevin and Ann Peterson (3)±Robert and Phyllis Peterson (4)±Sheila Peterson (2)Judy Pigott (7)William E. Rabel and Wendy Rabel Valerie Rader Dave Ramaley and Laurie McQuaig Marvin and Mary-Lynne Reiner Richard Rethke (3)Diane B. Robinson (7)±Jim and Lisa Rojecki (8)John Rolander (2)Karleen Sakumoto (5)Carol Sanders and John Loux (5)Craig A. Schreiner (7)Doug Seto (4)Ken and Liz Setran (10)±Arthur and Alice Siegal (20)±Nancy and Gary Sipple Adam and Sara Smith (14)±Henry Flores and Alicia Smith Kim and Curt Snyder (4)±Nancy Hewitt Spaeth (8)James and Barbara Stapper (12)Edwin Stofel Hugh Straley, MD (4)Marjorie and Patrick Sullivan (2)Jeff Techico Art and Elaine Thompson (12)±Howard Thronson Michael and Michele Tomlinson (6)±Frank Tubridy (5)±Ken and Kathy VanderHoek Pam Walker Peggy Wilton (15)Trisha Wong and Collin Lee (2)Phil Wood and Judy Mahoney (2)Randall W. Young (3)±Alexa G. Zepeda (7)±Bill and Mary Beth Zumwalt

* Deceased

“He was an incredible man,” says Heritage Society member Kerri Wood of her late husband, Gary. In 1978, Gary and Kerri met and fell in love. In their 30-plus years together, they traveled all over the world on their sailboat; built a successful business together; and spent a lot of quality time with family, friends, and colleagues. In 2007, Gary was diagnosed with lymphoma. After two rounds of chemotherapy, he was in remission for two years, but became sick again and waited for a stem cell transplant for six months. It was then that he and Kerri learned about the importance of blood transfusions and PSBC. “The cancer

treatment wasn’t keeping him alive,” says Kerri. “Blood was.” After his transplant, Gary passed away from complications. In the midst of their grief, Kerri and others who were close to Gary have found some comfort in supporting PSBC through financial gifts and blood donations. Kerri is also advocating for PSBC whenever she gets the chance. She says, “I feel like I really need to get the word out. It’s good for me to be involved.” Read more about Kerri and Gary at psbc.org/tribute.

In Memory of Gary Wood – Kerri’s Story

Arleta Rae Allen and Don FinsenJeanne Galloway, ND and Vicki Ostrom

Julie AndersenCathy Wolfe

Mark and Keri AspelundTamra Ryan

Kiefer AtkinsShannon Atkins

Kamryn AubreyNoel and Beth Hartshorne

Liz AzoseBea and Stan MonsowitzLuci and Isaac Varon

Erica BalkoAnonymous

Linda BerkmanBonnie Zell

Betty Lou BowlesSusan M. Byrum

Molly BrackettJeanne Galloway, ND

Andrea BradfordAmy Thielman

Herbert M. BridgeAnonymous

James L. BrunoMichele Penberthy

Steve and Ann BuettnerTamra Ryan

John, Angela, Jack, and Charlie BusickTamra Ryan

Angi CalkinsMohammad Malakoutian

Kerry B. ChesbroAnonymousDawn Chesbro

Juniper ConcinnityScott Concinnity

Greg ConnerAnonymous

Dr. Richard B. CountsArthur and Alice Siegal

Robert, Lindsey, and Madelyn CurtisTamra Ryan

Maya Darling-RadfordAngela Darling-Radford

Miriam Leigh DondanvilleTara Kerr

Jerry DunnPeggy Dunn

Lynn Emery and FamilyBrenda Swann

Ann C. EnkebollDick and Mary Beth Gemperle

Tony FrandanisaRose Frandanisa

Dee FritzMary Vela

Simon GunnoeDale and Rosina Gunnoe

Margaret HattenNathan Hatten

Nathan HattenMargaret Hatten

Carrie HunterMary Vela

Sharon JackRaeanne McAlister

Judy JohnsonJim L. Johnson

Joint Base Lewis McChord Jewish ChapelPerson Family

Ashley and Austin KelmoreWilliam and Jennifer Wizeman

Ashley KelmoreAnonymousRenee and Kevan KurdzosJocelyn Kuzminski

Bob KileJeanne S. Kile Ryan and Jordan KirkwoodLisa Kirkwood

Gayle KraulandJillian M. Andvik

Mychele LindvalBrian and Nancy Quint

Leighann McBrideNatasha Kim

Dennis E. McLeanPeggy Diggs

Mark T. MigotskyMike Buxbaum

Melissa MonsowitzBea and Stan Monsowitz

Christine MoranJohn Moran

Ralph D. MunroLloyd and Darleen Flem

Elizabeth NewmanMichael and Nancy Kuester

Bonnie ParkerH.D. and Dona Cowan

Lisa PercivalKathleen Caldwell and Ann VanderwallGeorge and Catherine Greer

Jim PitingoroAlyssa Carpenter

Cole PrillCecilia L. Purvis

Anna Robinson and FamilyOvarian Cancer Alliance of OR/SW WA

Carol RondelloDeborah Delaney

Kiersten RyanTamra Ryan

Mark RyanTamra Ryan

Alan W. SchulkinDiane and Jean-Loup BaerDaniel G. and Susan Tracy DentonLeslie Mackoff, MDBernard and Martha PachterDoris RolanderBrian SchulkinSarah and John Shortall Don ShepherdsonEdythe Hulet

Sherrill J. Slichter, MDDr. James and Susan AuBuchonDrs. Barbara Konkle and Peter KollrosPaul Weiden, MD and Bev LinkletterDrs. James C. Zimring and Kimberley Jollow

Callum SneeJosh, Lauren, and Archer Lovejoy

Eva and Callum SneeCaitlin Hart

Shih-Peh SoongMimi Soong

Robert E. StayLynette Marie Hoerler

Chuck and Cathy StolsigTamra Ryan

Jens and Nathan StolsigTamra Ryan

Rick and Sherri SuttonTamra Ryan

Molly TaylorJudy and Warren Horton

James ThomsonAnonymous

Taylor TurkKen and Kathy HertzStanley Litt and Harriet Litt

Marlon TurnerVictorenia Turner

Holly TurriJames Turri

David WalkerMs. Elizabeth Rau

Raymie WeigoldSusan M. Byrum

Beth Wickersham WhittonJeaninne Wahl

Ruth, Aimee, and Owen WrightKelley Notter

Alan R. YoungJim and Evelyn Chumbley

Ralph YoungAudrey Manzanares

Mitzi Carletti is one of PSBC’s most devoted supporters. A member of our Board of Trustees from 2001 to 2007, Mitzi has remained an active member of the PSBC family over the years. She has served as co-chair of PSBC’s Spring for Life event, recruited new members for our Board of Trustees, served on the planning committee for the Faces for Life Gala and Auction, and made personal financial contributions. This year, Mitzi and her husband Chris are members of our Lifeline Society, a new giving circle that recognizes those who have increased their financial gifts by 10% or more from the prior fiscal year. As the need for PSBC’s lifesaving services increases, so too does the support from Mitzi and others in this generous group of individuals.

“We support Puget Sound Blood Center because it literally gives life to our community,” says Mitzi. “The work they do touches everyone...they make miracles happen every day.” Thank you to Mitzi, Chris, and the other members of our Lifeline Society (recognized with a ± symbol in the contribution listings). Lifeline Society members Mitzi and Chris Carletti with their sons

Sam (left) and Wil (right) at the 2014 Faces for Life Gala and Auction.

Lifeline Society Member Spotlight: Mitzi Carletti

In HonorThank you for giving in honor of someone special in your life while supporting PSBC’s mission. Tribute gifts in honor of 2014 Swim for Life participants can be found at psbc.org/contributors/swim.

The Heritage Society is a recognition group honoring individuals who have made special provisions to benefit Puget Sound Blood Center in their estate plans. This generous group of dedicated individuals has made commitments of support to PSBC to be fulfilled by property, wills, trusts, retirement plans, insurance, or other planned gifts.

PSBC would like to extend our deepest appreciation to all members of the Heritage Society, as their gifts will provide for the health and well-being of future generations throughout the Pacific Northwest. For more information, please contact Jeanne Galloway, ND, at (206) 568-3606 or JeanneG@psbc.org.

In Memory

Thank you for giving in memory of someone special in your life while supporting PSBC’s mission.

4 AnonymousDon and Jane Abel*John Akin and Mary StevensArleta Rae AllenTimothy and Barbara AllenMarcelle BaumgartnerDianne BlakelyVeronica ChadeshCleo CorcoranNorman L. Culbertson*

Cheryl and Tony D’AmbrosioMolly Di IulioRoy A. FergusonTracey GallandJulietta Gellerson*Robert P. Gibb, MDLeslie GiblettJonathan and Susan HayesStephen and Elsie HulsizerStephen W. Katz and Audrey Fine

Nick and Beryl Kloze*Russell E. LaaseMeg MetzgerRoy and Patricia MurrayMargaret Perthou-Taylor*Larry G. RandVirginia Pratt RootJohn and Kim SatterleeJulie and Steve ScofieldTheodore A. and Dorothy A. Smith

Jon and Kathleen SummersCharlotte B. SwartzJim* and Joan WalshValerie WebberKerri WoodRandall W. YoungKaren Y. Zink

*Deceased

W. Owen and Marian V. AllowayR. Alloway

Delmon L. AndersonJuanita M. Anderson

Kyle ArmstrongMerle and Karla Armstrong

Mary “Ba” BeerbowerJohn and Debra Hill

Harvey F. Berwick, Jr.Roy and Vickie Jones

Ralph BlohmAnonymous

John F. BonnerAnonymous

Kermit W. BrownOlive E. Brown

Sandy CagleSam Cagle

Arthur CampbellMargaret J. Campbell

Charles ChaseCarl Field and Christy Olsen Field

Donna M. ClarkLeslie Johnson

William H. CleaverAnonymous

Daniel H. Coleman, MDMolly and Gary Madson

George C. CorcoranCleo Corcoran

Irma CrandallAnonymous

Hugo DefferdingDavid Defferding

Edmund DiederichsAnonymous

Elizabeth M. DowdellAnonymous

Jacob W. DykstraGerrit and Claudette Sterk

James T. ElbrechtMarilyn Elbrecht

Bill FergusonRoy A. Ferguson

William Freeman, MDWilliam L. Freeman, MD, MPH, CIP

Jim GeorgeBetty George

Thomas GermaineAnonymousHarlan Knudson Family

Dr. Eloise R. GiblettJanis L. Abkowitz, MDKristi Carpine-TaberRobert P. Gibb, MDLeslie GiblettMs. Julie HaydenNancy JonesEdward ModaMegan A. MorrowAlexis PontikisArt and Elaine Thompson

Charles F. GilfoyleSt. Theresa Council #7908, Knight of Columbus

Jan GoesGeorgia K. BallJohn and Mary FogleMary Etta GoesRay and Marganna KingLouise C. Wilkinson and Thomas J. Castor

Kris GraceWilliam A. Grace

Mark Jaewoo HanElizabeth Kutcipal

John Robert HartleyDavid and Gloria Hartley

Colleen McKee HawleyEsther Holt

Margaret Metz HenrieFred Schoen Fiduciary Services IncPatricia KelleherBill and Mary Beth Zumwalt

David HirschAmy Stephson and Brian Rapalee

Sean IsonPamela C. Hooper

Patrick JaquesDeAnna Jaques

Anna JungHarry and Renate Oestreich

Richard Lusch and Laura KeiserLauren L. Cooley

Michael KentBernice Kent

Dale LarsonSharon DahlLinda GoldmanIrene J. O’Callaghan

Roger LauenAnonymous

CH and GK LeeAnonymous

Alice and Charles LesterAnne and Jerry Popowski

Elizabeth LovellAnonymous

Sheryl MartinisInglewood Bridge Group

George MauelCentralia Chapter No. 14, Order of the Eastern Star

Colin McConaughyBryan McConaughy

Marie McGowanMarty and Marsha McGowan

Stuart McMasterAnonymousKarlyn and Richard ByhamGregg Marshall and Tina CoreaMatthew C. Pickering

Phyllis MelvinPhillip Lane

Michael S. MiyauchiRichard Miyauchi

Marie J. MoonGreg Moon

Shirley L. MooreFredrick Wicknick and Anne Moore Wicknick

Denny MorrisonDavid and Barbara Morrison

Lorrie MortimerDr. Kenneth P. Mortimer and Ms. Kay Nagle

June MurrayMarla Morrow

Joe NagleDr. Kenneth P. Mortimer and Ms. Kay Nagle

Charles Patrick O’BrianScott and Peggy O’Brian

Joan OwensSue Paro

Janice ParkerAnonymous

Margaret PetersonRobert and Phyllis Peterson

Chuck PowersMichael and Judith Pendergrass

Lucien R. ProkopowichJanet Prokopowich

Willie Ruth RedmondAnonymousMs. Julie Hayden

Ron ReeseSteven and Elizabeth Cedergreen

Meg ReidJane and Peter Lamb

Joanne RileyDawn ChesbroMr. Kerry Chesbro

Jerry RobeyAnonymous

David RoodhouseAnonymous

Betty RussellAnonymous

Janice G. SalstromAnonymous

Jodi Clasby SampsonRay and Kate Foster

Sarabjit Singh SandhuTajinder Sandhu

George M. SandstromKaren S. Pasewark

Jerry SchauermannMrs. D. H. Coleman

Stuart A. ScheingoldLee Scheingold

Richard SenseneyDenise Recchia

Barbara “Bobbie” SmithAdvisory Services & Investments LLCBadgley Phelps Investment ManagersT. Richard BaleBetty BottlerWilliam and Barbara BrinkDrs. Sandra J. and Richard B. CountsWilliam and Virginia FunsinnCaroline M. HouserBetse and D. Bowen KingJohn and Mary Ann MangelsThe Neffner FamilyDuane and Nancy NiemiMrs. Boyd QuintDonald M. RiesHenry and Lois SimonsonMr. and Mrs. H. Earl StuartCarol Ann ThompsonDorothy E. WalmsleySally Swanson Wright

Benjamin J. SmithAdvisory Services & Investments LLCBadgley Phelps Investment ManagersWilliam and Barbara BrinkDrs. Sandra J. and Richard B. CountsBetse and D. Bowen KingPeter and Kim Shaplen Rob and Connie StoryGifford E. Thomas

David B. SpragginsMark and Susan Pickard

Richard St. PierrePaul and Diane Jones

Maryam Rassoulian StallFarhad and Nancy Rassoulian

AnneMae SterkGerrit and Claudette Sterk

Ronald SterlandRosalie A. Sterland

Gayle ThronsonHoward Thronson

John TittleBruce, Belinda, Morgan, and Dakota DORG, Inc.Menchie’s

Aiden Minh TranTyler and Ellissa BaldwinSheila HuiChristina SwensonEdward and Lucy TurnerJoel Williams

Jana TrnkaHana Trnka

James M. TuttyUA Local 32

Dan and Mary Louise VracinWylie and Ginny Vracin

Janet Beverlin WegnerSteve Wellons

Oscar WernerScott and Jen CrouseHenry Flores and Alicia SmithDarlene D. FontanaGail and Stu HoffmanMargie Schnapp and Mel PotterJohn and Karen StevensonJanet M. Stohr

Michael P. WhitleyMarie Legaz Whitley

Mari Jeanne WilliamsRichard Williams

Kyle WillisFran Hansen

Gary Foss WoodDavis and Marianne BeauchampJayne CoeErwin and Nancy DowRudy and Judy EnglundBarry and Joyce GehlGeorge GehlKathy GehlJo Anne and Robert HackerDarrell and Brita KimmerlyBruce and Karen KirschnerMark and MarcBeverly MorelandBill and Carol MunroDavid Perlin and Mary Pembroke PerlinJim and Asa RottsolkKen and Kathy VanderHoekRichard N. WeeksMarilyn WilliamsKerri WoodPhil Wood and Judy Mahoney

Donna Lee YoungRandall W. Young

The Heritage Society: Stewards of the Future

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Clackamas County, ORProvidence Willamette Falls Medical CenterProvidence Milwaukie Hospital

Clallam County Forks Community Hospital Olympic Medical Center

Clark County Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center

Clatsop County, ORProvidence Seaside Hospital

Cowlitz County PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center

Douglas County, OR Mercy Medical Center

Grays Harbor County Grays Harbor Community Hospital Summit Pacific Medical Center

Hood River County, ORProvidence Hood River Memorial Hospital

Island County Whidbey General Hospital

Jefferson County Jefferson Healthcare

Jackson County, OR Providence Medford Medical Center

Kitsap County Harrison Medical Center Naval Hospital Bremerton

Lane County, OR PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Hospital PeaceHealth McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Hospital PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center

Lewis County Morton General Hospital Providence Centralia Hospital

Mason County Mason General Hospital

Multnomah County, ORLegacy Emanuel Medical CenterLegacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterLegacy Mt. Hood Medical CenterProvidence Portland Medical CenterProvidence St. Vincent Medical Center Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel

Pierce County Madigan Healthcare Systems

Skagit County Island Hospital Skagit Valley Hospital United General Hospital

Snohomish County Cascade Valley Hospital Providence Regional Medical Center Swedish Edmonds Valley General

Thurston County Capital Medical Center Providence St. Peter Hospital

Whatcom County PeaceHealth St. Joseph PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center

Washington County, ORLegacy Meridian Park

Yamhill County, ORProvidence Newberg Medical Center

Hospitals & Medical Centers Served

Lake

Harney

Malheur

Lane

Grant

Klamath

Douglas

Baker

Linn

Crook

Umatilla

Wasco

Wallowa

Jackson

Union

Coos

Deschutes

Curry

Morrow

WheelerJefferson

Clackamas

Josephine

Polk

Gilliam

Marion

Lincoln

Clatsop

Tillamook

Benton

Yamhill Sherman

Columbia

Washington Hood RiverMultnomah

Yakima

Okanogan

Grant

King

Chelan

Lewis

FerryStevens

Kittitas

Lincoln

Pierce Adams

Skagit

Benton

Whitman

Douglas

Clallam

Whatcom

Klickitat

SpokaneJefferson

Snohomish

Skamania

Mason

Cowlitz

FranklinPacific

Grays Harbor

Clark

Walla Walla Asotin

Columbia

Garfield

Thurston

Kitsap

Pend Oreille

Island

San Juan

Wahkiakum

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

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