Barbecue, auctions and bears! Oh my!
Homebuilder believes in building strong communities
Retired teacher's advice
The Hutchinson Society
Estate planning requires good information

Under the Sign of the Orz, five generations of the Hoglund and Bylund families gather every fourth of July to reunite and raise money for health-related charities.

Barbecue, auctions and bears! Oh my!

It started with a handful of family members and $10 from the sale of handmade potholders, homemade spaghetti sauce and other "junk" more than 35 years ago. Today, The Sign of the Orz club — the Hoglund and Bylund families' annual Fourth of July gathering — has grown to an impressive 200-person, $58,000 fund-raiser that supports the Hutchinson Center and several other health-related organizations.

Each summer, friends and five generations of family members from around the country travel to the Bylunds' Bellevue, Wash., home for Sign of the Orz to catch up with old friends, fire up the barbecue and buy auction items. By the end of the day, what was once a neatly landscaped back yard looks like a campsite ransacked by bears — hence the name of the club. Orz is an abbreviation of "orso," the Italian word for bear.

"The Hutchinson Center was one of the first charities we decided to support, as we have lost family members to cancer, and we want to help find cures," said Elisa Bylund. "We believe the Center is the answer."

Over the years, Sign of the Orz has donated more than $50,000 to the Hutchinson Center to help launch new research initiatives, fund new lab equipment and provide assistance to patients and their families. Last fall, after the untimely passing of Jackie Bylund, former president of the club, the families donated an additional $10,000 to the Center in her memory.

"My mother, Jackie, was a guiding light for Sign of the Orz who loved raising money for worthy causes. It was her passion," Elisa said. "She was particularly proud of what the club has done to advance the lifesaving mission of the Hutchinson Center."

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Homebuilder believes in building strong communities

A western Washington homebuilder has found a great link between their business and providing housing for cancer patients. Pacific Ridge Homes, a family-owned business based in Everett, Wash., has donated $75,000 from the sale of new homes to the Hutchinson Center, money that will help out-of-town patients and their families pay for temporary housing while in Seattle for treatment.

"As part of our commitment to giving back to the communities where we live and work, we have established a 'Building for Today — Building for Tomorrow' charity program," said Mike Kinney, a partner in the firm. "Through this, we proudly support local community organizations, including the Hutchinson Center. Contributing to these programs is a natural expression of our dedication to building the best possible community we can for our customers and employees."

Pacific Ridge Homes' donation will support the Center's Percy Randle Housing Fund, the Hutch School for patients and family members, and the purchase of new laboratory equipment.

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Retired teacher's advice: Take time to study estate planning

At age 93, Edna Curl lives by the motto: "Don't miss an opportunity!" She applies this to everything from spontaneous invitations to see friends to her financial and charitable giving plans.

Edna, who lives in Fayetteville, N.C., taught school 20 years in North Carolina and 21 years in Seattle. While in Seattle, she learned of the outstanding progress the Hutchinson Center was making in treating and conquering cancer.

When it came time to make her estate plans and decide how to benefit the Hutchinson Center, Edna approached the task in a way natural to her — with curiosity and committed studying.

"I read information, attended seminars and thought a good deal about how I could achieve my goals" Edna said. "It's important to invest one's time in studying options." She reviewed information about bequests, charitable trusts, gift annuities and other planned giving arrangements.

"Realizing my first obligation was to secure my own future, I was attracted to a lifetime income arrangement. A charitable gift annuity seemed the way for me to go, providing me with a dependable income, a good annuity rate based on my age and, at my death, a gift to the Hutchinson Center," Edna said.

"I decided to have my gift used to create a research endowment. The principal is invested and the earnings are used for research. It was important to me to leave the residual funds in a way that would contribute to the well-being of humanity forever. What better way to leave my footprints in the sands of time and still accomplish a personal and charitable goal?"

Edna encourages everyone to consider a planned gift and hopes that even if the amount seems small, they remember, "Many grains of sand make a beach." Free, no-obligation information about planned gift arrangements is available on the Center's Web site at www.fhcrcplannedgiving.org, via e-mail at plannedgiving@fhcrc.org or by calling (206) 667-3396. Join the hundreds of others who have made a planned gift for lifesaving research.

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The Hutchinson Society

We proudly thank the following individuals and family foundations that joined or renewed their membership in the Hutchinson Society between Oct. 16, 2005, and Jan. 15, 2006. These generous donors are essential members of the core community of people who invest in the Hutchinson Center's mission to eliminate cancer as a cause of human suffering and death.

Visionary Circle   $25,000 — $999,999

Carl and Renee Behnke	Mike and Debbie Koss
Sally Skinner Behnke	David Mann and Ann Thomson Mann
David and Joanna Beitel	Clarence and Carol Mayer
Roger and Gloria Crouch	Martin and Vicki Nelson
Stephen Dung and Adelia Chung Dung	Jerome and Linda Paros
Fortune Family Foundation	James and Sherry Raisbeck
The Foster Foundation	H. Jon Runstad and Judith M. Runstad
William H. and Lee Anne Geiger	Jim and Bet Schuler
Richard C. and Diane Goldstein	Frank and Harriet Shrontz
Erik and Susan Hansen	Eugene J. Simpson
The Chris Harper Family	Samuel and Althea Stroum Foundation
Lee Hartwell and Theresa Naujack	The Schuler Family Foundation
Hal and Jerry Haynes	Dr. and Mrs. E. Donnall Thomas
Conrad Hewitt	Jonathan G. Thomason and Megan L. Thomason
Ms. Grace Hines	Mikal and Lynn Thomsen
Peter and Margaret Horvitz	Melissa Waggener Zorkin and Kristo Zorkin
Inserra Family Foundation	Douglas and Margaret Walker
Jeremy and Jacquelyn Jaech	Wyner/Stokes Foundation
Henry and Mary Ann James	The Yvonne M. Betson Trust
Jean Tremaine Hustler Fund	Joseph and Janet Zinn
Kalmanovitz Charitable Foundation
The John C. and Karyl Kay Hughes Foundation

Leadership Circle   $10,000 — $24,999

Chap and Eve Alvord	Mr. Warren McKenzie and Ms. Julia D.MacLauchlan
Dr. Ronald and Cheryl Berenson	Joan Morse and Dean Hachamovitch
Debbie Bevier and Jim Bevier	Craig and Marie Mundie
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bliss	Kit and Sally Narodick
Louis L. Borick	Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Poplawski
Vibhas and Arundhati Chandorkar	John D. and Elizabeth J. Potter
John Deininger and Carol-Ann O'Mack	Arlen and Debra Prentice
Mike and Karen Dunlop	Bruce Pym
Mark and Carolyn Edson	George and Joy Rathmann
Carol and Karl Ege	Mr. and Mrs. Chad Richardson
Barbara Feasey and Bill Bryant	John McVickar Robinson and Elizabeth W. Robinson
Alan and Mary Frazier	Keith and Jennifer Schorsch
Mr. Robert Frey	Bill and Marlene Semple
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne C. Gott	Jim and Jan Sinegal
Dr. and Mrs. John Green	Cynthia Stroum
Ken and Betsy Greenbaum	The Stroum Family Foundation
John and Suzanne Hansen	The Swanson Family
Mr. Fred F. Herzberg	Tom and Margo Van Halm
Pete and Leslie Higgins	Neil and Sylvia Van Sloun
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Johnson	Hans and Anne Marie Wachtmeister
Mr. J. Michael Johnston	John W. and Beth Weaver
Arnold Kas	Nancy Weintraub
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Kennedy	Nancy L. Wells
Keyes Foundation	Stan and Gladys Whitcomb
Mrs. Nelda Kleinschmidt	Douglas Williams and R. Ann Haggerty Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald S. Koehler III	Mr. and Mrs. Scott F. Wilson
Skip and Jacqueline Kotkins	Melinda Yount
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kuula	Janet and Richard Yulman
Sandra L. La Haye
The Lester M. Smith Foundation
Mattaini Family Foundation

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Estate planning requires good information

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