Donate your Alaska Airlines miles to help the Hutchinson Center
More than 150 visionary donors join the President's Circle
Heritage with a heart
Thanks to Stroum Foundation, Hutch High gives science students lab lessons

Donate your Alaska Airlines miles to help the Hutchinson Center

Frequent fliers of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have a great new opportunity to help the Hutchinson Center. The airlines' Charity Miles program allows mileage plan members to donate their accrued miles through a simple online process.

The miles will help reduce travel costs for cancer patients and their families who might not otherwise have the means to travel to Seattle for treatment. They will also benefit the Center's fund-raising events.

Alaska Airlines and its employees have made significant contributions to charitable causes including cancer research. For more than 20 years, Alaska Airlines has donated airline tickets valued at more than $400,000 to Center fund-raising events.

Alaska Airlines began 70 years ago with one modest route in Alaska and grew to carry more than 12 million customers yearly to more than 40 cities. In 2006, Alaska Airlines was awarded the E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement, presented annually by the Hutchinson Center in celebration of business leaders dedicated to excellence and compassion. This year, Alaska Airlines celebrates its 75th anniversary.

Join Alaska Airlines in support of the Hutchinson Center. To donate your frequent-flier miles, visit www.alaskaair.com/mileageplan/ssl/Donate/DonateMiles.aspx.

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More than 150 visionary donors join the President's Circle

Since it's founding last July, the President's Circle has drawn the enthusiastic support of more than 150 individuals and organizations. President's Circle members provide critical flexible funding, which allows Dr. Lee Hartwell and our other scientific leaders to respond quickly to fund our most critical research needs. Examples include pilot research to jumpstart promising new ideas and "bridge" support so researchers can maintain momentum between grant cycles.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all of our charter members and to the volunteers of the President's Circle Council: co-chairs Sally Narodick and Bruce Pym, Steve Arnold, Carl Behnke, Robert Gerth, Mike Koss, Keith Schorsch and Scott Wilson.

For more information or to join the President's Circle, visit www.fhcrc.org/presidentscircle.

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Heritage with a heart

Even after his passing, Del Worley's gifts support lifesaving research

Del Worley had a long successful career in the grocery industry, loved shooting photos, and enjoyed baseball avidly. He felt that the world had been good to him, so when planning for the end of his life, he decided he wanted to give something back.

Del Worley

"It is my belief that no matter how rich or poor someone may be, they should leave something if possible for the betterment of all people," he wrote in a letter to the Hutchinson Center expressing his final wishes.

From his experience in business, Del knew the importance of paying meticulous attention to details, and he wanted to ensure that his assets would be used for a good cause after his death.

In 1997, he started making arrangements with the Hutchinson Center for donating his Bellevue condominium, a life insurance policy and two IRAs upon his death. The Washington native had no family members who had experienced cancer, but was a firm supporter of the Center's mission. "Most all of us have benefited from new procedures and medications that have contributed to improving the quality of life as well as our longevity," he wrote. After making a $20,000 contribution to the Center through the gift annuity program in 2000, he continued his support by encouraging his friends to consider doing the same.

Because Del made his wishes known to the Center before his passing in 2005, we were able to personally thank him for his generous contribution and keep him informed of how his gift would be used. Many times we do not know of an individual's generous intentions, and sadly, have no way to show our appreciation or share information with them about the Center's work. We understand that some people do not want public recognition and may want their gift to remain anonymous; we will always honor these wishes and will ensure their information is kept confidential.

If you have made a provision in your estate plan to benefit the Hutchinson Center or would like more information about making a legacy gift, please contact our Planned Giving Department at (206) 667-3396, via e-mail at plannedgiving@fhcrc.org, or by visiting our Web site at www.fhcrcplannedgiving.org.

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Thanks to Stroum Foundation, Hutch High gives science students lab lessons

Cleveland High School student Patricia Williams focused intently on the pipette she wielded under the watchful eye of the Hutchinson Center's Dr. Manoj Pillai. For Patricia — along with more than 230 students from 23 schools across Washington who attended Hutch High this year — it was her first real-life lab lesson.

Dr. Manoj Pillai, left, guides Cleveland High student Patricia Williams at Hutch High.

The annual educational outreach event, made possible through a gift from the Samuel and Althea Stroum Foundation, gives sophomore science students a hands-on experience in biomedical research.

"We aim to support students' interest in science and perhaps spur them to consider science as a career. The Hutchinson Center wants to help develop the next generation of researchers, " said Robbie Phillips, community relations manager. "Thanks to the Stroum Foundation, we have been able to bring hundreds of students to the Center and subsidize travel expenses for many schools."

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