The Foundation at KVCH held their annual Magical Evening benefit on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the CWU ballroom.
The black-tie gala now in its fifth year, raises funds for Kittitas Valley Community Hospital. This year’s theme featured a wide array of musical talents from a flute choir that greeted guests as they entered the gala, to a contemporary trio on stage during the social hour, to the headline act of John Pickett and Mia Spencer.

During the social hour guests had the opportunity to purchase tickets for the popular Pick-Your-Prize raffle and wine from the Mystery Wine Grab Bag. The raffle featured 6 amazing prizes that included a Mission Bed Set, a Seattle Package, a Retro Bike, and Laptop and Printer.

The highlight of the evening was the Fund-a-Need event. Auctioneered by Steve Lathrop, the Fund-A-Need was a special part of the Magical Evening benefit that called for direct donations for a specific need at KVCH. Guests at this year’s Magical Evening benefit had the opportunity to assist in purchasing new state-of-the art defibrillators for KVCH.
Total proceeds for Magical Evening 2008 totaled close to $70,000.

Through the support of guests at Magical Evening and the many generous donors to the Foundation at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital, The Foundation has been privileged to distribute over $450,000 in the last three years to Kittitas Valley Community Hospital to purchase equipment to serve the citizens of our community.

For information on Magical Evening 2009 please contact the Foundation office at 509-933-8669.

KVCH FOUNDATION STP TEAM RAISES OVER $3,000 IN PLEDGES

A team of 14 riders and their support members completed the two-day 200 mile cycle race on Saturday and Sunday, July 14 and 15 to benefit The Foundation at KVCH.

STP is the largest multi-day bicycle event in the Northwest, with up to 9,000 participants riding from Seattle to Portland in one or two days. The route takes the riders through the scenic valleys, forests, and farmlands of western Washington and Oregon.

The local STP team collected pledges for each mile they rode to benefit The Foundation at KVCH and raised a total of $3,400! The KVCH Team also has received local support from the Recycle Shop and VK Powell Construction of Yakima.

Funds collected by the STP team will directly benefit Kittitas Valley Community Hospital.

Thank you to the 2007 STP Team and Local Sponsors:

V.K. Powell Construction
Recycle Bicycle
Jim Armstrong
Matt Davison
Paul Goebel
Drew Houck
Kathryn Houck
Paul Jewell
Aaron Langevin
Lisa McDaniel
Jody Mooney
Jeanette Simonton

For more information on participating in this year’s KVCH Foundation STP Team please contact the Foundation office.