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P U G E T S K O M E N O U N D Grace Notes Gala at ANight the Races FAIRMONT OLYMPIC HOTEL MARCH 4, 2017 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Saturday, March 4, 2017 The Fairmont Olympic Hotel Spanish Ballroom Hello,Hello,Hello, BENEFITING Fabulous!Fabulous!Fabulous! EVENT CHAIR Jeri “Princess” Worklan-Eubanks “In our lives we must be willing to do that little something extra – that Grace Note – that lets people know we care.” DR. LASALLE D. LEFALL, JR. EVENING PROGRAM WELCOME 6:00 PM • SPANISH FOYER Registration and Cocktail Hour Complimentary Portraits by Yuen Lui Dear Friends, Welcome to Grace Notes, Komen Puget Sound’s annual black-tie gala and benefit to reduce the burden of breast cancer in our Silent, Super Silent and Almost Live Auction bidding region. Whether you’re a longtime friend or this is your first Komen function, we’re so glad you’re here. 7:00 PM • SPANISH BALLROOM Music from Dysfunction Junction Tonight we have an opportunity to strike a decisive blow against a cruel disease that impacts many lives and loved ones. With your help, we are funding 7:30 PM • SPANISH BALLROOM critical research focused on the most aggressive forms of breast cancer. Welcoming Remarks Just as important, we are breaking down the barriers our most vulnerable community members encounter when they need quality, timely health Honoree Recognition care. Both approaches move us closer to the ultimate goal of fewer lives Silent Auction closes (prior to the start of Live Auction) lost to breast cancer. Dinner and Live Auction Thank you for sharing our resolve and mission to end breast cancer. Super Silent and Almost Live Auctions close I hope you will enjoy the evening, taking with you not only some (prior to Live Auction Item #14) wonderful memories, but also the warm feeling of satisfaction that comes from helping others. 10:00 PM • SPANISH FOYER Dancing David Richart 10:00 PM • KENSINGTON ROOM Executive Director, Komen Puget Sound Auction Checkout Thank you for joining us! 4 5 WELCOME SUSAN G. KOMEN PUGET SOUND Event Chair’s Welcome We live here, we save lives here This coming St. Patrick’s Day marks the 18th OUR WORK anniversary of my diagnosis of a rare form of breast cancer. I was fortunate that it was Komen Puget Sound is proud to present the 11th caught early during a routine mammogram and most fortunate to have had healthcare annual Grace Notes gala. Together we have raised coverage. more than $7.7 million toward our vision of a world There are still so many women that fall without breast cancer! We are grateful to all of our through the cracks and can’t afford a attendees, donors and sponsors. screening or diagnostic mammogram, let alone treatment. While the cost of OUR PROMISE a mammogram is still $150, digital and diagnostic mammograms can be upwards of $500. Komen Puget Sound has been in the To save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our forefront of meeting these urgent needs as communities and investing in breakthrough research to well as working on metastatic research to save lives. Komen can’t do it without prevent and cure breast cancer. your generosity. You can make a difference in a woman’s life through your kindness and support…you can turn someone’s life around. Tonight is the time to celebrate our Survivor Sisters, reflect on the loved ones that breast cancer took from us and pray we can save more lives. I pray that my daughters, Juliette and Jenine, along with my granddaughters, will be spared a 77 9,685 449 breast cancer diagnosis in their lifetime. Events Mammograms Financial Assistance Your compassion and charity will impact someone who will never be able to repay Total services provided to individuals you. You will never know how many lives you will touch through your generosity 19,673 in the 2016 Fiscal Year: nor how many lives you will save! Education With heartfelt appreciation, 42,750 288 2,979 Patient Navigation Referrals Jeri “Princess” Worklan-Eubanks 555 2017 Grace Notes Event Chair 1,775 7,269 Diagnostic Services Clinical Breast Exams Transportation 6 7 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MENU Fred Northup, Jr. Tonight’s Menu AUCTIONEER FIRST COURSE: Fred Northup, Jr. is one of the Pacific Northwest’s Truffle Parsnip Bisque, busiest entertainers as a fundraising auctioneer, emcee, BBQ Duck Hum Bao comedy improviser, and musician. For 10 years, Fred appeared on stage as a company member of ENTRÉE: Seattle’s famed TheatreSports comedy improv group. He travels the country Bourbon-Glazed Tenderloin of Beef and Massive Prawn, auctioneering and emceeing, and he has entertained thousands at major Farro Mac and Cheese and Blasted Broccoli company events for Starbucks, Microsoft, Boeing, Amazon.com, Expedia, and more. VEGETARIAN OPTION: Spinach and Wild Mushroom Pie, In addition to his work on stage and on camera, Fred Northup owns a video and Mascarpone with Tarragon event production company, Southdown Creative. He’s also the co-inventor of RainGlobes, the globe that rains! When not entertaining the masses, Fred can be found in Seattle entertaining his wife, Ashley, and their two young children. DESSERT: Visit him online at FredNorthup.com. White Chocolate Soufflé with Mint Julep Anglaise Chris Cashman WINE: 2013 Trutina, Dunham Cellars EMCEE 2015 Shirley Mays, Dunham Cellars Chris is an Emmy Award-winning host, producer, editor, writer, and dynamic avatar. Chris’ distinct brand of humor has earned him television hosting and acting Our Compliments to the Chef! roles for The Discovery Channel, CBS and Comedy Central, as well as on regional stations such as KSTW, Seattle Channel and Executive Sous Chef – Paul Shewchuk KING 5’s Evening Magazine. His hosting, producing and writing work includes incredible organizations such as the Seahawks, Mariners and Microsoft, and as a host/auctioneer for many live parades, public and exclusive events. Chris’ contributions include work with many radio affiliates, such as ESPN Radio & FOX Sports in Seattle. As the host of Xbox Live’s 1 vs. 100, Chris reached more Special thank you to Dunham Cellars for the donation than 20 million subscribers with an interactive social gaming experience that of wine for this evening’s dinner earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. After three seasons with the highest-rated local entertainment series in America, Seattle’s own The [206], Chris is currently the host and executive producer for a new weekly late night half-hour sketch comedy and variety series called Up Late NW, which can be seen across the Pacific Northwest. Chris recently joined KING 5 television as a host and reporter who will be seen throughout the day and on the nightly news. 8 9 SponsorsSponsors && SupportersSupporters SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS Sponsors Komen Puget Sound gratefully acknowledges the following corporations for their sponsorship of Grace Notes 2017. PLATINUM DIAMOND GOLD SILVER BRONZE 13 CIRCLE OF GRACE HALL OF FAME Grace Notes Honorees Komen Puget Sound honors its most CIRCLE OF Komen Puget Sound proudly recognizes the Grace Notes honorees for generous donors with the Circle of Grace GRACE 2016 dedication and service in the mission of our affiliate and to the women and designation to recognize their passion for families we serve. helping others. Each member has a personal Kim and Mark Albrecht reason for donating at this level; ours is to Julie Brown 2017 HONOREES ensure that children and families don’t have Bill Butler and Terri Molakides to experience the pain and loss of a mother, Felix and Elizabeth Huang sister, daughter or loved one to breast cancer. Patricia Dawson Juli Farris Members of the Circle of Grace provide GRACE NOTES PAST HONOREES resources for lifesaving breast cancer Nicole and Bob Grogan screening and support programs that might Vincent Claudio and 2016 Jim and Beth Merriman and Ford otherwise go unfunded. We give real hope to Lisa Hammel 2015 Holland America Line and Talking Rain underserved people who otherwise have little Rob and Marla Hensel or no access to care. For example, in 2015, we were able to provide 9,685 mammograms Kathleen Hogan 2014 Jean Enersen to women in the Puget Sound area that Tim Holmer 2012 In Memory of C.J. Taylor-Day otherwise would have never been able to Felix and Elizabeth Huang afford this essential and critical diagnostic Kevin and Jennifer Klock 2011 The Dunham family and the Blair family, Dunham Cellars tool. Circle of Grace members also allocate significant funds to research that is focused Franz and Grace Lazarus 2010 Elisabeth James and Jacob Green on aggressive and metastatic breast cancers. Jerry and Charlene Lee 2009 Keith and Sue Black We invite you to join us in the Circle of Ali and Lisa Moayeri Grace with your annual gift of $10,000 Michael and Lynne Nix 2008 Seattle Seahawks or more to Komen Puget Sound. Your John Novak and 2007 Tom and Jeanne Walker generous donations will provide immediate Marie Heinrichs and substantial life-saving impacts on local Cal and Deborah Roberts 2006 John and Deanna Oppenheimer women who are facing this devastating disease, and will help fund research to ensure Chris Robinson 2005 Jerry and Charlene Lee that future generations and their families will Randy and Diana Robinson 2004 Gene and Deborah Juarez never again be victims of breast cancer. Ali Sepehri Sincerely, Amy Sing 2003 Jamie and Karen Moyer Todd and Ann Vacura 2002 Chap and Eve Alvord Robb and AnnaGrace Walters 2001 Bill and Mimi Gates Alex and Morgan Walters Vincent Claudio and Lisa Hammel Joseph and Tami Welch 2000 Paul and Pam Schell Co-chairs, Circle of Grace 14 15 SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS Live Auction Donors Live Auction Donors Komen Puget Sound gratefully acknowledges the following corporations for Komen Puget Sound gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their their donations to Grace Notes 2017 live auction and program.