Sun Health Generous Living - Spring 2023

GENEROUS Living

SPRING 2023

SUN HEALTH FOUNDATION

14719 W. Grand Ave. | Surprise, AZ 85374 (623) 471-8500 | SunHealthFoundation.org Foundation@SunHealth.org

This is a tremendously exciting time in the history of healthcare for our community.

Thanks to you, it is with much fanfare that we announce the $48 million Generosity for Generations Campaign is a resounding success.

Joe La Rue

Chief Executive Officer

Joe.LaRue@SunHealth.org

Gina W. Ore Chief Philanthropy Officer

Gina.Ore@SunHealth.org

(623) 471-9560

Claudia Vazquez Director of Annual Giving & Operations

Claudia.Vazquez@SunHealth.org

(623) 471-8507

Pamela Gralton Kohnen

Sr. Director of Philanthropy

Pamela.Kohnen@SunHealth.org

(623) 471-8502

Claudia Cucitro Director of Philanthropy

Claudia.Cucitro@SunHealth.org

(623) 471-8509

Linda Tyler Director, Marketing and Communications

Linda.Tyler@SunHealth.org

(623) 471-8506

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The impact of this news cannot be overstated. Because of your generous support that funded one of the largest campaigns in Sun Health Foundation’s history, our community is ensured life-changing advancements in healthcare and wellness programs and facilities.

Some people said it was impossible to fund such a robust Campaign. When Community, Unity, and Generosity come together, anything is possible. Singularly, these words are impressive; together, they’re truly transformative.

Our community has proven this time and again over the past 55 years, with contributions totaling an astounding $500 million. That’s how we keep outstanding medical professionals practicing here, and healthcare and wellness programs world class. Generations of generosity have built a true medical oasis in the West Valley like nowhere else.

Our gratitude is unprecedented and immeasurable for the chapters you’ve helped write with your generosity. Thank you!

This is why we’re dedicating this special edition to you. You empower healing, instill hope, and ensure the continuation of exceptional healthcare today and for future generations. To understand the amazing breadth of your impact, we invite you to read the following pages with updates and stories of inspiration that, at the end of the day, are what supporting superior healthcare is truly all about.

We’re so grateful to you for entrusting us with philanthropic stewardship. Your trust to bring about change and innovation in an entire community is something we can’t put a price on. You’ve touched countless lives, including our own.

L. Birt Kellam Chair Generosity for Generations Campaign

Gina W. Ore, M.A. Chief Philanthropy Officer Sun Health Foundation

Joan N. Smith Chair Sun Health Foundation Board of Trustees

Todd Hornback Immediate Past Chair Sun Health Foundation Board of Trustees

SUN HEALTH FOUNDATION STAFF

CREATED FOR SUN HEALTH FOUNDATION BY

Todd Hornback Joan N. Smith

L. Birt Kellam Gina W. Ore

Partnering to Continue a Legacy of Caring and Innovation

In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Life is a journey.” So too is Sun Health’s dynamic journey spanning more than five decades.

Healthy, effective, and successful organizations are continually evolving and changing.

Our evolution is our strength. Each decade is a chapter in the story telling of visionary leaders, groundbreaking milestones and a community that makes it all possible. Today, we continue to build on that strength as we celebrate another milestone – the successful conclusion of the Generosity for Generations Campaign that marks the end of one era and the beginning of the next for the health and wellbeing of our community.

What a privilege it is to be a part of our community’s legacy of caring and innovation. And to witness it continuing to grow.

It is your support for Banner Health’s life-changing work, together with Sun Health’s vision to empower people to enjoy living longer, that make possible

advanced technology, state-of-the-art facilities, and comprehensive wellness resources that make life better for us all.

When we all come together, achievements go beyond the ordinary…they become truly extraordinary.

We’re deeply grateful to you for your partnership. Thank you for the difference you make!

Sun Health Mission:

Sun Health champions superior health and wellbeing through philanthropy, inspired living, and wellness programs.

Sun Health Vision:

Sun Health envisions a world where people live longer, healthier and more purposeful lives.

Banner Health Mission: Making healthcare easier, so life can be better.

Joe La Rue President/ Chief Executive Officer Sun Health

Sharon L. Lind, FACHE Former Chief Executive Officer* Banner Boswell and Banner Del E. Webb medical centers

* As we celebrate this journey, we’re honoring another’s journey of growth. Sun Health bids a fond farewell to Sharon who has been an exceptionally dedicated partner in caring for and about this community. Sharon, and her leadership team, in no small way were instrumental in the success of the Campaign to fund healthcare in the West Valley.

Sharon’s compassionate and empathetic approach to connecting hospitals, physicians, and healthcare leadership to Sun Health and the greater community has been a model for excellence.

Joe La Rue Sharon L. Lind

A Look Back Over 5 Decades

The legacy we celebrate spans more than five decades.

More than 55 years of generosity has propelled us to where we are today, at the culmination of the Generosity for Generations Campaign celebration. It’s a meaningful story to tell.

Community. Unity. Generosity.

Singularly, these words are impressive; together, they’re transformative. Because of you, our community has amazing facilities, incredible healthcare and wellness programs, and outstanding medical professionals that frame an exceptional medical oasis in the West Valley – all here FOR the community BECAUSE of the community.

A Moment in Time:

We’re bringing the best of the past forward as we honor moments in time in the following pages. We speak for many that our gratitude is immeasurable for the chapters you’ve helped write!

The Legacy We Celebrate

When the Sun Health Foundation story began, Sun City was known as the City of Volunteers. They established the foundation for the culture of philanthropy in the community – giving time, talent, treasure, and testimony through the years.

1965

DEVCO president John Meeker called together a committee to develop plans to provide Sun City with its own healthcare facilities.

1968

“If we’re not supporting the healthcare services that support us, who will? —Laurel Gedan, Sun Health Grandview Terrace resident and long-time friend of Sun Health Foundation

A fund drive to build a hospital in Sun City was launched by area residents, igniting a community wide effort and desire to give. Eagerly, these residents went door to door seeking contributions for construction of Boswell Memorial Hospital. They were passionate, they were dedicated, and they influenced others to support the arrival of top medical care for the community.

Campaign thermometer shows progress to build Boswell Memorial Hospital.

Generosity Opens Boswell Memorial Hospital

The 1970s

It was an astounding turnout, beyond anyone’s expectations. On Nov. 6, 1970, more than 5,000 area residents flocked to the dedication of Boswell Memorial Hospital, known today as Banner Boswell Medical Center. That was nearly half of Sun City’s population at the time.

The hospital opened on November 16. By the end of the first six months of operation, the hospital had already reached a peak of 80% patient-bed capacity. As healthcare needs escalated, a cascade of philanthropy rolled through the community to build impressive healthcare facilities that attracted the most prestigious medical professionals to serve the community.

“I had a wonderful experience at Del Webb. Everyone was attentive and prompt. I’m so grateful to the hospital, to the staff, and to my surgeon above all. I have my life back.” —Joanne Sheehy, who received an anterior hip replacement, a state-of-the-art procedure performed with advanced medical equipment and surgical expertise

“We were so blessed to have Boswell Medical Center so close when we moved here.” —Aloise Wrobel

Generosity Builds Del E. Webb Memorial Hospital

The 1980s

The year was 1985 when hundreds of locals and elected officials and other dignitaries, including New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle, gathered on Oct. 7 to break ground on a 203-bed hospital in Sun City West. Officials announced the name would be Del E. Webb Memorial Hospital, in honor of the founder of the Sun Cities. During his speech, Mr. Mantle paid tribute to the late Mr. Webb, who co-owned the Yankees during the height of Mantle’s career.

The hospital, now Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center, opened on Jan. 4, 1988, to much fanfare in the community.

Boswell Memorial Hospital opening day

Del E. Webb Memorial Hospital

Surgical Innovation

The 1990s

In 1998, Boswell Memorial Hospital became the first Arizona hospital at which a new heart-valve replacement surgery was performed with a porcine tissue valve. This innovation in cardiovascular surgery offered a new, biological option for aortic valve replacement, compared to the mechanical valve, which provided surgeons with the opportunity to further tailor treatment to the needs of each patient.

The hospital was among the first in Arizona to receive this technology; generous donations from the community funded this advancement.

“I’ve been extremely passionate about the care we provide at this hospital, and I’ve been practicing for close to 30 years now. I would say we have one of the best hospitals in the country right here in the West Valley.”

—Dr. Rajeev S. Kathuria, Chief of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery at Banner Boswell Medical Center; Medical Director, Structural Heart Program

Generosity Expands Healthcare Facilities 2000

A significant structural expansion opened at Boswell Memorial Hospital in April 2000, including the new Heart Center. More than 2,000 area residents arrived for tours on opening day, double what was anticipated. This further underscored not only the need for cardiac care but also the special connection our community has to supporting exceptional medical care.

Da Vinci surgical robot

2002

Double the celebration! The Louisa Kellam Center for Women’s Health opened on Feb. 2 at Del E. Webb Memorial Hospital to meet the growing healthcare needs of women from maternity to menopause and beyond –just in time to welcome the birth of twins.

2008

Banner Health acquired Boswell and Del E. Webb hospitals in September and a strong philanthropic partnership with Sun Health Foundation and the community continued to ensure the availability of superior healthcare.

“The design of the entire floor, together with the birthing suites, definitely has the mom, dad, and baby in mind. There’s a sense of comfort, and it feels like a family space.” —Stacey Lester, who delivered her three children at the Louisa Kellam Center for Women’s Health.

Louisa Kellam Center for Women’s Health opens.

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center

Banner Boswell Medical Center

Generosity Ensures Wellness Resources

2014

Sun Health’s Center for Health and Wellbeing opened with an array of wellness programs to help us enjoy living longer. From just hundreds of participants that first year to thousands today, it’s clear your generosity in support of these programs is truly empowering us to live longer, healthier, more purposeful lives. It has contributed to Sun Health becoming the community’s trusted resource for wellness.

2018 – 2022

Generosity for Generations Campaign invited new chapters to be written that drive innovation forward. It is the unity of passion and vision for vibrant health and an ever-improving quality of life that continue to ensure the future of exceptional healthcare and wellness resources for future generations.

Sun Health’s Center for Health and Wellbeing opens.

“Honestly, I think having Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing is one of the blessings of living here in the West Valley.” —Lee Roach, program participant

The Power of Community Visionaries for Superior Health and Wellbeing

Sun Health Foundation’s Board of Trustees and Sun Health’s Board of Directors are comprised of community leaders who join together to ensure a stronger, healthier future for us all.

They are unified in purpose, passionate in service, and diverse in their expertise, backgrounds, perspectives, creative thinking, insight, and foresight. Together, they contribute to the outstanding leadership on both volunteer boards.

Throughout the past five decades, these boards have played a pivotal role in identifying and championing community needs. Members are grateful and humble stewards of the community’s generations of generosity, ensuring appropriate use of funds for health and wellness

programs, facilities, and services that empower longer, healthier, more purposeful lives.

“I have always admired Sun Health and the contributions it makes. That’s why I’ve served for almost 15 years as a member of both the Sun Health Board of Directors and Sun Health Foundation Board of Trustees.” —Patricia Lewis Finnell, Chair, Sun Health Board of Directors

“I have a keen interest in helping seniors live their best lives. Sun Health’s forward thinking approach to providing options to make that happen is exceptional. I find working with other Board members who bring varying points of view and knowledge on this topic very enriching.”

—Joan Smith Chair Sun Health Foundation Board of Trustees

SUN HEALTH FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Fiscal Year 2023

Michael Barnes Vice Chair

FineMark National Bank & Trust

Mary Cavanaugh-Marsh

Edward Jones

Jane Ceasor

Ceasor Insurance Consultants, Inc.

Patricia Lewis Finnell

Ex-officio, Sun Health Services Chair

Shirley Frizell

Neal Haskell

Todd Hornback Immediate Past Chair Cohere

L. Birt Kellam

Irene Kovala, Ed.D.

Ex-officio, Sun Health Services Vice Chair

Joseph E. La Rue President

Lew Lancaster

Joan Smith Chair

Terry Smith Smith Law Office, P.C.

Sandra Stephenson

Ronald J. Symic Secretary

Larry Vering

Sally Williamson

SUN HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SUN HEALTH SERVICES • SUN HEALTH COLONNADE

SUN HEALTH GRANDVIEW TERRACE •LA LOMA SENIOR LIVING SERVICES

Fiscal Year 2023

Michael Barnes

Ex-officio, Sun Health Foundation

Vice Chair

Patricia Lewis Finnell Chair

Roger Gimby Secretary

Neal Haskell

L. Birt Kellam

Irene Kovala, Ed.D.

Vice Chair

Joseph E. La Rue President

Lew Lancaster Treasurer

Gary D. Marrer

Randy McGrane

Ensemble Real Estate Solutions & Investments

Rev. Lowell Nelson

American Lutheran Church

Herman L. Orcutt

Joan Smith

Ex-officio, Sun Health Foundation Chair

Gerald S. Solomon

Immediate Past Chair

Ronald J. Symic

Bill Chapman (center), Chair of the first board W. Austin Turner (far left), first CEO

The Impact of Sun Health Wellness

CALENDAR YEAR 2022

“Health is a state of body. Wellness is a state of being.” —J. Stanford

Sun Health Wellness develops and implements industry-leading, community-based health and wellness programs to help you to live a longer, healthier and more purposeful life.

Evidence-based programs and services include educational, consultative, and hands-on assistance that tackle some of the most common health challenges that affect our community. Our goal is to provide personalized support to help you learn about and manage your wellbeing. For more information, visit SunHealthWellness.org.

Wellness programs are available for the community because of the community. Contributions from our community make these classes and programs available at little or no cost.

Thanks to you, the following classes and programs are making an impact:

CENTER FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

549 Classes Offered

17,141

CARE TRANSITIONS MEMORY CARE NAVIGATOR

585

17.9%

234

Prior Clients Supported Sun Health Client Readmission Rate

DIABETES SELFMANAGEMENT PROGRAM

54 Clients Served

7.7%

Support Group Attendees

1,301 Total Clients Served Attendees New Families Served

498 Clients Served Arizona Hospital Readmission Rate

183

DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM VIAL OF LIFE & FILE OF LIFE

9.76 lbs

68 664

Number Distributed

10.6 lbs

LIVEWELL LEARNING

Clients Served Total Lost Pounds

242

Unique Student Participants

1,130 Average Weight Loss Average Weight Loss

Empowering Wellness

More participants in Sun Health’s Wellness programs are feeling inspired by and grateful for the classes, programs, and caring staff that empower them to enjoy living longer. Community support makes many of these programs possible at little or no cost.

Nutrition - Registered dietitians offer nutritional counseling to provide guidance on eating for specific health conditions as well as to help improve overall health and wellbeing.

Fitness - Exercise physiologists and personal trainers work to create personalized fitness plans and help you achieve your fitness goals.

Balance and Mobility - Proven balance assessments and training programs help decrease the risk of falling.

Weight Management - Health coaches and registered dietitians create programs customized to individual’s goals and health needs.

Massage Therapy - Licensed massage therapists work to meet each client’s individual needs and reduce acute or chronic pain and stress to improve functioning.

Memory Care Navigator - Provides personal and professional guidance for patients, family members, and caregivers coping with the emotional, psychological, and physical effects of dementia.

Care Transitions - An evidence-based program that focuses on reducing preventable hospital readmissions.

Vial of Life/File of Life - Sun Health’s life-saving tools speak for you when you can’t. They contain emergency medical information that can accompany you when away from home and when traveling.

Healthy Living Classes (in-person and virtual) - Designed to provide West Valley residents with the latest information on health and wellness topics to maintain their health and independence.

Diabetes Self-Management

Education - This five-week accredited course provides guidance to improve overall health and help prevent complications for people diagnosed with diabetes.

National Diabetes Prevention Program - As the only program in Arizona recognized by Medicare, we have been granted special privileges to

A Free Community Health Event

provide in-person and online education for those with a pre-diabetes diagnosis who want to take back control of their health.

LiveWell Learning - Access online health and wellness classes on your terms, on any device, from anywhere.

LiveWellLearning.org

To learn more about these programs and to register, visit SunHealthWellness.org or call

(623) 471-9355.

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | 9 a.m.

Grandview Terrace | Ballroom

14515 W. Granite Valley Dr., Sun City West

(623) 471-9355

SunHealthWellness.org/resiliency

When life throws you the ultimate punch, getting back up might seem like an impossibility. However, with the right tools and support, you can recover more quickly and become even stronger than ever.  Sun Health’s 6th annual The Art of Resilience event will feature Jason Schechterle, the ultimate representation of resiliency. His incredible story of survival is now his calling, sharing a new perspective on life, rebirth, and transformation in an event you’ll never forget.

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER JASON SCHECHTERLE

Measuring Success – The Impact You Make

Lives Impacted at Banner Boswell and Banner Del E. Webb medical centers and at Sun Health Wellness

The power of community is evidenced by people coming together to help one another. Your generosity impacts the health and wellbeing of patients, families, caregivers, and program participants.

Life-saving accomplishments are made possible by philanthropic support — from the unity and generosity of this community. Because of you, more lives are transformed by these programs and services:

• A reimagined emergency department at Banner Boswell. Improvements are evident in every aspect of the ED experience from reduced wait times to an increase in isolation rooms to contain airborne illnesses.

• Earlier, more accurate diagnoses for lung cancer at Banner MD Anderson Cancer at Banner Boswell. Boswell now offers the only minimally invasive, robotic biopsies for lung cancer in the West Valley.

• State-of-the-art breast cancer imaging and treatment at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center. A new upright, stereotactic surgical table means patients can undergo 3D imaging or finely targeted treatment with a greater degree of comfort — and the highest possible confidence.

• Expanded care for women at the Louisa Kellam Center for Women’s Health at Banner Del E. Webb. More women can be served from maternity to menopause and beyond with services that now include an expanded Level 2 Nursery that offers the best possible welcome to thousands of new West Valley lives.

• A new level of comfort for orthopedics diagnoses at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center. Banner Del E. Webb’s new diagnostic equipment not only is more comfortable, but it also ensures more targeted treatments with better outcomes.

• Continued expansion of a West Valley signature: Sun Health Wellness. Campaign donors have supported the development of new educational offerings and programs designed to improve overall health and wellbeing.

• Another crucial metric: Recruitment and retention of remarkable physicians. Funding advancements in technology and construction of facilities that in turn attracts and retains the finest medical professionals from all over the world.

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center

Banner Boswell Medical Center

CommUNITY at Work in 2022

More than 125 volunteers

12 Council Members

A community is strengthened when groups and individuals work together for the benefit of all. Sun Health Foundation proudly recognizes special groups for their commitment to serving and their heart for giving back in countless ways to make life better for others.

Their contributions, often spanning generations, ensure superior health care in the West Valley. We honor them for all the ways they give of themselves every day.

Quite simply, it takes all of us to make possible the facilities, programs, and services that are among the best in the country. Indeed, it takes a village.

Medical Professionals

Sun Health Foundation

is proud to acknowledge physicians and other medical professionals for their selfless service to caring for others. Many are so committed to serving the communities of the West Valley, they’ve practiced here for decades and served generations of patients.

• Total contributions: $69,675.50

16,308 total volunteer hours

400 other professionals

through the Sun Health Resale Boutique in Sun City and the Sun Health Resale Shop in Sun City West.

• Total volunteer hours: 16,308

• Total number of volunteers: 125

Council of Professional Advisors

Volunteers

For more than 55 years, volunteer contributions have made it possible for healthcare services to be delivered with an extra caring touch.

Sun Health Foundation volunteers are woven into the fabric of the community from the earliest days in the 1960s when they went door to door seeking support from area residents for a hospital — known today as Banner Boswell Medical Center.

Through the years, their selfless contributions of time and talent have touched countless lives and make a true difference.

Today, many volunteers give back to the community with invaluable contributions of their time and talent

Sun Health Foundation’s Council of Professional Advisors fosters the concept of philanthropic planned giving to benefit nonprofit healthcare and wellness in the West Valley.

Members serve as community liaisons and ambassadors, representing affiliated financial and legal disciplines, including but not limited to attorney, CPA, fiduciary, wealth manager, and trust advisor.

The Council hosts educational events for the community such as the series of Smart Giving Workshops during which participants learn more about how to maximize the benefits of charitable giving for them, their family, and the charities they care about.

• 12 council members

• 400 other professionals

Women of Distinction

Women of Distinction is an exclusive community of women champions who advance the Sun Health mission through a focused investment of time, talent, and treasure.

This distinctive community inspires and empowers women with education, networking, and philanthropic opportunities to become a collective force championing vital healthcare services and wellness initiatives and helping create a world where people live longer, healthier, more purposeful lives.

• Membership: 38

• Donations: $25,800, benefiting those seeking support through Sun Health Wellness’ Memory Care Navigator Program

$52,242.17 donated by employees through Better Together

Sun Health Team Members (Better Together)

Grounded in the belief that we can accomplish more together than we can alone, Sun Health Foundation’s employee-giving campaign, Better Together, promotes a spirit of philanthropy among employees.

Better Together offers staff the opportunity to make charitable contributions to health and wellness initiatives, and the Employee Association, which provides grants to fellow employees in need.

Sun Health employees donated:

• $52,242.17 (includes participation in Better Together and fundraising events benefiting healthcare and wellness services)

Event Sponsors

A growing number of organizations are supporting Sun Health signature events and programs as corporate sponsors. They welcome the opportunity to make an impact in the lives of West Valley residents who rely on the health and wellness services their partnership supports.

27 Event sponsors $158,370: Total contributions to support superior healthcare and wellbeing

Engagement opportunities are mutually rewarding. Not only do they support superior health care and wellbeing for their community, they build a brand’s reputation as a community partner and increase brand awareness through a variety of promotional outlets, including marketing activations in multiple locations.

In 2022:

• 27 corporate and individual sponsors

• $158,370 in contributions to superior health care and wellbeing

OUR JOURNEY TO GENEROSITY:

By Laurel Gedan

About six years ago, my husband Ira and I were invited to attend an informational luncheon about Sun Health. Ira wasn’t able to attend, so I went alone. I had never heard of Sun Health and had no idea what they did. It was a cozy, small group gathering. Honestly, I was fascinated by what the speaker said. I must have asked him 100 questions.

He talked about how Sun Health started in 1968 when the nearest hospital for the community of Sun City was way downtown in central Phoenix. And, since most doctors have their offices near hospitals, most of the doctors were located pretty far away too.

The speaker told us about how the residents of Sun City formed the Sun Health Foundation and went door to door to raise money to build their own hospital and to bring doctors to Sun City. That was how Boswell Hospital was built.

We then heard how Sun City West began. There were very few people living in this new city, but the residents

of Sun City knew there would be a need for another hospital so they, once, again, went door to door to raise money. It was from their contributions, in 1988, that Del E. Webb Hospital was built. As a resident of Sun City West, I remember thinking how lucky we were that those generous people did that.

The speaker then told us about how the Catheterization Lab at Del E. Webb came about – once again from the generous donations of the people in the West Valley. The lab was built in the year 2011, and I never really thought about where the money came from to build it. All I knew was that it was there when I needed it…and I was really grateful. Next, he relayed how Sun Health gave the initial funding to the CORE Institute so that they could move here and open their doors to the many people who need their innovative orthopedic practice. I have been a patient many times, but I never knew Sun Health was involved with them locating here in the first place. Again, I was grateful to Sun Health for being so forward- thinking.

I then heard about the Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing on Grand Avenue and their array of wellness programs – and remembered the many programs I had attended there. Once again, I had not realized Sun Health’s involvement and that contributions from the community make that Center possible.

The speaker also talked about how Sun Health Foundation’s fundraising inspires the community to make contributions to our two hospitals, helping them buy the newest, most cutting-edge medical technology. Philanthropy helps to ensure that our two hospitals are excellent hospitals. And excellent

hospitals attract excellent doctors. The more I learned about what Sun Health has done for the healthcare systems in the West Valley, the more I realized how many times Sun Health has touched my life – and I never realized it. They’re like a silent guardian angel, staying in the background, making sure all of us are getting the best healthcare possible.

When Ira and I made the decision to step up our charitable donations, for us, Sun Health was the obvious recipient. We realized if we didn’t support the healthcare community in the West Valley, who would? And so, we do.

Laurel and Ira Gedan

“I never really thought about where the money came from to build it. All I knew was that it was there when I needed it...and I was really grateful.”—Laurel Gedan

JULIE SOSKE: Following Her Heart to Where Healthcare is Best

Lights. Camera. Action. These three words describe Julie Soske’s life before moving to Sun City West in 2017 from Hollywood, California, after working in the movie industry for decades.

It was a glamorous life in many ways, but when it came time to consider moving to Arizona with a treasured friend, she seized the opportunity for a change. And it was a change for the better.

Fortunately, she moved where some of the best medical professionals and hospitals in the country are located. And they’ve been here when she needed them.

Julie has had several health scares in her life including breast and lung cancer, for which she was treated many years ago. A more recent scare happened here the fall of 2019. Although she had easily walked to her mailbox hundreds of times, one day she began feeling out of breath. Given her health history, she jumped into action and scheduled a visit with her primary care doctor.

Suspecting her heart was the issue, Julie’s doctor referred her to a cardiologist, who scheduled her for tests including an angiogram at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center.

Results revealed not one but two concerns — a blocked coronary artery and an aortic aneurysm. She was referred to cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Rajeev

Kathuria, who performed open heart surgery at Banner Boswell Medical Center. She enthusiastically credits him for saving her life.

Having medical teams and top-rated hospitals close to home gives Julie tremendous comfort.

“I love my doctors and trust them for their thoroughness, honesty, and integrity,” she says.

Julie is now feeling so good she’s enjoying gettogethers with friends and pursuing her hobbies as a portrait artist and photographer.

and healthcare here, and the joy of being part of a community that cares for one another.”

“There’s a real feeling of unity.”

In gratitude, she is giving back with donations to Sun Health Foundation in support of the greatest health needs at these community hospitals to help ensure the continuation of superior care. Her generosity is being commemorated with beautiful leaves adorning the hospitals’ Donor Recognition Walls — one leaf honoring her friend and the other honoring Dr. Kathuria.

Helping others is in Julie’s DNA and why living in this community of caring means so much to Julie. She’s been a caregiver to both her mom and friend, and she always tries to help her other friends in need.

Julie says her greatest pleasure isn’t receiving, it’s giving.

“A common misconception is that a person on the receiving end of a gift is happiest, but to me the giver is the one elated.”

She’s traveled to cities around the world, but when you ask her what her favorite of them all is, she’s quick to say right here in the Sun Cities.

“Every day is wonderful… like utopia,” she says. “I feel so at home here. It’s because of the quality of life

Julie’s generous spirit reflects the spirit of a 55-year tradition that is the hallmark of the West Valley — a spirit that can be summed up in three words to describe her new life here: Community. Unity. Generosity.

Welcome home, Julie!

Julie Soske has traveled all over the world and collected many treasures, but she still loves Sun City West best.

Generosity for Generations | Legacy Leaders

We are proud to recognize Legacy Leaders. Thank you for elevating Sun Health Foundation to the level of “family.” Many Legacy Leaders have named Sun Health Foundation as beneficiary in a Will or a Living Trust. Others have chosen to make a charitable gift that provides income for life. Other ways include a Charitable Remainder or Lead Trust, a Life Insurance Policy, or a Retirement Account.

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Mr. Charles A. Adams, J.D.

Mrs. Joan A. Anderson

Dr. Roger B. Anderson

Mrs. Dorothy Arnold

Susan C. Arnold

Ms. Mary E. Autio

Mrs. Joanne G. Backs

Ms. Helen Bartholomew

Mrs. Lois M. Becker

Ms. Mildred Bilancetti

Jeanne M. Blanchet, PhD

Ms. Carol W. Blitstein

Mrs. Phyllis A. Borysko

Mrs. Marcia A. Boston

Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Broll

Mrs. Norma B. Cameron

Ruth Ann Carlisle

Gracie Carter Greenwald and Jim Greenwald

Gary Cheever and Shannon McLaren

Cheever

Mr. and Mrs.* Robert F. Colli

Mrs. Phyllis R. Curry

Mrs. Sara E. Dean

Sara Jo Dew

Thomas Dickson

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dierks

Mr. Robert A. Dillman

Mr. Clark Engle

Rev. and Mrs.* Vernon Ermeling

Mrs. Louise K. Fallner

Mrs. Patricia Lewis Finnell^

Mr. and Mrs. George H. Galstad, Jr.

Ira J. and Laurel^^ Gedan

Mr. Stanley J. Ginda

Mr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Golden

Mrs. Mary Lou Goodfriend

Mrs. Marjorie N. Graff

Dr. Harold E. Gries

Drs. Marsha and Alan M.^^ Grobman

Mrs. Colette M. Guiberteau

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Haiges

Harold* and Helen Hanselman

Mrs. Helen Hansgen

Dr. and Mrs. Oliver J. Harper

Joe T. Hayashi, M.D.

James G. and Maria C. Hess

Mrs. Carol B. Hilder

Ms. Marcia C. James

Mr. Vernon J. Jenkins

Mrs. Susanne M. Jensen

Mrs. Louis Jutzi

Dr. and Mrs. Walter M. Kalback

Birt^ and Louisa Kellam

Mr. Jack P. Kurrle

Suzy and Joe^ La Rue

Mrs. Elaine S. Lahr

Ray and Jan Landskroner

Anne S. Levig

Mrs. Susan Q. Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Richard^^ V. Livengood

Ms. Betty Lynch

Walter and Barbara Maas

Mr. and Mrs. Michael^^ Mandell

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Martin

Mrs. Diane M. McManis

Dr. G. Robert^^ and Rae K.^^ McMillan

Shirley McKnight

Dr. Donald* and Mrs. Nadine Meis

Mr. and Mrs. Werner W. Metsch

Mr. and Mrs. John Meyerhoffer

Mr.* and Mrs. Ernest J. Mueller

Mr. Joseph T. Muldoon

Ms. Jan A. Nelson

Mr. Myron E. Noben

Ms. Patricia M. Norton

Harvey and Melanie Noteboom

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Nothelfer

Ms. Mary A. Nykamp

Kristine and Lee^^ Peterson

Barbara Pigott

Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Pratt

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Radley

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Redmond

Mrs. Doris J. Rettger

Mike and Bonnie Robinett

Mrs. Linda L. Roggemann

Mrs. Ina M. Romito

Mrs. Robert J. Ruppert

Mrs. Florence D. Russell

Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Sallander

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony V. Saputo

Don and Anna Scheidt

Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Schmidt

Mr. Gordon Shieck

Mrs. Dolores Silva

Mrs. Stefanie Sjoberg

Mrs. Christine M. “Chickie” Smith

Ms. Julie A. Soske

Mrs. Phyllis L. Stacklie

Mr. and Mrs.* S. J. “Dutch” Svoboda

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Tamura

Mrs. Donna Mae Tanzie

Mrs. Jacklin G. Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.^^ Tibbitts

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Treece

Mr. Burton S. Turney

Mrs. Nancy B. Urbach

Larry H.^ and Mary Pat Vering

Mr.* and Mrs. Cecil E. Vesy

Mr. and Mrs. H. Glenn^^ Weavers

Ms. Susan L. White

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Williamson

Mr. Ralph Wirebaugh

Mr. Raymond W. Wirsing

Ms. Joan E. Worsham

Mrs. Aloise J. Wrobel

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L.^^ Young

Dr. Albin J. Zielen

Mr. Robert W. Zinser

Thank You to All Donors* Who Supported the Generosity for Generations Campaign

* donors listed made donations of $500 or more since 2018.

The following list recognizes supporters who have pledged or made outright gifts totaling $500 or more since 2018 and through December 31, 2022. We are grateful for these philanthropic leaders and their significant impact over the years and into the future.

$500,000.00 or More

Anonymous (4)

Anonymous* (4)

The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation

Mrs. Mary Lou Goodfriend

Gracie Carter Greenwald and James

Greenwald

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Haiges

Mrs. Louis Jutzi

Birt^ and Louisa Kellam

Barbara J. Lashmet

Glen and Betty Morin*

Mr. Warren D. Ruff*^^

Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Sallander

Mrs. Ruth H. Snyder*

Ms. Susan Van Vleck Webster

$100,000.00 to $499,999.99

Anonymous (4)

Anonymous* (3)

Banner Health

Mr. Charles A. Beyer*

Jeanne M. Blanchet, Ph.D.

Mrs. Jean M. Carr*

Mr. Robert F. Colli

Mrs. Sara E. Dean

Sen. Robert M. and Mrs. Ila Denny*

Ms. Charlotte M. Erb*

The James G. Boswell Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. William B. Furgerson, Jr*

Ms. Kathleen S. Garvey*

Mr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Golden

Mrs. Colette M. Guiberteau

James G. and Maria C. Hess

Mr. Hugh “Ed” Hughes*

Ms. Marion I. Jones*

Suzy and Joe La Rue

Mrs. Elaine S. Lahr

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Redmond

Mrs. Erika O. Saltzman*

Don and Anna Scheidt

Mrs. Betty R. Shults-Jensen

Mr. Maurice and Mrs. Marjorie Siebert*

Ms. Janet Marie Thompson*

Mr. Glen O. Tipton*

$50,000.00 to $99,999.99

Anonymous^^

Anonymous (2)

Anonymous* (4)

The Board of Visitors

Ms. Laurette Broehm*

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Chaet*

Sara Jo Dew

Mr. James Dobbins

Mr. Robert E. George*

Mrs. Eleanor D. Genung*

Harold* and Helen Hanselman

Mrs. Carol A. Howland*

Mr. Robert Horning and Ms. Rosalyn Wilson

Warren* and Delores Huebner

Mr. and Mrs. C. Kenneth Jenks*

Mr. Joseph T. Muldoon

John E.* and Jacquelyn A. Norris

Harvey and Melanie Noteboom

Gina and John Ore

LaVerne T. Requarth*

Mike and Bonnie Robinett

Mrs. Marlene E. Seyler*

Mrs. Nancy B. Urbach

Larry H.^ and Mary Pat Vering

Tahlya and Matt Visintainer

Vituity Healthcare

Mr. Robert and Mrs. Sandra Westover*

$25,000.00 to $49,999.99

Anonymous (3)

Anonymous* (4)

Ms. Mary E. Autio

Banner Boswell Medical Center

Medical Staff

Mrs. Delores A. Buller*

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Mr.* and Mrs. Cecil E. Vesy

CORE Institute

Mrs. Helgar Crochelt*

Micheal Furst, Ed.D.

Mr*. and Mrs. Jerald D. Gentry

Mrs. Evelyn R. Grigsby*

Zandra Hensel

Mrs. Carol B. Hilder

Dr. Irene Kovala^ and Dr. Thomas

Alberg

Ms. Marcia C. James

Mr. Bruce C. Kelly*

Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. Koenig*

Morrison Living

Mr. Joseph W. Rooney

Mrs. Rose M. Rudock*

Sandra Stephenson^

Mr. and Mrs.* S. J. “Dutch” Svoboda

Thunderbirds Charities

Mr. Gilbert R. Vasquez

Jerry and Pam Wojtas

Mrs. Aloise J. Wrobel

Zion & Zion

$10,000.00 to $24,999.99

Anonymous (6)

Anonymous^^

Anonymous* (2)

Mrs. Kathrynella Aman*

The Arizona Republic Season for Sharing

Bankers Trust

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Beach

Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Brown*

Mr. Charles A. Cassada*

CDW Healthcare

Mrs. Elsie E. Coates*

Mrs. Jeana L. Petersen and Mr. John W. Cogdall

Mr. and Mrs. David Coon

CornerStone Partners LLC

Mrs. Julia K. Czapor*

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Garrott

Mr.^ and Mrs. Roger N. Gimby

Mrs. Marjorie N. Graff

Gary and Sharon Grambow

HILGARTWILSON, LLC

Mr.^ and Mrs. Todd Hornback

Dr. and Mrs. Rajeev S. Kathuria

Mr.^ and Mrs. Lewis Lancaster

Mr.^^ and Mrs. Gerald F. Lapke

Mr. Sheldon H. Levine*

Mr. James Lewis

Mr.^^ and Mrs. Richard V. Livengood

Ms. Betty Lynch

Jim and Debra Maley

Mr.^^ and Mrs. Michael Mandell

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mayfield

Mr.^^ and Mrs. Daniel D. Minnix

David^^ and Melissa Monheit

Mr.* and Mrs. Ernest J. Mueller

National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

Mr.^^ and Mrs. Gordon D. Nichols

Sun City Women’s Golf Association

North Division

Northern Trust

Richard and Norma Northrop*

Mr. Nick Norton

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Nothelfer

Barbara Pigott

Dr. Michael* and Mrs. Peggy Pollay

Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Pratt

Doris J. Rettger

Daniel J. and Patricia^^ Rourke

Mrs. Gherrie A. Routzahn

Mrs. Barbara Ruppert

Mr. Walter C. Schalm

Mr. William T. Sellner

Shepherd of the Hills United

Methodist Church Foundation

Mr. Gordon W. Shieck

Christine M. “Chickie” Smith

Ms. Terry Bays Smith, J.D.^

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Strong

Sundt Construction

Mrs. Sondra L. Thomas

Weitz Company

Wells Fargo Bank

Edwin and Sally^ Ann Williamson

Orcutt | Winslow

Mr. Robert W. Zinser

$5,000.00 to $9,999.99

Anonymous (3)

Anonymous*

Constance Acott

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert L. Alvarez

Ms. Norma J. Anderson*

Dorothy T. Ayan

Dr. Joseph W. Ball

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center Medical Staff

Belmontez Construction

Stan and Shirley Bormann

Mr. and Mrs. David Bradford

Bradford’s Auction Gallery

George and Darlene Bradner

Mr. Francis “Chip” Burns

Carlotta Beth Carlino

Client Focus Printing

Mr. and Mrs. Delaine Donohue

Jennifer and John Drago, Jr.

Ms. Diana Eckles

Edwards Lifesciences LLC

Mrs. Louise K. Fallner

Mr.* and Mrs. Robert Fernandez

Mr. Bakul and Mrs. Bhakti Gosalia

Grand Ladies Golf Association

Drs. Marsha and Alan M.^^ Grobman

Dr.^^ and Mrs. H. Virgil Grumbling, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hallin

D. Charlene Halligan

Mrs. Nancy Hays

Mr. Andrew and Mrs. Agnes L. Hopper*

Mrs. Beverly A. Hotchkiss

Dr. David J. Jacofsky

Jim and Karen Janas

Rev. Ted* and Mrs. Marrietta Johns

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kohnen

Wendy Labadie

Ray and Jan Landskroner

Sharon^^ and Jerry Lind

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Barbara and Stephen Mason

Mr. Randy McGrane^

Mrs. Joan McKenna

Brig. Gen. (Ret) and Mrs. Albert L. Melton

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Molloy

Mrs. Betty J. Oeding

Richard and Marie* Olin

OSM

Mrs. Maybelle T. Padfield*

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Radley

Mrs. Linda L. Roggemann

ROX Media Group

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Schreiber

Ken and Sharron Schueman

Miss Barbara E. Schur

Mrs. Joanne C. Sheehy

Mr.^ and Mrs. Gerald S. Solomon

Ted and Marilyn Stults

Sun City West Softball Club

Charles E. and Jane Swanson

Mr.* and Mrs. Allen L. Swedenborg

Mr. Richard L. Tollefson, Jr.

J. Warren and Linda Tyler

UMB Bank

Claudia and Ricardo Vazquez

Mrs. Nannine H. Wheeler^^

Mrs. Chizuko N. White

Mrs. Merle H. Winstead

Mr. Ralph Wirebaugh

Ms. Joan E. Worsham

Generosity for Generations | Campaign Donors

Continued...

$2,500.00 to $4,999.99

Mr. Wendell E. Anderson

Ms. Dortha Apland

Dr. Arash Araghi, D.O.

AZ Heart Anesthesia, Dr Reza Kharrazi

Artisan Colour, Inc.

Banner Sun Health Research Insitute

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Behrens

Ms. Carol W. Blitstein

Mr.*^^ and Mrs. James N. Booy

Mrs. Tricia M. Botma

Briarwood Country Club

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Brown

Cannon & Wendt Electric Co., Inc.

Carmelia B. Edick Trust

Ms. Elizabeth B. Chase*

Compassionate Home Care

Mrs. Charlotte Cotner

Patrick T. and Kathleen^^ Crowley

Claudia and Frank Cucitro

Mr. William J. Cushing

Desert Diamond Casino-West Valley

Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Dodgion

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Downing

Mrs. Rita A. Dunikoski

Mr. Gary Egan

Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer

Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Evans

Dr. Janice A. Ferguson^^

Ms. Ann Flatten*

Mrs. Faye A. Fray

Mrs. Donnarae B. Freyermuth

Mrs. Carolyn Garbe

Mrs. Helen Hansgen

Mrs. Betty L. Hintz

Mrs. Ruth B. Hoover*

Independent Newsmedia, Inc.

Ms. Vicki Johnson

Mr.^^ and Mrs. Frank E. Joyce

Ms. Arlene M. Kershaw

Mrs. Marilyn P. Kluge

Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Koo

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Kuck

Mrs. Rudy Lamps

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Larson, J.D.

Mr. Donald J. Leyshon

Mr. Dan P. Liguori

Mrs. Alice Mason

Mr.^^ and Mrs.* Gary P. McAvoy

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. McKee

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin R. McNicholas

Medtronic

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Jay Miller, Jr.

Mom 365

Mrs. Audrey H. Mulhollen*

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Murphy

Rosemary Murphy

National Partners in Healthcare

Ms. Jan A. Nelson

Rev. Lowell^ and Deborah Nelson

Frank Olsson

Kristine and Lee^^ Peterson

Gary and Penny Pinter

Plante Moran, PLLC

Bill and Judy Poff

Judith L. Potts

Ms. Kathryn Prusinski

Ms. Debra A. Richards

Dr. Robert and Linda Rings

RLPS Architects

Lavon and Bob Rosecky

Safety Drugs

Sawgrass Partners LLC

Mrs. Ethel M. Scarlett

Mr. and Mrs. Martin R. Schreibman

Bruce and Joan^ Smith

Mr. Bruce Sorter

Southwest Intergrated Solutions

Mr.*^^ and Mrs. John D. Spooler

Mr. Charles H. Straus

Mr.^ and Mrs. Ronald J. Symic

Mr. Roger Tharp

The Edwin and Shirley A. Senseman

Family Trust

Mr.^^ and Mrs. Thomas J. Tibbitts

Todd & Associates

Mr. Jaime Torres

Ms. Mary E. Turrentine

Dr. Mary Hope Underwood

Mrs. Diane M. Vivian*

Mr.^^ and Mrs. H. Glenn Weavers

Bruce and Debi Williams

Joyce and Adam Wilt

Ms. Susan A. Witter

$1,000.00 to $2,499.00

Anonymous (9)

Anonymous*

Ms. Nancy K. Adamson

Dr.^^ and Mrs. Scott Anderson

Mrs. Joanne M. Ardary

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Auer

Alden Awerkamp

Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Bachman*

Mr.^^ and Mrs. Larry D. Baker

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Baker

Banner Alzheimer’s Institute

Banner Rehabilitation Hospital West, LLC

Mrs. Barbara F. Barth

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Baturka

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas N. Beauchamp

Mr. Earl Beck*

Ms. Ellen Bennewitz

David Benson and Peggy Nelson

Dr. Merlynn R. Bergen

Bergin, Frakes, Smalley & Oberholzter

Sally Jo Bettesworth

Ms. Mildred Bilancetti

Mrs. Dorothy Blum*

Mr. and Mrs. Adrian W. Bobeck

Mrs. Maryann Bradley*

Ted* and Joan Braucht

Mrs. Mattie L. Buettner*

Ms. Elizabeth Burke

Mrs. Shirley M. Burnette

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Burridge

Mrs. Catherine E. Buyno

William* and Nancy Campbell

Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Cantor

The Cavanagh Law Firm

CBIZ Actuarial & Benefit Consult

M. Jane Ceasor^

Bruce Champlin

Mr. Billie B. Chandler

Ronda Clark

Ms. Jean Cook

Mrs. Doris M. Cornett

COX Communications

Mr.* and Mrs. Ivan E. Dale

Dr. and Mrs.* Thomas G. Daniel

Ms. Jean M. Davis

Ms. Laura Davis

Mrs. Kari Davis-Curry

Mrs. Anne G. Delo*

Mr. Stephen Paul DePasquale

Mrs. Marcia M. Diven*

DMB Inc.

Mr. William B. Doherty*

Ms. Susan Drew

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Durant

Mary Barbara Eddy

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Edwards*

Mr. and Mrs. Dwain H. Ehrlich

Mr. Clark W. Engle

Mrs. Janet P. Ettele

Finemark National Bank & Trust

Mrs. Clarissa Fink

Mrs. Patricia Lewis Finnell^

Mr. Jeffrey M. Ferezan

Lawrence D. and Nancy J. Foy

Ford’s World Travel

Mrs. Shirley J. Frizell^

Mr. Robert F. Gehrke

Mr. Donald P. Gill

Give Lively Foundation Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Forrest A. Goff

Gerald* and Joanne Goode

Graphic Ambitions, Inc.

Denny and Kathy Green

Greey Pickett

Mrs. Jeanne A. Hall

Dr. and Mrs. Douglas D. Harris

Mr.^ and Mrs. Cornelius “Neal” D. Haskell

Dr. Cheryl Hedegaard

Mr. and Mrs. James Heig

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hepburn

HMC Architects

Gaille Holliday

Nicole Holtsclaw

Mrs. Shirley Homme*

Ms. Toni Horton

Mrs. Janet G. Howsam*

Brian and Julie Huebner

Mrs. Carol A. Irwin*

Mr.^^ & Mrs. Richard F. Jaskowick

JDM Partners, LLC

Mr. David H. Jewell

Mr. John E. Johnson*

Mrs. Tamara Jones

Luanne Jorgensen

Comprehensive Care Services

Mr. and Mrs. John Jung

Ms. Deborah Kellam

Mr. George W. Keyes*

Mr.* and Mrs. Carl Kiessel

Jim and Ruth Ann Koltveit

Gayle Korn

Mr. Chad Kunze

Kutak Rock LLP

Mrs. Britt-Marie Lamb

Ms. Belinda S. Lane

Daniel Lane and Judith Watson

Mr*. and Mrs. Ronald F. Larson, J.D.

Anne S. Levig

Dr. Scott Lopata

Mr. Richard A. Malcomson^

Mrs. Rosemary K. Mazero

Mrs. Mary B. McClanahan

Mrs. Evelyn P. McCrea*

Tom and Barb McGinley

Mrs. Diane R. McKivitz

Mr. and Mrs. Werner W. Metsch

Mr. Richard W. Miles

Nancy Miller

Ms. Mary Lou Misch

Ms. Linda Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Moran

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nappen

Jack and Ruth Niemi

Mr. Thomas E. Nollet

Mr. Garrett J. Olexa

Mrs. Phyllis A. Olson

Patricia O’Neil*

Mr.^^ and Mrs. Herman L. Orcutt

Mrs. Nancy C. Paauwe

Ms. Carole M. Parnell

Mr. and Mrs. George A. Patenode

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Pearson

Brian H. Perlmutter, M.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Myron W. Petersen

Mrs. Sandra L. Petersen

Mr. and Mrs. Arvid O. Peterson

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Phillips

Mrs. Yvonne T. Phillips

Mr. and Mrs. Kim Pierson

Ms. Shirley A. Pope*

Ms. Diane K. Poulter

Mary and John Pringle

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard T. Quamma

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Quijada

Mr. John D. Reeber*

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Reinstein

Ms. Jamie M. Rogers

Mrs. Nancy B. Root*

Mr. Bruce D. Rosch*

RxBenefits Inc.

Rycon Companies, Inc.

Ms. Susan Sagahon

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony V. Saputo

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Sawyer

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Schill

Mrs. Cicely Schmidgall

Mr. and Mrs. Leland F. Schmidt

Ms. Ella Schreiber

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Sease

James L. and Ruth D. Selkman*

Generosity for Generations | Campaign Donors

Ms. Patricia Shaw

Mrs. Nancy Q. Shovlain

Mr. Saul N. Silbert*

Mrs. Susan M. Slezak

Mrs. Mary L. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Smith

Solera Health

Mr. and Mrs. Rex A. Sprink

Margaret E. Staggs

Mr. Donald J. Stanton

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stuckey

Lael Summer and Robert Nelson

Sun City Imaging, P.C.

Mrs. Shel Taylor

The Mendes Trust

Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Thorsvik

Mr. Robert W. Treibel

Dr.* and Mrs. John Tullai

Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Turner

Jack and Theresa* Turpin

Ms. Meredith VanDoren

Mrs. Jane R. Vaughan

Michael and Linda Voosen

Molly and Raymond* Walker

Ms. Stephanie Walsh

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Watkins

Ms. Suzanne Welch

Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Werner*

Leon and Patricia Westbrock

Mr.* and Mrs. Jeff White

Roger and Arlys Withee

Mr. Tony Yi

Zion & Zion

$500.00 to $999.99

Anonymous (15)

Anonymous* (2)

Mr. Charles A. Adams, J.D.

Doris Adams

Mr. Louis E. Albright*

Mr. Andy Anderson*

Ms. Leilani C. Anderson

Mrs. Lillian L. Anderson

Ms. Erica Arcos

Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Banfield

Mr. David Barnes

Mr. Michael Robert Barnes^

Mrs. Lois M. Becker

Ms. Karen L. Beltramo

Benevity

Ms. Carolynn Bianco

Ms. Eileen Birin

Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bleasdell

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie W. Bonde

Ms. Janet N. Boruch

Mr. and Mrs. David Brechner

Mrs. Judith G. Bridges

Mr. and Mrs. Dave J. Brodzeller

Mr. Robert E. Burnett*

Burns Dentistry

Dr. and Mrs. Hubert Callihan

Mrs. Norma B. Cameron

Norris and Ruth Carpenter

Mr.^^ and Mrs. Richard A. Catlin

Mrs. Nancy L. Cherry

Chesapeake Anesthesiologist Inc.

Ms. Arlene Christensen

Donald and Josie Christian

Mrs. Phyllis M. Cipolla

Mr. Matt Clayton

R & M Copple

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Corfield*

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cowan

Mr. and Mrs. Terry R. Cowan

Mrs. Wendy Daly

Dr. Wayne A. Danker*

Ms. Cindy Davis

Mr. John K. Doherty

Ms. Debbi Dolan

Mr. Lester R. Dray*

Rev. and Mrs.* Vernon Ermeling

Hays Companies

Ms. Susan De Lucia

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Deblasi

Ms. Margaret A. DeBoom

Dr. Niloofar Dehghan

Dr. Randall Kohltfarber and Ms.

Theresa Dion

Ms. Erica Dorward

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Dowen

Ms. Patricia Drake

Ms. Kathi Duarte

Ms. Pat Dugan

David^^ and Kimber Eastman

Carol Eddy

Mrs. Sharon E. Eggebrecht

Mrs. Jane B. Engle

Mr. Bruce Enlund

Mrs. Marian H. Ensor

Dr. and Mrs. Frank Fara*

David and Rita Favro

Mr. Keith E. Fehr

Ms. Marty A. Finley

Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Fiola

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Flasch

Mrs. Kathleen Frederick

Mr. Joshua Freegard

Donny Friday

Mr. and Mrs. George H. Galstad, Jr.

Mrs. Morgan Gardea

Mr. Byron Georgiou

Colonel Gerry and Billie Gerlach

Jack and Priscilla* Goodger

Mr. and Mrs. Barry S. Goodkin

Elizabeth Goodman

Goodyear PebbleCreek Rotary Foundation

Mrs. Janys Gossett

Mr. Martin Greenwood

Evelyn D. Guthrie

Mrs. Harriet J. Haggett

Mrs. Jeanice Hamilton

Col. and Mrs. Philip J. Hanson

Ms. G. A Harkins

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Haro

Mr. George W. Hayn

Pat and Nancy Healy

Mrs. Barbara H. Heinemann*

Mrs. Susan C. Helms

Mr. Leslie Hill, III

Cynthia Hoak

Mr. Robert C. Holdway*

Home Instead Senior Care

Mr. and Mrs. Albert O. Horner

Dr.* and Mrs. Edward Howenstein

Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Hughes

Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Jack

Ms. Phyllis Jacobs

Mrs. Velda Jacobs

Mrs. Andrea James-Mishra and Mr. Biman Mishra

Naomi Jensen

Mrs. Hazel Johnson*

Mrs. Kathy L. Jones

Miss Jane E. King

Dr. Mohamed Reza Kharrazi, M.D.

Ms. Roberta E. Knapp

Mr. Lawrence F. Kolb

Mrs. Virginia L. Korn

Germaine and Bob Krein

Mrs. Patricia D. Krier

Mrs. Margaret A. Krol

Mrs. Dale Kunzelman

Ms. Danielle Kuskowski

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Laiho

Mrs. Barbara Lane

Mr. Jai Larman

Mr. Leonard Lazoff*

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lessard

Mr. Eugene N. Life

Mr. Steven Lockard and Mrs. Susan R. Miller

Bobbie Loverink

Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Macon

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Magyar

Dr. Susan Maline

Mr. and Mrs. Jay P. Maynard

Mrs. Janine McGhee

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. McGivern

Mrs. Alison A. McGonagle

Mrs. Elizabeth E. McIntosh*

Ms. H. Catherine McKeown

Ms. Catherine K. McKeown

Mrs. Diane M. McManis

Dr. G. Robert^^ and Rae^^ K. McMillan

Bernie & Joan Meagher

Mrs. Dawn M. Millard

Mrs. Joanne Miller*

Mr. Robert K. Muehling

Mrs. Marion M. Muller

Ms. Joye Mullins

Peter and Cathy Matuszak

Robert and Cheri Nelson

Ms. Olivia Neubert

Mr. Richard Neumann

Mrs. Lorna M. Niemantsverdriet

Mrs. Ann Z. Nimlos

Ms. Lorraine M. Norton

Liz O’Grady

Ms. Brenda O’Guinn

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Olson

Mrs. Eileen O’Neal*

Mrs. Virgie M. Pauls

Mr. and Mrs. Allen D. Pearson

Mrs. Dana Pedotto

Mr. and Mrs. Duane W. Peterson

Ms. Linda Pfingsten

Ms. Evelyn E. Phillips

Mrs. Virginia M. Phillips

Mr. and Mrs Nate Pomeroy

Mrs. Mary Lou Pope

Mr. Tyrone Powell, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Garand J. Prebay

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Puhl

Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Reeves

Ms. Patricia M. Rehn

Mrs. Patricia Reiman

Clif Robinson

Mrs. Mary Ruggiero

Mrs. Peggy C. Salisbury

Dr. Jean C. Schulman and Mr. Maynard Bell

Mrs. Ingeborg Schultz

Ms. Rosemary M. Scully*

Mr. Jack W. Seagraves

Mr. and Mrs. Emil Seaman

Mr.William Senefeld

Setterberg Jewelers of Sun City

Mrs. Diane Shepard

Silva Fassi Inc

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Skillman

Ms. Karen K. Smith

Mr. Stanley L. Smith

Mr.* and Mrs. Wilber G. Smith

Mr. Ross C. Snodgrass

Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Sobeski

Ms. Nancy J. Soine

Sons of the American Legion Squadron #62- John Morris

Mr. James V. Stills*

Sarah A. Suofy

The Brand Agency LLC

Dr. and Mrs. Jerome R. Theis

Mr. Gilbert B. Thoele*

Dr. Sally Thomas

Ms. Gloria Trueax

Bonnie Tryon

Mrs. Linda Van Peursem

Mr. and Mrs. David W. Van Wert

Mrs. Janet Van Why

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vanderveen

Ms. Rose Vandervort

Mr. Dennis Vanhoose

Mrs. Suzanne Visser

Mr. George Walker

Whataburger

Mrs. Gladys Wigstrom*

Mr. Noel Woodward Willis*

Mr. and Mrs. William W. Wilkins*

Mr. Todd R. Williams*

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Williamson

Ms. Xiu-Qi N. Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Yasutake

Mr. James Young

Mrs. Ann O. Zabler

Ms. Mary Ann Zimmerman

Mrs. Rhonda Zonoozi

Namings Honor Family Legacies

Select areas at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center have a vibrant new look. That’s because they’ve been named to honor the generosity of donors.

In 2022, Sun Health Foundation and Banner Del E. Webb staff joined with donors for the exciting moment when the new names were officially unveiled: the Ira and Laurel Gedan Auditorium A, the Kenneth C. and Charlene L. Haiges Surgery Family Waiting Room, and The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation main lobby.

Their legacies of generosity and caring live on in the impact they will perpetually have on the health and wellbeing of future generations in the following areas:

Both the Gedans and the Haiges have graciously designated their gifts to benefit the greatest needs.

A grant from The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation is supporting growing healthcare needs of women and newborn infants at the Louisa Kellam Center for Women’s Health.

In 1960, the late Mr. Halle founded Discount Tire, the world’s largest independent tire and wheel retailer.

In 2002, Mr. and Mrs. Halle founded The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation, which now serves as a statewide leader in providing philanthropic resources for organizations working in the fields of human services, health & medical, education, arts & culture, and spirituality.

Kenneth and Charlene Haiges name unveiling with Gina Ore, Chief Philanthropy Officer

Halle Foundation name unveiling

Laurel and Ira Gedan name unveiling

The Impact of Philanthropy

SUN HEALTH FOUNDATION - Calendar Year 2022

GENEROSITY FOR GENERATIONS CAMPAIGN PROGRESS

100%

100%

2,122 of Your Gifts Stay in the Community Number of Donor Gifts

2,004 Annual Gifts

SUN HEALTH RESALE SHOPS

Sun Health Resale Boutique and Sun Health Resale Shop Net proceeds benefiting health services in the community

53 Major Gifts

$8 million

Gross sales Customers through the registers

36,750 $760,000 in its 33-year history

16,307 125 Hours Volunteers

VOLUNTEERS

*Spanning across Sun Health Foundation, Sun Health Resale Shop, Sun Health Resale Boutique, Sun Health Center for Health & Wellbeing

65 Legacy Giving/ Planned Gifts

EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS

Funded with community support

5 Scholarship Programs*

225 Scholarships Awarded

$494,707.69 Dollars Awarded 2022

*Warren D. Ruff Scholarship, Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church Foundation, Grandview Terrace, La Loma Village, The Colonnade

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By Michael Barnes

$452 million

$48 million

Historically Generosity for Generations Campaign

$500 million

Total Contributions

55+

Years of total contributions, thanks to the unity and generosity of our community

How can I help carry on our community’s tradition of generosity in this fluctuating market?

Over the 55+ years of philanthropy in our community, many donors have opted to make their donations through a Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA).

CGAs have long been a favored method for gifting, offering individuals a way to support their favorite charities AND receive a steady income for the rest of their lives.

Amid a fluctuating stock market, a fixed income stream coupled with an immediate tax deduction and partially tax-free annuity payouts are a WIN-WIN.

With the passage of Secure Act 2.0, individuals aged 70-1/2 or older can now fund a CGA with a one-time rollover from their IRA up to $50,000.

Effective January 1, 2023, charitable gift annuity rates rose to the highest they’ve been in more than a decade. An individual aged 75 will now realize a 6.6 percent rate of return and an 80-year-old will see 7.6

percent (up from 6 percent and 7 percent respectively). Rates for couples, or other 2-life annuitants, have increased as well.

Every CGA with Sun Health Foundation is a WIN supporting superior healthcare and wellness in the west Valley!

Mr. Barnes is Vice President Wealth Management, FineMark National Bank & Trust, and serves as ViceChair of the Sun Health Foundation Board of Trustees, and Chair of the Council of Professional Advisors.

Sun Health Foundation is dedicated to being your trusted resource for current updates. For more information about Sun Health Foundation Charitable Gift Annuities, please call Gina Ore at (623) 471-9560 or visit our website for planned giving information and tools at SHFMyLegacy.org.

Michael Barnes

Coffee with Gina & Friends

Virtual Education Series

Memories of an Eventful Year

2022 was a year to remember. Sun Health Foundation both hosted and sponsored in-person and virtual events that offered great ways to stay connected, informed, and support the health and wellbeing of our community.

To all of those who joined us, thank you! Your participation helped build a healthier future for you and our community through the Generosity for Generations Campaign.

Driving FORE Superior Health Charity Golf Day

April 23, 2022

It was a fun-filled day of golf with a purpose. More than 150 people joined Sun Health Foundation to play, cheer, win prizes, and honor medical professionals in the fight against cancer.

Net proceeds supported advanced technology for cancer-fighting treatment and care at Banner Boswell Medical Center, including a robot that revolutionizes the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.

With appreciation to our sponsors: Banner Health, Belmontez Construction, CDW Healthcare, HILGARTWILSON,

Morrison Living, Orcutt | Winslow, The Weitz Company, and Zion & Zion. And Community Partners: ROX Media Group, JDM Partners, and Southwest Integrated Solutions.

Please mark your calendars for this year’s Golf Day on April 15, 2023. See page 36 for more information.

Smart Giving Workshops

May-July and September-November 2022

These series of free educational workshops empowered participants with knowledge about how to maximize the benefits of charitable giving for you, your family, and the charities you care about.

Topics included: Taxes and Charities; Are Your Plans in Place? Don’t Leave Things to Chance; A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish; Make 2023 Your Best Tax Year Ever; and Have Your Cake and Eat it Too!

Sponsored by the Council of Professional Advisors and Sun Health Foundation.

The series continues. For more information about future workshops, see page 36.

This monthly series keeps growing in popularity as a trusted resource for updates in physical, mental, and fiscal health.

Host Gina Ore, Chief Philanthropy Officer for Sun Health Foundation, welcomes a different guest presenter each month to provide the latest updates in physical, mental, and fiscal health. Many of our topics are viewer driven.

In 2022, topics included: identity protection, heart health, colorectal cancer, incontinence, prostate cancer, how to talk with your doctor, managing your digital assets, the Happiness Factor, Valley Fever, and updates on healthcare services and the impact of your support.

Of the 13 coffees that took place (one topic resulted in two parts because of popular demand), a total of 455 people logged in to Zoom (from throughout the U.S. and Canada) to participate. Since the program began in 2020, a grand total of 869 participants have joined us.

As Gina likes to say at the end of every coffee: “Stay well, stay safe, and stay connected.”

These coffees empower us to do just that.

Our free resource library of past coffees is available for viewing. Visit SunHealthFoundation.org/articles.

Team Pamela

5K for Women’s Health

Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022

More than 400 people ages 5 to 92 participated in person or virtually during Sun Health Foundation’s third annual 5K Walk/Run for Women’s Health in support of healthier women and a stronger community. Participant numbers more than doubled from 2021 and significantly increased support for women’s healthcare in our community.

More than $50,000 was raised for the benefit of women’s healthcare programs and services at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center in Sun City West through the Generosity for Generations Campaign.

With appreciation to our sponsors: Banner Health, Banner Rehabilitation Hospital West, Belmontez Construction, CDW, HILGARTWILSON, Independent Newsmedia, Morrison Living, OSM, Orcutt | Winslow, and Zion & Zion. And community partners: Burns Dentistry, Compassionate Home Care, Rx Benefits, Whataburger, and Wyerd Fiber.

Please mark your calendars for this year’s 5K benefiting diabetes education on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. See page 36 for more information.

5th Annual Ice Cream Social Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center Surgical Clinic

Friday, Nov. 4, 2022

More than 200 patients and families attended this delicious event that “served” as a special time for

patients and families to reunite with physicians and staff to celebrate life and share expressions of gratitude for exceptional cancer care.

Guests “got the scoop” not only for sundaes served by physicians and staff — with their choice of toppings — but also on exciting updates thanks to community support that makes possible advancements in cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Along with the refreshing treats served by physicians and staff, the afternoon included socialization, drawings for prizes, and a photo booth with props for pictures of physicians together with patients and staff.

THRIVE Toy Drive

December 2022

The holidays were brighter for foster youth thanks to more than 200 toy donations made to Thrive Arizona by Sun Health staff and residents at Sun Health’s The Colonnade and Grandview Terrace. This generous expression of caring truly touched lives by creating hope for a positive future.

The Christmas toy drive, through Sun Health Foundation, was coordinated by Rabbi Mindie Snyder and Chaplain Joshua Rivera with the Department of Spiritual Life for Sun Health Communities.

Thrive connects with community partners to help provide the basic needs required to keep families together. They also help aged-out foster youth transition from foster care to adulthood by providing transitional housing and resources.

Pirazzi String Quartet

Dec. 13 and 14, 2022

Residents and family members at Grandview Terrace’s Health and Rehabilitation Center, and at The Colonnade’s Assisted Living and Memory Support Center, were treated to the melodic sounds of the Pirazzi String Quartet, featuring members of the Phoenix Symphony.

Audience members thoroughly enjoyed the music, with some singing along, clapping, and tapping their feet.

The musicians performed favorite holiday tunes thanks to underwriting from Sun Health Foundation. Studies have shown that music not only helps people feel happier, there are actual therapeutic benefits for those experiencing health conditions including memory loss.

Rabbi Mindie Snyder and Stevel Vogel, President and Co-founder of THRIVE

The Pirazzi String Quartet

Empowering Longer, Healthier, More Purposeful Lives

Community, Unity, and Generosity define the story of Sun Health

It was the 1960s when Sun City Residents volunteered to go door to door seeking support for construction of Boswell Hospital. They were passionate, dedicated and they inspired others to support the arrival of top medical care to the community. As the communities surrounding Sun City grew through the years, West Valley residents also supported the construction of Del E. Webb Hospital in Sun City West and an entire network of health and wellness services. Almost 55 years later, these services are considered among the finest in the nation.

Sun Health Foundation’s long-standing bond with the community only grew stronger when Banner Health arrived in the Northwest Valley almost 15 years ago. It was a natural partnership to continue a legacy of support for superior healthcare for residents today and for future generations.

Today, Sun Health Foundation continues to be an integral part of the Sun Health family (including Sun Health Wellness and Sun Health Communities) that champions superior health and wellbeing through philanthropy, inspired living, and wellness programs.

Sun Health is a trusted resource for education and empowerment, offering a wide range of programs including chronic disease prevention classes provided by Sun Health Wellness, and Sun Health Foundation’s Coffee with Gina & Friends and Smart Giving Workshop series.

A Spirit of Philanthropy

The spirit of philanthropy is infused in Sun Health’s culture of big hearted, thorough, and invested. This culture defines both the passion and commitment of our teams, Boards, and Committees to the health and wellbeing of our greater community, residents of the Sun Health Communities (The Colonnade, Grandview Terrace, La Loma Village, and soon to be The Orchard) and members of Sun Health At Home.

Both residents and staff of these Communities are so inspired by this spirit that they enjoy giving back to the community by participating in events and supporting one another with contributions of time, talent, treasure, and testimony. Thank you!

A Culture of Compassion

Examples of programs and special activities that enrich the lives of others in 2022

• Sometimes a dream needs a helping hand. Scholarship Programs at Grandview Terrace, The Colonnade, and La Loma Village are funded through donations by residents and offered to qualified employees who wish to further their education. (For total dollars awarded by these and all scholarships, see page 28).

• Sun Health Communities staff coordinated concerts by the Pirazzi String Quartet, featuring members of the Phoenix Symphony, for memory care residents at Grandview Terrace and The Colonnade, bringing peace and relaxation through the vital healing power of music (See page 31 for full recap)

• The Spiritual Life Teams at all three Sun Health Communities have gone above and beyond in bringing events and support to residents and staff. In just one example of support for staff, Operation Thanksgiving provided dozens of meals to those who are struggling, relieving stress for many.

• The Sun Health At Home members adopted 2 foster homes in the West Valley and provided gifts for all 20 children ranging in the ages of 5-17. Each child had a wish list and our members purchased items from that wish list, from clothes, toys, makeup, shoes.

• Sun Health Communities residents involved with performing arts groups hosted talent shows and choir performances that included staff, bringing joy and entertainment to thousands.

• Foster youth and domestic violence victims benefited from hundreds of donations by Sun Health Communities staff and residents. (For a recap of the Thrive/Foster Youth toy drive see page 31)

• Sun Health Foundation’s Employee Association has brought much needed support (totalling more than $5300) to many team members and is sure to positively impact the lives of many more to come.

The education, fellowship, and entertainment at the campuses and by Sun Health At Home are a testament to the spirit and determination of everyone together to impact people’s lives for generations to come.

Residents from The Colonnade participate in the 2022 5K for Women’s Health.

Holiday vocal performance

From Generation to Generation: Volunteering is a family affair

Research shows that the drive to volunteer can be intergenerational, much like family traditions and personality traits are passed along.

This holds true for several volunteers at the Sun Health Resale Shops, for whom volunteering runs in the family.

Husband and wife Keith and Margaret Rauch volunteer at the Sun Health Resale Shop in Sun City West. They love volunteering, and sometimes their shifts coincide.

Keith’s love was nourished by a family of volunteers.

“I’m from Leroy, Minnesota, a small town where everyone helps one another,” says Keith. “My parents volunteered a lot at our church and always gave an outstretched hand to neighbors. I grew up thinking that volunteering was a good thing to do.”

It wasn’t surprising then that Keith was inspired to follow in their footsteps.

While enjoying his career in education, Keith was always quick to help others in need. In particular, he remembers one colleague who was facing challenges and needed help. He didn’t hesitate.

Years later at the Sun Health Resale Shop, Keith volunteers five days a week and enjoys fixing donated items that need repair. Margaret volunteers two days a week and enjoys cleaning and pricing donated hardgoods.

“While I feel good knowing proceeds from sales of donated items support healthcare and wellness programs, I really enjoy volunteering for selfish reasons. I have a great time, get to meet a lot of people, and the staff is super.”

Keith believes he and Margaret have passed along their family tradition of a strong work ethic and joy of giving to their children. And they imagine their children will volunteer some day.

Two volunteers at the Sun Health Resale Boutique also represent two generations of giving back.

Both Peg Biermier and her daughter-in-law Billie volunteer as cashiers. Peg, who volunteers on Wednesdays, has been a volunteer for 30 years. During winters Billie would visit Peg, before eventually moving here with her husband in 2019.

“I saw how much Peg was enjoying volunteering, so I filled out an application. A lot of people visit the Boutique and it’s fun to get to know the regulars and their backgrounds when I volunteer on Mondays.”

Volunteers Margaret and Keith Rauch

Billie’s love of volunteering began in middle school. “One summer, I assisted Downs Syndrome children during a summer school program and at a later point at the local Boys and Girls Club,” she says. I’ve always volunteered at nonprofit organizations where the money goes to benefit others.”

Contributions of time, talent, and treasure – from volunteers, shoppers, and donations – are supporting superior healthcare and wellness services at Banner Boswell and Banner Del E. Webb medical centers, and Sun Health Wellness.

Together, all of these contributions have made an impact. Since the Resale Shops opened 33 years ago, more than $8 million has gone back to the community to support the healthcare that supports us. Generations of generosity, indeed!

Each boutique-like shop offers a remarkable selection of vintage, collectables, and specialty items – some that are unique and one-of-a-kind. Shoppers enjoy a selection of distinctive and quality items and save money too. It’s a unique shopping experience, with something new every day. Plus, all purchases are sales-tax free.

For more information about volunteering, call the Sun Health Resale Boutique in Sun City at (623) 974-2000 or the Sun Health Resale Shop in Sun City West at (623) 584-3869. To donate items, call (623) 974-1010. The Sun Health Resale Shop at 14445 RH Johnson Blvd. is operated in partnership with the Sun City West Foundation.

Volunteers Peg Biermier and daughter-in-law Billie

Billie and Peg ringing up a hat

GENEROUS Living

14719 W. Grand Avenue Surprise, AZ 85374

UPCOMING EVENTS | Save the Dates!

Smart Giving Workshops -

UPCOMING EVENTS |

Free, educational workshops sponsored by the Council of Professional Advisors and Sun Health Foundation.

Location: PebbleCreek, Chianti Room, Tuscany Falls Clubhouse 16222 Clubhouse Dr., Goodyear, Arizona. (refreshments served)

Driving FORE Superior Health Charity Golf Day

March

Coffee with Gina & Friends

Oh! My Aching Back

Thursday, March 16, 2023

9:30 a.m.

May

The Art of Resilience (Free Community Health Event)

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | 9 a.m.

Grandview Terrace | 14515 W. Granite Valley Drive

Saturday, April 17, 2021 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

RSVP: Nina.Hadzic@SunHealth.org or (623) 471-8501

Topgolf Glendale

A Goal Without a PLAN is just a WISH

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

10 to 11:30 a.m.

Mary Cavanaugh-Marsh, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones

Enjoy a day of golfing fun while supporting cancer care and treatment for cancer patients. Along with the festivities, medical professionals, patients, and survivors will be honored in the fight against cancer.

It’s critical to ensure your estate plan reflects everything you wish, including your philanthropic intent. Hear from an expert the little-known secrets for IRS-approved structures and strategies, and financial/legal options that can reap benefits for you and your family.

Make 2023

Presenter: Dr. Andrew Chung, Orthopedic Specialist

Benefiting Cancer Fighting Treatment and Care Advancement, an initiative in the Generations Campaign.

To register, visit SunHealthFoundation.org/Golf.

If “ouch” has become part of your vocabulary when your sit, bend or stand, you’ll want to join us when an orthopedic specialist talks about the causes of back pain and provides updates on treatment options

RSVP: Joyce.Wilt@SunHealth.org or

(623) 471-8508

Sponsorship packages are available, along with the opportunity to honor a family member, friend, or medical provider in the print program.

April

Driving FORE Superior Health Charity Golf Day

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Walk for Women’s Health 5K

Sun City West, AZ

Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021

Special Guest Speaker: Jason Schechterle

Benefiting Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center’s Women and Infant Services through the Generosity for Generations Campaign.

When life throws you the ultimate punch, having the right tools and support can help you recover more quickly. Jason Schechterle will share his incredible story of survival and shares his new perspective on life, rebirth, and transformation in an event you will never forget.

RSVP: SunHealthWellness.org/resiliency or (623) 257-6351

Heroes with Heart Gala

Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021

September Stand Up to Falling Down

Your Best Tax Year Ever

Tee it high and let it fly for a great cause...

Thursday, April 13, 2023

10 to 11:30 a.m.

Presenter: Garrett Olexa, Esq., Attorney at Jennings, Strouss & Salmon Law Firm

Come and learn even more little-known, IRS-approved strategies and structures that provide enormous tax savings and other surprising benefits for you, your family, and the charities you care about. Learn how to “temporarily lend an asset” to charities and receive a 6090% tax deduction..

10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Topgolf Glendale | 6101 N. 99th Ave. | Glendale, AZ

Enjoy a great day of golf for a life-giving cause. Your participation benefits advancements in cancer-fighting treatment at Banner Boswell Medical Center.

RSVP: Joyce.Wilt@SunHealth.org or (623) 471-8508

Benefiting Banner Boswell Medical Center’s Emergency Department and Patient Care Transformation through the Generosity for Generations Campaign.

Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 | 9 a.m. to noon

Information: (623) 471-9355

5K for Women’s Health Walk/Run

Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023 | 6:30 a.m.

Registration/Check-in | 7:30 a.m. Race Start

For more information on these events, contact Janine McGhee at Janine.McGhee@sunhealth.org or call (623) 471-8503

Surprise Stadium | 15930 N. Bullard Ave., Surprise, AZ

HEALTH 5K

Please note: All events give special consideration to the times we’re in and the heightened need to be safe. Rest assured, your health and safety are our top priorities.

Join Sun Health Foundation to walk or run for the women we love – our mothers, sisters, friend, partners, daughters, granddaughters, and cousins. Benefiting diabetes prevention education through Sun Health Wellness.

RSVP: SunHealthFoundation.org/5K or (623) 471-8508