2013 Sequoia Hospital Foundation Annual Report Page 5

In 2005, Olga Sommer, a long-time patient of Sequoia Hospital
received the unfortunate news that her lengthy battle with
leukemia and lupus was nearing its end. Rather than retreating
quietly, Olga and her husband, Fred, openly approached the
Sequoia Hospital Foundation to see what they could do in support
of the hospital's Infusion Center that had so compassionately cared
for Olga. Their first gifts helped purchase comfortable chairs for
those receiving infusion treatments. Next, they funded a blanket
warmer for the department, followed by a patient scale, and a
television. They had only just begun.

Olga passed away late in 2006 but not before instilling in Fred the
importance of providing for Sequoia Hospital's future. He continues
to give passionately in her memory, and to assure that Sequoia
is cared for even after his passing. Fred Sommer has joined the
Foundation's Legacy Circle by including Sequoia Hospital in his
planning with a charitable gift annuity. When the new Sequoia
Hospital opens this year, the Infusion Center's waiting area will be
named in memory of Olga Sommer, loving wife and mother. The
dedication to Olga is a lasting honor to the impact she and Fred
have had on the care provided to Sequoia's patients.

To learn more about planned giving and estate opportunities,
please visit

sequoiahospitalfoundation.org/plannedgiving

planned

giving

Giving today.

Impacting our tomorrow.

Before her passing Kathy Cresci, together with her husband Andy,

met with the Sequoia Hospital Foundation to discuss providing

for the hospital's exciting future in her estate planning.

Like Kathy, Andy, and Lisa Cresci, involvement with Sequoia
Hospital is also a family affair for the Burns family. Harmon Burns
joined the Sequoia Hospital Foundation's Board of Directors
in 1996 and in 2007 his now widow, Sue Burns was elected to
the Board. The family's legacy at Sequoia crosses generational
lines and today Harmon and Sue's son-in-law, Robert Dean,
is a member of both the Foundation's Finance and Grants
Committee and the Board of Directors.

A family's giving comes as the result of individual care and
unique experiences. Sequoia has cared for three generations
of the Burns family and as we looked towards the hospital's
future, the family stepped forward. Harmon and Sue, with their
daughters Trina Dean and Tori Humphry (and their husbands
Robert and Steve), agreed that the future of Sequoia Hospital
was of critical importance to our community. In that spirit, and

in Harmon's memory, Sue pledged $1 million from the Burns
Family Foundation to the New Sequoia Hospital Campaign.
Within the new Patient Pavilion, the Burns Family Cardiac
Special Procedures Area will serve future generations seeking
care at Sequoia Hospital's Heart and Vascular Institute.

To learn more about the New Sequoia Hospital Campaign, please
visit

sequoiahospitalfoundation.org

capital

campaign

Building an impactful future.

Within the Patient Pavilion opening in 2013, the Surgical and Intensive Care Waiting Area
has been named in honor of Kathy and Andy Cresci's generous contribution to the new
Sequoia Hospital Campaign.