Board Members

Annisa Hickey, Guild Chair
Stephanie Crabtree, Wine Lead & Co-Auction Lead
Ellena Johnson, Event Lead
Angela Jackson, Corporate Lead
Carol Roll, Volunteer Lead
Rachel Kortas, Co-Auction Lead
Amy Watkins, Guild Lead

Active Members

Kristine Allen
Megan Behrmann
Dana Brown
Becky Byrd
Kelly Campbell
Stephanie Crabtree
Shelly DaRonche
Malia Edwards
Ashley Fahey
Jeffery Goff
Corey Goff
Cecilia Grevson
Ryan Gubler
Brenna Hackler
Anissa Hickey
Claire Horton
Kim Howard
Holly Hoyt
Angela Jackson
Lauren Jansson
Ellena Johnson
Melana Kipp
Mary Klubben
Nancy Knight
Rachel Kortas
Moya Laigo Colver
Denise Logan
Allyson McBride
Kimberly Nicodemus
Cori Omundson
Victoria Robinson
Carol Roll
Debbie Sakai
Deborah Settles
Dawn Stephens
Laurel Trautmann
JoAnn Walkowski
Amy Watkins
Julie Weitlauf

34 Years of the Hutch Holiday Gala

Grace Heffernan Arnold was born in Port Townsend, Washington, and moved to Seattle in the early 1900s. After her marriage to Lawrence M. Arnold, she became a tireless philanthropist in the Seattle community. In 1955, Grace Heffernan Arnold along with Dr. William Hutchinson helped found the Pacific Northwest Research Foundation (PNRF), the first non-profit biomedical research organization in the Northwest and predecessor to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

When Dr. Hutchinson's brother, Fred Hutchinson, was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1963 and died one year later at the age of 45, Dr. Hutchinson was determined to create a center devoted to the study of cancer.

Through PNRF, the Arnold Family helped Dr. Hutchinson launch Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in 1972. Unfortunately, Grace did not live to see their dream come to fruition. She herself died of cancer, as did one son, Lawrence H. Arnold.

After their deaths, her husband and other son, Robert M. Arnold donated a library to the Hutchinson Center in their memory.

In 1975, the Grace Heffernan Arnold Guild was formed to honor her memory. Beginning in 1975, as a small dinner party, the Guild's efforts slowly evolved into what is today the Hutch Holiday Gala.

The Arnold Guild has raised more than $60 million over the past 33 years. Recently, the Gala has helped make giant monetary contributions in the fight to eliminate cancer as a cause of human suffering and death.

If you would like more information about the Arnold Guild or the Hutchinson Center, please contact:

Kevin Parker
Gala Manager, Hutch Holiday Gala
(206)667-5423
ksparker@fhcrc.org

 

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