GUILD BOARD MEMBERS
Amy Watkins, President
Katy Cox, Guild Chair
Malia Edwards, Wine Chair
Becky Byrd, Event Chair
Megan Behrmann, Volunteer Chair
ACTIVE MEMBERS
Aubrey Boaz
Brittney Brandt
Dana Brown
Anne Marie Budo
Kelly Campbell
Rebecca Christopfel
Stephanie Crabtree
Loretta Edson
Dawn Endean
Meghan Hannes
Anissa Hickey
Kim Howard
Lauren Hughes
Brittany James
Kay Kim
Mary Klubben
Cori Omundson
Kenneth Ottrix
Lana Ramsey
Carol Roll
Susan Soto
Victoria Wenick
36 YEARS OF THE HUTCH HOLIDAY GALA
Grace Heffernan Arnold was born in Port Townsend, Wash., 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 $81.4 million over the past 36 years, providing vital support for the Hutchinson Center's mission to eliminate cancer and related diseases.
For more information about the Arnold Guild or the Hutchinson Center please contact:
hutchgala@fhcrc.org
or 206.667.6680
