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Christmas Wish 2009

Thank you to all of these companies and organizations for making Christmas Wish a success in serving wounded warrior families for 2009. We also want to thank all of the many individuals who also participated and made a difference in the lives of our heroes! We offer a huge thank you to our wonderful volunteers at Team Heartbeat. You are gold to this organization and we could not do what we do without you. A special thank you to our Team leaders Theresa Roberts and Jenn Whitney and Janet Raulerson.

Sincerely,
Janice Buckley president/founder

• Hershey — candy for stockings
• Microsoft — X-BOX 360 games for stockings
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  Project Linus — stockings
• QFC Woodinville — donation drive
• Heroes to Hometown Tacoma Rotary — $ donations
• At&T Woodinville — donation drive
• Dollar Days website — donation drive
• KTTH with special thanks to Dave Boze
• KIRO7
• Q-13
• Herald Newspaper
• Evergreen Self Storage — donated extra unit
• Safeway Woodinville — donation drive
• Hero Love Quilts
• S. King Co. Fire and Rescue — toys
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  Thurston Co. Dept of Transportation — stockings and toys
• King Co. SSA — stockings and toys
• The Knights of Columbus St Joseph Council 7528 — stockings and toys
• The Knights of Columbus Bishop Gill Assembly 1955 — stockings and toys
• Simply Blue Photography — photo certificates
• US Bank — 200 stockings filled
• Monroe Police Dept — Gift card donations
• Myownly Boarding Kennel — $ donations
• Avonda Bible Church in Woodinville, WA — stockings

Business Donors for Adoptions:

• PAC MED
• Puget Sound Energy
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  Seattle Fire Dept # 10
• Boeing
• Federal Way Orthopedic Associates
• T-Scan Corporation
• MPH Holdings
• Extended Stay America in Fife
• Twin Lakes Chiropractic
• Anytime Fitness in Vancouver, WA
• 1st Baptist Church in Kent (Women’s Group)
• Tacoma Elks Lodge
• Clother & Head, PS
• Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson Law Firm in Seattle, WA
• Simply Blue Photography
• Laura Mack | Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S.
• Intel Corporation
• Cannon Construction
• Pro Refrigeration
• Union Bank — Monetary donation
• LiquidConcrete — Monetary donation

Christmas Stocking 2009

Heartbeat’s volunteers have a party to fill the many stockings for our Christmas Stocking program.

Heartbeat’s Carla Richards Receives Bryce Lilly Award

McChord Air Force Base recently honored Carla Richards with the Bryce Lilly Service Award, the highest service award given by the wing commander. Carla is a Heartbeat advisory board member. She spent many hours picking up and delivering hundreds of donated Christmas toys to McChord AFB. The Lilly award was presented to Carla during McChord’s 2008 Annual Awards Ceremony.

Master Sgt. Bryce Lilly helped defeat the enemy in WWII battles. He was a POW for almost four years and was one of the few surviving members of the infamous 70-mile Bataan Death March. In 2002 he passed away peacefully at the age of 82.

Warrior Summit BBQ for Our Wounded Warriors

Thanks to our wonderful volunteers the event was a great success.

Pleasant Valley Primary and Pleasant Valley Middle Schools Host Donation Drive for ARC Kits

2008 Christmas Stocking Program for Wounded Warriors

Thanks to our many volunteers and donors, we delivered 978 filled stockings to wounded warriors.

Easter Joy 2007

We appreciate the many donations from community members — individuals and businesses alike. Thanks to them and our dedicated volunteers, Easter Joy brought smiles to our little heroes.

Warrior Lounge Opens at MAMC

On July 27, 2006, Madigan Army Medical Center opened a Warrior Lounge — rarely seen in army medical centers. General Baker, commanding general of Madigan at the time, wanted to make a safe, comfortable, and healing room for service members. Thanks to generous donors, the idea became a reality. Service members can e-mail, play video games, read, and relax in a room that looks and feels like a comfortable living room. The view of Mount Rainier is incredible.

1st Annual Snohomish Invitational Chili Cook-Off

The cook-off helped bring in many donations for our wounded warriors and their families.

Radio Talk Show Host Supports the Troops

On December 22, 2005, Pabla Veggie Cuisine hosted a meet-and-greet between KTTH listeners and Michael Medved, national radio host, to raise money for service members. Thanks to KTTH, Michael Medved, and Pabla’s for supporting our heroes.

Seattle Seahawks Visit Fort Lewis

On October 27, 2005, Seattle Seahawks Mike Flood, Paul Johns, Bryce Fisher, and Wayne Hunter visited the 14th Combat Engineering Battalion at Fort Lewis. Their farewell to the 14th Combat Engineering Battalion headquarters gave many service members the encouragement they deserved before deployment.