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Wine tasting and Silent/Live Auction Fundraiser Event

Thank you to all the donors and our Heartbeat volunteers led by Project Manager, Jenn Whitney for this wonderful event. Everyone worked really hard! Thank you to everyone who participated! We were able to raise $30,000.

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Organization Day for WTB at JBLM

Heartbeat was honored to participate and a great time was had by all!! Thank you to Heartbeat awesome volunteersFor making it possible for us to participate. Led by our Volunteer Coordinator Theresa Roberts (Ret) Sgt MAJ

Heartbeat 2011 Rummage Sale

A huge Thank you to Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, Mukilteo WA for the use of their beautiful church and their wonderful church family lead by Sandy O'Connor for all of their incredible support to make this a success!

Thank you to Jenn Whitney, Project Manager for this fundraiser and all of our Heartbeat Volunteers that worked long hours and taking time off from their own lives to make this a success! We were able to raise $5000 to serve our Wounded Warriors.

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

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.