All Impact Stories

Community donations support quality healthcare and extraordinary patient experiences. Impact Stories show how these gifts make a world of difference for Virginia Mason, Benaroya Research Institute and Bailey-Boushay House.

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Herb and Nikki McMurtry Say Thank You to Their Doctors for Caring with Empathy


A Legacy Gift for Better Futures with Type 1 Diabetes


Spring Giving Season is in Full Bloom – Thank You for Giving BIG!


Marquee Lights and a Flower Market for Mathis Guild Fundraiser


Sherry Haba has Thought About a Cure for Diabetes Every Day for 60 Years


Shirley Gilford Shares her Stories of Gratitude for Bailey-Boushay House


Jane Gattavara Thanks St. Elizabeth Hospital for Decades of Dedicated Care


Nurse Paula McBrady reflects on caring for her most important patient her husband


Liberty Mutual Drives Giving Towards Neighbors in Need


A Grateful Farmer Says Thank You for Lifesaving Care from the VMFH COVID-19 Team


Your Support on National Doctors’ Day Means the World to Us


After 40 Years of Caring for VMFH Patients, A Provider is Honored to Give Back


Empathy Inspires Jim Adkins to Give to Bailey-Boushay House


Maritime Industry Leaders Gather to Raise Money for Essential Care


Sue Scanlon Rallies Her Community to Raise Money for Breast Cancer


New Center for Digestive Health Prioritizes a Seamless Patient Experience


Giving with Gratitude – Tutta Bella’s Owners Share Their Personal Thanks for Bailey-Boushay House


A Deeply Personal Approach to Advancing Care


The Violet E. Carlson Memorial Guild Honors a Legacy of Gratitude and Family


Celebrating Heroes of Health Care with the Care for Caregivers Program


Building Meaningful Relationships at BBH


After Two Devastating Diagnoses One Very Grateful Patient Says Thank You


Employees Raise $330000 for Patient Care Clinics and Research


Howard S. Wright Recognizes Health Care Workers with a Gift


Peter Winder Shares How Bailey-Boushay House Inspired His Family


Dr. Thomas Curtis Paves a Path of Health and Happiness for Patient Kari Ferguson


Allan Verdine Thanks His Doctors for Life-Saving Surgery


Celebrating the Neurologist who Solved a Medical Mystery


Words of Gratitude from a Parkinson's Patient


The Lakewood Community Comes Together to Raise Money for St. Clare Hospital


VMMC Patient Lives Her Best Life Thanks to Her Primary Care Team


Grateful for her Cancer Care Bobbi Jo Finds Meaningful Ways to Give Back


Patients Make a Gift in Honor of Their Primary Care Provider


Honoring A Friend with Gifts to Bailey-Boushay House


Former Team Member Says Thank You with a Gift to the Fund for Excellence


Patient Holds Primary Care Provider in the Highest Regard


Boeing Classic 2022: Save-the-Date and Get Involved


Rose Taylor Recognizes her Exceptional Cancer Team with a Gift


Grateful Patients Honor Family with an Endowment for Diabetes Research


Rasmuson Foundation Expands Virginia Mason Specialty Care in Alaska


A Balancing Act - Living with Multiple Autoimmune Diseases


Redefining the Art of Giving - Everyone is Worthy of Fun


A Family Honors Health Care Workers with Their Gifts


One Family Commits to the Fight Against Allergies


Advocates and All-Star Volunteers


A Couple Celebrates Fate and Gratitude with a Legacy Gift


BBH Changes People’s Lives: Why One Volunteer Keeps Coming Back


Illuminations 2021 Raises Over $275,000 for BRI


When a Bad Luck Diagnosis Becomes a Good Fortune Treatment


Dreambuilders Helps Advance Patient-Centered Cancer Care


“They Just ‘Wow’ Us:” Why the De Bruyns Support BRI and Virginia Mason


Towboat Invitational Comes Back in Full Swing!


How Local Businesses Fuel Virginia Mason Events


Human Connection is a Healing Balm


Traveling the World Thanks to Virginia Mason’s Care


2021 Swirl


Paying Forward Lifesaving Care


Boeing Classic is Back!


“It Needs to be a Forever Place"


Shared Values Inspire Steadfast Support


Making Philanthropy a Family Tradition


Supporting Virginia Mason From Committee Chair to Palliative Care


Celebrating 20 Years of Teamwork and Quality Care


Grateful Patients Support Virginia Mason’s Pressing Needs


Big Believers in Virginia Mason


Neighborly Support for Bailey-Boushay House


Supporting Research that Helps Patients


Teaming up to Support Virginia Mason


Making Masks with Love and Care


Learning Compassion at Bailey-Boushay House


Drug Takeback Event Helps Keep Our Communities Safe


Doctors' Day 2021: Celebrating Our Healthcare Heroes


Philanthropy Fuels the Fight Against COVID-19


Frontline Workers Receive Vaccine Live on NBC's Today Show


Hope for a Future Without T1D


Making a Positive Difference in People’s Lives


Unique Fundraising Effort Supports COVID-19 Relief


In-Kind Donations Help Frontline Workers Fight COVID-19


A Birthday Gift to Support Bailey-Boushay House


Let's Talk: Physical Health


Supporting Compassionate Care Through Estate Planning


Illuminations Luncheon Benefits Benaroya Research Institute

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Al and Kathy Lopus
Al and Kathy Lopus

Dreambuilders
Another Successful Dreambuilders

Bailey-Boushay House Goes to the Puyallup Fair
Bailey-Boushay House Goes to the Puyallup Fair

Becoming a Virginia Mason Believer
Becoming a Virginia Mason Believer

Below the Belt Raises Funds for Cancer Research
Below the Belt Raises Funds for Cancer Research


Biesold Family and Groundbreaking Research

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Biking 800 Miles to Get Closer to a Cure


Blue Angels Boats and Benaroya

Boeing Classic Benefits Food Bank
Boeing Classic Benefits Food Bank

Boeing Classic Volunteers
Boeing Classic Volunteers

Boeing Volunteers
Boeing Volunteers

Brown Bear Car Wash Logo
Brown Bear Car Wash Benefits Dreambuilders’ Ball

Bruce and Camille Winter
Bruce and Camille Winter

Building a Cancer Breathalyzer
Building a Cancer Breathalyzer

Business Gives Back
A Business Built to Give Back

Calendars Bring Hope to Patients
Calendars Bring Hope to Patients

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Calkins: A Lasting Bond

Bruce Turnbull
Cancer Story - Bruce Turnbull

Cancer Survivor Shows Gratitude One Painting at a Time
Cancer Survivor Shows Gratitude One Painting at a Time

Care Managers at Bailey-Boushay House
Care Managers at Bailey-Boushay House

Brian Stading, CenturyLink
CenturyLink

Chris Boerner
Chris Boerner

Costco
Costco

Creating Joyful Sounds and Happy Faces
Creating Joyful Sounds and Happy Faces

Crucial Catch
Crucial Catch Raises Funds for Cancer Patients

Dana Manciagli
Dana Manciagli

Doctors' Day: 1,000 Notes of Gratitude
Doctors' Day: 1,000 Notes of Gratitude on Doctors' Day

Don Muggli Walks Across Washington
Don Muggli Walks Across Washington

Donors Secure the Future
Donors Secure the Future

Donors Support Discovery of Allergy Cell
Donors Support Discovery of Allergy Cell

Dr. John Ryan
Dr. John Ryan

Dream Vacations That Support Virginia Mason
Dream Vacations That Support Virginia Mason

Eli Lilly and Virginia Mason
Eli Lilly and Virginia Mason — Improving Patient Health


Ellen Wu - Supporting Healthcare for Everyone

Employee Giving
Employee Giving


Employee Giving - 2018


Enwave: Steam Powered Generosity

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Evergreens Salads Kicks Off Support for N.F.L.

First Choice Health
First Choice Health: Working Together to Improve Insurance and Care

First Ever Swirl Was a Big Success
First Ever Swirl Was a Big Success

Fisherman's Breakfast
Fisherman's Breakfast Supports Pancreatic Cancer Research

Floyd Jones
Floyd Jones

Floyd Jones Learning Innovation and Simulation Center
Floyd Jones Learning Innovation and Simulation Center


Funding of Mantis Robot Accelerates Breakthrough Research

Gift Shop Volunteers
Gift Shop Volunteers

Gifts of a Lifetime
Gifts of a Lifetime

Gifts for the Sole: Sock Donations Make a Big Impact at BBH
Gifts for the Sole: Sock Donations Make a Big Impact at BBH

GiveBig
GiveBig

Giving Back in Gratitude
Giving Back in Gratitude

Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday

Heavy Restaurant Group
Heavy Restaurant Group: Using Fine Dining to Fuel Research and Care

Heidner Grant Funds Lupus Discovery
Heidner Grant Funds Lupus Discovery

Helping BRI Build Positive Futures
Helping BRI Build Positive Futures

Helping Cancer Patients Eat Well
Helping Cancer Patients Eat Well

Helping the Homeless Find Housing
Helping the Homeless Find Housing

Helping Patients Overcome HIV/AIDS
Helping Patients Overcome HIV/AIDS

Honeywell: Helping Keep Seattle Well
Honeywell: Helping Keep Seattle Well

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Honoring a Generation of Distinguished Supporters

Honoring Nurses with Educational Opportunities
Honoring Nurses with Educational Opportunities

Illuminations Luncheon
Illuminations Luncheon

Jewelry Designer Gives Back for Pancreatic Cancer
Jewelry Designer Gives Back for Pancreatic Cancer

Jim Young
Jim Young

Kailey Druffel
Kailey Druffel

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KARL STORZ

Katherine Hern
Katherine Hern

Laundry and shower facilities: a matter of dignity
Laundry and Shower Facilities: A Matter of Dignity

Donors secure the future
Legacy Giving: Donors Make Legacy Gifts

A Luau for Care Love and Compassion
A Luau for Care Love and Compassion

Marv Titterud: A Grateful Patient for Nearly 60 Years
Marv Titterud: A Grateful Patient for Nearly 60 Years


McKinstry and Virginia Mason: An Energizing Partnership


A Mother’s Day Gift Honoring Exceptional Care

OpenSquare
OpenSquare

Palliative Care Program
Palliative Care Program

Patients Show Overwhelming Gratitude for Physicians
Patients Show Overwhelming Gratitude for Physicians

Peterson Family
A Personal Way to Fund Research

Pet Therapy at BBH
Pet Therapy at BBH

Planned Giving IRA
Planned Giving IRA

Prime Electric
Prime Electric

Rachel Martin
Rachel Martin

Remembering Roger Lindeman, MD
Remembering Roger Lindeman, MD

Safeway/Seahawks
Safeway/Seahawks/

Supporting a Grandfather's Legacy
Supporting a Grandfather's Legacy

Supporting BRI, in Banking and Beyond
Supporting BRI, in Banking and Beyond

Supporting Care for Children through Education
Supporting Care for Children through Education

Supporting a Strong Future for Virginia Mason
Supporting a Strong Future for Virginia Mason

Supporting world-class care
Supporting World-Class Care

Therapeutic Music
Team Members Are “All In” to Give

Terry Johnson
Terry Johnson — Volunteering Changed Her Life

Therapeutic Music
Therapeutic Music

Towboat Golf Invitational
Towboat Golf Invitational


Virginia Mason and Boeing: Improving Our World


Visionary Leader and Life-Long Donor: Austin Ross Sr.
Visionary Leader and Life-Long Donor: Austin Ross Sr.

Volunteer Companions
Volunteer Companions Program Provides Comfort at the Bedside

Weyerhaeuser Family Receives 2016 Meurk Service Award
Weyerhaeuser Family Receives 2016 Meurk Service Award

Willamette Dental Group: a Commitment to Helping Those in Need
Willamette Dental Group: a Commitment to Helping Those in Need


Why Expeditors Supports BRI

Why Holland America Supports Our Quest for Better Health
Why Holland America Supports Our Quest for Better Health

Donating to Improve Complex Care
Donating to Improve Complex Care

A Lifelong Love for Virginia Mason
A Lifelong Love for Virginia Mason

Fighting Back Against Immune System Diseases
Fighting Back Against Immune System Diseases

Perpetuating a Passion for Research
Perpetuating a Passion for Research

A Steadfast Partner in Quality Care
A Steadfast Partner in Quality Care

A Sweet Surprise for Bailey-Boushay House
A Sweet Surprise for Bailey-Boushay House

Tiny Horses Make Big a Difference to Patients at Virginia Mason
Tiny Horses Make Big a Difference to Patients at Virginia Mason

A Symbol of Gratitude for Bailey-Boushay House
A Symbol of Gratitude for Bailey-Boushay House

Illuminations Luncheon Fuels Discovery at BRI
Illuminations Luncheon Fuels Discovery at BRI

Doing the Right Thing, No Matter What
Doing the Right Thing, No Matter What

Funding Cures from Allergies to Cancer
Funding Cures from Allergies to Cancer

Honoring Exceptional Care
Honoring Exceptional Care

Helping BBH Clients Transition Out of Homelessness
Helping BBH Clients Transition Out of Homelessness

How Virginia Mason Employees Give Back
How Virginia Mason Employees Give Back

Loyal to Virginia Mason
Loyal to Virginia Mason

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