We would like to extend a great big thank you to the following people for making the Sutter Lakeside Hospital Mobile Health Services Unit launch party and ribbon cutting ceremony a huge success. This event was an amazing testimony to the gracious spirit of the entire community of Lake County.

Siri Nelson, Tammi Silva, Dr. Mark Buehnerkemper, Bill and Dana Kearney, Dr. Elyse Donald, Charlie Mello, Dr. Martin Brotman, Grant Davies, Nancy Gregovich, Brad Oronato, Dr. Karen Tait, Henry “Andy” Anderson, the Sutter Lakeside Hospital Auxiliary, Bill and Patti Brunetti, Mike Lunas, John Tomkins, Tom Lincoln, Mary Ann McQueen, Bill Knoll, Kenny Parlet, Pat Lambert, Dr. Diane Pege, Angela Lagle, Beth Havrilla and the Lake Event Design staff, Brian Bentz and Victor Vega, Kelseyville Lumber, Roger Wheeler and the crew from Wheeler Landscaping, Ruzicka Associates, Area Agency on Aging, Lakeport Chamber of Commerce, Jack Buell, Bill Ringer, Jim Hickson, Joe Prisco, Ehren Hawkins, Carrie McClure, Mark Morehouse and Tom Gayner, Jamie Huston, Jose Beltran, Rebecca Loftis, Mike Pena, Jackie Rad, Mike Wilkenson, Tyler Bellah, David Neft, Doni Wahl of Doni’s Occasion Station, all of our gracious donors and the Sutter Lakeside Hospital staff.

The people of our community were the most important ingredient of our successful fundraising campaign. It was the generosity of individuals, businesses and agencies, and their unwavering commitment to make a difference that will change lives today and forever. You believed. We believed. People believed in all of us. Thank you to all of you for making this dream a reality.

We would also like to acknowledge the following agencies and businesses that sent representatives to help us celebrate the MHSU Launch: Congressman Mike Thompson’s office; County of Lake – Administrator, Health Department, Board of Supervisors and Public Health; Lake County District Attorney’s office; Hospice Services of Lake County; Area Agency on Aging of Lake & Mendocino Counties; Live Oak Senior Center; Community Care Management Corporation; Orchard Park; First Five of Lake County; Lake County Sheriff’s Department; Lake County Community Action Agency; Lake County Office of Education; Lakeport Main Street Association; Clearlake City Council; Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce; Lake County Television; Lake Family Resource Center; Lake County Record Bee; Lakeconews.com; The Tallman Hotel; Polestar Computers; Dennis Fordham; Limousine Connection.

 

 

Tammi Silva is director of the Sutter Lakeside Hospital Foundation.