Adventist Health Glendale | Healthline Quarterly | Fall 2018

SAM AND GRACE CARVAJAL Wall of Honor “Light Up a Life,” presented by the Adventist Health Glendale Foundation, is an inspiring way to usher in the holiday season. It’s an occasion when the Foundation celebrates and honors family, friends and special people in our lives—those among us today and those who have passed. This year’s theme is “Life and Enduring Memories.” The fifth annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony will be held on Thursday, Dec. 6, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the West Tower lobby. The 30-foot, beautifully decorated Christmas tree will be lighted by Marguerite Marsh, PhD, in memory of her daughter, Victoria “Tori” Tapper. The Rev. Andy Bales, CEO of the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles, will be the keynote speaker. Appetizers and refreshments will be served. Admission is free. The community is invited, and no reservations are necessary. Call 818-409-8055 for more information. Since colonial days, quilt making in America has been associated with family and serves as a canvas for ar- tistic and personal expression. Some quilts also have a special significance, such as the new virtual Quilt of Honor presented by the Adventist Health Glendale Foundation. The quilt’s purpose is twofold: ●● To pay tribute to persons, present and past, in the fight against cancer—patients, family members, phy- sicians, nurses, caregivers, friends and colleagues. ●● To support the renovation of the hospital’s Cancer Center, which is being transformed into a more com- fortable setting for patients and visitors. “The Quilt of Honor is a wonderful way to pay tribute to the courage of loved ones affected by can- cer,” says Foundation President Irene Bourdon. “Each person who adds to our quilt is also making an impor- tant contribution to our Cancer Center that will help patients and families for years to come.” The Carvajals are applauded on stage at the Foundation’s Gala 2018. The hospital’s colorful Christmas tree lights up the holidays. The Foundation invites the community to “Light Up a Life” by making a tribute gift to honor loved ones during the holidays. Proceeds will support the hospital’s hospice services and the Beyond Loss Bereavement Ministry. To make a tribute gift, please call the Foundation office at 818-409-8055 . ‘Laugh 4 a Cause’ celebrates survivors More than 1,000 people turned out at the Alex Theatre in Glendale on Oct. 21 ready to “Laugh 4 a Cause,” an evening of comedy to benefit Adventist Health Glendale’s free support ser- vices for all cancer patients. Presented by the hospital’s Foundation and coordinated by Guild volunteers, this biennial event is especially popular for its family-friendly comedy. Comedian Maz Jobrani, well-known on the comedy circuit, returned as this year’s headliner. The event also featured Don Friesen, Lory Tatoulian and K-von. “Cancer survivorship is a great reason to celebrate,” says Anita Aghajanian, the Guild’s vice president of fundraising and event coordinator. “It’s an honor to raise funds for support groups, including special interest classes, counseling, wigs, scarves and other services to comfort our cancer survivors.” Services are available through the Cancer Center’s Ingeborg’s Place Apart/Positive Image Center for all cancer patients, regardless of where they are receiving treatment. The Foundation gratefully accepts gifts year-round to support free services for cancer patients. To make a donation, go to AdventistHealth.org/Glendale/Giving or call the Foundation at 818-409-8055 . Cancer survivors display inspiring messages at the show’s finale. Dating back to the 1940s, Adventist Health Glendale’s Wall of Honor recognizes physicians, hospital administrators and community leaders. It is the highest recogni- tion the medical center bestows for exceptional commitment to the hospital. A plaque honoring Sam and Grace Carvajal was unveiled dur- ing an impressive ceremony at- tended by more than 100 friends, colleagues and Adventist Health leaders on Oct. 11. Welcome, Sam and Grace, to the Wall of Honor! “Together, Sam and Grace Carvajal have established a trans- formational legacy for Adventist Health Glendale through philan- thropy, service and leadership,” says Scott Reiner, president of Adventist Health. “They have made outstanding contributions to our local and global communi- ties and are role models and an inspiration for others to follow in perpetuity.” Sam retired from the hospi- tal after 42 years as director of medical technology. He currently volunteers on the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Grace volun- teered in the hospital gift shop for 26 years and is a life member of the Guild—which supports cancer care, the Play to Learn Center, the neonatal intensive care unit and children’s programs. A Quilt of Honor Celebrating ‘Life and EnduringMemories’ The actual Quilt of Honor was crafted and stitched in individual squares by a volunteer team of expert quilters and donated to the Foundation. Each square was then photographed and connected digitally to create a virtual quilt (shown here). Making a tribute Individual quilt squares may be inscribed for a tax-deductible donation of $100 each by going online to ahglendalefoundation.org or by calling the Foundation at 818-409-8055 . As tributes are made, they are added to the Foundation’s online virtual quilt. For each square purchased, donors will receive a beautiful 8-by-10-inch commemorative print inscribed with their tribute. 6 FOUNDATION