Ports of Call Gala & Auction
A Night at the Kentucky Derby
The winning spirit of the Kentucky Derby was alive and well at the 2024 Ports of Call Gala & Auction! Guests polished their shoes, put on their bow ties and spectacular hats to enjoy an evening of elegance and excitement.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
A special thank you goes out to this year’s Ports of Call sponsors. Their generous support underwrites the cost of the event so every dollar raised goes directly to patient care. We could not pull off an event of this magnitude without them!
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“My World Went From Night to Day”
A terminal prognosis is life-altering, scary, and difficult to prepare for. For Jean Molinari, cancer came suddenly. Her selfless response was to do her best to get her affairs in order and to try to avoid burdening her family – in particular her daughter and...
Enhancing Life with Reverie Harps
For some hospice patients, learning new things can be difficult. Their brains no longer have the dexterity for assimilating new languages, and their bodies have lost the flexibility for new dance moves. And yet, learning or experiencing something new can bring...
Elma Johnson: The Pie Lady
Since 2009, 92-year-old Elma Johnson has helped raise more than $106,500 by auctioning her wild blackberry pies at the annual Ports of Call Gala & Auction! Elma’s special connection to Hospice of the Northwest goes a long way back. Her son, Paul Johnson, was the...
Pediatric Hospice Care – A Different Kind of Care
Sam is curled up in his mom’s lap. At a glance, they look like any mother and 3 year old having a snuggle: Sam’s stuffed tiger hangs over the edge of the couch, and Laura is reading him his favorite story about a kid who wishes for duck feet. Sam and Laura aren’t like...
