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2010 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY A Word From Our Executive Director Sheila Capestany Executive Director Peggy Fitzgerald Board President “I wish I had this kind of support when I had my first baby ten years ago. I've learned so much - it would have made things really different the first time.” Open Arms Client O n behalf of Open Arms, we are proud to share our 2010 Report with you, our community. In 2010, we worked with over 220 pregnant women and their families throughout King County and welcomed 126 new lives into the world. This year continued to be difficult for many in the communi- ties we serve and we saw a dramatic increase in issues that our clients faced - domestic violence, family instability, food insecurity and housing crises among them. In addition to meeting the birthing needs of our clients, we spent time solidifying and broadening our partnerships with other organizations and working creatively with our clients to help each new family welcome their baby in as safe and secure a way as possible. In addition to direct services, community involvement and advocacy are equally important to our mission. To this end, Open Arms is active on many local and statewide coalitions and committees that help pregnant women, their families and communities survive and thrive. On a policy level, we are actively involved in infant mortality prevention and addressing health disparities as well as giving input on developing early learning systems and home visiting systems that support, honor and respect our families and communities. The past five years have been rapid growth years for Open Arms. In late 2010, Open Arms embarked on a strategic planning process in an effort to define our priorities and goals for our agency as we move into the future as a mid-sized agency, with emphasis on programmatic excellence and finan- cial stability. We look forward to continuing this process in 2011. These are hard times we are in, full of joy and challenges, exhilaration and worry. We are proud of the change Open Arms is creating in our communities and in the lives of the women we touch and, at the same time, humbled by the strength and power of the women and families who are struggling day to day as they bring their children into the world. And, we are full of gratitude for all the contributions of volunteers, staff, donors, families and partners that are invaluable to the work we do. Thank you for being on this journey with us. Warmest Regards,

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  • 2010 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

    A Word From Our Executive Director

    Sheila Capestany Executive Director

    Peggy Fitzgerald Board President

    “I wish I had this kind of support when I had my

    first baby ten years ago. I've learned so much -

    it would have made things really different

    the first time.”

    Open Arms Client

    O n behalf of Open Arms, we are proud to share our

    2010 Report with you, our community. In 2010,

    we worked with over 220 pregnant women and

    their families throughout King County and

    welcomed 126 new lives into the world.

    This year continued to be difficult for many in the communi-

    ties we serve and we saw a dramatic increase in issues that our

    clients faced - domestic violence, family instability, food

    insecurity and housing crises among them. In addition to

    meeting the birthing needs of our clients, we spent time

    solidifying and broadening our partnerships with other

    organizations and working creatively with our clients to help

    each new family welcome their baby in as safe and secure a

    way as possible.

    In addition to direct services, community involvement and

    advocacy are equally important to our mission. To this end,

    Open Arms is active on many local and statewide coalitions

    and committees that help pregnant women, their families and

    communities survive and thrive. On a policy level, we are

    actively involved in infant mortality prevention and addressing

    health disparities as well as giving input on developing early

    learning systems and home visiting systems that support,

    honor and respect our families and communities.

    The past five years have been rapid growth years for Open

    Arms. In late 2010, Open Arms embarked on a strategic

    planning process in an effort to define our priorities and goals

    for our agency as we move into the future as a mid-sized

    agency, with emphasis on programmatic excellence and finan-

    cial stability. We look forward to continuing this process in

    2011. These are hard times we are in, full of joy and challenges, exhilaration and worry. We are proud of the change Open Arms is creating in our communities and in the lives of the women we touch and, at the same time, humbled by the strength and power of the women and families who are struggling day to day as they bring their children into the world. And, we are full of gratitude for all the contributions of volunteers, staff, donors, families and partners that are invaluable to the work we do.

    Thank you for being on this journey with us. Warmest Regards,

  • Birth Doula Services Open Arms was honored to receive the Innovative Program Award from the Seattle Human Services Coalition in June of 2010 for our Birth Doula Services program. The Coalition recognized our unique, culturally competent doula services as a crucial element in helping to eliminate health disparities in our communities and addressing these disparities from the earliest stage of human development. The award also cited our positive program results, which include providing education about pregnancy and positive early parenting, increasing rates of breastfeeding and reducing medical interventions and the cost of prenatal care.

    The Birth Doula Services program operates at capacity each month, with services filling up an average of 2-3 months ahead and supplemented further by the generous donation of time from volunteer doulas. Yet still there is great need: each month we must turn away clients whom we cannot serve due to funding. Our doulas are now able to serve Open Arms clients in 15 languages including English, up from seven languages in 2009. We are finding several of our clients feel called to doula work after the birth of their babies and have gone on to train as birth doulas themselves, providing an exciting, sustainable framework for employment and extended support for families within communities.

    In 2010, Open Arms began an intensive evaluation process for our doula program. Results will be used to improve our services and contribute to the knowledge base around effective community-based programs for mothers, infants and families.

    Outreach Doula Services We continue to serve women in the Latina and Somali communities as part of our community partnership with the White Center Early Learning Initiative (WCELI). In 2010, we celebrated the first birthdays of several of the first babies born while families were enrolled in this program. Our outreach doulas have been very creative in supporting clients according

    to their individual needs and the needs of the community and serve many roles for the families they work with – not only in support of pregnancy, birth and postpartum but also in the role of cultural navigator, “walking alongside” women from their community to help new moms navigate and access resources for their children and support their children’s early learning, right from the beginning of life.

    Scholarship Fund In 2010, we granted 15 scholarships to women through our scholarship program, which provides financial assistance for aspiring birth doulas, postpartum doulas and childbirth educators. Scholarships can be applied to approved doula or childbirth educator training courses, course materials and membership, apprenticeship, or certification fees.

    Advocacy Work As issues arise for the women and communities we serve, Open Arms responds by advocating for change and long-term improvement in women’s perinatal health. In 2010, we joined Legal Voice to work against a policy of shackling incarcerated women during labor and childbirth. Washington is one of only a handful of states who passed this important human rights legislation. Additionally, Open Arms continues to advocate for women’s needs locally as well as globally and continues to promote health and well-being for mothers and babies in our community.

    Fiscal Agency As a part of our mission to provide community-based support, OA acts as fiscal agent to several groups who are doing essential work in our community for women, children and families. In 2010, we were fiscal agents for a number of small, progressive organizations, including Black Star Line, Brown Sugar Babies and Birth Attendants.

    Community Partnership Open Arms is a community partner with the White Center Early Learning Initiative (WCELI), Denise Louie Education Center, Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS), Equal Start and the Simkin Center and Midwifery Department at Bastyr University. As part of our community

    2010 Program Update How long do our programs serve

    families?

    • Birth Doula Services – 3rd trimester through birth until 6-8 weeks post-partum

    • Outreach Doula Services – early in pregnancy through birth and up to 2 years postpartum

    • Breastfeeding Peer Counselors

    (2011 and beyond) – up to two months postpartum

  • It’s difficult to measure the true impact that doulas have on a woman’s life. It’s impossible to quantify the value of a woman not being alone during pregnancy and the birth of her baby, of showing up at someone’s house when she’s been up all night with a newborn, or of having someone known and trusted to talk to when feeling worried or overwhelmed with parenting. It’s hard to tally cost-savings of complications or poor health outcomes that never happened because they were prevented. But at Open Arms, we consider these interventions immeasurably worthwhile, or as we put it: “evidenced-based magic.” However we do have many outcomes that are measurable and we’d like to share some of those with you. Recovering from major surgery while also adjusting to the challenges of having a newborn is tremendous. For women who live with other social life stressors, the task sometimes feels insurmountable. The 2010 Open Arms C-section rate was 23% and of these, only 17% were unplanned. For comparison, the rate

    of C-section at major Puget Sound hospitals is 38-40%.

    Program Results

    partnership work, Open Arms staff also sit on a number of regional and national bodies working on issues related to our mission with emphasis on maternal and infant health and well-being, as well as community-based work and multiculturalism. Open Arms participates on state-wide advisory committees and task forces that impact health disparities, early learning and home visiting services. As other organizations, agencies and educational institutions recognize the importance of community-based work and support for women and infants during the time around birth, Open Arms will continue to provide local and national leadership and modeling on these issues.

    New Program: Breastfeeding Peer Counselors Open Arms was awarded a contract with Public Health-Seattle and King County WIC to provide community-based breastfeeding peer counseling for women who receive WIC support. This program will extend the reach of breastfeeding support to low-income African American, Amharic, Latina, Somali, Tigrigna, Ukrainian/Russian, Vietnamese and White communities. Open Arms will launch this program in June 2011.

    Board of Directors

    Peggy Fitzgerald, M.Ed, President

    Erica Nixon-Mack, Vice-President

    *Ty Watanabe, MBA, CPA, Treasurer

    Dr. Kelly Beekin, MD, CD

    Sharon Cunnington

    *Chiemi Davis, MSW

    Emily Kane

    *Dr. Jay McLean-Riggs, MD, MPH

    Geoff Miller, JD (exiting)

    Sarah Pulliam, LICSW, MPH

    Sara Thompson (exiting)

    Sabrina Urquhart

    Tom Vasquez (exiting)

    * New board members in 2011.

    Staff

    Sheila Capestany, MPH, MSW Exec. Director

    Annie Moffatt, LM, CD birth and postpartum

    Michelle Sarju, LM, CPM

    Yvette Dioubate, CD

    Erica Sugita

    Hawa Egal, CD

    Margarita Celis, CD

    Libin Egal, CD

    Jeff Deveaux

    As well as the more well-known physical and emotional benefits to mothers and babies, breastfeeding is a proven protective factor against abuse and neglect, and it can increase mother-child attachment. Of our new mothers, 95% began with breastfeeding.

    Low birth weight and prematurity put babies at risk for a number of potentially lifelong complications and at worst, can lead to the death of an infant. Helping mothers stay pregnant through to term and increasing awareness about healthy nutrition is one way to impact these unacceptable outcomes. Among babies born with Open Arms doulas, 3.5% were low birth weight, versus 8.2% in the overall US

    population. Open Arms doulas serve as cultural navigators for the medical system as well as for broader services and community resources, helping families to bridge the gaps of language and culture in order to support their child’s earliest health and learning. Approximately 48% of our mothers were from immigrant or refugee populations.

  • Open Arms operates with a balanced budget. As with many small nonprofits, our financial statement is a snapshot in time. We operate on a January to December fiscal calendar, while two of our major grantors operate on different calendars. The complexity of managing different schedules sometimes means that a delay in scheduled reimbursements will overlap the end of our fiscal year and is then recorded shortly into our new fiscal year. Similarly, the overspend of $40,000 that is seen between the revenue and expenditures in 2010 was due to program expense originally funded and allocated for the 2009 fiscal year, but not actually incurred until the first weeks of 2010. Our 2010 numbers still show us with a very large single source funder, Thrive By Five. This funding is specific to the White Center Early Learning Initiative (WCELI) for our Outreach Doula Program. Our Birth Doula Program and Scholarship Fund, by contrast, operate largely though our fundraising efforts. In 2011, a new contract specific to the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program through Public Health/WIC will also contribute to overall revenue for Open Arms. Looking forward into 2011 and beyond, Open Arms will continue to build diversity of funding and seek additional funding to support infrastructure and capacity-building to ensure our ongoing stability as a mid-size organization.

    Financial Statement

    * These numbers have not been audited.

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    Visit us online at www.openarmsps.org.

    2010 Total Revenue: $629,000*

    2010 Total Expenses: $669,000*

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    Partnership

    Foundations and

    Corporations

    Individual

    Contributions

    Special Events

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    92%

    Program

    Management and

    General Expenses

    Fundraising

    Photography courtesy of melissagrace photography

  • Open Arms Perinatal Services Giving Tree As part of our strategic plan, Open Arms is committed to securing a diverse and stable source of funding for our programs. We thank all of our

    donors for their commitment to the health and well-being of women and babies in our region.

    Roots

    We welcome the following persons into an inner circle of investors, whose collective vision will inform our services. They have committed to

    multiyear giving, anchoring and nourishing our programs.

    Emily Anthony and David Maymudes Lisa Chin and Nigel Green

    Peggy and Charles Fitzgerald

    Shoots

    Our donors are the backbone of our organization, ensuring that women continue to receive services, even in a down economy, where the safety net is shrinking.

    Harun and Jama Abdullahi Julee Abe Rachel Abramson Barbara Acevedo-Visser Kristine Adair Margo Adair Esther Adler Sara Ainsworth Sadikifu Akina-James Newell Aldrich Shannon Aldrich Payne Dannette Allen Karen Allen Paul and Rachael Alnwick Veronica Amucha Chloe R Anderson Darwyn Anderson Polly Anderson Todd Anderson Dave Andresen Rachel Arlsen Jill Arnold Kenneth Astrein and Marjorie Schnyder Jonathan and Deanne Ater Nina Auerbach Robert and Kristine Avery Phyllis Ayers Julie Aylett Bernal Baca Michelle Bagley Tanya Bake John Bancroft Helen Bardenwerper Vaughnetta Barton Peter Bauman Ashlie Beach Alan and Daren Beach-Nelson Renee Beebe Dr. Kelly Beeken Allen and Margaret Belton Beth Bendler Mara Benedict Elizabeth Bennedict Barbara Bennet Lisa Berger Ronni Berger Margaret Bergmann-Ness Rhonda Berry Joci Besecker

    Dale and Heidi Biddle Inez Noble Black Brenda Blasingame Marcy Bloom Dana Blue Beth Boatright Margie Bone Anthony and Melissa Bonghi Sheryl Borton Dennis Bounds Doris Boutain Renee Bouvion David and Diane Bowe Kathy Braaten Miranda Bradford Wendie Bramwell Rod Brandon Jill Braun Regina Brennan Laura Brickner Shannon and Eric Brim Karen Brokovitch Maria and Richard Brooks Autumn Brown Caterina Brown Lynee Brown Cindie Brown Eric and Minda Brusse Fadumo Bulale Angela Bultemeier Melanie Burch Melissa Burgess Emilie Burke Dori Busath Jane Bush Rebecca Butler Leslie Butterfield Stacey Callaghan Timothy Callahan Charlene Campbell Ana Maria Capestany Ben and Tina Capestany Keo Capestany Laura and James Capestany Maria Capestany Mark and Claudia Capestany Roger Capestany Sheila and Fred Capestany Keo Capestany and Alicia Gonzalez

    Deborah Caplow Catherine Caputo Nicole Carbine Tara Cardinal Marina Carleton Maria Carlos Sharon Carlsen Stacy Carlson Onion Carrillo Carrie Carroll Kathy Carson John and Jan Carter Alex and Eloisa Cary Sara Cerell Glo Ceteznik Melissa Chabran Lisa Chaiet Joshua S Chaitin Argelia Chavez NancyCherry Inspired Child Katy Childers Michael Childs Robin Chiles Frank Chilelli and Matt Snell Nicole Chilivis Sharon Chin David Jr. Chinn Kimberly Christensin Carri Christianson Julie Church Emily Clark and Bill Bradburd Wayne Clifford Mia Clithero-Karpov Sally Cloninger Sandra Coe Peter Cohn Richard Conlin and Sue Ann Allen Tracy Cooper Dawn Cooray Ranchigoda Christopher Cortese Joey Coverdale Mary Cowen Beth Coyote Christina Cramer Nancy Creighton Stephanie Cross Catherine Crosslin Sharon and Paul Cunnington

  • Audrey Freudenberg Cathy and Harvey Friedman Sangree Froelicher Amy Fulkerson Rebecca Gallagher Nicole Gallicchio Laurie Gallo Erin Galvin and Joshua Chaitin Chris Gamache Jerry Gardner Sharon Garrett Natalie Gendler Annette Gibson Carolyn Gleason Wendy Gordon Barbara Gorham Alicia Grace Dori Greenaway Sonja and Kalila Griffin David and June Griffith Matthew and Kathleen Groshong Nancy and Bob Grote Maureen Gummersall Bei-Jing Guo Kathryn Hahn Ryan Hall Peter Haller Michael and Dawn Hamlin Jeanne Hanley Rachel and Russell Harmon Bridget Harrington Anthony and Deborah Harris Holli Harris Heather Hart and Chris Baird Sarah Hartzell Abdulahi Harum Nancy Hasegawa Larry Haskell Said Hassan Khalif Mary Hatlen Kim Hauge Joan Haynes and Rodney Flanders Karen Hays Theresa Hazard Donna Hazel Jennifer Head Emily Healy Christine Hebert Adrien Hefta-Gaub Robin Heide Jill Heiney- Smith and Steve Smith Tonya Hennen Judith Herrigel Askia Heru Marjon Heru Marne Herzer Steve Heuring Lillian Hewko Peter Heyman Deanna Hill Frances Hill Gary Hill Melissa Hill Theresa Hill Sheri Hill and Timothy Quagliaroli Pamela and Benjamin Hillard Kari Hilwig Kim Hirayama

    Norea Hoeft Ryan and Katie Hoff Gerald and Betsy Hoffmeister Courtney Hooks Benita Horn Mary Hotchkiss Paula Houston Gail Hoyer Lynn Hughes Katherine Hultquist John and Wendy Hunter Susan Huth Linda Inagawa Sarah Insel Jen Isaaks Susanne Isakson Samantha Isenberger Sunita Iyer Carmen Jackson Marty Jacobs Marianne Jacobson Abdullahi Jama Edil Jama Kim James Carol L. Jenkins Aaron and LaJuana Johnson Becky Lou Johnson Darice Johnson Diane Johnson Tim Johnson Benjamin Joldersma Joyce Jolley Katie Jordan Aimee Joyce Erin Kahn Christopher Kane Emily and Matthew Kane Kathy Kane Hye-Kyung Kang Tim and Jennifer Kannapel Christie Karis Walker Karraa Shelly Karuna Mike Kasprzak Danielle Kassow Jayne Kauzloric Eve Keller Kathy Kelly Annie Kennedy Loretta Kennedy Steve Kennedy and Aimee Do Carrie Kenner Terri Kimball and Larry Douglas Kristen Kimmer Deborah King Dore Ann King Theryn Kiquamasud'vashti Arthur Kopicky Heidi Koss-Nobel Paul Krauss Colin Laak Bernice Lalley A. Magill Lange Lisa Lannigan Carrie Lanza Kin Lau Tara Laukat William and Kara Laverde

    Khadra Dahir Eboni Davis Wendy Dean Jerry DeGrieck Fausto DeGuzman Leilani Dela Cruz Paul and Christine Delke Allison Delong Theresa Demeter Edith Demmert Jeff Deveaux Shavonda Dial Barbara Dick Yvette Dioubate Mariam DK Anderson Angie Dobbins-Frisbie Bernie Dorsey Tina Dos Santos Angie Doyle Suzanne Durard Janelle Durham Tamara Dykstra Stacy and Randy Earlywine John Economus Jama Edde Christine Edgar and Frank DeMarco Julie Edsforth and Jabe Blumenthal Sally Anne Edwards Libin Egal Jan P Eisenman Dorry Elias-Garcia Simon Adriane Ellis Irvin Emanuel Mandy Eng Marc England Jacqueline Erbe Joan Ernest Marie Esche-Radtke Suzette Espinosa-Cruz Carla Evans Katherine Evanson Megan Fairbank Saida Farah Hassan Farah Elmi Adie Fatur Shannon Fawcett Genee Fenton Melinda Ferguson Josh Feuer Rachel Findlay Phyllis Finley Beverly and Stephen Fissel Mako Fitts Christian Fitzgerald Elizabeth Fitzgerald Peggy Fitzgerald Angela Flint Sigrid Foerch Denise Forkey Lisa Foss Bradley and Linda Fowler Shawnette Fox Rebecca Francis Tisha Frank Monique Franklin Marilyn Frasca John and Pamela Frazier Ross and Vanessa French

  • Geoff Miller and Jenny Gamache Tyvone Minnis Hemlata Mistry Charles Mitchell Lea Ann Miyagawa Carol Mizoguchi Annie Moffat Hope Moffat Ahmed Mohamoud Fatuma Mohamud Sunita Mokadam Jo Montgomery Alma Moon Shellie Moore Richard and Corky Morse Andrea Munson Anna Munson Anita Mwamba Suzy Myers Nancy Myles Robin Narruhn Julie Nelson Lara and Richard Nelson Roberta Newell Amie Newman Angelita Nixon Dana Nixon Virginia Nixon Erica Nixon Mack Jennifer and Patchen Noelke Edna Noga Elizabeth Nugent Susan Oatis John O'Brien Maryann O'Hara Erin Okuno Deb Oliver Dr. Jeffrey Olliffe Timia Olsen Eric and Yvette Olson Sean Olson Yvette Olson Karla Oman Barbara Orcutt Kirstin Orwig Mary Pat Osterhaus Caren Ott Timothy and Amy Owens April Pace Darlene Page Alan Painter Frank and Patricia Palmer Sharon Palmer-Royston Charlie Panchev Ann Paris Danica Parkin Mel Parsons Joni Parthemer Ariel Patano Shannon Payne Carla and John Pedey-Braswell Matias Pelenur Michelle Pennylegion Dolen Perkins-Valdez Holly Perzynski Nita and Larry Petry Zach Phillips Mary Jeanne Phipps William Pilder

    Carolyn Pirak Heather Pitre Marc Pitre Joy Pocasangre Al Poole Sauda Porter Amanda Potter DJ and Gretchen Powers Elizabeth Prot Patricia Pulliam Sarah Pulliam Judy Purdy-Richardson Merlin and Vena Rainwater Camille and Pindar Rajkumar Barbara Rakes Tanya Ranchigoda and Jasen Biro The Rauch Family Lesley Raunig Jill Raynor-Holdcroft Gilbert Recla Ruth Reed Mary Rehm Ariadna Reida Ralph Reinert and Diane Glenn Beatrice Reiss Krista Reitberg Kimberly Reppart Amy Rider Amy Riggs J'May Rivara Deidre Roberts Mary Helen Roberts Tiffany Robertson Brett Robichaud Jean and Bradley Robinson Erica Roney Jude Rotimi Nicole Sadow-Hasenburg Heidi Sallaway Josephine Saltmarsh Nafiso Samatar Parmjit Sandhu Alexandra and Christian Sarason Vonda Sargent David and Michelle Sarju Julia Sarkissian Valerie Sasson Stephanie Scappini Stephanie Schafer Melissa Schaffer Heather Schaub Sarah Schieron Lois Schipper Lily Scott Mark and Louise Sears Angela Segarra Ryan and Bernadette Seko Phyllis Seren Dale and Jinny Sewall Nekole Shapiro Rachel Shapiro Pat and Bill Shaver Leslie Shea Selena Shelley Caroline Shelton Jeffrey E Shields Monica Shih Caroline Shimozato Fruma Shrensel

    Mijo Lee Jackaline Lee Wong Kite Gina Legaz Lyman Legters Deborah Lelinski May Leong and Rory MacLysaght Naomi Lester Sara Levin Audrey Levine Derek and Laurie Levy Kathryn Lewis Barbara Lewy Don Linnertz Joshua and Laura Lipsky Leanne Lloyd LaJuana Locklin Hilary Loeb Andrew Long Janet Lotawa Jessica Ludders Robin Ludington Eunice Lunde Jon and Annie Luopa Melissa Lynch Calvin and Julie Lyons Chanley Lyton Brandon M. Tripp Vanessa Maanao Laura MacPherson and Mark Aiken Richard and Mary Mack Tara Madsen James Maguire Rachel Mahaffey Kelly and Patrick Malloy Victoria Malloy Kelly Mann Larissa Mansfield Dean and Gerrie Margell Shasta Marine Maggie Marting Annette Martin-Gipson Jan Martinka SabihaMason Alesia Massingale Mary Matlen Alison Maul Kerry Mauri Julie Maxwell Janet McAlpin Jennifer McArthur Katie McCullough Simmons Treebyleaf McCurdy Kimberly McDonald Flora McEachern Reese McGillie Peter McGraw Gordon McHenry, Jr Patricia McInturff Megan McJennett Shanie McLaren Margaret McNulty Jillian Mednick Mehret Mehanzel Jacqueline Meijer-Irons Tom Melancon Faye Melton Nelida Mendoza Megan and David Miles Steve Miller

  • Brittany Walsh Jim Walsh Nancy Ward Michael and Heidi Wasem Amelia and Todd Wathey Jen Watson Gail Watts and Sandy Polzin Patti Weber Alissa Wehrman Michelle Welborn Patricia Wells Suzanna Westhagen Mo Whalen Jane White Vulliet Melissa and David Wickwire Sandra Wilcox Remi Wingo Jenny Winkler and Egal Oren Pilar Woerner Danuta Wojnar Susan Wolak Allyson Wong Brenda Woodburn Clare Woolgrove Mary Yglesia Jennifer Yim Rick and Tami Young Lauren Ziemski

    Canopy Open Arms gratefully acknowledges the direct support of Foundations and Major Gifts from Corporations and the Community, including matching gifts. Adobe Amazon Bread for the Journey Celebrated Chefs Frank&Cents General Electric Golden Lasso Lucky Seven Microsoft Norcliffe Foundation March of Dimes Seattle Foundation Thrive By Five Washington

    2010 Luncheon Sponsors Thank you to our luncheon supporters and sponsors. We deeply appreciate your support. AterWynne LLP Dennis Bounds, KING-5 News Dr. Ben Danielson, MD Foundation for Early Learning Frank&Cents HealthConnect One melissagrace photography Midwives’ Association of Washington State milkmakers ParentMap Talaris Institute Thrive By Five W Seattle

    Volunteers Open Arms could not be successful in our work were it not for the support of our talented and dedicated volunteers. Thank you. Hibbo Ali Rebecca Allen Haydee Bale Candace Barber Waleska Berrios Carrie Brand Onion Carrillo Frank Chilelli Jannie Choi Deb Correia Satya Curcio satyaphotography.com Down to Earth Doulas Jacquline Erbe Diana Esperas Kat Fagerlie Asha Farah Melinda Ferguson Krista Fleming, Orangebelly Design Tasha Gentile Marisa Hackett Sarah Hartzel Deborah Harris Mizani James-McDaniel Marne Herzer Rokea Jones Ladies of the Lake Lynn Lambie Rachel Liberto Carol Lynn Jainaba Jackson Dedrick Jackson-Hairston Lacey Jenkins Kathy Kane Shannon Laird Tara Madsen Bella Maturna Reese McGillie Heather McGregor Mercer Island Presbyterian Church Melissa Miller melissagracephotography.com Munira Mohamed Taryn Pennau Sue Perrault Mary Rehm Amanda Rudd LeaAnne Rye-Brock Stephanie Safholm Angie Sanderson Isaiah Sarju Michelle Silver Matt Snell Dolly Sundstrom Vanna Waldron Alisha Wang Habiba Warsame Alissa Wehrman WestSide Baby Trish Young

    Phyllis Shulman Cynthia Shurtleff Marcia Sill Michelle Silver Patty Simanek Penny Simkin Nicole Sipos Sarita and Jeremy Siqueiros Thornburg Kristi Skanderup Marcy Slaughter Deborah Sleeman Penny Sluis Margaret Leon Smith Milton and Marietta Smith Sasha Sobers-Outlaw Sue and Soong Sohng Helen Somers Anjoo and Aditi Sood Carol Sordenstone Laura and Alan Spring Lyndsey Starkey Roberta Starne Barbara Steele and Beth Reiss Sharon Cody Stevens Vivian Stevenson Kristine Stewart Callie Stoker-Graham Lisa Stone Rietta Stoneman Marge Stortz Rachel Strasz Mike Strathy Heather Struckman Heidi Ann Stuber Eugene and Erica Sugita Kelley Sullivan Judy Summerfield Robin Supplee Brenda Sutherland Barbara and Daniel Symonds Sandy Szalay David Takami Marcia Tate-Arunga Grace Tazuma and Bruce Brundige William Tedstrom Dorothy Teeter Stuart Terashita Rebecca Thibodeaux Ali Thomas Jeanne Thomas Sara Thompson Jennifer Thomsen Troy Thrall Kathryn Thurber-Smith Marcella Ticehurst Beth Tinker Sarah Townsend Companion Tree Joan Tritchler Laurie Ufer Sabrina Urquhart Molly Ursini Marcia Utela Damaris Valdez Dave Vasquez Tom Vasquez Sarah Wales Louisa Wales Kayla Walker