December 15, 2017 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 9A FESTIVAL OF TREES A day for kids, a night for innovation Hospital foundation gala supports emergency services By R.J. Marx Cannon Beach Gazette S EASIDE — Innovation was the focus of the 20th annual Safeway Providence Festival of Trees at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center. With a goal of raising $175,000, donors at silent and live auctions tallied almost $196,000. The money will support programs at Providence Sea- side Hospital. “Our focus for tonight is to celebrate the last 20 years and look to the future and the need to grow and expand our services,” said Kimber- ly Ward, executive director of the hospital’s foundation. “This fund will allow us to fo- cus on greater, more strategic projects. The first priority will be to help patients who use our emergency services.” Providence Seaside Hos- pital Foundation Chairman Gregg Freedman described it as “the most successful gala ever.” A visit with Santa Saturday, Dec. 2, ranged from Christmas stocking caps to black tie. For the more than 1,000 visitors to Candy Cane Lane at the convention center, the event offered not only an op- portunity to support the re- gion’s medical services, but a chance to dally awhile with Santa and peruse 30 donated Christmas trees and displays decorated by local businesses, designers, florists and North Coast residents. A line of children waited on the mezzanine level for their audience with Santa. R.J. MARX/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Left, Garrett, Anika and Bianna Parks visit David Frei and his therapy dogs, Grace and Angel, at the Seaside Festival of Trees. Above, Laura and Gregg Freedman of the Prov- idence Seaside Hospital Foundation and meteorologist Mark Nelsen, Fox 12 Oregon. COLIN MURPHEY/EO MEDIA GROUP Warrenton’s Adalyn Saysongdeth, 8, had no doubt what she would ask for — a Hatchable, an egg with birds inside, she explained. Adalyn’s brother Brody, 5, and friend Dominic Dow each had their eyes on Nintendo Switches. A wine tree from the Sea- side Chamber of Commerce presented 60 bottles alongside the tree. An entry from the Can- non Beach Chamber of Com- merce honored founder Tom Drumheller, chief executive officer of Escape Lodging and co-owner of Tom’s Fish & Chips, who died earlier this year. The tree memorialized one of Drumheller’s favorite slo- gans. “He used to always say, ‘It’ll be fun,’” Drumheller’s longtime friend and business partner Patrick Nofield said. “That was one of his hall- marks.” Cannon Beach resident David Frei, just back in town from the National Dog Show, was accompanied by Angel, a Cavalier King Charles span- iel, and Grace, a Brittany, to publicize the therapy dog pro- gram at the hospital. The program, initiated by Frei and his wife, Cherilyn, now has 10 teams visiting the hospital. “Dogs help patients man- age whatever challenge they may be having,” he said. “It gets them to smile, to talk. It brings them back to home a little bit.” With auction of the tree came a trip to Beverly Hills and a meeting with Frei and show host John O’Hurley. moving into the 21st century of medicine — proactive as opposed to reactive. “Right now, medicine is re- active in responding to some- ultimate goal of the founda- tion and Providence Seaside is to improve our community and make it a healthier place to live for all of us.” CELEBRATE GREAT SAVINGS FREE S DLES COR PLUS 25 Off % Select re Series Signatu 1/17 res 12/3 Premier event The sold-out gala hosted 330 guests from as far as San Francisco, with 16 live auc- tion items. 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