More than the Northland's largest Half Marathon - our annual Liberty Hospital Half Marathon and Jewell5K raises funds through sponsorships, race entry fees and donations to support our LiveWell grant program. In 2019, the Liberty Hospital Foundation provided $100,000 in support to ten different community organizations that support our [...]
When I was approached to share what a Nurse Navigator does and about the changes that have occurred in Liberty Hospital Women's Imaging (LHWI) over the past year, I jumped at the opportunity. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and many organizations show support during this time, but breast cancer [...]
When Kyleigh passed away at birth in 2012, my biggest fear as her mother was that she would be forgotten. How would people remember her when they didn’t even get to meet her? No amount of sympathy cards, flowers or meals in the present could replace the fear that she [...]
Hi everyone! My name is Shayne Anspaugh and I have been the Northland CAPS intern at the Foundation this Spring. For those who don’t know, Northland CAPS is a program that works with schools and businesses in the Northland to provide meaningful real-work experiences. We work on projects the first [...]
Meet Donna. Donna is a 10 year cancer survivor, but still has daily reminders of her battle. Things like neuropathy in her legs and feet causing balance issues, and inflammation in her joints. These health issues, along with fitness goals, were the main reason Donna enrolled in the Cancer Wellness [...]
It may have been many years ago, but it’s the care Wil Lala received at Liberty Hospital that sticks with him and his family. While traveling, Wil was in a deadly plane crash during a blizzard. He was not expected to survive and was brought to Liberty Hospital. With the [...]
Kyleigh's Gift gives the gift of time to Castledine family Jason and Megan Castledine didn’t expect to be expecting. Nor did they expect to learn they were having twins. But after their final attempt with fertility treatments, the news was welcomed with surprise and excitement.For a few days in October [...]
It’s been a great fall at the Foundation and our interns have been hard at work on collecting items for the TreeHouse, creating a #GivingTuesday campaign, prepping for the Kyleigh's Gift event, cleaning up databases and re-vamping our Employee Handbook. We asked our interns about their experiences working at the Foundation [...]
Giving back has always been important to my family. My sisters and I grew up with regular examples of giving back and that naturally spilled over to our company. I’ve watched my parents quietly, thoughtfully and consistently do what they could to make people’s lives better and I only hope [...]
On July 24, an orca whale gave birth to a 400 pound calf just off the coast of Victoria, British Columbia, only to have her calf pass away less than an hour later. For 17 days, this mama orca carried her dead calf for miles and miles, back and forth [...]
