Worldwide Healing Hands thanks the many participants, sponsors and other supporters who helped make this year’s Hike 4 Healing fundraiser a fun and successful event.

We are especially grateful to our Diamond sponsors ($1,000 donated): St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake, Dr. Marlene Quilala and John Clarke; our Gold sponsors ($500): Sutter Lakeside Hospital, Derrick and Alisa Barnes, Don and Anthy O’Brien, Top Speed Data Communication, Drs. Elyse and Keith Donald, and Dr. Ming-teh Chen; and our Silver sponsors ($250): Dr. Diane Pege, Dr. Corey and Amber Warner, Nicole Hill (X2nSat) and Dina Hutton. We thank the numerous additional donors and supporters who contributed financial and in-kind assistance to this year’s event.

Our hike could not have happened without the assistance of the county of Lake, Kelseyville Fire Department (especially crew members Tyler Nolan, EMT, and Matt Copenhaver, Paramedic), Foods Etc. (owners Dennis and Ruth Darling) who donated snacks and water for our participants, docents Tom and Val Nixon and their crew of docents, People Services and van drivers Ilene Dumont and Margaurite Alves, Mountain Vista Middle School, Nathan DeHart for his willingness to hike and photograph the journey and our many volunteers. We are extremely grateful to all.

Thank you, enthusiastic Hike 4 Healing participants, for joining us on a windy yet beautiful trek up Mount Konocti for our third year raising money to benefit the work of Worldwide Healing Hands in its efforts to improve health care of women and children in Haiti and Uganda during 2016. Your support also benefits homeless and impoverished individuals in Lake County, where Worldwide Healing Hands volunteer teams conduct free health screenings in various locations intermittently through the year.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to you joining us next year!

Susan Stout is administrative assistant for Worldwide Healing Hands, based in Kelseyville, Calif.