November 20, 2022
Mended Hearts Chapter 130 celebrated 30 years with St Peter Hospital in 2022. We are the oldest Chapter in Washington State. We have members who joined when the Chapter was formed and are still with us today. We offer support, education and advocacy for heart patients, and their families. It has been my pleasure to play a role in the on-going evolution of the Chapter. The last few years have been tough keeping a peer support group going without meeting in person. We have used Zoom for virtual contact since early in the pandemic. Members have been amazing the way they have adjusted to the virtual meetings.
We have now resumed meeting in person and also will be resuming our visiting program at St Peter Hospital. We are looking forward to visiting again and will have new members supporting this function. This is our first year with a website. In December we will hold our first in-person Holiday Luncheon since COVID began. Another highlight for the Chapter this year was our participation in the World of Support Fund Raiser for Mended Hearts. Our Team, “Heart of Gold’ won first place and will be featured in the January 2023 Heartbeat Magazine. In recent years two of our members have won trips sponsored by Mended Hearts to New York. We look forward to the Chapter’s Role in the community being even stronger in coming years.
I’d like to thank members, St Peter Hospital Staff, and families for your continued support.