The 2004 Sequoia Hospital Foundation Gala Events were an unprecedented success. The Ball, held Friday night, September 17th at the Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club, featured live auctioneer Frank Bizzarro with cohort Joe Putnam, an outstanding silent auction and, later, dancing to the  music of Rex Allen's Swing Express. The elegant and enjoyable evening truly put everyone in a spirit to 'Celebrate the New Sequoia.'

A traditional shotgun start began the annual Invitational Golf Tournament Monday, September 20th at the Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club.  The warm summer afternoon saw more than 26 teams enjoying a day of golf among friends and colleagues. The evening found everyone unwinding together in the clubhouse for a relaxing dinner, silent auction and awards ceremony.

The Danford Foundation and the Hannig Family were the Presenting Sponsors for the 2004 Gala Events and Mrs. Gloria Kennett served as honorary chair emeritus in loving memory of her husband, Dr. William Kennett.  Dr. and Mrs. Edward Katz, Dr. and Mrs. George Koenig, Dr. Denise Brown and Dr. Alex Brown chaired this year's Sequoia Ball while Frank Hannig, Jr. and Greg Kemist  chaired the Golf Tournament.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Sequoia Hospital Foundation, we extend our heartfelt thanks to those who supported the Gala Events. We are proud to announce that the 2004 Gala Events netted a record breaking  $202,000 to enhance patient care at Sequoia Hospital. This year we celebrated both the unveiling of plans for the Sequoia Hospital of the twenty-first century and our commitment to compassionate care with proceeds from the events used to fund new Infusion Pumps for Sequoia Hospital patients.