Public vote earns free Toyota Prius for Summit Assistance Dogs
Summit Assistance Dogs was recognized as a winner of Toyota's 100 Cars for Good program and will receive a new Toyota Prius to better serve the community. Toyota is awarding 100 vehicles over the course of 100 days to 100 deserving nonprofit organizations, based on votes from the public.Summit Assistance Dogs, based in Anacortes, was placed against four other large nonprofit organizations from across the country on June 5 and received more than 45 percent of the votes cast that day.
Summit Assistance Dogs has been aiding people living with disabilities for 11 years. The group has placed 54 assistance dogs in Washington, with five dogs placed in Whatcom County. Summit's dogs perform tasks that would otherwise require support from a human caregiver, such as opening doors, turning lights on and off, retrieving dropped items, and providing companionship and unconditional love.
Shortly after the vote results were released, Summit's founder and executive director, Sue Meinzinger, wrote to supporters: "This is a victory not only for Summit, but a victory for our programs, our graduates, our applicants and our dogs. It would not have been possible without support from our community. Whether you voted or not, helped to get the word out or not ... just your support of Summit ... its mission ... its vision ... its business model allowed us to market a truly premier program that remains true to making our community a better place."
For more information about Summit Assistance Dogs, go to summitdogs.org.
OBSTETRICIAN RETIRES AFTER 7,000 BABIES
Dr. Hull A. Cook, an obstetrician and gynecologist who practiced in Bellingham for 30 years, retired June 28 after delivering more than 7,000 babies. He was honored this year with PeaceHealth's Physician of Excellence Award.
Here are a few anecdotes about him from Dr. Harry Herdman's letter that led to the award:
"Esteemed by his patients and peers, a physician of remarkable skill, compassion, humor, and intellect, it is my privilege to nominate Hull A. "Cactus" Cook as a 2011 PeaceHealth Medical Center Physician of Excellence.
"Cactus is old school, in a good way. Many of the obstetrical skills he developed and still possesses will be lost to our community upon the retirement of his generation. ... Cactus' most respected skill, however, is that of good judgment and broad clinical knowledge.
"During the years when the obstetrical department seemed an orphan in the hospital, and was in a bit of disrepair, there was little in the way of sleep quarters, and little hope of improvement. Cactus ordered and paid for a lovely leather couch and had it placed in the modest obstetrical physician lounge. Everyone who has delivered a baby at the hospital has at least napped there, if not spent the whole night on it. And Cactus can not take it when he leaves.
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