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In celebration of our fifth year, the Blake Pottle Foundation is proud to have returned $86,000 directly to the community in 2025, funding programs and resources that measurably improve cancer care and quality of life. Five years in, our mission remains clear:

Record-Setting Results: Most runner signups in event history; highest total participant count to date; largest number of independent donations; 26% increase in funds raised over 2024. Financial Impact: Total funds raised: $60,583; net proceeds: $47,918; community reinvestment: 100% of net proceeds directed back into cancer-related community support

The Kubtec GammaPRO was funded by the Blake Pottle Foundation for use at Providence Swedish Issaquah to support cancer care within the surgical unit.

The Blake Pottle Foundation funded 189 massage therapy treatments at Providence Swedish in Issaquah. This support helped make massage therapy available to patients as part of their overall care.

In November 2025, the Blake Pottle Foundation supported a three-day cancer retreat hosted by Cancer Lifeline at Harmony Hill.

The Swedish Foundation is the grateful recipient of all proceeds from the 2023 Blake Pottle Foundation “Opt Outside to Fight Cancer” 5K. This generous donation is being used to purchase a much-needed ceiling lift for patients receiving treatment at SCI Issaquah.

Thank you so much for your generous gift of therapy equipment for our Inpatient Cancer and Blood Disorders Unit (CBDC). The items are in constant use, allowing our patients to make faster progress in their rehabilitation and recovery!

I want to follow up on the comfort box you sent our granddaughter Sophia. It was so perfect and contained such special items that Sophia loved. She was especially enamored with the blanket, and I can assure you it is being used.