On September 19th, the Irene Dunne Guild held its General Meeting, where members gathered to discuss the ongoing activities and initiatives of the Guild. As always, the meeting served as an opportunity to connect, share updates, and celebrate the Guild’s continued impact, including the recent "Treats for Caregiver" and the "Fiesta" events.

In addition to the reports on our regular activities, we were delighted to welcome three new members into the Guild. Christine Ofiesh, our Membership Co-Chair, introduced Panthea Shafipour and Elizabeth Mullan, who were in attendance, and we also welcomed Lauren O'Donnell, who was not present at the meeting.

Panthea Shafipour is inspired by the Guild’s philanthropic focus and commitment to caring for people. Elizabeth Mullan rejoins us as a former member, eager to contribute her talents and experience from her involvement in other organizations. Lauren O'Donnell appreciates the Guild’s speakers, programs, and the group’s enthusiasm, and she deeply values the hospital.
We are excited to welcome Panthea, Elizabeth and Lauren to our community!
With their unique perspectives and enthusiasm, we look forward to the positive impact they will bring as we continue working together to support Saint John's Health Center.

The meeting continued with the presentation on genetic testing and cancer prevention by Dr. Ora Karp Gordon of Saint John's Cancer Institute.

​Photos: Panthea and Elizabeth with Membership co-chair Christine, and Lauren.

This year’s “Treats for Caregivers,” organized by the Irene Dunne Guild, took place on September 12th and was a great success!

Nearly 1,000 ice cream treats along with hundreds of gift cards and prizes were given away during last Thursday’s annual ‘Treats for Caregivers’ event! Hosted by the Irene Dunne Guild and Saint John's Health Center Foundation, Treats for Caregivers is organized as a way to have fun and show appreciation for the hard work done by the wonderful staff across the Health Center. Caregivers got to choose between a variety of ice cream flavors from the King Kone ice cream trucks while listening to malt shop oldies and answering trivia questions or hula-hooping for prizes! There were 689 ice creams given out during the day and over 200 given out during the night shift in the cafe. Thank you to all who attended and to the Irene Dunne Guild and Foundation organizers who hosted. Another big shout-out to the local business vendors who donated prizes for the occasion including Shake Shack, Bludso’s BBQ, Dunkin’ Donuts, Randy’s Donuts, Santa Monica Seafood, Mendocino Farms, Uppers Café Bake Shop, Café Luxxe, El Cholo, Cookie Good & Petitgrain Boulangerie.

A big thank you to event chair Diane Morgan for organizing, to Morgan Culbertson for the fun Trivia, and to the amazing IDG volunteers who helped make the event possible. We also extend our gratitude to all our sponsors and give a BIG Thank you to Shake Shack for its large generous donation!
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Treats for Caregivers sponsored by:
Bludso's BBQ
Cafe Luxxe
Cookie Good
Dunkin' Donuts
El Cholo
Mendocino Farms
Petitgrain Boulangerie
Randy's Donuts
Santa Monica Seafood
Uppers Cafe and Bakeshop