Happy Swimmers

Happy Swimmers

Tax Deductible Contribution

The foundation is a US 501(c)(3) tax deductible charity.

If you wish to claim a charitable contribution for USA tax purposes, make your check payable to Children's Shelter of Hope Foundation and mail it to the Foundation.

Foundation Address
  505 N. Tomahawk Is.
  Portland, OR 97217

Contact Information
Phone:  (503) 285-4007
    Fax:  (503) 283-1074
E-Mail:
  office@childrens-shelter-
  of-hope-foundation.org
Picture of Sarah, from Pasitos de Luz

Sarah, from Pasitos de Luz

Visit Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza
You may leave cash or a check in the donation box just inside the front door of the Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza.



Our Donors

On behalf of the children and families in the Puerto Vallarta area, the Board wishes to thank the following individuals and groups:


$100,000 or more
Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation - Palo Alto, Calif  
$75,000 to $99,999
$50,000 to $74,999
$25,000 to $49,999
Henk & Teresa Ryssemus The Kainz Family Foundation - Barrington, Illinois
The Meacham Foundation (PIA) - Daniel,Chuck & Charli Meacham  
$15,000 to $24,999
Altschul Foundation G & G Darehshori Foundation
$10,000 to $14,999
Advanced Polymer Coatings Ltd Bill & Amy Welch
John & Donna Sommer Cathedral Basilica of St Francis of Assisi - Santa Fe
$5,000 to $9,999
Jerome & Margaret Mylet Hans & Ardelle Sommer
Harold & Helen Derfner Foundation - Jay Lieberman Richard & Mary Cashman
William & Cornelia Stevens Gubelmann Family Foundation, Inc and Wyeth S. Gubelmann
Nakhle Moubarak & Lindsay Shumaker Punta de Mita Foundation - in-kind donation
$1,000 to $4,999
Charles & Marlys Casteel W. Jeffrey Hyde
Gabrielle Ehrens Verdi Wealth Planning (Boise, ID)
Cynthia Fields Derek & Bev Peper
Robert & Pamela Koehler Murray & Marie Bernstein
Richard Corbett William T Hand
Kenneth & Carol Iwinksi George & Marti Smith
Donald Little Nicole Novitsky
Marylyn Ginsburg Gil & Maria Prevost
John & Kimberly Hemmer Richard & Jennifer Moore
Dale & Ann VanLydegraf Michael O. Rognes
John & Riet Kapteyn Michael & Candy Bennett, Willie and Lobo
George & Barbara Dunn Chesterfield Church of God - through Compassion4Kids
Arlene H. Keehan David & Judy Jubb
Mike Mackay-web site developer extraordinaire Beachcombers in Lafayette, California
The ACT Foundation (United Kingdom) Glinys Oxtoby
Windworks Fellowship & Steve Pfandl Cullen Driscoll & Anne-Marie Haynes
Joseph & Maedb Persram Lisa Galvan-Cuevas
Rotary Club of Palos Verdes Thomas & Michelle Schmitt
Janyce Lynne Coy Laurence Reardon
Robert & Sharon Wheelon Thomas & Nancy Eyer
E.L. & Constance L Vincent Rudolph & Irene Ramseth
Hyde Family Trust - W Jeffrey Hyde, Trustee Compassion4Kids
Sunriver Christian Fellowship Stephen & Jennifer Abba
Joseph & Renata Skurka St. Cecilia Catholic Church & School - Fr. Patrick McNamee
Takeda Pharmaceuticals NA & Mary Cashman Bruce & Julia Kay
James & Embry Savage Keith & Christine Amo
"CasaKarena" - Karen Guzman  
$500 to $999
Charles & Judith Silberstein Reebok International, Ltd. Foundation
Lynn Murray & Bunny Thornton-Trump & Anne Thornton-Trump The Reebok Foundation
Jack Fine Properties & Cherry Creek North Warren & Judy McCormick
Martin Dyer Nikao Counseling Center, PC
Dennis & Donna Dzubay Image Medial Solutions - in kind
Patricia Moon & Lynda Barth Brian & Mary Dalsin
Gilbert & Suzanne Seely Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund - Mr & Mrs. Steven Radowski
Arthur & Carol Bell Oswelda Badal
George & Pam Thomas Compassion4Kids - in kind
Doug Keehan Steve & Nan Crandall - in kind
The Harbor Works-Gig Harbor - Warren & Judy McCormick Sila Harbor - Linda Alexander & Pauline Ferguson
Matthew & Pauline Wallis Robin Lindsley
Ardythe Arms Judith Dauchy
David & Sunhee Kim Tom Hicks, Brian & Marissa Hicks, Jim ORourke, S. Kuderik
George & Marti Smith, in memory of Doris J. Noack Edna Campbell
Suzanne Carel Harvey & Nancy Black
Bruce & Carol Kapteyn Timothy Lyons - friend of Toby Lyons
Michael Rodriguez Daniel C Berkowitz
Jay & Mary Alice Busch Roger Muat & Rena Coon
Joan Noble John & Suzanne Niemi
United Presbyterian Church - Penn Yan, New York Victoria Till
Soroptimist International of the Los Angeles Harbor BD Group - matching grant through Laurence Reardon
Dennis & Valentine Lockwood William Jeffrey Hyde
Tom Pageler Megan Holmberg
Bob & Sue Orme Brad & Tammy Bodine - wedding donations
Barbara Webster  
$100 to $499
Allan & Judy Broeder Arthur & Dee Piculell
Karen L. Andersen Daniel & Linda Lang
Jenna Probst Paul & Nancy Hunter
Ron & Debra Wade Thomas Joe & Lenore Welsh
David & Susan McClung Michael A. Barbara
Michael & Sheryl Page Michael & Joyce Smalley
Jennifer Skrel T. E. Dion
Dennis & Valerie Lockwood Margel Kaufman
Juan Carlos Wallace Thomas & Marjorie Bonorden
Chris & Jodi Connelly Kieran & Karla Leiper
David & Keeley Hellberg Arthur & Shirley Curtis
James L McDonald Jon & Lisa Eyer - on behalf of Tom & Nancy Eyer
Robert & Julie Horowitz - Neirn wedding Carol J Pollard
Gordon Croft and Dental Associates LaVerne Trangmoe & Vicki Crane
Ronald & Juanita Yerksy, honor of George Hull & Julie Jaros Jim Boland
Douglas & Connie Otjen Todd and Ms. Ahlenius - donated by George & Marti Smith
Zachary & Ms. Smith - donated by George & Marti Smith Margaret Powers
Marion & Dorothy Lancaster Larissa Sawatzky
Michael & Beth Dennard Brian & Barbara Shaw
Joyce M Williams for Wendys Birthday Club Stephen & Susan Kent
Richard & Karen Hadley Duane & Carol Hallock
Karen MacLean James & Mary Rhyner
Roberta Spinazola Jeff Auer & Juliet Smith - donated by George & Marti Smith
Tony & Cynthia Divino Clarence & Virginia Fox
FC & AC Sanchez Carol Dore
Maria de Lourdes Guerra David & Rosie Grieves, in memory of Dolores Terrazas
Business Environments Omer Gress
Carol M. Rossi Ronald & Yoko Ishimoto - in memory of Sonia Mouhibian
Judith Marcus Ann Butler
Viviane Coplon Vicky Boyd, in memory of Martin Lemesh
Helen Nolen Balduchi Hubers Restaurant Employees
Roy Johnston Keith Kunhardt
Julie & Robert Myers Douglas & Elizabeth Swift
Lewis Patrick Lane III Lee Henry & Adrianne Peterson
Karen Pollasky Richard & Joan Dow
Kristi Gaston in honor of George-Marti Smith Barrett Matheny & Beverly Caswell
Edward & Jaska Thompson Gerald Green
Chuck & Susie Gaer David Antal
David & Marilyn Bribach Don & Linda Hamburg - in the name of Tom & Nancy Eyer
Gary & Nancy Adams St. Andrews Episcopal Church - Fort Collins, Colorado
Patricia Carey Jeff & Krista Avagian
JJ & GE Sawers Chris Borg - friend of Toby Lyons
Daniel & Gail Boge Susan Darling
Mildred Hill James & Ruth Ewers
Harold O Brevig Anne Livermore Rookey
William Welch & Marie-Claire Dunne John & Marilyn Neerings
Robert & Patricia Russo Susan Macrae
Brenda Pessin Michael Luxenberg
Sudy Coy Richard & Elissa Kilshaw
Fr Peter Steven & Florence Marchick
Barbara Massoff Peter Kirkbride
Paul & Tracy Brown Patrick & Marilyn Hadley
Matthew & Lori Grady Consuelo Marquez - friend of Toby Lyons
Gordon & Anne Croft Carl & Denna Sherman - in the name of the Berke Family
Paul Tripp Bonnie Hensley
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC James Farley & Rosalind Williams
Simeon & Susan Wallis Vicky Boyd and VISA
Creative Ideas - Lake Isabella, MI Ann Taurick
Charla Reid Dan Roy & Ann Cacciari
Karl & Linda Barbatschi Louise Wirth - friend of Toby Lyons
Kathleen Cotten Greg & Lou Crandall
Robert Miller for the Seamprufe Foundation David & Stephanie Gregg and family
Anne Fields Lee Bray
Anonymous Steven & Carrie Wixom
Tamara Sewester Michael & Cindi & Elizabeth & Michelle Bentz
Debbie Ackley in honor of Toronto Christmas friends Stepen Powell & Cindy Arthurs
Robert & S.W. OSuch Lindsay & Lorraine King & Sensory Support Service
Waad Al-Haidari Mary Timm-Pageler
Thomas & Carol Greenburg Edward & Linden Beck
Sarah Dresser Michael P Brennan
Furlong Foundation - Daniel Rudewicz William & Mary Anne Dingus
Michael Cummings Anne Brevig
Ellen M. Campbell Martin & Connie Hahn
Patrick & Kathryn Kennedy Violet Bishop
Karen Beechler KIDware
Gary & Linda Crandall The Wright Travel Agency
Michael Brennan Dental Review - Nadent
Marion & Opal Hammond Sally Ingalls
P. A. Ehresman Ron & Maxie Mauselle
David & Eileen Saltzman Lear Thorpe
Pat & Lynn Lane Susan Vandermay
Jim Esquivel Harvey & Elaine Rudnick
Toby Lyons Leroy & Karen Crest
Chant Associates, Inc First Presbyterian Church of Penn Yan - Presbyterian Women
Chesterfield Community Church Michael Baietti
Scott & Cyrenthia Dubois Roy & Linda Lake Anderes
Monica Youngblood Realty Group, LLC Lori Caplin
Robert & Jacoba Leo Vera Berg
Norman & Gayle Matson J. Robert McNair & Hayley Dennison
William & Marjorie Thorsness Shirley Wright - in honor of Pam Wright
Jordan Ehrens & Sharon Finkelstein-Ehrens Matthew & Sara Kellogg - in honor of Jay & Mary Alice Busch
Darold & Linda Brown Michael & Candy Bennett
Seamprufe Foundation, Inc George & Pat Ashby
Michael Colleton & Michelle Carlier Jack & Lynn Wiseman
Steven Grimes & Jennifer Skrel Charles & Patti Bishop
Marcia Stillerman Andrew Bisek
Janine Ohm Alan & Patricia Bickell
John & Glenda Wilson Dennis & Marsha Tuel
Chansouk & Tou Meksavanh Jan Selby & Family
Jack Hardin & Janice Stooksbury George E. Smith, Jr.
Cecil Sacton Joseph & Mary Dunne
Bob & Elizabeth Jones Martha Estes
Bright Futures Consulting, LLC - Beth Dennard William & Margo Brady
Tanya Martinez Richard & Ellen Sommer
Mary Miller Milt & Susan Parker
Ann Embley and Family Bill & Shirley McGrath
Kate Badenoch Jeff & Monica Schultz
Carolyn Kiser John & Carol Hardiman
Gary & Cecelia MacPherson Steve & Nan Crandall
Richard Gimmel JumpKing Trampolines - in kind donation of 14 ft trampoline
Rebecca Severeide Ambassadors for Children
Mark & Bobbie Gregg and family Nick Engels
Dennis & Marie Richey Harold Sokolove & Sue Fornoff
Judy Papp Susan Solomon
Up to $99
John & Lorraine Goodrich & Chelsea, Elise, Spencer - in kind Sidney & Susan Goodrich - in kind dental needs
Raul Haro through the Darehshori Foundation Troy & Tara Finlayson
Emily Wilkin - friend of Toby Lyons Fern Wilson
Amy Gurney Ryan & Leslie Barnes
Grays Furniture & Appliances, Inc. Ashley Rice - friend of Toby Lyons
Sophie Middleton - friend of Toby Lyons Paula McNulty
Iona Roberts - friend of Toby Lyons Stuart Mack - friend of Toby Lyons
Lois Bee - friend of Toby Lyons William Innes - friend of Toby Lyons
Anthony & Annabell Diaz Steven Cass - friend of Toby Lyons
Scott Nurmi & Kathryn Barnhouse Susan Ozaki
Alistair Agnew - friend of Toby Lyons Mandy Collins - friend of Toby Lyons
William Shaw - friend of Toby Lyons Olivia Goulden - friend of Toby Lyons
Nicholas Le Bailly - friend of Toby Lyons Francois Recordier - friend of Toby Lyons
William & Linda Blackett Rosemarie Groebs
Steve Lazar & Susan Shaw J. Lemmons
Jessica Welch - friend of Toby Lyons David & Nancy Goldstein in honor of the Robert Donleys&Sara
A. Sackett Kathy Green & Kathy Montana Agate
Martyn & Susan Anstice Mari Sue McPherson
Pauline Deligiorgis Josephine Weir - friend of Toby Lyons
Ellen Eby - friend of Toby Lyons Tommy Antonio - friend of Toby Lyons
Olivia Charsley - friend of Toby Lyons Gabriella Hyde - friend of Toby Lyons
Ragnhild Johanneryd - friend of Toby Lyons Lovisa Hassner - friend of Toby Lyons
Patrick Holt - friend of Toby Lyons Sophie Harrison - friend of Toby Lyons
Thomas Weiss - friend of Toby Lyons Jessica Swinton - friend of Toby Lyons
Sophie Jones - friend of Toby Lyons Heidi Lloyd
William Novak & Laura Grube Scott & Sonya Bingham
Phil & Renee Peterson Dana Kofford
Dana & Susan Christian John & Kathrin Hubbard
Heidi Archamabault Thomas & Maureen Wilkinson
David & Luana Kreifeldt Keith & Earlene Majors
Gordon & Alta Lee Lewis & Joyce Driscoll
Bryan & Robin Coffey Wayne & Constance Bodine
Garland & Thelma Grosbebauer Carolyn Nielsen-Smith
Vicky Boyd, in honor of Baby Zuercher Kathy Ahlenius - donated by George & Marti Smith
Brandon Wallis Kenneth & Ranae Olsen
Susan Madara Andrea Metkus in honor of Tarki Burlinghams 2nd birthday
James & Yvonne Miller Pearl & Leonard Voner Here & Lenore Welsh
TH & BG Harris David & Jill Inman in honor of Brad & Tammy Bodine
Rhoda Ramsey Katy Hubbard
Tom & Mary Pageler, in memory of Doris J. Noak Connie Nettles
Rosemary Criste-Baldwin Brady & Chelsea Martin
Nana Brownell Jean Mills
Barbara Anger-Diaz Mitchell & Linda Kline
Suzanne Lambert Elaine Fontana
Harvey & Elaine Rudnick Family in honor of Eli Kravitz George A. Murphy
Ronald & Janet Ramos Gregory Murphy
Jeffrey & Hillary Heien Joe & Julia Bilhimer
Marissa Doumbia Edward & Patricia Stiles
George & Patrica Ashby Mac & Lindsay Machan
Zac Festner & Family Evan Hanau & Family
Maria Carla Canizares Otero & Family Mark & Inez Ritchey
Richard & Donna Wisenburg Forest Grove Community School
Charles & Nancy Marcus Chad & Jeannine Briggs
Donald & Helga Haynes Joseph & Jean Wiseman
Valerie Pullen Robert & Charlotte Wiseman
John & Maria Stramaglia Fazileh Mirhadi
Jared Jones Peter & Katherine Nelson
Paul Crist Jamie Neerings
Regina Briseno Marie & Ardel Lang
Patrick & Barbara Hill Creative Interiors
Ardel & Marie Lang Eric & Juanita Pettit - in memory of Guillermo Angel Cortes
Kristin Grieves Vicky Boyd, in honor of Baby Vazirani
David & Jennifer Thomas John & Sharon Sacksteder
Katie Ackerman - friend of Toby Lyons Vicky Boyd, in honor of Brody Katcher
Ric & Joanne Pettit in honor of Sylvia M. Snyder Sharon Pagoria
Robert Stuart - friend of Toby Lyons Vicky Boyd, in honor of Jemma Katcher
Ann Dobkins Butler Patricia L Donavan
Vicky Boyd, in honor of Baby Baker-Jones Vicky Boyd, in honor of Catherine Griggs
Gerald Gulick Bob & Elizabeth Jones, in honor of son Greg Jones
Harvey & Elaine Rudnick in honor of Dr. Gerald Schwarz Robert & Joyce Schaffer
RW & Susan Willingham Rodney & Melody Bell
James & Patricia Powell Lydia Kerr in honor of Brian & Tracy Nevin marriage
Robert & Sandra Stahman Diane Mensink
Robyn Alexander - donated by George & Marti Smith Jack & Eileen McCauley
James & Ann Nash Charles & Ann Kirby
Steve & Diana Marshall Doak & Brenda Duncan
Susan B. Hall Kismet Studio
Eliona Bardhi John & Liz Jones
Paul & Sharon Hunter Sonny & Chris Measley
Steven & Patricia Bossert Julie Smith
Stanley Drab, DDS Linda Owens
Herschel B Arms Club 56 and Daniel & Patricia McAvoy
Charles & Linda Middaugh Bret Gerber
Gail Marietta Rick & Carrie Davis
Heather Birch Gregory Delatore
Sherrye & Brad Schwarz John & Sally Anderson
John & Maureen Larsen Poly Bag, LLC
Anne Rookey Fiona Page - a friend of Toby Lyons
Amber Fuller Kristine Caston in honor of George & Marti Smith
Robert L Wuerth Susan Hirsch
Gretchen DeWitt David Petronic
Shauna Farnsworth Steven & Traci Kenyon
R J Mike Nielsen Anchor Dental Center - in kind
Lorenzo and Penny Giuseppe & Teresa Basso
Catherine White Vicky Boyd, in memory of Asher Hoffman
Hanna Family David & Karen Colwell
Donald & Sue Wilson T. Eugene Leonard
Tina Moravec Lisa Justus
Thomas & Victoria Mason Warren & Joy Johnson
Louis & Stella Ruggiano Mary Heinrichs
Richard Young Andrew & Virginia Sall
Dylan Amo Dennis Kozuch