Team Battelle Photo Album
Here are some shots of Team Battelle volunteers in action! (Click on the photos to enlarge)
Multiple Sclerosis Walk
Volunteers enjoyed a beautiful day outdoors as they walked in the Multiple Sclerosis walk.(April. 2008)
Amon Basin Clean Up
Volunteers showed up and showed their enthusiasm for Earth month by driving truck, hanging signs and picking up trash.(April. 2008)
CBC Resource Center
Volunteers collected clothing for the CBC Recource Center.(Feb. 2008)
Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge
Scott Butner and 10 other volunteers jumped for a good cause. (Jan. 2008)
Team Battelle Supports Our Troops
Veterans Day is November 11. The Team Battelle Supports Our Troops display, currently located in LSB, honors our veterans and supports our family and friends serving in the U.S. Military. (Fall 2007)
MDA Pumpkin Push Walk
Team Battelle walkers raised over $10,000 for MDA.(Fall 2007)
Down Syndrome Buddy Walk
Team Battelle participates in the First Annual Down Syndrome Buddy Walk. Over 50 staff, family and friends walked on the team. (Fall 2007)
Diabetes Walk
Team Battelle walkers enjoy a nice day in the park while raising awareness and money to fight diabetes. The team raised over $1200.(Fall 2007)
Paws in the Park
Team Battelle and their four-legged friends enjoy a nice summer morning walk to help support the Humane Society. (Summer 2007)
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity at work building homes. (Dick Kouzes, Mike Kluse, John Wald (Summer 2007)
Relay for Life
Team Battelle raises $3,000 for the American Cancer Society. (Spring 2007)
Vertical Challenge SnowGeeks
Team Battelle SnowGeeks had another successful year raising over $7,000 for the American Cancer Society. (Winter 2007)
Salvation Army Thanksgiving Dinner
Team Battelle volunteers spend their Thanksgiving serving Thanksgiving dinner to others. (Winter 2006)
Lee Denim Day
Team Battelle volunteers exceeded their teams $5,000 goal by $200. (Fall 2006)
Muscular Dystrophy Association Pumpkin Push
Over 40 Team Battelle Volunteers participated in this run/walk. Battelle was recognized as the largest team at this event. (Fall 2006)
Northwest Public Radio
Team Battelle volunteers answered phones at WSU-TC during the "Power Hour" on the first day of on-air fundraising and raised $35,000. (Fall 2006)
Ice Age Flood Team
Team Battelle volunteers show off newly completed display panels for the Lake Lewis Chapter of the Ice Age Flood Insitute. Ice Age Flood Team Battelle Members George Last, Bruce Bjornstad, Charlotte Sullivan, Chris Murray, and Byron Gessel. Other contributing Team Battelle members not shown include Rose Watt, Signe Wurstner, and Nathan Johnson. (Summer 2006)
Children's Cancer Celebrity Golf Tournament
Team Battelle volunteers helped raise over $55,00 for the Children's Cancer Foundation in May.(Summer 2006)
ACES
ACES participated in the Ephrata parade and won first place (Summer 2006)
Daffodil Days
Yellow was found everywhere.Gert Patello and team were busy sorting Daffodils so they could deliver them to staff on March 13. (Spring 2006)
Habitat for Humanity
Team Battelle volunteers working hard to provide homes to local families. (Winter 2006)
Vertical Challenge - Snow Geeks ROCK
The Team Battelle Snowgeeks have a lot to be proud about. March 11-12 they skied the Vertical Challenge on White Pass and they won the Gold Medal for most money raised as a team. A Bronze Medal for number of Vertical by the team - 643,800 feet. A Silver Medal for team member David Pfund (in photo) skiing 24 hours which was 122,500 vertical feet which was 169 runs. (Winter 2006)
Tri-Cities Chaplaincy/Hospice Benefit Concert
Battelle staff members perform at the "A Thankful Heart" concert held at Battelle auditorium February 3-4, 2006, benefitting the Tri-Cities Chaplaincy/Hospice new facility. The benefit raised over $2,400, to date.(Winter 2006)
318 building Team Battelle Volunteers
The 318 building collected 4,226 pounds of food for the food drive. Team Battelle Members-back row: Roger Gregg, Jim Rolph, Teresa Mitchell, Tim Lynch, Don Bihl. Front row: Brenda Wharton, Michelle Johnson, Lyn Myers, Mark Murphy, Fanessa Bell, Melanie Lettau, Becki Guterrez, Peggy Huff-Zahn.(Winter 2005)
ACES Group Offering Support
Team Battelle Members-Jill Walters, Julie Walters, Kathy Neiderhiser and Bob Johnson join American Citizens Encouraging Support (ACES) in paying their respects at a memorial service in Pendleton, Oregon, on October 15. (Fall 2005)
Northwest Public Radio Telethon
Volunteers working the phones (left to right) Llorene Bezanson, Pam Doctor, Chuck Lopresti, Matt Douglas, Joan Young, Marietta Stachan, Mary Hartman, and Mariah Martin. (Fall 2005)
Community Walk for Health - Sequim
(Fall 2005)
Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort
Staff members donated necessity items that were shipped to a community center in Baton Rouge, LA to benefit displaced victims. Jack Horne coordinated luncheon fundraisers and Kevin Selby played at a benefit concert which contributed to the more than $6900 raised by Team Battelle with proceeds going to the Salvation Army. (Fall 2005)
Benton-Franklin Humane Society, Paws in the Park 2005
Participants with their canine companions (left to right) Nikki Avery, Brooke Lanigan, Tommy Kreuzer, Helen Kreuzer, Joanna Zattiero, Mike Wojcik, and Tiffany Mullen. (Fall 2005)
McNary Environmental Education Center
Students studying mud critters. (Spring 2005)
Fighting Children's Cancer Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament 2005
Golf team members (top to bottom) Fidel Sandoval, Norma Peters, Carol Kohler, Clint Didier, Norma Sandoval, Maricela Sandoval, William, Bill Peters, Tim Peters, Hannah, Andrew Kenitzer, and Diana Bellofatto. William and Hannah were this year's poster children. (Spring 2005)
WalkAmerica 2005
WalkAmerica was all about the babies for team members (left to right) Carrie Almquist & baby Emma; Project Director Becky Jones & daughter Peyton; Grandma Joyce Willborn; and Amie Lee and baby Zach; and baby Carson Jones. Born premature, Peyton had the honor of serving as the ambassador for this year's WalkAmerica. (Spring 2005)
Battelle Ritzy Rides Road Rally
The Battelle Ritzy Rides Road Rally or BRRRR is just an excuse to go for a fun cruise and get the winter blues out of us and dust off of our cars and bikes. This road trip is a family-oriented, springtime, "run what'cha brung" picnic run and everyone is welcome to attend. Proceeds go to the Tri-Cities Cancer Center and motorcycles, hot rods, cruisers, tuners, minivans, SUVs, whatever - are welcome. Tom Thomas, Terry Erickson, and Doug Fitzsimmons are the project leads. More information can be found on the Battelle Ritzy Rides Road Rally website. (Spring 2005)
Roll out the red carpet!
Team Battelle volunteers Bob Johnson, Jill Walters and Kathy Neiderhiser were on hand to help welcome home PFC Joel Robertson, son of Battelle's Byron Robertson. Home on a two-week leave, Joel was involved in house-to-house sweep operations in the suburbs of Abu Grahab, Iraq, with the 10th Mountain Division. The red carpet homecoming was organized by ACES (American Citizens Encouraging Support). (Spring 2005)
2004 Battelle Community Spirit Award
The Community Spirit Award nominees were (left to right) Mary Hartman,
Sharyn Click-Schubert, Christine Espy, award recipient Darlene Varley, Laura
Curtis, Chuck Lopresti and Kathy Mellinger. The award nominees were recognized
at the May 20 Volunteer Appreciation Celebration.
(Spring 2004)
Expanding Your Horizons
Megan Lerchen and Sam Bryan were among 13 Team Battelle presenters at the Expanding Your Horizons conference. Their chemistry presentation emphasized food chemistry and possible careers. About 130 middle school aged girls attended the conference to learn about non-traditional women's careers requiring a math or science background. Team Battelle volunteers contributed 206 volunteer hours in support of this annual conference. (Spring 2004)
Playground of Dreams
The Playground of Dreams rebuild project was completed a day early thanks to dedicated volunteers such as Jonathan Hanni and Jeff Leaumont, and skilled saw operator Bill Samuels. Twenty-four Team Battelle volunteers logged more than 72 hours working on the project. (Spring 2004)
Alzheimer's Walk
Anna Mitson and her father had the honor of accepting the "Little Red Shoes" trophy on behalf of Team Battelle following the 2004 "Go the Extra Mile for Alzheimer's" Walk. Anna is pictured holding the trophy. The creature with the antenna is Granny's Buffet Bee mascot who helped officiate during the award presentation. Anna raised $500 of the $2,336 total Team Battelle contributed to the fund raiser. (Winter 2004)