About Circle 1000

In 1987, Newport Beach resident and breast cancer survivor, Sandy Sewell, founded Circle 1000 to support the Hoag Family Cancer Institute. Her idea was to gather a group of friends who would contribute at least $1000 annually and each was tasked with asking their own circle of friends to participate. From those simple beginnings Circle 1000 expanded to more than 1000 friends who have raised a cumulative $12.4 million.

The Circle 1000 committee invites community members to make an annual gift in support of cancer services at Hoag. In recognition of donors’ support, Circle 1000 hosts an Annual Founders’ Celebration Brunch highlighted with a noted speaker. Circle 1000 Chair, Pame Schmider and Underwriting Chair, Margaret Larkin are pleased to announce that the $1 million funds raised in 2011 were designated to the following areas in the Hoag Family Cancer Institute:

• $150,000 Oncology Nursing Education
• $100,000 Sandy Sewell Oncology Nursing Scholarship Endowment
• $750,000 Tomosynthesis, Breast Ultrasound 3D units and education

Circle 1000 Founders' Committee

Pame Schmider, Chair
Margaret Larkin, Underwriting Chair

Sheryl Anderson
Frances Applegate
Lin Auer
Kerry Barth
Vicki Booth
Mary V. Buckingham
Helen Close
Jacquelyn Dillman
Arden Flamson
Heather Gaughan
Kathryn Glassmyer Cenci
Jan Turner Hering
Nora Jorgensen Johnson
Janet Joyce
Beth Knapp
Margaret Larkin
Margery Lewis
Karen Linden
Heather Madden
Jenny Petty
Gini Robins
Tara Shapiro
Ginny Ueberroth
Sue Werner
Jane Fujishige Yada

To find out more about how you can support Hoag through Circle 1000, please contact Deb McCune, Vice President Stewardship & Development Operations, at (949) 764-18845 or deb.mccune@hoag.org.