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Schick Shadel Foundation
Your opportunity to be part of the future
New foundation director begins work
My name is Michael Febert and I’m writing this introduction during my first week as director of the Schick Shadel Hospital Foundation. I bring many years of experience in financial consulting and sales, as well as deep belief in the effectiveness of the Schick Shadel Hospital. As an alumnus, I’m honored to join in the work of helping people get their lives back.
The Schick Shadel Hospital Foundation was established in mid-2006 to fund much-needed research in the field of addiction treatment and provide scholarships for people who otherwise can’t afford treatment.
Thank you to Ami Maki, the foundation’s first director, for her vision in creating the foundation. We wish her well in her retirement. We also thank Gary Wang for stepping in last December to guide the foundation after Ami’s departure.
Dr. James Smith honored by Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse (DASA)
I regret not having an opportunity to work with Dr. James W. Smith, a longtime leader at the hospital who passed away late in 2007. His skilled and dedicated work is an enduring legacy for the hospital. In June his influence was honored posthumously with awards from the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. These awards honored ten programs, dedicated individuals and groups from around the state for their effectiveness in the field of addiction treatment.
Dr. Smith’s donation launches research with University of Washington
As a final act of kindness, Dr. Smith left the foundation over $60,000 for addiction research. Dr. Smith’s generosity enables us to begin work with the University of Washington on a research project evaluating our current alcohol and drug treatment techniques based on one year abstinence rates. This research project will give us information about enhancements for treating opiate addiction.
Additional funds needed for research
To move the research to the next level, we must find additional funding. Research is the key to recognition and respect in the addiction and medical communities — which in turn will lead to broader awareness and use of our approaches. The hospital’s last valid study was in 1986. Twenty years later, the face of addiction has been changed by the onset of opiates and methamphetamines.
Types of Giving:
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Sponsor a room
- $10,000 for a single room
- $5,000 for a double room
- Monthly pledges of any amount
- Charitable Lead Trust or Remainder Trust.
For information about financial strategies that will support the foundation while retaining some benefits for you and your family, feel free to contact me or call your attorney or financial consultant.
Opioid abuse has now reached epidemic proportions — with deadly consequences. Between 1995 and 2006, Washington State’s deaths from opiate-related prescription drugs increased 17-fold, going from 24 deaths to 475 deaths each year.
Working directly with the University of Washington will help address these issues, yet it requires funding.
Help us give others their lives back
If treatment has changed your life as it has mine, I ask you to partner with us in making Schick Shadel a place that gives lives back to future generations. My contact information is listed below and I’ll be more than happy to sit down with you to answer any questions you may have and explain in detail what we are trying to do.
Michael J. Febert
Foundation Director
(206) 244-8100 or (800) 272-8464
mikef@schickshadel.com