Our roots began in 1984 under the leadership of the Good Shepherd Guild, a volunteer group of 60 women. The Guild volunteers their time and talents in support of Good Shepherd Medical Center throughout the year. Gold Rush has netted more than $6 million dollars in support of such projects as the opening of the Heart Center in 1987 and the critical care expansion that added the 5th and 6th floors in 1992. In addition, Gold Rush funds have renovated Pediatrics, purchased technologically advanced cardiaccatheterization equipment, connected a central monitoring system in Maternal Children services; purchased emergency defibrillators for Good Shepherd’s emergency ambulance service; and helped fund the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Good Shepherd’s Institute for Healthy Living and Shepherd House.

Over 450 businesses and individuals support Gold Rush through underwriting tables, auction items, and raffle tickets that make the event a huge success. Another part of that success is attributed to the 175 Good Shepherd employees who volunteer their time as greeters, food and beverage servers, valet parking attendants, cashiers and silent auction monitors throughout the evening.

As the official organizer of Gold Rush, Good Shepherd Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization that encourages philanthropic support of needed programs, facilities, services and activities for Good Shepherd Medical Center.