Five chefs donated food and their services recently to supporters of the Whidbey General Hospital Foundation.

Foundation Director Helen Taylor said 60 people were in attendance at the event, held at Ciao in Coupeville, in support of excellence in health care on Whidbey Island.

The chefs were Mark Laska, of Ciao; Graham Gori, of Portico Latin Bistro; Scott Fraser, of Fraser’s Gourmet Hideaway; Tyler Hansen, of the Oystercatcher; and Jess Dowdell, of Roaming Radish.

“The evening overall raised just shy of $15,000, all of it matched 100 percent for a total of almost $30,000.” Taylor said. “Amazing!”

In attendance were the Foundation board, hospital administrators and other island residents.

Also attending was Debra Waterman, representing the Waterman family, a longtime supporter of the hospital with their creation of the Waterman Medical Foundation.

At the event, Waterman spoke about her late father, Bud Waterman, whom she said was passionate in his efforts to provide quality health care on Whidbey Island. She also told the crowd that she and her sister, Linda, increased a previous Waterman Foundation challenge match by $30,000.

Whidbey General Hospital Foundation uses its donations to provide premier medical services, upgrades of patient-care facilities and to purchase cutting-edge equipment and technology for Whidbey General Hospital.