85-year-old philanthropist has quietly given millions to health causes in Bellingham

85-year-old philanthropist has quietly given millions to health causes in Bellingham 
 Cascadia Daily News, Bellingham, WA; by Charlotte Alden; 5/22/25
Amy Chan Wolsdorf, former day trader, has donated funds for a new dementia center, Amy's Place. Amy Chan Wolsdorf gets up at 2 a.m. every morning, eats breakfast, preps her meals for the day and goes to the gym. Then, she checks the stock market. Wolsdorf, 85, is a self-taught stock market whiz who has amassed her wealth with smart investments, including in Microsoft, she said. Standing at 4 feet, 8 inches, the slight, gray-haired woman from Hong Kong doesn’t match the stereotypical image of a stock trader. ... Since she began accumulating her fortune, Wolsdorf hasn’t held onto it for herself: She’s given much of it away. ... In 2018, she was honored as PeaceHealth’s Philanthropist of the Year, after nearly 20 years of donations and 45 “significant gifts” at the time. She donated to cancer research, cardiovascular services, palliative care, women’s and children’s services, and more, totaling around $2.4 million in donations, according to PeaceHealth. ... [The article also mentions Whatcom Hospice in Belllingham.]