Readers Care Fund Celebrates 10th Anniversary and Over $100,000 in Giving
A check presentation to Project Hope from 2011.
Celebrating 10 years of generosity, the Readers Care Fund is kicking off another season of generosity to help our neighbors in need. With the help of caring community members, the Readers Care Fund will support key community groups that provide basic needs. Gifts made to the Lynden Tribune Readers Care… Continue reading
Blaine Pavilion On Track to Open in January
Community leaders celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Blaine Pavilion.
In past years the Blaine Boys and Girls Club faced a dilemma when poor weather prevented them from providing programs outside. They would either serve kids in “shifts” or face the undesirable option of turning kids away from the Club. Early in 2016, that will be no longer be… Continue reading
Nothing Stops Chuck Robinson’s Philanthropic Spirit!
You all know that Chuck Robinson has been on an epic trip across the country on his bike which he also chose to make into a fundraiser for the Whatcom Community Foundation, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, and Galva Foundation for Educational Enrichment; three organizations that mean a lot to him. Yesterday, Chuck’s journey came to an abrupt… Continue reading
Chuck’s Big Ride = Creative and Fun Philanthropy
On his way!
More than 80 people gathered at the Fairhaven Village Green for Chuck’s send-off celebration on June 15.
When Community Foundation board member Chuck Robinson told us last year that he intended to ride his bike from Bellingham to Galva, Illinois to attend his 50th High School Reunion, we thought that was a pretty audacious and admirable… Continue reading
146 Local Students Awarded $160,000 in Scholarships
Scholarship recipients at the May 12th scholarship celebration.
With the help of dozens of generous donors, 146 young people received scholarships to help them move forward with their education. Those who attended the scholarship awards ceremony on May 12th at Bellingham High School were incredibly impressed with the students and the diversity of their plans for the future.… Continue reading
GiveBIG today!
GiveBIG Today – May 5th!
Today, we come together, as true champions, to help via GiveBIG. Be part of the Day of Champions and GiveBIG to make the region stronger and more vibrant than ever.
Today’s one-day, online charitable giving event was created to inspire people to give generously. With each credit card donation made to the more than 1,600… Continue reading
Compass Health Builds Their Endowment Fund to Support Local Mental Health Services
The goal of Compass Health (Formerly known as Whatcom Counseling & Psychiatric Services) is to provide the best and most effective behavioral healthcare for individuals in need, allowing their clients the opportunity to live happy, healthy lives full of purpose. As an organization, Compass Health recently decided to reinvigorate their endowment fund at the Community Foundation with a new… Continue reading
One of Our Favorite Days of the Year
Pamela Jons, Mauri Ingram, Saul Weisberg (NCI Executive Director), and Rachel Myers enjoy the Grantee Awards.
Our annual Grant Awards event on March 26th ranked once again as one of our favorite days of the year. Together with our grantees and donors, we celebrated the many different programs and projects that are making our community a better place to… Continue reading
IRA Charitable Rollover Permanent Law
IRA Charitable RolloverGood news! As of December 18, 2015, the IRA Charitable Rollover was passed by Congress and signed into permanent law by the President, allowing taxpayers age 70 1/2 or older to transfer up to $100,000 annually from their IRA accounts directly to charity without first having to recognize the distribution as income.
What is it?… Continue reading
Spreading Some Holiday Cheer!
Every year our staff and board contribute Christmas trees, ornaments and lights for all of the families living at Dorothy Place. This morning some of our staff members had the opportunity to deliver them. What a great way to start the day!