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TARGET SHARE-A-TREE AND UNITED WAY BRING HOLIDAY CHEER TO FAMILIES IN NEED
Posted on December 29, 2011Target of Burlington (199 Cascade Mall Drive) joined stores across the country to celebrate the season of giving by donating 2 decorated holiday trees to United Way of Skagit County as part of the Target Share-a-Tree Program. United Way distributed … Continue reading
Anacortes Girl Scouts Make a Difference in Skagit County
Posted on December 9, 2011Girl Scout Troop #52101 and Troop #42328 work together to support the United Way Warm Clothing Drive United Way distributed several coats through partner agency, American Red Cross – Mount Baker Chapter to a Mount Vernon family who lost their home in a fire on … Continue reading
Puget Sound Refinery Volunteers “Dig” United Way Days Of Caring
Posted on December 6, 2011ANACORTES, WA — Within 24 hours after the kickoff of the 2011 Skagit County United Way Campaign, 6 volunteers from Puget Sound Refinery showed us how much they “dig” United Way. This team of volunteers arrived at the Anacortes Senior … Continue reading
SKAGIT COUNTY LIVES UNITED
Posted on November 14, 2011NOVEMBER DECLARED UNITED WAY MONTH November 2011 was declared United Way Month by Skagit County Commissioners Ron Wesen, Ken Dahlstedt and Sharon Dillon. All three Commissioners are Leadership Givers to United Way; Ken Dahlstedt is a member of the United … Continue reading
Almost There!
Posted on November 10, 20112011 United Way Campaign Is Almost to More Than A Million Thank you to all the donors and volunteers who have contributed so far. If you haven’t contribued yet, it’s not too late! GIVE to support Skagit County’s Local Community Fund.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Posted on September 30, 2011Amy Green –Sheltering Supervisor– Former Bellingham resident now living in Seattle The Mount Baker Chapter of the American Red Cross deployed me to Birmingham, Alabama on May 18th, 2011. It was my first assignment, so I wasn’t sure what to … Continue reading
DAVID’S STORY
Posted on September 30, 2011David was a client of the Mt. Baker Chapter of the American Red Cross last year. Like all Red Cross clients, David’s association with the Red Cross was a result of personal tragedy. David had lost his trailer home and … Continue reading
HEART STORY
Posted on September 28, 2011From Needing Help to Serving Others After losing a good-paying management job in 2008, Sara (not her real name), a mother of 6, and her husband struggled to make ends meet. They moved into affordable housing east of Sedro-Woolley, where … Continue reading
FINDING HOPE AGAIN
Posted on September 28, 2011Karla, A 33-year old mother of 4 came to our shelter after exhausting every possible option for emergency shelters in the state. Her oldest child was a 14-year old boy and we are one of only a few shelters in … Continue reading
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