2011 GRANTS
January 2011
Whatcom County Fire Agency: $25,000 matching grant to upgrade their broadband response system to narrow band
Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance: $4,500 for speaker fees for an upcoming educational event
Whatcom Volunteer Center: $1,000 for the "Volunteer...Save a Life" CPR & First Aid Training events
Elder Service Providers: $1,000 for the 15th annual caregiver conference to be held March 12th
Critical Junctures Institute: $5,000 matching grant toward the SIMS project feasibility study
Alzheimer Society of Washington: $3,000 for their spring educational conference
Bellingham Central Lions Club: $1,045 for a sterilizer for the Wheelchair Warehouse and $30,000 to establish Frank Haskell Lions Eye Clinic at Lighthouse Mission
April 2011
St. Joseph Medical Center Lifeline: $14,652 to continue the scholarship match
Ferndale Food Bank: $20,000 to replace freezer and cooling equipment
Boys and Girls Club: $10,000 to continue the Health and Life Skills program
Whatcom Alliance for Healthcare Access (WAHA): $35,000 for the Whatcom Community Health Organization project and $25,000 in matching funds for organization fund raising
Interfaith Community Health Center: $5,000 in matching funds toward the Donated Adult Dental Health Program
November 2011
Interfaith Community Health Center: $200,000 for Capital Campaign
Whatcom County Emergency Medical Services Council: $13,978.21 to purchase CPR/Airway manikins
Whatcom Community College Foundation: $10,000 to purchase anatomical equipment for healthcare students
United Way of Whatcom County: $10,000 to support Project Homeless Connect
Amy's Place: $5,435 for food, clothing, and sleeping bags for homeless youth
Hearing, Speech, and Deafness Center: $5,000 for outreach and education
Kuntz and Company: $3,500 to support Dance for People with Parkinson's Disease program
American Red Cross: $2,811 for babysitter training courses
SJMC Health Ministries Network: $2,323 for Parish Nurse training
Family & Friends of Crime Victims: $1,000 for training
Whatcom Youth Soccer: $1,000 for TOPS program
2010 GRANTS
January 2010
Boys & Girls Club: $7,685 for Health & Life Skills program
Medical Teams International: $5,000 matching grant for a mobile dental van
Whatcom Alliance for Healthcare Access (WAHA): $50,000 for the Small Business Health Insurance Program and
Whatcom Project Access
American Red Cross: $4,722 for babysitter training courses
Cascade Christian Services: $6,000 for defibrillators and manikins
Brigid Collins Family Support Center: $10,000 challenge grant for funding of Child Sexual Abuse Medical Evaluations
Elder Service Providers: $3,000 for their annual conference
April 2010
Interfaith Community Health Center: $30,303 to purchase new digital x-ray equipment for dental program remodel
Old Town Christian Ministries - Amy's Place: $6,880 to remodel their facility to provide drop-in services to homeless youth
Sean Humphrey House: $12,500 to upgrade their heating system and purchase a new furnace
Van Zandt Community Hall: $10,000 to build an ADA wheelchair ramp at this facility
Whatcom County EMS/Trauma Care Council: $7,500 matching grant for the annual conference on prehospital medicine
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center: $13,590 for the Lifeline scholarship program
July 2010
Northwest Indian College: $25,000 for a demonstration kitchen in their new facility
Whatcom County Council on Aging: up to $37,500 as a 50% match on the first $75,000 raised for the Nutrition Program
American Red Cross: $5,652 to purchase eight new manikins and other materials for the babysitter training class
Whatcom County Medical Society: $5,000 in a 1:1 match to achieve the endowment goal for their PreMed Scholarship at WWU
Bellingham Technical College: $1,500 for one Lois Jean Roberts Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Whatcom Community College: $3,000 for two Lois Jean Roberts Memorial Nursing Scholarships
October 2010
Bellingham Public Library: $6,800 for three defibrillators and training (two for Main Library, one for Fairhaven Library)
Northwest Youth Services: $50,000 to fund the renovations associated with establishing an emergency shelter for homeless youth
United Way: $10,000 for the March 2011 Project Homeless Connect event
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center: $2,000 to co-sponsor a presentation to Whatcom County Medical Society regarding
physician community needs assessment