2016 Presentation - Camas Washougal Community Chest

Community Chest
• Serving the citizens of Camas and
Washougal since 1946.
• 70 years striving to fulfill the needs of those
less fortunate.
• Over 95% of contributions received are given
to local charities within our community.
www.CamasWashougalCommunityChest.org
CWCC Public Mtg Agenda
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Introductions (5 min)
Election of new board members & officers (5min)
Thank you to our retiring board members (5 min)
Recognition of our major donors (15 min)
East County Family Resource Center (15 min)
Last year’s summary, plans for next year (15 min)
Celebrate at Puffins @ 7pm
2015-16 CWCC Board
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Dave Pinkernell– President
Marilyn Boerke – Vice President
Marianne Reiter – Treasurer
Terri London – Secretary
Richard Reiter – Campaign Mgr.
Barbara Baldus
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Joelle Scheldorf
Pete Capell
Bob Howe
Carolyn Mercury
Mike Nerland
Mike Stromme
Local People Helping Local People
www.CamasWashougalCommunityChest.org
Board & Officers election
Nominees for May 2016-18
Continuing term May 2015-17
Joelle Scheldorf Vice President
Caroline Mercury
Mike Stromme
Marilyn Boerke
Dave Pinkernell President
Barb Baldus
Angelina Aiello(new nominee)
Richard Reiter
Terri London Secretary
Marianne Reiter Treasurer
Matthew McBride(new nominee)
Pete Capell
David Scott (new nominee)
Rochelle Ramos
Jeff Snell (new nominee)
Red text is nominations for officers for remaining term May 2016-17
Thank you to our retiring board members Mike Nerland and Bob Howe
Local People Helping Local People
www.CamasWashougalCommunityChest.org
Thank you to last year’s Major Donors
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GP employees and GP Foundation
HP employees and HP
Camas School District Employees
Rich and Marianne Reiter
Katherine Sinclair Living Trust
City of Camas employees
PLEXSYS Interface Products Inc
Oakridge Estates HOA
All Weather Wood
Children’s Home Society of
Washington
• East County Family Resource
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– Renee Law
– Tammy Bedlion
Executive Report
2014-15 drive donations received: $70K
2015 expenses: $1.9K (only 2.2% of income)
2015 grants dispersed: 15 grants totaling $71K
2016 grants pledged: 19 grants totaling $72K
Assets as of April 2015: $120K including:
$54K endowment
$40K emergency & reserve funds
Passed financial & procedural review in April
by Joan Durgin and Ken Cline
Community Chest gives
directly to local non-profits
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Inter Faith Treasure House
Childrens Home Society
Meals on Wheels People
Friends of Camas Community
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Camtown Youth Festival
Swimming lessons
Council for the Homeless
C & W Schools Children’s Fund
Camas Sister City
Big Brothers and Big Sisters
C-W chapter of AFS
Friends of the Columbia Gorge
Camas Farmers Market
REACH Community Development
List compiled from grants awarded 2011-2016
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Janus Youth Programs
JD Currie Youth Camp
Estuary Partnership
C-W Top Soccer Club
Young Life
Pathways Clinic
Camas Washougal Boy Scouts
Silver Star Search & Rescue
Friends and Foundation of the
Camas Library
nConnect
Evergreen Habitat for Humanity
Foster Grandparent Program
New Day Dental
Big impact with limited $
Based on reports from our 2015 grant recipients, donations to the
Community Chest had the following impact in the local area:
• 4,900 meals served at the Lost and Found Café
• 5200 families received food boxes at the Inter-Faith Treasure House
• 400 families helped at the East County Family Resource Center in
Washougal
• 1,600 students practicing stewardship at our local wildlife refuge
• Safe housing at The Oaks for 25 at-risk youth from camas and
Washougal
• 60 swimming scholarships by Camas Parks and Recreation
• 2,500 youth participated in Camas Public Library’s summer reading
program
• And much much more
List compiled from grants awarded 2011-2016
Our growth strategy
• Stay the course with our current strategy of keeping expenses very
low, i.e. getting the word out via networking and free PR.
• Recruit a Friend of Community Chest from every organization in CW
• Planning Giving program launch for 2016-17 campaign.
• We successfully launched our CWCC Facebook page in 2015.
– “Like us” on facebook.com/CamasWashougalCommunityChest
Community Chest Funding
• Who contributes to the C-W Community Chest?
People with big hearts
People like you!
Community Chest
Funding
• How can you support the Camas Washougal
Community Chest?
– Become a Friend of the CW Community Chest
– Designate CWCC as recipient of your company’s
giving campaign
– Make a direct donation
• Cash or check
• Donate online
– http://www.camaswashougalcommunitychest.org/individual-giving/
– Make a bequest via our Planned Giving Program