Community Charity

Our Community Charity program is funded through the "Happy Bucks" we collect at our monthly membership meetings. Our 2024 Charity of the Year will be voted on in our January member meeting, nominations for 2025 will open later this year. Current WWIB members may may nominate a charity, community members may also apply. 

Charity Nomination Criteria:

Eligible charities must be a 501(c)(3) organizations in good standing, as well as community-minded, in order to be considered. Charities may not be selected two years in a row. 

Past Charity Recipients

2023- Charity

Max Higbee Center 

2021- Charity

Blue Skies for Children $5,000

2020- Charity

Heart House Lydia Place $7500

2019- Charity

YWCA $5000

2018- Charity

DVSAS (Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Services) of Whatcom County $3500

2017 Charities

January/February/March – Blue Skies for Children $1000

April/May/June – Dispute Resolution Center $1000

July/August/September – Northwest Therapeutic Riding Center $1000

October/November/December – A Touch of Grace $1000

2016 Charities

February/March – Skookum Kids $1000

April/May – Bellingham Bay Boating Center $1000

June/July – Whatcom Boys & Girls Club $1000

August/September – Alzheimer's Society of WA $1000

October/November – Max Higbee $1000

2015 Charities

February/March – Communities in Schools

April/May – Blue Skies for Children

June/July – The Whatcom Dream

October/November – Women Sharing Hope

December/ January – New Way Ministries

2014 Charities

Jan/Feb – The Lighthouse Mission

March/April – Whatcom Museum Foundation

May/June – Bellingham Food Bank

July/Aug – Whatcom Center for Early Learning

Nov/Dec – Chelsea Ebert Trust

2013 Charities

March/April - The Whatcom Dream

May/June - Blue Skies for Children

July/August - Habitat for Humanity Women Build

Sept/Oct - YWCA Bellingham

Nov/Dec - Boys & Girls Club Whatcom County

2012 Charities

March / April - Marianne’s House

May / June - The Agape House

July / August - Alzheimer Society of WA

Sept / Oct - Big Brothers Big Sisters

Nov / Dec - Toys for Tots

2011 Charities

2nd quarter - DVSAS

3rd quarter - Lydia Place

4th quarter - Blue Skies for Children

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