CBW Monthly Donations

CSL Seattle and Create a Better World supports charitable organizations to do their good work in the world by donating $100 to three local nonprofits every month. Recipients are nominated by CSL members and congregants. Monthly nominations can be submitted to Sherry Dawley and should include organization name, web site, and one sentence why you love this nonprofit. Let’s help others who need our support!

Scroll down to see past donation recipients.

April 2023 Donations

• Washington Farmland Trust protects and stewards threatened farmland in Washington. They help keep land in production by making it accessible to a new generation of farmers. Nominated by Betty Gibelyou
• IslandWood is an environmental education nonprofit serving the Puget Sound region. We believe every child should have access to the sense of wonder and discovery that comes from meaningful experiences in the natural world. IslandWood was founded to increase access and lower financial barriers to nature-based learning for our region’s children. Nominated by Marilyn Gregory
• ECOSS bridges industry, government, and communities to promote practical and sustainable environmental solutions. We are leaders in community engagement, working in tandem with a broad base of immigrants and refugees to mitigate stormwater pollution, disseminate education on transportation electrification, improve green space access, reduce food waste, and more. Nominated by Laurel Tomchick

February 2023 Donations

• $1000 to World Center Kitchen, helping feed those in need in Ukraine.
• White Center Food Bank’s Mission is to Minimize Hunger… While nourishing community, nurturing self-reliance and embracing our rich cultural diversity. Nominated by Liz Mirante and Marjorie Billings McKinney.
• Food Lifeline is on a mission to end hunger in Western Washington. We believe that access to food is a basic human right and that nobody deserves to be hungry. Food Lifeline provides nutritious food to 1.37 million people facing hunger by sourcing nutritious food from a variety of food industry partners. Nominated by Cindy Warren.
• Renewal Food Bank in Bellevue is helping many of the families/youth of the schools in the nearby area.  Nominated by Janell Shiers.

January 2023 Donations

In January, CBW donated to the following charities including $1,000 to World Central Kitchen, helping the people of Ukraine. Please consider donating to some of these well-vetted organization. Also, check with your employer to see if they are matching donations (many are):

• • World Central Kitchen   http://www.WCK.org
  • Center for Disaster Philanthropy   http://www.disasterphilanthropy.org
  • Global Giving  (Click on Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund.)  http://www.globalgiving.org

December 2022 Donations

• NAMI Seattle (The National Alliance on Mental Illness) is a United States-based nonprofit organization originally founded as a grassroots group by family members of people diagnosed with mental illness. Nominated by Tim Brincefield and Marilyn Gregory.
• Lutheran Community Services Northwest is a 100-year old organization working across Washington and Oregon. One of their key service lines is mental health services focused on youth, foster care, crime victims and refugees relocating to the United States.  Nominated by Sherry Dawley.
• REACH Seattle provides mental health services for those who are homeless. Nominated by Patric Creelman.

November 2022 Donations

• People’s Popup Pantry offers popup pantries in different Seattle neighborhoods that need it most. Nominated by Marilyn Gregory

• Westside Baby meets the basic needs of children to promote safety, security & healthy development. They provide essential items to keep children safe, warm, and dry by collecting and distributing formula and baby food, diapers, clothing, and equipment throughout Western King County. Nominated by Jeri Hudson

• Community Loaves is a network of bakers and chefs in the community who bake bread and energy bars that are distributed to food banks and food pantries. Founded in March 2020, Community Loaves has donated a total of 98,530 loaves and 11,203 energy cookies to date. Nominated by Karen Binkhorst

October 2022 Donations

• League of Women Voters Washington is a nonpartisan organization that is fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice. The League encourages citizens to register and vote and to participate in government and politics. Nominated by Sherry Dawley
• National Women’s Political Caucus of Washington is a multi-partisan grassroots membership organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in appointed and elected offices at all levels of government through recruitment, training, and PAC support for endorsed women candidates. Nominated by Debbie Carlsen
• Common Power works to foster, support and amplify a democracy that is just and inclusive. We provide creative on-ramps to civic fieldwork, expand the people engaging in and benefiting from it, and sustain this effort by investing in the next generation of leaders. One of the key things they do is organize hundreds of volunteers to mail get out the vote postcards to known areas of voter suppression and sponsor voter registration events. While they work in several states, they were founded here in Seattle and are headquartered here. Nominated by Sherry Dawley

September 2022 Donations

• Wolf Haven International, Nominated by Karen Schiller, is nationally recognized and has rescued and provided lifetime homes for 300 displaced, captive-born animals.

• Discovery Bay Wild Life Rescue, Nominated by Alex Perlman, rescues, rehabilitates and releases hundreds of wild birds each year. They also provide educational outreach programs near Port Townsend.

• Friends of Animals Foundation, Nominated by Catherine Schatzel, is an all-volunteer organization. Their mission is to foster greater compassion for animals by example and through education.

August 2022 Donations

• Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club – Children and students can be given free school supplies as well as electronics/toys, books, haircuts and more. There is a one time per year giveaway. Nominated by Marilyn Gregory

• Project Cool – For children dealing with the daily chaos of homelessness, school can be an important source of stability. For over 33 years, Project Cool has supported more than 36,500 homeless students. Every fall through Project Cool, Coalition members and volunteers make sure that hundreds of unhoused students start the school year off right with the supplies they need. In addition to school supplies for students, the Coalition also regularly provides training for staff working with youth and unaccompanied minors to help them advocate for and support the educational rights of homeless students. Nominated by Marilyn Gregory

• YWCA programs in Snohomish County – The YWCA serves thousands of families every year who are rebuilding their lives from homelessness, poverty and domestic violence. This year’s back-to-school program is providing gift cards for school supplies and clothes so that parents can shop for exactly what their children need to start the school year right. Nominated by Sherry Dawley