Skookum Kids

Eat, Drink & Be Giving 2024 is TOMORROW!

Our team is finalizing all the details, will we see you there? 🥂

Thank you for sponsoring Eat, Drink & Be Giving 2024! 🥂Beneficial State Bank is a B-Corp dedicated to giving back to the community. That's why we bank with them, and why we're so grateful they've sponsored Eat, Drink & Be Giving this year. As a bronze sponsor, Beneficial State Bank is helping to build resilient communities. ✨

Thank you for sponsoring Eat, Drink & Be Giving 2024! 🥂Alaska Airlines supported last year's event, and we're so grateful they've chosen to sponsor Eat, Drink, & Be Giving this year too. As a bronze sponsor, Alaska Airlines is supporting children and families affected by foster care. ✨

This is your official Skookum reminder to flex those civic muscles this week! 🇺🇸 Election day in Washington state is Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Washington mails a ballot to every registered voter a few weeks before the election. Be sure to mail it back so that it is postmarked by Election Day, or drop it in a drop box before or on Election Day, or you can vote in person on the day of at your local voting center!

Thank you for sponsoring Eat, Drink & Be Giving 2024! 🥂Exxel Pacific has supported Skookum since 2021 and was also a sponsor last year. We're so grateful they've chosen to support children and families again by sponsoring Eat, Drink, & Be Giving this year too. As a bronze sponsor, Exxel Pacific is helping to support bio families and foster families while we work towards reunification. ✨

Don’t wait any longer, Eat, Drink & Be Giving is in one week and tickets are selling fast! 🥂

This is our favorite night of the year, we’ll gather over stories, dinner, and an experience auction full of locally donated prizes. All benefiting foster kids.

For tickets visit Skookumkids.org/edbg or the link in our bio✨

Thank you for sponsoring Eat, Drink & Be Giving 2024! 🥂The Muljat Group has supported Skookum since 2021 and has been a part of countless Skookum events over the years. We're so grateful they've chosen to care for children and families again by sponsoring Eat, Drink, & Be Giving. As a bronze sponsor, The Muljat Group is supporting the reunification of children in foster care with their biological families. ✨

Thank you for sponsoring Eat, Drink & Be Giving 2024! 🥂Landmark was also a sponsor last year, and we're so grateful they've chosen to support children and families again by sponsoring Eat, Drink, & Be Giving this year too. As a silver sponsor, Landmark is helping to ensure that children entering foster care for the first time are provided with safety and security. ✨

Excited to announce we licensed a brand new foster family today! 🥳 We'll be here to support them every step of the way as they begin their foster journey. We're extremely grateful for members of the community who are so driven to help support children in foster care. 💛

✨ 5 Reasons You Can’t Miss Eat, Drink, and Be Giving 2024! ✨
Join us for Skookum Kids’ biggest event of the year! Here’s why you’ll want to be there:

1️⃣ Support a Great Cause: Your presence helps kids and families in foster care thrive. 💙
2️⃣ Inspiring Stories: Hear firsthand the incredible stories of resilience and hope. 📖
3️⃣ Build Community: Connect with others who share a passion for supporting foster families and children. 🤝
4️⃣ Exciting Auction: Bid on unique experiences and gifts—all donated by our generous local community! 🛍️
5️⃣ Be Part of Lasting Change: Every contribution empowers children in foster care to have better futures. 🌟

Don’t miss out—reserve your spot today! 🎟️ Visit Skookumkids.org/edbg or the link in our bio for details.

Thank you for sponsoring Eat, Drink & Be Giving 2024! 🥂 AMS partners with Skookum often, and we're so grateful for their services. If you've seen a Skookum flyer, read our newsletter, or opened a brochure, chances are we used AMS. As a silver sponsor, AMS is making a difference in our community by supporting children and families affected by foster care.

Eat, Drink & Be Giving is right around the corner and we've got some amazing auction items for this year's silent auction! Get your tickets at Skookumkids.org/EDBG to have your chance to bid:

Here are just a few of them...

1. Two Club Level tickets with a parking pass for the Sunday November 24th 1:25 pm game vs the Arizona Cardinals 🏈

2. Enjoy 2 priority-seat tickets and a parking pass to any concert/comedy show at Climate Pledge Arena, with exclusive access to the Members-Only Verizon Lounge 🎤🥂

3. A 7-night stay at a charming Coastal Style 1 bedroom/ 1 bath condo literally just steps from the golden sand beach and ocean. A dreamy vacation spot for sure! 🏄‍♀️ plus flight vouchers

4. Whiskey Tasting for 8 at Bellingham Bourbon Society 🥃

5. Escape to a picturesque beachfront cabin during quiet season (Oct 1-May 31). Includes $100 towards snacks, lunch, or dinner at the General Store. ⛱

Thank you to our sponsors who've stepped up for children and families affected by foster care and helped make Eat, Drink & Be Giving possible .1 and Elements Hospitality

Thank you for sponsoring Eat, Drink & Be Giving 2024! 🥂 As we've grown, Four Points Bellingham has been the venue for Eat, Drink & Be Giving now the last two years, leading to some of our most successful events ever. We're grateful for a venue host who believes in our mission. As a silver sponsor, Four Points Bellingham is helping children & families affected by foster care by supporting reunification and visitation.

We still need dessert dash bakers! Eat, Drink, & Be Giving is just two weeks away.

Can't make it but still want to help? We need folks to bring a dessert for the dessert dash. 🍰🧁🥧

If you love to bake (or are up for bringing a treat from your favorite bakery), please sign up with the form in our bio (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qfEw4I7HHDw6vL9J7fwJOkL-t3N1Fw30Gs26_F_yXio) or email [email protected] with a brief description of the dessert to let us know you plan to contribute.

Cakes, pies, anything sweet that would serve 10 people are welcome! You can bring your dessert with you to the event, or stop by the Four Points anytime after 10am on Nov 1.

Thank you .1 for sponsoring Eat, Drink & Be Giving 2024! 🥂 Kafe 104.1 has partnered with Skookum often, and you've probably heard us on their airwaves during Festive Friday. We're so grateful they're supporting Eat, Drink & Be Giving this year. As a silver sponsor, Kafe 104.1 is making a difference in our community by supporting children and families affected by foster care.

Today we honor National Indigenous Peoples Day.

As an organization, we live, work, and gather on land of the Swinomish, Samish, Sauk-Suiattle, Upper Skagit, Lower Skagit, Lummi, Nooksack, Semiahmoo, Yakama, Nuawhaha, and Stillaguamish Tribes and peoples of the Coast Salish Sea.

Not too long ago, foster care was used as a weapon against Indigenous communities; punishing communities for differences in cultural family values and child-rearing practices.

Skookum Kids is committed to remembering this past and partnering to create a different future. We have much to learn from the tribes we work with while confronting abuse, restoring families, and creating safe places for children.

Thank you for sponsoring Eat, Drink & Be Giving 2024! 🥂Aside from handling all Skookum Staff retirement accounts, Thrivent has supported Skookum Kids since 2022 and Eat, Drink & Be Giving the last two years. They've also hosted financial seminars for Skookum supporters. As a gold sponsor, Thrivent is making a difference in our community by ensuring that kids who come crashing into foster care have a soft place to land.
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Will you help sponsor our event this year? Let's work together on something great. Visit Skookumkids.org/EDBG for more info ✨

Don't forget to get your ticket to Eat, Drink & Be Giving! It’s an evening with stories, dinner, and an experience auction of locally donated gifts and getaways all benefitting kids and families in foster care. 🥂 Head to SkookumKids.org/EDBG or the link in our bio ✨

🚨 We need your help! 🚨 We're helping a newly reunified family move into their first apartment and are looking for a couch, dining room table, and other home items in good condition. Can you help? Message us or email [email protected] ✨

Eat, Drink, & Be Giving is just a few weeks away!

Can't make it but still want to help? We need folks to bring a dessert for the dessert dash. 🍰🧁🥧

If you love to bake (or are up for bringing a treat from your favorite bakery), please sign up with the form in our bio or email [email protected] with a brief description of the dessert to let us know you plan to contribute.

Cakes, pies, anything sweet that would serve 10 people are welcome! You can bring your dessert with you to the event, or stop by the Four Points anytime after 10am on Nov 1.

Eat, Drink & Be Giving is in less than a month and we've got some amazing auction items for this year's silent auction.

➡️ Win the chance to live out your PNW dreams with the fishing trip of a lifetime in British Columbia! An all-inclusive trip for 2 at Sointula Lodge for the 2024 summer season.
- Four-day/Three-night trip includes 3 days of fully-guided fishing
- Private lodging accommodations
- All meals including 4-course dinners
- All liquor and fine wines
- Your catch is packaged and frozen to transport home with you.
- All the gear you need while at the lodge!
Get your tickets at Skookumkids.org/EDBG to have your chance to bid ✨
This auction item was generously donated by who have supported Eat, Drink & Be Giving and Skookum Kids for the last few years. We're so grateful that they've decided to step up and help children and families affected by foster care. Their support is providing safety and security to children as they enter foster care.

Thank you for sponsoring Eat, Drink & Be Giving 2024! 🥂Hempler's has supported Skookum Kids since 2021 and sponsored Eat, Drink & Be Giving for the last 3 years. As a gold sponsor, Hempler's is making a difference in our community by supporting children and families affected by foster care!
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Will you help sponsor our event this year? Let's work together on something great. Visit Skookumkids.org/EDBG for more info ✨

Come say "Hi" today! Meet staff members, learn about Skookum, and support a good cause 😀

Head on down to Ponderosa Beer and Books on Wednesday, October 2nd! $1 of all pints sales go to Skookum Kids!! 🍺📚 see you there!

🦸‍♂️ Foster Champion of the Month: The Cavanaugh Family! 🦸‍♂️

“We have chosen to support Skookum kids over the last few years Because the money goes directly to local foster children in Washington state by providing them with a safe and loving environment as they wait for their next steps.

As Foster/Adoptive parents we have seen firsthand the importance of this. Every child deserves to be loved!” ✨