Local Non-Profit Boards Looking for Volunteers

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Mari

Are you interested in learning more about serving on a local Non-Profit Board? Are you a Non-Profit Board looking for volunteers?

The Walla Walla Leaders Network has a listing of local Non-Profit Board volunteer opportunities. If you have been looking for a way to engage with your community serving on a Non-Profit Board is an excellent way to do it! Find the current listings under the “How to Participate” tab on the WW Leaders Network webpage.

Non-Profit Boards can request that their current volunteer opportunities be listed on the site as well.

The purpose of the WW Leaders Network is to identify, engage and develop Walla Walla’s emerging leaders for nonprofit boards and organizations. To get involved or to find out about upcoming events visit their website at http://wallawallaleadershipnetwork.ning.com/

Apply now for Foundation Scholarships

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Lawson

Blue Mountain Community Foundation scholarship applications are currently available for students seeking financial aid for the 2012-2013 school year.

One application form will qualify applicants for consideration for a variety of scholarships. While most awards are for need-based aid to graduates of Walla Walla County high schools or individuals who have resided in Walla Walla County for at least three years, there are additional scholarships available to students in Columbia and Garfield Counties and northern Umatilla County.

Plus, there is an array of scholarships for student who meets special requirements. For example, the Northwest Grain Growers Robert Abbey Memorial Scholarship is available to students whose families are members or employees of Northwest Grain Growers, Inc. The Betty Rae and Luetta Anderson Scholarship is for students who study foreign language in college, with a preference for German students. In all, there are fourteen scholarships that are unique to students from backgrounds that include 4-H participation to a parent in public safety, in addition to need-based scholarships.

For full details, download an application or call the Foundation office at (509) 529-4371. The deadline for consideration is March 1, 2012.

Since its inception in 1984, the Blue Mountain Community Foundation has enhanced and improved the quality of life in Southeastern Washington through the annual award of scholarships to individuals and grants to local nonprofit organizations

Dayton Coalition for Youth and Families Meeting Info

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Mari

Dayton’s Coalition for Youth and Families has announced it’s meeting dates for 2012. Meetings will be held the third Thursday of each month at 7:45 a.m. at the Delaney Building, 111 S. Third St. in Dayton.

The meeting is open to anyone interested in issues concerning Youth and Families in the Touchet Valley.

For more information contact Rea Culwell at 382-1197 or Nancy Butler at 382-1511.

Meeting dates are as follows:

January 19
February 16
March 15
April 19
May 17
June 21
July 19
August 16
September 20
October 18
November 15
December 20