Celebrating donations to the Foundation for Edmonds School District’s Nourishing Network on Wednesday are (all from left) back row: Will Burge, Frontier Communications and Foundation Trustee; Lara Dougall, Whole Foods customer service associate team leader; Scott Mauk, Edmonds Heights K-12 principal; Andy Cline, Cline Jewelers; Edmonds School District Superintendent Nick Brossoit; Leone Olsen, North Sound Church; Edmonds School Board member April Hogan; Ellen Janes, North Sound Church; Abraham Williams, community volunteer; Greg Fuller, Foundation program and volunteer coordinator; Leah Abell, Whole Foods marketing team leader and Foundation Trustee; and Foundation Executive Director Deb Anderson. Front row: Whole Foods employees Dave Bergeron, associate store team leader and Kim Gordon, customer service team leader; and Frontier employees Shannon Tisdel and Kim Swenstad
The Foundation for Edmonds School District on Wednesday honored all those who participated in a recent fundraising event that generated $57,614 for the Nourishing Network, a weekend meal program for the District’s homeless and low-income families.
According to Foundation Executive Director Deb Anderson, Andy Cline of Cline Jewelers raised $1,750 over Thanksgiving weekend. Cline’s donation was combined with money raised through a North Sound Church Mosaic Choir fundraiser for a total of $41,513, and Campbell Nelson VW/Nissan matched that amount with $4,153.
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In addition, Whole Foods in Lynnwood, through their Feed4More program, raised $11,948, which will be used to purchase food.
“A huge thank you to the community for coming together, rallying behind the Nourishing Network, and helping to support our homeless children,” Anderson said.
Foundation Executive Director Deb Anderson on Wednesday recognized community volunteer Abraham Williams. Williams is legally blind but walks a mile every Wednesday from his Edmonds home to Edmonds Heights K-12 School, where bags food for low-income and homeless families served by the Nourishing Network.
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