Bringing joy, hope and dignity to homeless children with the gift of a birthday party.
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See what's new this month...
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Register Today! First Annual Cornhole Tournament
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Join us for some fun at our First Annual Cornhole Tournament on Tuesday, August 14th from 5pm - 8pm! Food, prizes and a good time are guaranteed! Come out and support Birthday Dreams while enjoying a fun evening in your community.
Only
$60
per team
The team registration fee includes two players
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Interested in helping to plan this event, or know a local company who would be interested in sponsoring? Email
chris@birthdaydreams.org
. We would love your help!
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Early bird tickets are now available! Last year, this event sold out 6 weeks in advance, so don't wait! Buy your tickets or purchase a table now.
Early Bird tickets
$75
through August 31st ($100 after)
Early Bird table is
$750
through August 31st ($1,000 after)
Learn how you can be a part of this incredible evening to help make Birthday Dreams possible for homeless children in our community. Click below for more information, including links to purchase your tickets, become a sponsor or make a donation.
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So many great opportunities to participate!
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Join us for our open house
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Save the Date for our Open House
Saturday, September 8th | 11am - 2pm
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Help us grow.
Together we can bring even more smiles...
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We are growing and we need you to keep up with increased demand of homeless families.
Together we can provide birthdays to over 500 more children.
Meeghan Black visited us during our recent move and was inspired to create a video to support our goal to double the number of our birthdays by 2020.
Every dollar donated brings us closer to our goal. Support us by becoming a growth partner.
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Volunteer Highlight - Darcy Exley
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We are so grateful to have Darcy's support here at Birthday Dreams. She is truly making a difference in the lives of homeless children and getting to see first hand the fulfillment in bringing a smile to a homeless child's face.
Darcy started volunteering for BD in January of this year. She was fortunate enough to take an early retirement from Boeing and after 31 years of the corporate world wanted to be involved in something where she felt like she could make a difference. Darcy wanted to give back to the community and helping kids has always been something that meant a lot to her. Being able to put a smile on a child’s face and some joy in their hearts is rewarding. Click
here
to learn more about Darcy and her experience with Birthday Dreams.
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Say Hello to our New Employee Becky Nickels
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Birthday Dreams welcomes our new Executive Assistant, Becky Nickels.
Becky has a long history of volunteering in the community, with the Renton Regional Community Foundation, the Renton Kiwanis Clothes Bank, and Center For Hope to name three. She also has great skills, having been the Executive Assistant to both Renton School District Superintendents Dr. Gary Kohlwes and Dr. Dolores Gibbons. We are very lucky to have her on our team!
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Thank you to the Crane Co.
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The
Crane Fund for Women and Children generously provided Birthday Dreams with a $3,000 grant. Thank you to the Crane Co. and employee Alicia Kelly who recommended Birthday Dreams. The check was presented at the Crane Co.'s Annual Tea Party on July 24, where many local non-profits were recognized. Birthday Dreams was honored to one.
T
o the right,
Suzanne Schumacher, Crane Co.'s Director of Site Operations and the keynote speaker, presents the check to co-founders Chris Spahn and Shannon Avery.
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Meet the Amazing Kids at Camp Kindness Counts
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We had the opportunity to meet some amazing kids recently. These kids attended a one week camp where they served with several different non-profit organizations, making a difference around the Greater Seattle area.
Camp Kindness Counts' mission is "empowering, inspiring, and connecting kids with kindness".
Birthday Dreams saw the effects of their kindness as the kids decorated and filled 350 goody bags with toys and candy this summer. Besides decorating the bags with stickers and glitter, they added inspirational and uplifting messages on the goody bags. Several brought donations as well. Mateo, pictured above to the right, brought LEGO's. When asked why, he said "
Every kid on earth deserves an awesome day at least once a year." Well said!
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Thank you for joining us at the Great Inflatable Race!
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What a fun event! We are so grateful to all who come out to support us at The Great Inflatable Race.
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Thank you to Glassbaby Bellevue!
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A huge thanks to to the support from Glassbaby Bellevue for great one day fundraising event.
Thank you to all who visited and made in store purchases. It was a good day.
If you missed it, you might see a few to bid on in the silent auction at our upcoming Gala.
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Join us and help bring birthday magic to homeless children in King County!
Upcoming Volunteer Orientations
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018 6:00 PM
Saturday, August 25, 2018 11:00 AM
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 6:00 PM
Saturday, September 22, 2018 11:00 AM
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Get involved with Birthday Dreams! Share your passion and expertise and join a
committee to help us bring more birthday joy to homeless children in our community.
Marketing/Development Committee
Wednesday August 29th @ 6:30 PM
Location
: 1084 Kirkland Ave NE Renton, WA
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NEW - Engagement Committee
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Birthday Dreams is a well-kept secret. We’d like that to change and we need your help. This virtual committee is comprised of a team of passionate, caring people who believe that a birthday celebration will fill a homeless child’s life with joy, hope and dignity. This team of advocates will engage people through social media and/or spreading the word through the business community contacts.
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10% of proceeds go to Birthday Dreams when you use code
BDD2K018
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Foremost Printing helps Birthday Dreams give the gift of a birthday party to homeless children by donating a portion of their sales to Birthday Dreams!
10% of the sales of all printing business using promo code
BDD2K018 comes directly to us. This is an ongoing offer, so when printing needs come up, call Foremost Printing at 206-501-5372. Files or inquiries can be emailed to ken@foremostprinting.com
Offer Expires 12/31/2018
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Birthday Dreams | P. 425-988-3954 | info@birthdaydreams.org | www.birthdaydreams.org
PO Box 2722 | Renton, WA 98056
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