For many of us, our pets are more than just pets – they are a part of the family. Cats and dogs are there in our moments of joy and of sadness, in our moments of smiles and tears. In this year’s Annual Giving Drive, you too can make a difference in an animal’s life … Continue reading Lend a paw: Animals searching for their forever home
Stories
2017 Annual Giving Drive: Women
King County’s Employee Giving Program’s (EGP) Annual Giving Drive provides over 60 prescreened nonprofit organizations whose primary category of service is promoting equity, safe-space, and programs that are important to and for women. Last year, donations by King County employees doubled to this category of service. This response was a powerful example of the collective impact of individuals … Continue reading 2017 Annual Giving Drive: Women
Everyday Superheros – Impact Story
Yesterday, I had the distinct pleasure to hear Katie and Tommy from Kindering speak. Instantly, Tommy and I had a connection - my son is ALSO obsessed with superheroes. So when Tommy showed up in his red Power Ranger suit - that could also pass for Spiderman, I knew we were going to have a good time. … Continue reading Everyday Superheros – Impact Story
My Story – Why I Walk
My wife loves soccer. We both do. That’s actually how we met. I was the assistant soccer coach to her son’s team. We became friends, and our relationship grew through the years. I waited to marry her for ten years. In 1994, we went to the FIFA World Cup hosted here in the USA. We … Continue reading My Story – Why I Walk
My Story – Educating Young Men About Testicular Cancer
I have worked for the PAO for 16 years and have always participated in the EGP, happily choosing nonprofits that I believed in. Until 2010, when our 20-year-old son, Jaimeson Jones, died of testicular cancer, I never dreamed that I would be starting and listing my own. Testicular cancer is 95% curable when it is … Continue reading My Story – Educating Young Men About Testicular Cancer
My Story – I Grew Up Remembering That Gift
It’s not just about the specific charities I love to give to, but the reason behind it all. Growing up, I did have a lot. We lived on a farm. I never went hungry. Always got to go to school. Had my own horses and sheep, dog and cats. Had people who cared. Until my … Continue reading My Story – I Grew Up Remembering That Gift
My Story – Cancer at 29
In April 2007 I went to a walk-in clinic because of flu-like symptoms. After a chest x-ray, the doctor's words were "I have never seen anything like this before" and I was admitted to the emergency room. There, they confirmed that I had a mass sitting on my heart and my lung and I was … Continue reading My Story – Cancer at 29
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