Nonprofits

ALS Association Evergreen Chapter
Contact: Becky Moore, Executive Director
Phone: 425-656-1650 or 1-866-STOP ALS
Email: info@alsa-ec.org
Website: www.alsa-ec.org
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive fatal degenerative neuromuscular disease. ALS attacks motor neurons making the simplest movements nearly impossible. While ALS impairs movement and often leads to paralysis in the later stages of the disease, the mind is unaffected. There are 15 new cases of ALS diagnosed every day. Every 90 minutes someone loses their battle with the disease. The ALS Association Evergreen Chapter exists to improve the quality of life for those living with ALS, to promote education and community awareness, to advocate for public policy in support of ALS-related health issues, and to provide funding for research efforts to find a cure for ALS.

Alpental-Snoqualmie Ski Education Foundation
Contact: Daniel L. Allawatt
Phone: (425) 392 - 6635
Email: danallawatt@attbi.com
Web Site: www.tasskiteam.com
The Alpental-Snoqualmie Ski Education Foundation is a non-profit, educational ski racing organization dedicated to helping junior racers age 6-18 achieve their racing potential. The mission of Team Alpental-Snoqualmie Ski Education Foundation is to provide a highly structured local alpine racing program that will provide young athletes with the opportunity to develop the personal and racing skills that are fundamental to the growth of a well rounded maturing competitive individual.

American Diabetes Association
American Diabetes Association
Contact: Lisa Brown
Phone: (206) 282-4616 ext 7221
Email: lbrown@diabetes.org
The ADA sponsors youth and senior programs, patient and professional education, medical research, and advocacy efforts to prevent and cure diabetes and improve the lives of all people affected by it. Physical fitness is a key to controlling diabetes and the Washington ADA is proud to be associated with the STP this year to promote good health and raise funds that will support our efforts to fight this devastating disease.

Asha for Education
Seattle Chapter
Contact: Ravi Manghani
Phone: (206) 310-6636
Email: ravi@u.washington.edu
Web Site: http://www.ashanet.org/seattle/
Asha-Seattle is a chapter of Asha For Education, a non-profit voluntary organization dedicated to socio-economic change in India mainly using the medium of education. Our goal is to also address whenever possible other development and human issues such as women's issues, health-care and related issues. Asha was started in 1991 in Berkeley. The Seattle chapter was formed in December 1994 by a diverse group of students and professionals from the Seattle area. Asha is a secular organization welcoming volunteers irrespective of religion, race, gender or caste. We have no religious or political affiliation. The aim of the group is to mobilize the local population to collectively support and provide assistance in different forms to groups working at the grass roots in India. Our volunteer meetings are open to anyone interested in social and developmental issues.

Bicycle Transportation Alliance
Contact: Brita Johnson
Phone: (503) 226-0676
Email: info@bta4bikes.org
The BTA creates healthy, sustainable communities by making bicycling safe, convenient and accessible in Oregon and Southwest Washington.  Our efforts helped earn Portland the reputation as the best city for bicycling in North America.  Our education programs teach adults about bicycles and the law, and have taught over 12,000 middle school students how to bicycle safely.  Our advocacy efforts have secured bikes on transit, bicycle lanes on innumerable roads and bridges, and "safe routes to schools" legislation.  Our outreach efforts get bicycle issues and awareness in the news.  Please help us continue to do all this and more!

Bike Works Seattle
Contact: Suzanne Carlson
Phone: (206) 725-9408
Email: bikewrks@scn.org
Bike Works builds communities by educating youth and promoting bicycling. We run Earn-a-Bike, where kids learn bike repair then work for their own recycled cycle, Neighborhood Rides, an Annual Kids Bike Swap, Community Bike Shop, bicycle donations, and more. We take unused bikes and get them back on the streets while providing positive activities and education for youth--a perfect fit for your STP fund raising. Bike Works (formerly called Free Ride Zone) has been serving kids, bikes, and community in Seattle's Rainier Valley since 1996. Our store is located at 3709 S Ferdinand St, Seattle WA 98118.

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula
Contact: Carla Abrams
Phone: (360) 417-2831
Email: mtabgclb@olypen.com
The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula serve nearly 1000 young people of ages 6-18 in Sequim and Port Angeles. Program focuses include the arts, education and career development, health and life skills, character and leadership development, sports, fitness and recreation. Participants gain a sense of belonging, usefulness, influence, and competence through interaction with professional youth development staff and dedicated volunteers.

Brain Injury Association of Washington
Contact: Bob Reno
Phone: (425) 895-0047 or (800) 523-5438
Email: biawa@biawa.org
Web Site: www.biawa.org
We live in a dangerous world with drinking and driving, guns and accidents, bicycles and potholes, anger and ignorance. Too often, these combinations result in brain injury. An estimated 20,000 citizens of Washington State receive brain injuries each year. What happens when someone sustains a brain injury? The person faces changes in his or her ability to remember, learn, and perform activities of daily life. Sometimes the injury is misdiagnosed, and the person is placed in an institution or mental hospital instead of receiving treatment appropriate to the injury. In 1982, the Brain Injury Association of Washington was started by families of survivors. The Association is committed to creating a better future through brain injury prevention, support, education and advocacy. The only cure for brain injury is prevention. The good news is that most brain injuries can be prevented, but when they can't the Brain Injury Association of Washington will be there to provide help and hope!

Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Contact: Emma Misner
Phone: (206) 987-4838
Email: emma.misner@seattlechildrens.org
Web Site: www.seattlechildrens.org
Childrenâs Hospital and Regional Medical Center stands at the forefront of pediatric care, providing a ãhigh tech, high touchä approach combining the latest medical treatment with compassion and understanding for the special needs of childrenâs and families. Every year, we treat thousands of children whose families lack the resources to cover the full cost of their childâs medical care. This year, the hospital is expected to provide over $26.2 million in uncompensated care for those in need. We are able to do this through the generosity of the community.

City of Hope
Contact: Bob Goldberg
Phone: (425)454-7304
Email: lifsgr8@speakeasy.net
The City of Hope Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, is one of the world's leading research and treatment centers for cancer and other serious diseases, including diabetes and HIV/AIDS. The work conducted at City of Hope is shared with medical centers worldwide, touching the lives of millions of people everywhere. The underlying theme of the compassionate patient care provided at City of Hope is "There is no profit in curing the body if in the process you destroy the soul," reflecting our concern to treat the whole person, not just the disease.

Community Services for the Blind and Partially Sighted (CSBPS)
Contact:  June Mansfield
Phone:  (206) 525-5556
Email:  csbps@csbps.com
Web:  www. Csbps.com
CSBPS provides counseling, instruction in independent travel and home management skills, adaptive aids store, assistive technology program and volunteer services to persons who are blind or visually impaired. Majority of our services are provided in the home, free of charge, to people residing in King, Snohomish and Skagit counties.  We are the only not for profit organization that provides these services in the Puget Sound region and our goal is to help people with impaired vision continue to live independently.

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America --Northwest Chapter
Contact: Helene Voron, Executive Director
phone 206-574-0698 or 877-703-6900
email: northwest@ccfa.org
website: http://www.ccfa.org/chapters/northwest/
The mission of the Crohnâs & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. (CCFA) is to cure and prevent Crohnâs disease and ulcerative colitis through research, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these digestive diseases through education and support. Known collectively as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), these painful, chronic illnesses affect up to one million Americans, including approximately 100,000 children under the age of 18. An estimated 50,000 people in the Northwest have IBD. The Northwest chapter supports the mission of CCFA, provides patient and professional education program; support groups and raises money to lead the wayÊto find cures for the disease for patientsÊand their families in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Alaska.Ê
The best way to join the fight against these diseases is by becoming a member, by making a financial gift to the organization or by participating in special events sponsored by the Northwest Chapter of CCFA.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Contact: Megan Keister Schmidt,
Phone: 206-282-4770
Email: washington@cff.org
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States. People with CF are prone to chronic lung infections and problems with digestion and reproduction. One in 31 of us is an unknowing, symptomless carrier of the defective gene that causes CF. Currently, there is no cure. When the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was created more than 46 years ago, children with CF were not expected to live to attend elementary school. Today, because of the progress being made, the median age of survival extends into the early 30s.

Depression Wellness Network
Contact: Amy Lee Lewis
Phone: (206) 528-9975
E-mail: amylee@depressionwellness.net
Website: www.depressionwellness.net
The Depression Wellness Network is a community based non-profit organization that provides wholistic resources and peer support for those with depression, their loved ones and qualified professionals. We believe that depression is a unique experience with many contributing factors for each person. We define a wholistic approach as one that focuses on underlying causes, uses preventative measures and creates individualized wellness plans. Nutrition and exercise play a huge role in a personâs wellness and we are excited to be a part of an event that shares the same philosophy.

Elder and Adult Day Services (EADS)
Contact: Sharon Wilson
Phone: 425 867-1799
Email: voluntr@serv.net
Adult day health is a community based group program designed to meet the needs of adults with physical and or cognitive impairments. Structured, comprehensive, and nonresidential, these programs provide a variety of health, social, rehabilitative, and related support services in a safe setting. Adult day health utilizes individualized plans of care, quality programming, coordination of services, and support for the families and other care givers. Together, these services enable participants to remain living independently as possible in their communities.

Eastside Domestic Violence Program
Contact: Jaime Green
Phone: (425) 562-8840 ext. 239
Email: jaimeg@edvp.org
Eastside Domestic Violence Programâs mission is to end domestic violence. Since our founding in 1982, EDVP has offered safety and support to an estimated 45,000 battered women and their children. We strive for nothing less than zero tolerance for abuse. Adult and child victims rely on us to provide a full and effective range of services, including: My Sisterâs Home confidential emergency shelter, My Friendâs Place transitional shelter, Breaking the Cycle violence intervention / prevention program for children and parents, Safe Inn East uses available hotel/motels to temporarily house victims of domestic violence, a volunteer-based safe home network, a 24 hour crisis line, advocacy and support groups, and outreach and community education.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Contact: Heidi Corrigan
Email: hcorriga@fhcrc.org
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, home of two Nobel Prize laureates, is an independent, nonprofit research institution dedicated to the development and advancement of biomedical technology to eliminate cancer and other potentially fatal diseases. Recognized internationally for its pioneering work in bone-marrow transplantation, the center's four scientific divisions collaborate to form a unique environment for conducting basic and supplied science. Fred Hutchinson, in collaboration with its clinical partners, the University of Washington Academic Medical Center and Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Pacific Northwest
and is one of 39 nationwide. For more information, visit the center's Web site at <www.fhcrc.org>. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.Advancing Knowledge, Saving Lives.

Friends of People With AIDS Foundation
Contact: Kevin Friends
E-mail: frndspwa@aracnet.com
Phone: 503-283-8535
Web site: www.friendspwa.org
Friends of People With AIDS is an organization of volunteers whose purpose is to improve the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS in Portland. We use donated funds, items, and services to help make people's lives easier and happier. We meet the needs that other agencies can't: we provide emergency food while someone waits for public assistance; clothing and household goods for changed economic circumstances; and routine veterinary care for beloved pets. We respond to special requests that make lives better. We help people live their lives with the dignity that every person deserves.

Gluten Intolerance Group of North America
Contact: Cynthia Kupper
Phone: (206) 246-6652
E-mail: info@gluten.net
Site: www.gluten.net
The Gluten Intolerance Group increases awareness by providing accurate, up-to-date information, education and support to those with gluten intolerances, celiac disease and/or dermatitis herpetiformis.  Gluten intolerant diseases, such as celiac disease, are hereditary immune system disorders in which proteins from wheat, rye and barley cause tissue damage in the intestines.  An ill individual is unable to absorb nutrients because of the intestinal damage.  The only treatment is a strict, life-long, gluten-free diet.  Researchers estimate that 1 in 133 people have a gluten intolerant disease, but the rate of diagnosis is far less.

Hepatitis Education Project
Michael Ninburg
Phone: (206)732-0311
Email: hep@scn.org
Website: www.hepeducation.org
The mission of the Hepatitis Education Project (HEP) is to help raise awareness among patients, medical personnel and the public of the facts concerning hepatitis patients and the resources available to help those who live with the disease.  Our Hepatitis Resource Center in Seattle is a place for patients, family members, friends, social service providers and anyone who has questions about hepatitis.  We provide trained support staff,books, magazines, videos, medical abstracts, information about treatment (including holistic) and lifestyle information.  HEP also publishes at newsletter and sponsors a number of support groups throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Huntington's Disease Society of America Northwest Chapter
Contact: Steve Weil
Phone: (206) 789-7941
E-mail: nwhdsa@yahoo.com
Web Site: www.geocities.com/nwhdsa
The Huntington's Disease Society of America, Northwest Chapter provides a wide variety of services and resources to individuals and families affected by Huntington's Disease (HD). Huntington's Disease is a devastating, degenerative brain disorder that profoundly affects the lives of entire families---emotionally, socially and economically. We provide support groups, train care givers and medical personnel and educate the public about Huntington's Disease. We also support research into the treatment and cure of Huntington's Disease.

Kindering Center - Helping Infants and Children With Special Needs
Contact: Brian Roberts
Phone: (425) 747-4004 ext. 4321
Email: brian.roberts@kindering.org
Web Site: www.kindering.org
Kindering Center is a neurodevelopmental center, which has been providing comprehensive services for infants and children with special needs since 1962. Its commitment is to create and provide superior, individualized, family centered services for children who are disabled, medically fragile or vulnerable because of abuse or neglect; to develop maximum potential, hope, and community understanding. Children can reach their full potential when they receive the appropriate intervention at this critical time in their development.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team In Training
Contact: Mara Druker
Phone: (206) 957-4572
1 (888) 345-4572
Change Email to drukerm@wa.leukemia-lymphoma.org
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the largest organization in the world leading the fight to find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other blood-related cancers and improve the quality of life for patients and their families. By joining us through Pedal for a Purpose¨, you will be helping find a cure to the deadliest disease of children under the age of 15. Every five minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood-related cancer. Every nine minutes someone dies. Ride with Team In Training and help us find a cure.

Life Center Northwest
Contact: Kym Atkin
Phone: 425-201-6611
Email: kyma@lcnw.org
LifeCenter Northwest is a non-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) based in Bellevue, Washington, that serves to provide the bridge between the loss of life and the gift of life through organ and tissue donation and transplantation.  Responsible for facilitating the process of organ donation in 190 hospitals through its service area, LifeCenter is dedicated to educating communities in Washington, Alaska, Montana and Northern Idaho about the critical need for organ donation to save and enhance the lives of the 80,000 people waiting for organ transplants. 

The Lupus Foundation of America
Pacific Northwest Chapter
Contact: Kathy Casey
Phone: 1-877-774-2992 or (206) 546-6785
Email: lupuspncwa@earthlink.net
Web Site: www.lupuspnw.org
The Lupus Foundation of America Pacific Northwest Chapter is dedicated to improving the quality of life for the lupus patient and their families, as well as supporting research in the cause and treatment of this debilitating disease. Lupus is a chronic incurable auto immune disease. The lupus patientâs immune system loses the ability to differentiate between self and foreign bodies, causing the body to attack itself. Our mission is to educate and support those affected by Lupus and find a cure. We provide support groups, fund research, send free information regarding the disease, publish a newsletter, provide education seminars and a toll-free telephone support LupusLine.

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Alaska, Montana, Northern Idaho & Washington
Contact: Carolyn Lord
Phone (206) 623-5338
Email to: carolyn@makeawishwa.org
Fax: (206) 623-5333
Web site: www.northwestwishes.org
The Make-A-Wish Foundation¨ of Alaska, Montana, Northern Idaho & Washington grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. With the help of generous donors and more than 350 volunteers, this chapter has granted over 2,300 wishes since 1986. Whether a child wishes is for a custom guitar, the trip of a lifetime or to meet their favorite celebrity, the wish experience brings magic back into the lives of children and their families when they need it most.

Mary Bridge Children's Hospital & Health Center
Contact: Mary Alvarado
Phone: (253) 403-1522
Email: mary.alvarado@multicare.org
Website: www.marybridge.org
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital & Health Center was founded in 1955 with a dedication to providing specialty care for the children of southwest Washington. Each year the Child Abuse Intervention Department at Mary Bridge will treat more than 650 sexual assault patients and Social Workers will handle more than 11,000 phone calls from concerned parents. The CAID at Mary Bridge treats sexual assault, physical assault as well as other types of abuse. Each victim receives a comprehensive approach of treatment with Medical, Prosecution, Police, CPS and Mental Health services. And the families are never charged for any of these services.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Contact: Barbara Higgins
Email: maddkingco@yahoo.com
Phone: (425) 376-0600
MADD's mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking. MADD provides victim services, including grief recovery information, advocacy during the criminal justice process and one-on-one personal support. The organization also works with legislators to develop appropriate measures to counter the crime of drunk driving and provides speakers and informational materials to promote public awareness among schools, community groups and interested citizens. Although the number of alcohol-related fatalities has decreased by about 40 percent since MADD's inception in 1980, more than 600,000 motorists, passengers, cyclists and pedestrians are killed and injured as a result of this 100% preventable crime.

NPower
Contact: Megan McNally
Phone: (206) 286-8880
Email: meganm@npowerseattle.org
Web Site: www.npowerseattle.org
Donations-tracking databases. Action-inspiring Web sites. These are the
visions that inspired NPower's creation. We were created to help Puget Sound nonprofits use technology to meet the forces of change that are transforming the nonprofit sector. These powerful forces include increasing demands for accountability, the incursion of for-profit companies into traditionally nonprofit services, and a growing insistence by funders that nonprofits collaborate, consolidate their back offices, or even merge. With the right support, nonprofits can meet these demands head-on. Since opening our doors in Spring 1999, we have spent a lot of time with local nonprofits. So far we have provided over 12,000 hours of consulting, over 19,000 hours of training, and matched 824 volunteers with nonprofit volunteer opportunities. We get our inspiration from working in partnership with nonprofits and learning about the myriad ways that technology can be applied to the work they do on a daily basis.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: NAMI Eastside
Contact: Bob Yoder
Phone: (425) 881-5055 or (425) 941-9099
Email: bobyoder@msn.com
Web Site: www.nami-eastside.org
NAMI Eastside is an independent affiliate of the "National Alliance for the Mentally Ill" located in King Country just east of Seattle. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of individuals and families affected by acute and chronic mental illness. More than 21% of the population cope with a diagnosable mental illness in any given year. Mental illnesses are biological brain disorders yet stigma persists. NAMI Eastside provides: advocacy, free monthly support groups, comprehensive family education classes, monthly public educational forums, a lending library and newsletter. NAMI Eastside is honored to be associated with the STP this year! Thank you for your support of the services we provide for better mental health.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Contact: Jenny Poast
Phone: (206) 284-4236 ext. 245
Email: jenny@nmsswas.org
The mission of the National MS Society is to end the devastating effects of MS. Multiple Sclerosis is a debilitating disease affecting over 6,000 people and their families in Central and Western Washington. Effects can be mild such as tingling or numbness in the limbs or severe such as blindness or paralysis. For unknown reasons, Washington State has one of the highest incidence rates of MS in the nation. Great strides have been made in the past year in MS research and the National MS Society is proud to partner with the STP to raise funds so that one day MS will stand for "Mystery Solved."

New Beginnings for Battered Women and Their Children, Seattle, WA
Contact: Amelia Kaune
Phone: (206) 926-3034
Email to: akune@newbegin.org
P.O. Box 75125
Seattle, WA 98125

New Beginnings for Battered Women and Their Children provides 24-hour emergency shelter, transitional housing, and community support programs to women and children who are survivors of domestic violence. Our services include a 24-hour crisis line, support groups, legal advocacy, community education, teen prevention outreach, child care and women's and children's advocacy. In 2001, our Emergency Shelter Program served 143 women and 136 children, our Transitional Housing Program provided housing for 32 women and 38 children, our Motel Voucher Services provided a total of 949 bednights for 19 women and 31 children, and our Community Advocacy Program provided services to 464 women and 568 children.

Children's Fund
Contact: Amy Wurtz
Phone: (206) 682-8447
Email: nwcf@msn.com
Website: www.nwcf.org
Northwest Children's Fund is a community foundation that funds human service agencies in the Puget Sound area devoted to ending the cycle of child abuse and neglect. Our funding is focused on prevention and early intervention programs in three specific areas: child abuse and neglect, family support, and youth development.

Northwest Kidney Centers Foundation
Contact: Peter Raffa
Phone: (206) 292-5352, ext. 5354
Email: peter@nwkidney.org
Web Site: www.nwkidney.org
The Northwest Kidney Centers is the birthplace of long-term dialysis. Since 1962 · sustaining lives, inspiring hope. The Northwest Kidney Centers treats thousands of citizens living with kidney disease in Washington and Alaska through our uncompensated and under compensated care program, which provides over $9 million in services a year so that no patient is denied optimal renal care. This includes $8 million in payments less the cost of care, $600,000 in free care and $400,000 in community programs. Thank you in advance for pledging your support to NKC and for pedaling for a purpose!

The Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing
Contact: Lisa M. Bartley
Phone: 1-800-847-5786
Email: lisa@nlfoundation.org
Founded in 1969, the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing (NLF) serves the sight-impaired, deaf, and hard-of-hearing in the Pacific Northwest by funding and administering programs, which further sight and hearing education, conservation, treatment, and research. Based in Seattle, the NLF proudly administers the following programs: Northwest Lions Eye Bank, Lions Early Assessment Program (LEAP), Lions Hearing Aid Bank, Lions Health Screening Unit, Lions Patient Care Program, and Lions Project Support Grants. Almost 30,000 individuals each year receive assistance through NLF programs.

Northwest Parkinson's Foundation
Contact: Bill Bell
Phone: 1-877-980-7500
Email nwpf@nwpf.org
Web Site: www.nwpf.org
The Northwest Parkinson's Foundation was created to establish the optimal quality of life for the Northwest Parkinson's community through awareness, education and care. While a great deal of money is being spent every year on a cure, virtually no money is being spent on care. The NWPF does outreach through their bi-monthly newsletter, their web site, and one-on-one with sufferers, families and health care professionals alike. The NWPF has established the Booth Gardner Parkinson's Care Center, which is the leading center for Parkinson's treatment in the country.

ONE/Northwest: Online Networking for the Environment
Contact: Sean Pender
Phone: (206) 286-1235
Email: sean@onenw.org
Website: www.onenw.org
ONE/Northwest works to protect the Pacific Northwest's natural resources by helping environmental nonprofits better use computer technology. We set up computer networks, help build Web sites, and host email lists for groups doing everything from promoting bicycle lanes to fighting for clean water to protecting wilderness and endangered species. Since our founding in 1995, we've given much-needed technical assistance to more than 1,200 environmental groups in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana. Are you a conservationist? A computer geek? Both? Then join ONE/Northwest staff and friends in riding the STP in 2003.

Operation Sack Lunch
Contact: Stacey Castleberry
Phone: (425) 814-8054
Email: scastle392@attbi.com
Web Site: www.opsacklunch.org
Hunger. Homelessness. In 1989, our executive director, Beverly Graham, prepared a few sack lunches, and delivered them to homeless people on the streets of Seattle with a smile and a hug. It was a small act that marked the beginning of OPERATION: Sack Lunch. We are now the largest and only Health Department compliant, outside congregate meal and basic necessities provider in Washington State. We provide hygiene kits, sleeping bags, and clothing, in addition to over 16,000 meals per month. The people we serve include Seattleâs homeless, the working poor, battered and abused women, neglected teenagers, laid off workers and their families, and loved ones from all walks of life. We offer them dignity and a full nutritious meal five days a week, no questions asked. These people have names, faces and stories and there is nothing more basic to life than adequate nutrition. It is a right we are born to, not a privilege we earn. Without adequate nutrition, none of us can conquer lifeâs difficulties. Since 1989, OPERATION: Sack Lunch has served more than 960,000 meals and weâve recently returned several people to the work force who once stood in our lines.

Pediatric Interim Care Center
Contact: Pam Huffman
Phone: (253) 852-5253
Email: pamhuffman@qwest.net
Web site: www.picc.net
Annually in Washington State, approximately 12,000 babies are born suffering from prenatal drug exposure. Shortly after birth, these babies begin the withdrawal process, which lasts anywhere from 30 to 45 days. The Pediatric Interim Care Center (PICC) is a nonprofit medical facility that provides 24-hour, specialized care to these infants while also providing education to caregivers and community groups. Since opening in 1990, the Kent-based center has cared for more than 1,350 infants from across Washington in a remarkably personalized and cost-effective fashion. Strong volunteer support enables PICC to operate at 5% the cost of daily hospital care, resulting in savings of $25.5 million to state taxpayers.

People for Progress in India (PPI)
Contact: Shantha Benegal
Phone: (206) 522-4404
Email: ppi@ppi-usa.org
Website: http://ppi-usa.org
PPI is a Seattle-based, non-profit grass-roots organization that supports development work in India. Incorporated in October 1978 in the State of Washington, PPI was founded on the concept that help to under-privileged should go beyond conventional charity. PPI funds programs that make people self-reliant and self-sustaining. PPI’s goal is to maximize the effect of money sent to projects by working directly with non-government organizations and volunteers in India, and by encouraging new ideas that involve people participation. PPI’s projects focus on a variety of needs such as improvement of agricultural yields, vocational training, health care, child labor reform, watershed management, environmental conservation, socio-economic change and micro-credit. Currently, we have 20 projects in eight Indian states, from Delhi in the north to Tamil Nadu in South India, and from the eastern desert state of Rajasthan to the marshy Ganges delta of West Bengal.

PKU Action Group
Contact: Doug Peterson
Phone:(877) 685-3015
Email: pkupag@u.washington.edu
Web Site: www.depts.washington.edu/pku
The PKU Action Group is a volunteer, non-profit group of parents and professionals that provides resources for people with PKU in Washington State. People with PKU are missing the enzyme that breaks down protein for the body to use. To stay healthy and smart they must follow a rigorously restricted diet. When you contribute to the PKU Action Group you provide resources to support the hard work these kids are doing to stay healthy, for example, sending kids with PKU to camp, providing resources for families and physicians such as educational videos and seminars, and underwriting college scholarships.

Prostate Cancer Foundation
Contact: Bill Manning
Phone: (503) 246-5314
Email: billm@prostatecancerfound.com
Web Site: www.prostatecancerfound.com
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men in the United States. Over 200,000 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer last year. If caught early, survival rates are above 95%. The problem is prostate cancer often doesn't cause problems until it's too late to cure. Heredity, age, diet and lifestyle are primary determinants. Women generally are more open to medical issues. Persuasion and encouragement for men from women can save literally thousands of lives each year through early detection and decisive action. The Prostate Cancer Foundation focuses on prostate cancer educational awareness among both males and females. Many men are ignorant of this form of cancer or do not want to talk about. Yet, lack of action can lead to needless and unnecessary death. The goal of the PCF is to educate people about this cancer and what can be do to prevent and cure this dreaded disease as well as to pursue and fund research that will lead to its permanent elimination. With an all volunteer staff, all funds go toward the fight against prostate cancer. Cyclists who ride for us receive a free PCF T-shirt. Thank you for your help!

Sean Humphrey House
Contact: Tricia Huckaby
Phone: (360) 733-0176
Email: shhvolunteercordinator@hotmail.com
Sean Humphrey House, located in Bellingham, is one of three HIV/AIDS care facilities in Washington State. We give our residents the skills and assistance necessary to live dignified, fulfilling lives while battling HIV/AIDS. Sean Humphrey House provides medical support, counseling, nutritional guidelines, housing and access to community resources to our residents while they are at our facility and once they leave. Team Sean is an effort of several Bellingham Natives to raise funds and awareness of Sean Humphrey House in and around the Puget Sound. Team Sean is glad to be participating in both the STP and the RSVP.

Seattle Veterans Museum
Contact: Todd Crooks
Phone: (425) 821-0489
Email: SeattleVets@hotmail.com
"If you love your freedom,·..thank a Veteran" Our mission is to honor our Veterans and educate the community about the sacrifices our Veterans have made for our freedom. "Freedom is not free", it has been paid for by the blood, sweat, tears and lives of millions that have served this country in uniform. Since 9-11, Americans have realized how precious our freedom is and no longer take it for granted. Our displays of military antiques and veteransâ stories teach young Americans about the price that has been paid for our freedom by past generations and those safe-guarding us today.

SKHS Track & XC Boosters
Contact : Penny Cobb
Phone : (360) 874-0976
Email: pencobb@hotmail.com
SKHS Track & XC Boosters thrive to enhance the learning experience of students through workshops and training camps for the track and cross-country programs of South Kitsap High School, providing need based scholarships allowing the experience of extra curricular activities. Monies raised help to repair and purchase equipment, uniforms and to help with trav! el and race expenses allowing athletes new experiences. To maintain communications with other agencies providing resources for the South Kitsap High School Track and Cross Country programs. To respond to the needs of athletes/coaches and obtain resources for the purpose of providing monetary support where needed.

SKIFORALL Foundation
Contact: Ed Bronsdon
Phone: (425) 462-0978
Email: edbronsdon@skiforall.org
Web Site: www.skiforall.org
SKIFORALL provides year round outdoor educational activities for children and adults with disabilities. In 2001 we served over 1,400 people with disabilities with 7 staff and over 500 volunteers. Our activities include cycling , hiking, paddling, river rafting, inline skating, day camps, rock climbing, camping, showshoeing, snowboarding, nordic skiing, and alpine skiing. SKIFORALL has the largest fleet of adaptive cycles in the world! Exercise your abilities with SKIFORALL!

Spinal Cord Society, Northwest Chapter
Contact: Rose Marie Richardson
Phone: 425 670-2622
Email: scsnwgolf@aol.com
Web Site: www.scsnw.com
The Spinal Cord Society is a 100% nonprofit organization that is put together by spinal cord injured, their families and friends. We are dedicated to finding a cure for spinal cord paralysis. Our parent headquarters has construed a SCS operated laboratory in Fort Collins, Colorado, that is researching innovated steps to cure spinal cord injuries and doing so without the bureaucracy and expense of the big institutions. All proceeds to SCS go toward research not administration. The NW chapter is a major player in funding the lab with its various fund raisers including its annual golf tournament held each June at Mill Creek CC.

Team Survivor Northwest
Contact: Dawn Griffey
Phone: (206) 732-8350
Email: dawn@teamsurvivornw.org
Website: www.teamsurvivornw.org
Team Survivor Northwest is dedicated to providing a broad range of fitness and health education programs to enable women cancer survivors, in any stage of treatment or recovery and at any fitness level, to take an active role in their ongoing physical and emotional healing. Research has shown an important relationship between physical fitness and recovery from cancer. Team Survivor Northwest exists to offer women cancer survivors opportunities to be proactive about their own health and cancer recovery, while enjoying the companionship and support of other women survivors.

Trips for Kids Seattle
Contact: Kat Sweet
Phone: (206) 427-3090
Email: tfkseattle@yahoo.com
Web Site: www.tripsforkids.org
Trips for Kids Seattle was formed so that the low-income urban youth of Washington could have access to some uncommon adventures. Mountain biking excursions form the foundation of our program providing the perfect opportunity to combine physical activity with lessons in personal responsibility, achievement and environmental awareness. Trips for Kids Seattle was started less than a year ago as a branch of the long-standing national program. Any agency in the Seattle area working with disadvantaged youth is eligible to take part in the rides. Program founder, Kat Sweet, plans to participate in the Seattle To Portland Ride
(STP) to raise money for Trips for Kids Seattle.

Ultimate Vision
Contact: Clark Roberts
Phone: (425) 653-0337
Email: uvision@seanet.com
To live a full, productive and active life without the limits of visual loss. This is what Ultimate Vision provides: freedom of choice, freedom of life and the freedom to enjoy the benefits of physical sports for those with visual Impairments. Ultimate Vision brings individuals together with the opportunity to live a life that includes the freedom to enjoy outdoor bicycling together with their family and friends, to undertake unique athletic events throughout the world, to encourage, promote, and develop opportunities in cycling and other fun outdoor experiences for all people. There is no age or physical barrier limiting you from what you can do!

Washington Poison Center
Contact: Jef Nobbe, Director of Development
Phone: 206-517-2367
E-mail: nobbe@wapc.org
Description: The Washington Poison Center (WPC), a private, nonprofit agency, provides the 24-hour emergency hotline and poison treatment and prevention programs to the community in the state of Washington at no charge by calling the toll free number, 1-800-222-1222. We offer emergency medical advice about the entire spectrum of toxins (including drugs, chemicals, foods, plants, or any possible poison) to the public, as well as health professionals. The WPC provides assistance with human and animal exposures. Last year alone, WPC&Mac226;s professional staff responded to nearly 100,000 poisoning emergencies and questions, and our education programs reached over a million people.

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