WPIG featured online at Vivanista!

WPIG was featured this morning on Vivanista. This fabulous article profiles the back story of WPIG. Curious about how WPIG came to be? Wondering about the philosophy behind WPIG's philanthropy efforts? Vivanista tells all... Check out the article here.

WPIG is excited to be a part of the Vivanista community. Vivanista has created a "a member-based, lifestyle community for fundraising volunteers". On Vivanista, groups like WPIG are "sharing unique insights, expert tips and a spirit of giving empowers members to improve their own lives and the lives of others". Vivanista has focused on developing a comprehensive website in which best practices in fundraising and other essential tools can be shared in an effort to increase the success of charitable events. Vivanista says that “as a result, more money is generated for nonprofit organizations and greater good is contributed to society”. To learn more about Vivanista, please visit http://www.vivanista.com/

Thanks Vivanista!

(quotes from the http://www.vivanista.com/)

Wearing Jeans to Work Pays Off!

On the last Friday of every month, Schnitzer West employees donate a minimum of $5 dollars to participate in “Jeans Friday”. Employees who donate are allowed to wear their favorite denim to work. The proceeds from this fun event are donated to local charity. This past July’s Charity was WPIG.

Schnitzer West, LLC is one of the Pacific Northwest's leading commercial real estate investment, development, and management companies. Quite a few past and present Schnitzer employees (Katie Patchin, Lori Chase, Alicia Stedman, Kym Haley and Megan Thomas) are WPIG members. Currently three Schnitzer employees sit on WPIG’s seven member board.

Thank you Schnitzer West for supporting WPIG!

News Update From the Bill and Pat Bali Fund

WPIG recently received great news from our 2009 charity recipient. Bill Taylor, co-founder of the Bill and Pat Bali Fund, wrote that “WPIG’s group contribution to the Scholarship Fund is already making a difference. We have four girls with loans now attending university. More girls will be applying in the next couple of weeks.”

As you may remember, in 2009, WPIG supported the Bill and Pat Bali Fund. WPIG donated proceeds from our 2009 event to this organization's Scholarship Fund to help girls in Bali gain access to higher education beyond high school. WPIG also donated resources to the Bill and Pat Bali Fund, specifically earmarked for a young girl at the Untal-Untal orphanage, Amelia Febrina Merry Bogia, in order to support her aspiration to become a teacher. This support is inclusive of housing, clothing, food, education and health care. WPIG's members have also committed to communicating directly with Amelia through written letters as her sponsors.