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Community Chest • Serving the citizens of Camas and Washougal since 1946. • 70 years striving to fulfill the needs of those less fortunate. • Over 95% of contributions received are given to local charities within our community. www.CamasWashougalCommunityChest.org

CWCC Public Mtg Agenda • Introductions (5 min) • Election of new board members & officers (5min) • Thank you to our retiring board members (5 min) • Recognition of our major donors (15 min) • East County Family Resource Center (15 min) • Last year’s summary, plans for next year (15 min) • Celebrate at Puffins @ 7pm

2015-16 CWCC Board – Dave Pinkernell – President – Joelle Scheldorf – Marilyn Boerke – Vice President – Pete Capell – Marianne Reiter – Treasurer – Bob Howe – Terri London – Secretary – Carolyn Mercury – Richard Reiter – Campaign Mgr. – Mike Nerland – Barbara Baldus – Mike Stromme Local People Helping Local People www.CamasWashougalCommunityChest.org

Board & Officers election Nominees for May 2016-18 Continuing term May 2015-17 Joelle Scheldorf Vice President Caroline Mercury Mike Stromme Marilyn Boerke Dave Pinkernell President Barb Baldus Angelina Aiello(new nominee) Richard Reiter Terri London Secretary Marianne Reiter Treasurer Matthew McBride(new nominee) Pete Capell David Scott (new nominee) Rochelle Ramos Jeff Snell (new nominee) Red text is nominations for officers for remaining term May 2016-17 Thank you to our retiring board members Mike Nerland and Bob Howe Local People Helping Local People www.CamasWashougalCommunityChest.org

Thank you to last year’s Major Donors • GP employees and GP Foundation • HP employees and HP • Camas School District Employees • Rich and Marianne Reiter • Katherine Sinclair Living Trust • City of Camas employees • PLEXSYS Interface Products Inc • Oakridge Estates HOA • All Weather Wood

Children’s Home Society of Washington • East County Family Resource Center – Renee Law – Tammy Bedlion

Executive Report 2014-15 drive donations received: $70K 2015 expenses: $1.9K (only 2.2% of income) 2015 grants dispersed: 15 grants totaling $71K 2016 grants pledged: 19 grants totaling $72K Assets as of April 2015: $120K including: $54K endowment $40K emergency & reserve funds Passed financial & procedural review in April by Joan Durgin and Ken Cline

Community Chest gives directly to local non-profits • • Inter Faith Treasure House Janus Youth Programs • • Childrens Home Society JD Currie Youth Camp • • Meals on Wheels People Estuary Partnership • Friends of Camas Community • C-W Top Soccer Club Center • Young Life • Camtown Youth Festival • Pathways Clinic • Swimming lessons • Camas Washougal Boy Scouts • Council for the Homeless • Silver Star Search & Rescue • C & W Schools Children’s Fund • Friends and Foundation of the • Camas Sister City Camas Library • Big Brothers and Big Sisters • nConnect • C-W chapter of AFS • Evergreen Habitat for Humanity • Friends of the Columbia Gorge • Foster Grandparent Program • Camas Farmers Market • New Day Dental • REACH Community Development List compiled from grants awarded 2011-2016

Big impact with limited $ Based on reports from our 2015 grant recipients, donations to the Community Chest had the following impact in the local area: • 4,900 meals served at the Lost and Found Café • 5200 families received food boxes at the Inter-Faith Treasure House • 400 families helped at the East County Family Resource Center in Washougal • 1,600 students practicing stewardship at our local wildlife refuge • Safe housing at The Oaks for 25 at-risk youth from camas and Washougal • 60 swimming scholarships by Camas Parks and Recreation • 2,500 youth participated in Camas Public Library’s summer reading program • And much much more List compiled from grants awarded 2011-2016

Our growth strategy • Stay the course with our current strategy of keeping expenses very low, i.e. getting the word out via networking and free PR. • Recruit a Friend of Community Chest from every organization in CW • Planning Giving program launch for 2016-17 campaign. • We successfully launched our CWCC Facebook page in 2015. – “Like us” on facebook.com/ CamasWashougalCommunityChest

Community Chest Funding • Who contributes to the C-W Community Chest? People with big hearts People like you!

Community Chest Funding • How can you support the Camas Washougal Community Chest? – Become a Friend of the CW Community Chest – Designate CWCC as recipient of your company’s giving campaign – Make a direct donation • Cash or check • Donate online – http://www.camaswashougalcommunitychest.org/individual-giving/ – Make a bequest via our Planned Giving Program