Article by Caroline Schulenburg at the Kitsap Smokestack Felicia Hord was returning to her car while on one of the two-to-three grocery runs she makes per week as the chapter director of StandUp for Kids in Kitsap County when she noticed a young couple with a dog...
Photo: Vulture and Courtesy of the Studios Jim Carrey: Two-time golden globe award winner, multi-millionaire, The Truman Show... These are some of the thoughts that typically come to mind when picturing this famous actor and comedian. However, his life wasn't...
StandUp for Kids - Kitsap County We are most grateful to Renaissance High School for the recent award they presented us at their 2023 graduation. We appreciate RHS and the ability to support their kids not only get to graduation but look forward to...
StandUp for Kids - Kitsap County Kitsap Bank, we celebrate you on your fourth year in serving our community through our chapter. We have no words for the gratitude we felt picking up your donation of food bags. Collecting 200 hundred food bags was amazing, especially...
StandUp for Kids - Kitsap County Today we received an enormous gift from Firefighters Crossing Borders, a non-profit who wanted to share their surplus of gear. Joel Schwarz is a firefighter from Gig Harbor and is the Executive Director for this...
StandUp for Kids - Kitsap County Another wonderful food pack out thanks to our local Fred Meyer in Bremerton. We are grateful to Christine, the store manager, and Michelle, her assistant, for gathering food items we use for our youth meal bags. The way this goes...
StandUp for Kids - Kitsap County Amy Burnett, a local artist in here in Kitsap County, decided to assist four non-profits. Our chapter was chosen to be one of the lucky recipients of her art. We hosted a drive through so art enthusiasts could donate cash and...
StandUp for Kids - Kitsap County For the first time ever, someone in our community has decided to sponsor StandUp for Kids for a whole year, and we want to thank Paula Weissinger from State Farm Agency for doing just that. Paula will be sponsoring us along with...
StandUp for Kids - Kitsap County What a fantastic day! Today we hosted a clothing event for our local youth! It was a big success. A shout out to local businesses for their support. Brandman University, Inspirus Credit Union, Jeff Reed State Farm, Fairway Mortgage,...
StandUp for Kids - Kitsap County A BIG shout out to Macy's Furniture in Silverdale. Through our toughest times, this team at Macy's Furniture said they wanted to help our youth in our communities. We are so fortunate to have such a caring group of community leaders. A...