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C-W Community Chest kicks off 2025 fundraising efforts

C-W Community Chest kicks off 2025 fundraising efforts

Longtime grant-funding group hopes to raise $126K for local nonprofit groupsThe Camas-Washougal Community Chest is making its annual plea to the community to help fund its 2025 grants to nonprofits that serve the local community.The annual fundraising drive began in...

C-W Community Chest launches 2024 fundraising campaign

C-W Community Chest launches 2024 fundraising campaign

Had Jacob Crawford never discovered Cascadia Technical Academy, life may have been wildly different for the 2023 Washougal High graduate. “I would probably be very unhappy,” Crawford, 19, said. “I most likely wouldn’t have graduated high school … and probably would be...

Camas-Washougal Community Chest Launches 2022 Fundraising Campaign

Camas-Washougal Community Chest Launches 2022 Fundraising Campaign

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest launched its annual fundraising drive October 1, 2021 with a goal of raising $125,000 for 2022 grants. In a continuing partnership with CWCC, the Camas – Washougal Rotary Foundation will provide an additional $12,000 in grant...

Former Mariners player pitches in to help C-W Community Chest

Former Mariners player pitches in to help C-W Community Chest

Jamie Moyer began a journey of reflection and self-discovery after establishing himself as a Major League Baseball (MLB) player in the late 1980s that led him to a life of philanthropy and charitable giving. “I was like, ‘I’m pretty fortunate. I’ve had some pretty...

Camas, Washougal agencies benefit from 31 grants

Camas, Washougal agencies benefit from 31 grants

$140,000 to help families, children in east Clark County The Camas-Washougal Community Chest along with the Camas-Washougal Rotary Foundation and the Camas Lions Foundation just announced the recipients of 31 grants totaling $140,000. All grant recipients are...

Camas-Washougal Community Chest  Launches 2021 Fundraising Campaign

Camas-Washougal Community Chest Launches 2021 Fundraising Campaign

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest launched its annual fundraising drive October 1, 2020 with a goal of raising $100,000 for the 2021 campaign. The money raised is used to fund grants to local non-profit organizations that serve Camas and Washougal residents in need,...

CW Community Chest, Rotary, Lions Announce 2024 Grant Awards

CW Community Chest, Rotary, Lions Announce 2024 Grant Awards

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest and its partners, the Camas-Washougal Rotary Foundation and the Camas Lions Foundation, are pleased to announce the award of 34 grants totaling $134,000 to non-profit organizations delivering services, exclusively, to children and...