Goodwill abounds in town: The Union-Bulletin explores good news of 2020 in the Walla Walla Valley (Part 3) union-bulletin.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from union-bulletin.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Baker Boyer Bank announced a second round of funding for organizations responding to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Organizations helping people with shelter, clothing, food, health, hygiene, and programs addressing mental health and domestic violence â where the need has increased during the pandemic â received about $60,000 in donations, the 151-year-old community bank announced.
That brings the total to nearly $110,000 in contributions this year.
On top of the donations, Baker Boyer worked with United Way of Blue Mountains and the Blue Mountain Community Foundation to apply for the funds, to be doubled through the All in WA fund.
That fund is a coordinated statewide relief effort powered by a coalition of public officials, companies, community foundations and others addressing services needs due to the pandemic.
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Published on: 12-17-2020
The Walla Walla University Center for Humanitarian Engagement (CHE) has announced that it will participate in a community health initiative, the Blue Zones Project Walla Walla Valley, launched earlier this month by Adventist Health, that includes several other participants in the local community.
The Blue Zones company’s approach to improving the health of every individual in the community helps to increase opportunities for healthful choices in the local area, such as moving one’s body more, creating healthy social networks, and eating more plant-based foods, among others. Other Blue Zones projects in more than 50 communities across the United States have been credited with improvements in health risk factors, such as obesity and smoking, that are known to affect individual well-being.
2020 Barrel Full of Money fundraiser most successful to date December 17, 2020
WALLA WALLA, WA (Dec. 16, 2020) – The 10th Annual Barrel Full of Money fundraiser raised a record amount once again this holiday season, despite challenges faced in light of the pandemic, as nearly 50 Walla Walla Valley wineries, area businesses and nonprofit organizations teamed up to raise a significant amount of money for the Blue Mountain Action Council (BMAC) Food Bank.
Barrel Full of Money is a joint effort by BMAC, the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance, and other local business sponsors to raise funds in support of local food pantries. Alaska Airlines, Baker Boyer Bank, Columbia REA, Dunham Cellars, Grocery Outlet, Hayden Homes, Seguin Moreau, The Thief Fine Wine & Beer, TMACS, the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin and Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance member wineries came together this year to donate time, money and resources to the cause. The campaign resulted in a record-breaking $64,737.47 rai
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