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Once again, it is that one day a year when the Seattle Foundation has its Give Big campaign.   This year it's Tuesday, May 5th (Cinco de Mayo).  Last year they raised $12.8 million for Greater Seattle's nonprofits. How to Give FAQs

Seattle Foundation is having its Give BIG day tomorrow where donations made to non-profits will be enlarged via a "stretch pool" of funding. The amount of the "stretch" depends on how much is raised in total donations on GiveBIG day. It starts at midnight tonight and ends at midnight on the 6th.  Here's a list of non-profits - find your favorite and give BIG! Among mine: - NEST - (North East Seattle Together) is a grass-roots community dedicated to ensuring that as we grow older, we can continue to live safely and confidently in our own homes, in the neighborhoods we love. (note: this is a national org so there could be one supporting elders in your neighborhood). - 826 Seattle - providing tutoring and project support  - at 826 headquarters and in schools throughout the area.  - ACLU Washington - Seattle Public Libraries - NW Film Forum - Art Corps - Richard Hugo House - League of Women Voters One odd note is seeing Washington Policy...

Talk about inspirational - not one but two high school students in two different states who pole-vault and are legally blind.  Next time your student complains about something being too hard, tell them about these young women.  Tomorrow is Seattle Foundation's Give Big day.  Please, if you donate at any time of the year, please give tomorrow and help these organizations get a bump.  I'll repeat my list of groups that I nominate associated with educational outcomes  (but at the website there are groups of all types): 826 Seattle - a tutoring group that I work with.  A great, great organization that serves students in multiple ways, both at their own site and in schools. ACLU - supports civic freedoms in many ways including defending the rights of students Washington STEM Assistance League of Seattle First Place Community&Parents for Public Schools of Seattle (CPPS) Treehouse (supports foster children) Technology Access Foundation (TAF) Se...