Spokane For Good

🎉 Member Spotlight: Chelsea!
Chelsea first heard about Spokane For Good from fellow member Alisha Nordahl, and she immediately loved the idea of making a bigger impact together. 💛
Her favorite parts? Knowing she can point to something in the community that she is a part of and learning of all the resources our community offers
💚 Favorite color: the limest of green
🐾 Closest causes to her heart: animal nonprofits (dogs > cats, sorry cat lovers 😉)
💃 Fun fact: Chelsea belly dances — she travels the world to dance and even started her own studio this year (Project Hip Slingers)
If she had a superpower, it would be Superhuman Clarity Vision 👀 — instantly finding answers and explaining them so everyone “gets it.”
Her go-to advice? “There is no growth in the comfort zone—get comfortable with being uncomfortable.” 💪

And if we had to describe Chelsea in three words:
😂 Funny
💭 Thoughtful
📚 Diligent
We’re so lucky that Chelsea joined our circle this year and is bringing heart, humor, and vision to Spokane For Good! 🌟

Not For Profit Feature: Beyond Pink
This October, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we're proud to highlight Beyond Pink, a beacon of hope in our community whose mission is to educate, fund, and expand access to advanced breast screening technologies.

Did you know? 📊
∙ A startling 1 in 8 women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis in her lifetime
∙ In 2025, around 316,950 women in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and approximately 42,170 will die from the disease.
∙ However, early detection has made a difference—when diagnosed at a localized stage, the 5-year survival rate is an impressive 99%
Source: National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Why Beyond Pink matters 💕
They believe access, education, and integrity are essential in breast health.

By making advanced screening available to more people, they help save lives—one mammogram at a time.

Join us in lifting up Beyond Pink’s work this month to improve outcomes across our community.

Our Fall 2025 Grant & Gather is THIS WEEK!
Can’t wait to see you all
September 25th, 2025
The Meeting House
1801 E 11th Ave.



Grapevine Giving

🎉 Member Spotlight: Meet Laura!
After discovering Spokane For Good on LinkedIn 💻, she joined us on International Women’s Day in 2023—and hasn’t looked back since. Her heart for impact and community is undeniable and resonates with the mission of Spokane For Good.
Laura has spent her career in economic development, including as Washington State’s Economic Development Representative for the Economic Development Administration. A big focus of her work has been supporting Tribal partnerships. This fuels her deep passion for community-centered impact.
If Laura could instantly master any skill, it would be playing the cello 🎻: she started learning a few years ago and wants to unlock the cello’s potential! Her superpower would be teleporting ✈️🌍—obviously to travel the globe!
She brings creativity and purpose to everything she does. She’s a passionate cake decorator 🎂 (yes, professionally!), an advocate for Habitat for Humanity, and currently soaking up the joy of toddlerhood 👶.
How would we describe Laura:
🌸 Intentional
🎨 Passionate
✨ Defender
Her favorite quote? “To thine own self be true…” – Shakespeare
We’re so lucky to have her in our circle 💛

There’s something powerful about the outdoors — and Peak 7 Adventures is using that power to change lives. 🏔️
Their mission is to inspire youth to discover their greater potential through wilderness adventure, providing access to outdoor experiences for teens who might not otherwise have the opportunity.
From rafting to climbing and beyond, Peak 7 helps build courage, confidence, and hope one adventure at a time.
If you are interested in supporting this amazing nonprofit, visit their website www.peak7.org

It's time to nominate nonprofits for our Fall 2025 Grant & Gather!
Votes due by August 22nd 🗳️



Grapevine Giving

Today is National Nonprofit Day — a day to honor the organizations that pour heart, hustle, and hope into making our communities better. 💛
From supporting foster youth to stocking food pantries, Spokane’s nonprofits are out here doing work that matters.
To every nonprofit we’ve met, donated to, and cheered on — thank you for all you do! You inspire us to keep showing up. 💫

Our 2025 Fall Grant & Gather has been scheduled!
🕰️ Thursday, September 25th at 5:30 pm
📍 The Meeting House Cafe 1801 E 11th Ave

ALSO! Don't forget to get your nonprofit nominees in by August 22nd, 2025

So excited to see you all next month!

This month, we’re proud to spotlight Our Place Community Outreach, a vital resource in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood since 1987. 💛
With a food and clothing bank, laundry and hygiene centers, and help with utility support, Our Place offers more than just services — they offer dignity, hope, and community.
Their mission is simple and powerful:
Respectfully welcome our Spokane neighbors by providing basic needs and services, bringing hope for an improved future.
We’re so grateful for their work to help Spokane thrive. 👏

🌀 So... what is a giving circle?

At Spokane For Good, we bring together passionate women who want to make a local impact.

We pool donations, vote on where the money goes, and learn about incredible local nonprofits along the way.

Sound like your kind of vibe? Come hang with us 💛
https://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/5wmhNZ3/Spokane-for-Good

✨ Today is National Give Something Away Day! ✨

A perfect excuse to declutter and do some good.

Your gently used items can make a big impact:
👚 Clothes and pantry items
🛋️ Furniture and household goods
💄 Never-used or gently used makeup (check out Project Beauty Share!)

Take a look around — you might be holding onto something that could help someone else move forward.

💫 Member Spotlight: Erika!

Get ready, Spokane — we’ve got a gem in our giving circle, and her name is Erika. She joined Spokane For Good with the perfect combo of energy and wit.
Here are some fun facts about Erika:
🧡 Not For Profit closest to her heart: Kellen Cares, a local nonprofit supporting mental health, which has touched Erika’s life deeply — especially as a mom of two boys entering teenhood.
💬 Her dream superpower? Saying the wildly inappropriate thing at exactly the right time. We didn’t know we needed that hero, but now we can’t live without her.
🌀 Fun fact? She once lived in Nepal. Legendary move.
🧠 Fave quote?
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."
— Eleanor Roosevelt

💥 In 3 words to describe Erika: Kind. Honest. Loyal.

Erika shows up fully, with humor, wisdom, and the kind of energy that makes our circle shine a little brighter. We’re so lucky to have her!