13th Annual Friendraiser Breakfast Results
We could not be more thrilled for all the support of our community at this year’s Friendraiser! In addition to record attendance with over 340 people there, we had a record amount raised, over $48,000! We gave out the following awards to very deserving individuals: Volunteer Citizens of the Year: David and Barbara Hamry & Charity […]
13th Annual Friendraiser
We are so excited for our upcoming Friendraiser!!!! Every year in March we have our Annual Friendraiser Breakfast and Auction where we recognize members of the community through the awarding of an Educator, Volunteer, and Student of the year in addition to serving breakfast and hosting a live auction and raffle with proceeds going to […]
Holiday Help 2018 Thank You
Thank you to all the countless individuals, organizations, and business that supported students and their families during this holiday season. The generous donations of clothing, food, and gifts made all the difference to families in need. Absher Construction Central Pierce Fire and Rescue Christ Episcopal Church Cornerstone Community Church Girl Scouts Johnson Jewelers Lee LaBrash […]
Holiday Help
Many of the students and families we serve face daily challenges. This holiday season many of those students and families will be without a holiday meal or gifts. You can help brighten the holidays by adopting a student or their whole family. You can also help by donating warm clothing items, food, or giftwrap. Last year […]
Early Success
Last year so many great things happened in our community and our organization. We began a meaningful partnership with Korum for Kids Foundation focusing on the faith-based community. Our annual fundraising Friendraiser Breakfast was our most successful ever. And we connected with so many new businesses, organizations, and individuals in the Puyallup area. We also […]
Caring Adults Needed
You can make the difference in a students life! We are looking for caring adults to tutor/mentor students one-on-one in reading and in math. You don’t need to be an expert at literacy and numeracy to help our students, it helps, but most importantly you just need to have a love for helping students. We […]
2017 School Supply Drive Results
Drum Roll Please…….. TOTAL POUNDAGE: 3161 Every year we partner with Red Canoe Credit Union to collect school supplies for all 32 schools in the Puyallup School District. For every pound that is donated, Red Canoe Credit Union will match on the dollar! This year we surpassed last years poundage by over 200, how Amazing! We […]
2017 Annual “Fill the Canoe” School Supply Drive
Help Students Start the Year out Right Every year we partner with Red Canoe Credit Union to collect school supplies for all 32 schools in the Puyallup School District. For every pound that is donated, Red Canoe Credit Union will match on the dollar! We are looking to surpass last years poundage of over 2900!!! If […]
12th Annual Friendraiser Breakfast and Auction Results
We could not be more thrilled for all the support of our community at this year’s Friendraiser! In addition to record attendance with over 300 people there, we had a record amount raised, over $44,000! We gave out the following awards to very deserving individuals: Volunteer Citizen of the Year: Marilyn Elliott Educator Citizen of the […]
CIS of Puyallup Front Page News!
Check out our latest feature in the Puyallup Herald | The News Tribune and learn about one of the great services we offer, our Weekend Backpack Program. Giving students food over the weekend can create relationships and the knowledge for some of the students that there is a caring adult in their lives that they can trust. […]