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10/02/2006: "SJI Community Foundation "Breakfast of Champions" A Success"

(SJICF Board Chair Carla Wright Addresses the group)

The San Juan Island Community Foundation held its 6th annual "Breakfast of Champions". The early morning even is a celebration to recognize the many nonprofit organizations whose services make the county a better place in which to live, and is the formal presentation of the foundation's annual grant awards. This year twenty nonprofits received grants totaling $29,000.

The arts, youth & education, human services, health & rehabilitation, as well as environment & conservation were represented among the recipients. Phil Anthropy, the foundation's mascot (that would be the pink "pig") was on hand to present the awards. Additional out-of-cycle awards' will also be given by the foundation throughout the year through Donor Advised funds, which significantly increases the foundation's impact in the community.


/b>. Phil Anthropy, the foundation's mascot (that would be the pink "pig") was on hand to present the awards. Additional out-of-cycle awards' will also be given by the foundation throughout the year through Donor Advised funds, which significantly increases the foundation's impact in the community.

A keynote address was given by Beth Geiger, administrator for the Inter Island Medical Center, on a new health care initiative - a Community Hospital for San Juan County. The San Juan Island Community Foundation has made a commitment to raise public awareness and private funds in support of this effort. Ms. Geiger's presentation focused on health care being about convenience of access and quality of care.

The Breakfast of Champions ended with some of the island nonprofits, sharing information on their organizations, and how they make a difference in the quality of life in the county.


A listing of the grants awarded:

San Juan Island Grange $1000 $1,000 SJICF General Endowment fund for a new heating system

U of W Labs $1,000 The Women's Fund for a K-12 Science Outreach program.

Compass Health $500 from the General Endowment Fund. for mental health training materials

Hospice of San Juan: for on-island in-service training for 20 volunteers , and Blythe donor advised funds)
$61 (General Endowment Fund; $500 from The Women's Fund ; the Bayley fund" $300; and $263 from the Blythe fund

San Juan EMT Association: $500 from SJICF General Endowment, and $1000 for The Women's Fund for the purchase of 100 "CPR Any time" packages

SJI Prevention Coalition $1000 from SJICF General Endowment fund for the New Year's Eve w/o drugs or alcohol program,

SJI Family Resource Center $500 SJICF General Endowment fund; $1000 The Women's Fund ; $500 The Bayley DA Fund, for: Read to Your Child 20 Minutes a Day

Leadership SJI's Scholarship and curriculum support received $1000 from the SJICF General Endowment fund and $421 from The Women's Fund

4-H received $500 from Strengthening Families, en Espanol and the SJICF General Endowment fund


Family Umbrella Group received $500 Preschool scholarships'$1000 The Women's Fund; $500 The Bayley Donor Adviser Fund; and $1000 from the DharSu Donor Advised Fund


Youth Initiative program made the following contributions:

Andy Duke's 5th grade class granted $100 to Wolf Hollow
CJ Wavre's 5th grade class granted $100 to Homes for Islanders Jay
Westphalen's 5th grade class granted $100 to The Family Resource Center

Fair Raffle brought in the following:

Elyse Van den Bosch $100 to
Susan Grout:DVSA $71 to DVSA
Cynthia March $100 to Deanna's Fund
Maya Kruger $134 to SJI Family Resource Center


(The San Juan Island Community Foundation would like to thank King's Markett for providing the food for the Breakfast of Champions for the past six years. This annual event would not be successful without their support.)