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January 7, 2025
Join us for the UWCFD’s Third Annual Blanket Making on Feb. 13
Join the UWCFD and the Whole U and volunteer for our Third Annual Blanket Making on Feb. 13 at noon. This hybrid event is one of our favorites. It’s easy. You only need to know how to use scissors and tie a knot. No craft experience necessary. It’s fun. Get a blanket making kit and…
November 1, 2024
Our Annual Holiday Evergreens Sale is Back!
The UWCFD is delighted to once again offer our holiday evergreens sale benefitting our 2024 featured nonprofit, Northwest Education Access. Show your support this season with the purchase of a beautiful evergreen wreath or door swag! Choose one – or more – of these beauties and your order will help make the world a little…
July 22, 2024
Get in the auction action for Seahawks tickets
Are you excited to cheer on the Seattle Seahawks! The Washington State Combined Fund Drive is hosting an online auction, in two parts, for your opportunity to bid on Seahawks tickets. Part 1 of the Seahawks ticket auction encompasses one preseason and four regular season games. It runs through July 26. Part 2 of the…
July 2, 2024
How to stay safe in wildfire season
Does it seem like wildfire season has grown longer, more unpredictable and more devastating than it used to be? Do you feel like there are more days of unhealthy, smoky air these days? You’re not imagining. According to Professor Justin Angle, a UW alumnus and author of “This is Wildfire,” the western wildfire season runs…
June 5, 2024
Recreate responsibly: Summer water safety
Summer in the Pacific Northwest! Who doesn’t want to get outside and engage in our abundant recreational opportunities? From hiking, cycling, running, boating, horseback riding, to fishing and open water swimming, we have a true embarrassment of riches. However, enjoying time outside includes being water-safe. Each year, there are approximately 4,000 drowning deaths that are…
May 4, 2024
Dig into the Urban Gardening Lunch & Learn
Calling all green thumbs—and aspiring green thumbs! You are invited to join UW Combined Fund Drive for our virtual Urban Gardening Lunch & Learn on May 22 from noon to 1 p.m. The session will highlight leading local organizations that educate and advocate for folks to cultivate vegetable and floral gardens in yards, on balconies…
March 15, 2021
Practicing Social Advocacy: Interview with Sarah Hart of New Beginnings
As part of The Whole U’s First 90 wellness challenge, UWCFD staff are facilitating a 90-day habit formation program focused on helping participants to identify, connect with, and engage on behalf of causes about which they are passionate. We are guided by our theme “Identify, Assess, Act – Social Advocacy for Everyone”. The Mini-Series is…
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