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CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - FACILITY EXPANSION
First Step is currently nearing the end of construction of a two-story, 4,174 square-foot community service facility in rural Port Angeles, Washington. The agency engaged in a formal strategic planning process and fundraising capability study in 2006 to assess the readiness of the agency to implement the building expansion. The retirement of a loan on the current facility (325 E 6th St, Port Angeles) and the subsequent purchase of the adjacent lot (323 E 6th St) have presented a tremendous opportunity to expand our capabilities to meet our mission to provide for the healthy development of families and children in the community. The expansion will feature an infant and toddler childcare/early learning center, parent meeting and training rooms, a family literacy/reading center, a kitchen, and confidential counseling offices. Such development will increase the number of families that receive First Step services, increase the agency’s capacity to meet the growing needs of today’s rural low-income families, increase access to community resources, and will ultimately provide services that build parent’s and children’s storehouses of tools to build successful lives.
First Step’s building expansion will improve long-term social outcomes of low-income families with small children by providing a safe venue where they can build positive social support systems while gaining needed tools for thoughtful parenting. Long-term health outcomes will be improved by providing an educational setting for parents to learn about substance abuse & recovery, premature labor & birth, childhood injuries, and positive nutritional strategies, to name a few topics. Long-term economic outcomes include the attainment of employability skills, computer literacy, and financial proficiency. The new childcare center will enrich children’s experiences while providing a safe care setting allowing parents to focus on employment skill-building, job placement, and self-sufficiency. This new facility will help families improve their lives and the lives of their children, which in turn will benefit the entire Olympic Peninsula of Washington State.
First Step Family Support Center 2006-2009 Capital Campaign Facility Expansion Supporters LEADERSHIP GIVING
Cornerstone Club: $100,000 and Above Washington State Department of Commerce (formerly CTED) First Step Board of Directors
Pillars: $50,000-$99,999 Anonymous Donor
The Medina Foundation The Norcliffe Foundation D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust
Groundbreakers: $10,000-$24,999 The Seattle Foundation-Benjamin Phillips Memorial Fund USDA Rural Development Childcare Program The Whatton Family Foundation in honor of Johnny Whatton The Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation Anonymous Foundation Anonymous Donor
Leaders: $5,000-$9,999 Rosemary & Bruce Moorhead The Albert Haller Foundation The Crow Foundation Jim & Joanne Hallett
Community Builders: $2,500-$4,999 Orville & Phyllis Campbell Safeco Insurance Nippon Paper Industries-USA Co. Ltd.
Family: $1,000-$2,499 Barbara Clampett Sheila & Ed Richter Drs. Mary & John Wegmann Marian Birch & Bronson West Yvonne Deforest Dorothy Skerbeck Norma & Eugene Turner Eldora Pederson Rose Marie Springer Grant & Carol Munro Pam & Paul Cunningham Mary & Todd Irwin Susan & Harold Norlund
Friends: $500-$999 Nita Lynn First Federal Dr. Ed & Phyllis Hopfner Janet Pearson Peninsula Children’s Clinic Leon & Val Reeves Jody Moss & Gary Kriedberg Lynn Keenan Brenda & Cliff Tassie MarySue French Steve Zenovik & Nina Pitts
Neighbors: $250-499 Paul & Rochelle McHugh Law Firm of Platt Irwin North Peninsula Building Association Paul & Sheri Stutesman Janet & Dave Proebstel Amelia Andaleon-Ferre
We have been successful in obtaining the funding to begin construction; however our fundraising efforts for this project are far from over.
We need your immediate assistance!
Only a few Naming Rights opportunities are available. Call today for more information. Anonymous donation will also be honored.
For more information, or to make a donation to this important project, please contact:
Orville Campbell, First Step Board President Nita Lynn, Executive Director Cherie Reeves Sperr, Development Manager First Step Family Support Center 325 E 6th Street Port Angeles, WA 98362 (360) 457-8355 cherie_fststep@olypen.com
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
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325 East 6th Street Port Angeles, WA 98362
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