In the spirit of Thanksgiving and inspired by this great community, we have many thanks to give. Here are some specific thank yous from us to you.

We’re Thankful for…

• “…Sharon White, Mary Evans, Noel Paus,  Carol Sewright, Gloria Smith, Kathie Gerlicher and Louise Balonick who help us in our office every week.” — Entire Whatcom Volunter Center staff

• “…3,269 items knit and crocheted by our PWU volunteers, and delivered to 22 agencies last week!” — Jodi Sipes, RSVP Director

• “…Mabel Sudduth for helping with our timesheets, twice a week, for 15+ years. She never wants any recognition, but hopefully she knows we are thankful for her dedication.” — Alyssa Hoover, Volunteer Chore Program Director

• “…the friends we’ve made in the community who help us do our work by their gifts of time, creative ideas and money.” — Susan Porter, Office Manager

• “…all the volunteers – WVC’s own and the hundreds of others – who came out to work on Make A Difference Day and showed the community what a difference volunteering can make.” — Sue Ellen Heflin, Executive Director

• “…unpaid interns Jodee and Laura, and a new volunteer, Zuzana, for all the support and help they give us with their time here at WVC.” — Jodi Sipes, RSVP Director

• “…the huge number of donations I received in response to the Bellingham Herald article on the House 2 Home Network.” — Rebecca Rayner, House 2 Home Network Coordinator

• “…Randi McKenna and Rebecca Rayner, our awesome VISTAs.” — Dan Hammill, Program Director

• “…the Bellingham Farmer’s Market, which is helping the community and local businesses alike. They help us vote with our consumer dollars for real, sustainable food and goods.” — Alyssa Hoover, Volunteer Chore Program Director

• “… Scott Pierce of Maple Street and Robbie Drabek of Drabek Web Solutions, who have coached us in social media and website use.” — Randi McKenna, Outreach Coordinator

• “our 36 volunteer Senior Police who support our community police officers and help to keep us safe.” — Jodi Sipes, RSVP Director

• “…living in a community where we can roll up our sleeves and get things done.” — Sue Ellen Heflin, Executive Director

• “…Ron and Wayne, my most reliable H2H volunteers.” — Rebecca Rayner, House 2 Home Network Coordinator

• “…all the wonderful NP agencies & their staff who support the success of our entire community with their programs and hard work!” — Jodi Sipes, RSVP Director

• “… Christy Everett. She asked, and received, donations of box tops from dozens of Northwest universities and colleges. Because of her thoughtfulness, Shuksan Middle School will benefit financially.” — Aly Hoover, Volunteer Chore Program Director

• “…Margot and her Whatcom Middle School friends who sought out volunteer opportunities with the Bellingham Food Bank when they were in transition after the Whatcom Middle School fire.” — Randi McKenna, Outreach Coordinator

• “…simply living in Bellingham. We have awesome parks and trails, have great local businesses, and we are a community of generous, thoughtful people.” — Aly Hoover, Volunteer Chore Program Director

• “…the entire community for doing what it takes to meet the extra needs of the community during these hard times.” — Jodi Sipes, RSVP Director

• “…the generosity of spirit I get to observe and be inspired by every day as people share their volunteering with us.” — Sue Ellen Heflin, Executive Director