“Never doubt a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
Margaret Mead
In 2007 in King County:
“Small Threads for Kids is all about supporting families and most importantly children. Childhood should be a time to focus on fun, growth and learning, and as a business, I believe we can positively impact a huge portion of our community.”
Dixie Bair, Owner
Small Threads for Kids, Issaquah
We are fortunate to have the support and involvement of many wonderful and generous businesses. We thank them for their contributions of time, talent and treasure in support of families in need in our communities.
All America contributed office furniture to the Center for Human Services.
www.allamerican.com
All Credit Motors donated a 15-person van to New Futures that is used to transport low-income kids and teens on field trips to help expand their horizons beyond the apartment complexes where they live.
ASIX donated office furniture and equipment to family support centers affiliated with Portal to Partners.
Atigeo's staff has contributed to Hopelink's Giving Tree program during the holiday seasons. In addition, Atigeo closed their doors for a day in July '07 and 17 employees donated a day's labor to the Center for Human Services.
www.atigeo.com
Bank of America has been contributing office furniture and equipment to family support centers affiliated with Portal to Partners since 2006.
www.bankofamerica.com
BarclayDean contributes to the Portal to Portals project on an on-going basis by assisting with the re-utilization of their client's excess office furniture for family support centers throughout all of King County.
www.barclaydean.com
Benjamin Moore contributed over 40 gallons of paint for a painting project at the Center for Human Services.
www.benjaminmoore.com/a>
The Boeing Classic contributed 25 television sets to family support centers affiliated with Portal to Partners.
www.boeingclassic.com
Campbell-Nelson has participated with the Portal to Partners project by promoting volunteering opportunities to their employees.
www.campbellnelsonvw.com
CAC has partnered with the PTP project by hosting collection drives in their building's lobbies; hundreds of coats, blankets, boots and other cold-weather gear have been collected to benefit families in need.
www.cacremco.com
The City of Bothell contributed office furniture and equipment to family support centers affiliated with Portal to Partners.
www.ci.bothell.wa.us
Comcast contributed a broadcasted television promotion of Portal to Partners on Comcast Local Edition.
www.comcast.com
Dakota Specialty Milling contributed 300 three-ring binders to family support centers affiliated with Portal to Partners.
www.dakotaspecialtymilling.com
Dick's Drive-In promotes the PTP family support centers to their employees for volunteer opportunities in their local neighborhoods.
www.ddir.com
DigiPen has contributed Summer Workshops each year since 2005 for teens in our community. DigiPen has also contributed over 50 computers to PTP family support centers allowing the centers to expand their networks and provide computers for youth to use for homework and developing computer skills.
www.digipen.edu
Down Under Answers has contributed three exciting 10-day trips to New Zealand for Encompass' annual fundraising auction.
www.downunderanswers.com
Egger Orthodontics contributed two wall-mounted PlayStation 2 gaming systems with televisions to the Center for Human Services.
smile@eggerortho.com
Eastside Administrative Services has committed to provide on-going administrative services in support of Portal to Partners programs, goals and objectives.
julieroth01@yahoo.com
4Culture contributed office furniture to the Cascade People's Center which provided a much-needed update for each staff member's work area.
www.4Culture.org
Farmers District 45 agents have volunteered their time and efforts by attending community events at the PTP family support centers to provide children's identification kits to the families we serve.
www.farmers.com
ForePoint contributed bookcases to a family support center affiliated with Portal to Partners.
www.forepointusa.com
FUSE donated hours of technical assistance and conducted an employer survey in the development of the Portal to Partners project.
www.fuseonline.com
Gamer Doc has contributed webmaster services for the Portal to Partners project.
www.gamerdoc.com
The Hope Clinic donated lighting fixtures to the Center for Human Services.
www.hopecliniconline.com
HP contributed a refrigerator to a Teen Center affiliated with Portal to Partners.
www.hp.com
IASP has contributed office equipment to New Futures and the Center for Human Services.
www.iasp-pain.org
Kelly-Moore contributed paint and supplies for a painting project at the Center for Human Services.
www.kellymoore.com
KLK Inc contributed office furniture and equipment to the Center for Human Services.
KPMG contributed office furniture to a family support center affiliated with Portal to Partners.
www.kpmg.com
Legg Mason contributed office supplies to multiple family support centers affiliated with Portal to Partners.
www.leggmason.com
Wendy Hartfelder has provided facials, samples and gifts for clients served through New Futures in the greater Burien area. In addition, Wendy contributes skin care products and cosmetics that are distributed through Hopelink's Food Bank.
www.marykay.com/whartfelder
Since 2005, Me 'n Moms has been providing on-going weekly contributions of clothing and baby equipment to multiple clothing banks affiliated with the PTP project, as well as providing books and toys for our family support centers.
www.menmoms.com
Karen Gorrin has contributed her services to three of the PTP family support centers by designing and facilitating their board and staff retreats.
www.modus360.com
North Sound has contributed office furniture to the Center for Human Services.
www.northsoundindustries.com
OASIS contributes on an on-going basis by providing re-useable office furnishings to family support centers partnered with the PTP project.
www.oasisinc.com
Parker LePla has provided in-kind technical assistance to create and implement the Portal to Partners project.
www.parkerlepla.com
Powerful Schools contributed office cubicle dividers to a family support organization affiliated with Portal to Partners.
www.powerfulschools.org
Predesa contributed office furniture to a family support center affiliated with the Portal to Partners project.
www.predesa.com
Puget Sound Energy contributed office furniture to family support centers affiliated with Portal to Partners.
www.pse.com
Qwest contributed 8 television sets and office supplies to multiple PTP family support centers.
www.qwest.com
Rhizome Design has provided pro-bono marketing services to the PTP project as well as contributing office equipment and supplies to family support centers.
www.rhizomedesign.com
Samuelson Communications has provided pro-bono marketing services to the PTP project.
www.samuelsoncom.com
Since 2007, Seattle Magazine has contributed advertising space in the Charitable Events Guide to the Portal to Partners family support centers to promote their upcoming fundraising events.
www.seattlemag.com
Small Threads provides on-going weekly contributions of clothing and baby equipment to multiple clothing banks affiliated with the PTP project, as well as providing books and toys for our family support centers.
smallthreadsforkids.com
Speedy Auto Glass contributed office furniture to a family support center affiliated with Portal to Partners.
www.speedyglass.com
State Farm Insurance in Renton contributed office furniture to the Center for Human Services.
www.statefarm.com
Sterling Savings has contributed cash grants to New Futures' family support programs in Burien as well as hosting a school supply drive in the bank lobby that helped to provide much needed back-to-school supplies for New Futures families.
www.sterlingsavingsbank.com
Taco Del Mar has contributed webmaster services for the Portal to Partners project.
www.tacodelmar.com
Theo Chocolates contributed boxes of their famous chocolate bars to be distributed at the Portal to Partners' presentation at the 2006 Family Support America conference in Chicago.
www.theochocolate.com
Thomson Healthcare's staff volunteered for a day at Hopelink's Food Bank.
thomsonreuters.com
In 2007, TRI-TEC contributed a fully integrated 17-phone, 4-line phone system, including installation, to the Greater Maple Valley Community Center.
www.tri-tec.com
TSE contributed office furniture to a family support center affiliated with the Portal to Partners project.
Tutta Bella has hosted fundraising events for FamilyWorks in Wallingford which include a live band; 10% of the evening's proceeds go directly to FamilyWorks.
www.tuttabellapizza.com
Two Men and a Truck contributed office furniture to FamilyWorks.
www.twomenandatruck.com
UBOC began their participation with the PTP project in 2005 by contributing office furniture to Encompass in North Bend. In 2006, UBOC partnered with the Cascade People's Center in downtown Seattle; UBOC's efforts with CPC have included annual support for Winter Warmth Day, which has involved hosting a coat drive at each bank location, as well as donating school supplies and providing a grant of $5,000 for Youth programs.
www.uboc.com
Washington State University contributed office furniture to a family support center affiliated with Portal to Partners.
www.king.wsu.edu
WhitePages.com contributed wall panels, storage units, white boards and office chairs to the Center for Human Services in Shoreline.
www.whitepages.com
Yarrow Bay Investment Group made a cash donation to support Hopelink's family programs.
www.lpl.com/yarrowbay
Zipcon contributes to Portal to Partners by maintaining and hosting its web site.
www.zipcon.com
