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PROJECTS
Please look at our list of registered projects to plug in to, and/or list your project if you are creating one. All are welcome!
DONATIONS
Your donations are a big part of our success. Check here for a list of requested items. Can you donate? All are needed on Make A Difference Day!
MEETINGS
Join us for community information meetings in preparation for Make a Difference Day! Share details about your project, find volunteers, or volunteer for an existing project.
OUR PAST
The Greater Wenatchee Area has been a national leader in Make a Difference Day, earning seven national awards including top honors for the very first Make A Difference Day in 1992.
About US
Make a Difference Day is an all-encompassing national day of service dedicated to helping others — a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. We are a completely non-profit, grassroots effort and YOU are welcome to be a part of it. We are always looking for people to help coordinate this huge community effort.
If you want to join in, or if you have questions about the day, or need help on this website, please contact:
Laurel Helton
663-6662
hbi98801@nwi.net
Margie Kerr
670-5684
margiekerr7@gmail.com
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national awards
- Top national honors in 1992
- Top national award in 1993:
“Make A Difference Community of the Year” - Honorable Mention in 1994
- “Encore Awards” for repeated outstanding Make a Difference Day efforts in 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2011
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projects
All across the Wenatchee Valley and North Central Washington
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volunteers
8,000+ participants in recent days of service
COORDINATORS
LAUREL HELTON
MARGIE KERR
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Makenna Schwab, Austin Andrus and Kyle Steinburg at Cherry Creek Media record Public Service Announcements 10-4-2017 Thank you for lending your voices in support of Make a Difference Day today. And thank you Kyle Steinburg and Wenatchee Auto Body and Fender for your matching challenge to donate up to $5,000 to Makenna’s project to benefit[…]
Not too late to Make A Difference! Come to our Community Meeting Oct. 18 at 4 p.m.
Join us at our community information meeting in preparation for Make a Difference Day! Share details about your project, network, find volunteers, or volunteer for an existing project. Details: Wednesday Oct. 18, 2017, at 4 p.m. at The Wenatchee World, 14 N. Mission St.
$200 Grants Available for Make A Difference Day Projects
$200 Grants Available for Make A Difference Day Projects Deadline October 1, 2017 The Community Foundation of NCW is now accepting applications for grants to support Make A Difference Day projects in the Wenatchee Valley. Grants up to $200 are available to organizations or individuals that are planning a project this year and participated in[…]
Come to our Community Meeting Sept. 27, 2017, at 4 p.m.
Join us at our community information meeting in preparation for Make a Difference Day! Share details about your project, network, find volunteers, or volunteer for an existing project. Details: Wednesday Sept. 27, 2017, at 4 p.m. at The Wenatchee World, 14 N. Mission St.