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Non-Profit Giveaway 2022

360-734-5204

1844 Iron Street Bellingham, WA. 98225

Back by popular demand, Bob Wallin Insurance is donating again to local non-profits and we are letting YOU nominate and vote for the winner!!

This year, there will be THREE winners!

First place will receive a $2000 donation

Second place will receive a $1000 donation

Third place will receive a $500 donation

Here is the who, what, why, where and how!

What is this all about?

Bob Wallin insurance will be accepting nominations during the month of March for local, 501C3 non-profits who are eligible to win 1st, 2nd or 3rd place! For the entire month of March, you can nominate a non-profit as long as it fits these three requirements:

-LOCAL Whatcom county charity.

-501C3 filing with IRS

-Complete an official Bob Wallin Insurance Nomination Form that will be available at

www.bwicares.com on March 1st .

Nominations will be taken the month of March, voting will take place in the month of April, and the winners will be announced in May. All prizes must be claimed within 60 days of winning notification.

Who is Eligible?

Any Whatcom County based charity that is listed with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) and has had an official nomination form submitted to Bob Wallin Insurance.

Why is Bob Wallin Insurance Giving This Money Away?

A better questions is….Why not? Bob Wallin Insurance believes community is more than geography. Community is who we are and like a family, we help each other out. We want to engage the community in a worthy cause to focus on the good around us, and in the process help so many of the great causes out there get noticed. Last year we had over 5,400 votes and many, many people talking, reading, emailing about all the different non profits in our community. It was a great opportunity for everyone.

Where Can I Find More Information, the Nomination Form, and Vote?

Bob Wallin Insurance has a dedicated community website, www.bwicares.com, where we announce, promote, and post the community events we are involved in. You can also contact Suzanne Taylor, Suzanne@bobwallin.com or 360-734-5204, who heads up the community outreach at Bob Wallin Insurance

How Do I Nominate a Non-Profit?

Starting March 1st, go to www.bwicares.com , click on the NON-PROFIT tab and complete the official Bob Wallin Insurance Nomination Form. You will get a confirmation once you hit submit. This automatically submits the non-profit. As long as they meet all three requirements, they will be posted on the webpage to be voted on. Starting April 1st, the voting will begin. Only 1 vote per Email Address Follow along on the voting process and see the results grow. One week before the deadline for last vote the result tracker will be removed so it truly is a surprise!

In May, the winners will be surprised with their award!

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Cubical Christmas

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1844 Iron Street Bellingham, WA. 98225

Christmas Cubicals!

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Real Dawgs Wear Purple

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Traditional Christmas #1

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2021 Adopt a Family!! – Update

360-734-5204

1844 Iron Street Bellingham, WA. 98225

12/16/2021

Salvation Army and Bob Wallin Insurance

2021 Adopt A Family

SUCCESS!!!!!

Thank you to all who donated gifts and gift cards for our annual Adopt A Family through the salvation army!  The Salvation Army representative was extremely grateful for the generosity and even teared up a little as we dropped it off.

She was able to share a little bit more about the family we adopted… Our family, a mother of three boys, is recently widowed.  Her late husband was a veteran as well.  Her kids ages 11, 6 and 2 will enjoy some amazing gifts.  Your generosity helped lift some of the burdens they are facing and will be able to celebrate the holiday season by being with each other and sharing in some cheer, thanks to you.

Giving back to our community and partnering with our clients to bring a local family some holiday cheer and supporting those in need is important to us.  Thank you for making this community outreach a success!

Wishing you all peace and warmth this holiday season!

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2021 Adopt a Family!!

360-734-5204

1844 Iron Street Bellingham, WA. 98225

11/09/2021

Salvation Army and Bob Wallin Insurance

2021 Adopt A Family

View the Christmas List & Sign-Up HERE

Thank you for joining us again for our annual Adopt a Family!! This year we have adopted a single mother with 3 kids; 2yr old boy, 6yr old boy, and 11yr old boy! Items are due in our office by Wednesday 12/8/2021.

Giving truly is the greatest gift of all, and that is the gift the Salvation Army gives to the parents of up to 500 local low-income families every year. In early fall they take applications for gift assistance, where families give them a wish list for their children. After the applications are complete they take those gift requests and put them on tags which we hang on our Giving Trees set up in various businesses throughout the county. Patrons of these businesses then take these tags and buy whatever is requested on the tag, then return the gift to them so that we can distribute the gifts to the parents in December.

Not all families are assisted in this manner. During the application process they interview each family, and when they find a family that is suffering excessive hardship they will recommend them for Adoption. Families recommended for Adoption are sponsored by local businesses, agencies, and private benefactors who pay for all of the gifts received by the family.

This year is the family’s first year getting assistance from The Salvation Army. It was just harder this year than usual and they are really struggling with household items. Many of their “want” items are basic needs.

Thank you for joining us in bringing a little extra joy to this family on Christmas!

View the Christmas List & Sign-Up HERE