Women's guild awards nonprofits $10,000 in grants

PULLMAN — The Pullman Regional Hospital Women’s Leadership Guild is hosted its annual grant award celebration Tuesday, Nov. 19, awarded $2,000 grants to five non-profits.

During the Grant Award Celebration at the Lewis Alumni Center on the WSU Campus, the guild is distributing $10,000 in grant awards to five regional nonprofits that empower women’s and children’s health and wellness.

The evening included a special presentation by Pullman Regional Hospital Auxiliary President Sharon Hall who shared about the Auxiliary’s continued funding success at the Hospital.

“Our guild, a group of women who believe in the power of collective giving to enhance our community, is stronger and more impactful because we are giving together,” newly appointed Chair of the Women’s Leadership Guild, Katie Van Wyngarden said.

The recipients, voted on by Guild members, will receive $2,000 each and are the following non-profits:

• Circles of Caring Adult Day Health for its providing meals for clients in the program.

• Family Promise of the Palouse for providing healthcare for families.

• Palouse Discovery Science Center to provide partial funding for an ambulance simulator for the EverBody Healthy exhibit.

• Pullman Regional Hospital Strangulation Training to provide partial funding for a strangulation recovery training for regional agencies.

• Willow Center for Grieving Children to provide funding for Camp Erin grieving children.