Bellingham CSO

Bellingham CSO Ranks First in Charitable Giving for 2013

By Georgiann DeKay, DSHS CFD Campaign Leader

Congratulations go to the Bellingham Community Services Office (CSO) and their two CFD local coordinators, Jenny Walker (right) and Irina Andrukhov (left) for having the highest employee participation in the Combined Fund Drive for 2013!!

Each year, the DSHS Combined Fund Drive Unit compares the percentage of employees giving to charities through the Combined Fund Drive within DSHS organizational units of 25 or more staff. In 2013, the Bellingham CSO had the highest percentage of employee payroll participation of all units in DSHS.

Their employee payroll participation rate was 60.9% compared to 19% for all units in the Economic Services Administration and 13.5% for all of DSHS statewide.

The Campaign co-leaders, Jenny Walker and Irina Andrukhov were instrumental in educating people about the value of donating to charities through the Combined Fund Drive and inspiring them to give.   They and their colleagues in the Bellingham CSO should be proud of the contributions they made to strengthen their community.

In these tough times, charity and goodwill are needed more than ever. Their time and effort has truly transformed the lives of others.