Want to Help Blue Skies?

​"If everyone gives a little - we'll all have a lot."
Dick Meyer said these words often and his actions left a legacy of support for the children in our community. Blue Skies is proud to honor Dick's legacy by partnering with the entire Team at Dewey Griffin Subaru to meet the needs of low-income, homeless, and foster youth in our community. 

Impacts
No matter the size of your gift, you have the power with your support to have a big impact on the lives of children in our community through our Little Wishes Enrichment, Back-to-School Shoe & Backpack Give, Winter Warm Up Distribution, Instrument Loaner Program and Drivers' Education Scholarships.
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                               $5 = A new pair of socks       $15 = A new hat and scarf    $25 = A new blanket
                             $25 = A new backpack          $35 = A new pair of shoes    $55 = A new winter coat

                             $65 = One-Time Little Wish including a new bike, summer camp, or activity supplies
                             $75 = Little Wish Enrichment Program of ongoing sports, music, dance lessons
                             $80 = Summer Camp or Sports League Enrollment

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Ways to Donate

Ongoing Donations
​You can make a significant difference in a child's life by enrolling in our Monthly Giving Program. Consistent giving offers children the opportunity to participate in meaningful, on-going extracurricular activities such as music lessons, dance lessons, sports, and martial arts. They learn and grow from participating in these activities and the successes they experience build hope , self-esteem, and self-confidence.

Monthly Giving is a convenient way to donate and provides Blue Skies for Children with a sustainable and reliable revenue stream, enabling us to better budget and grow our programs.​

Provide a Monthly Gift

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Shop
When you shop at Amazon, choose  an item from the Blue Skies' Wish List! Our Amazon Wishlist is full of items that our Blue Skies Team have hand selected to enrich the lives of our community children.

SHOP HERE

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​Sponsor or Donate to an Event​

• Donate items or services to our Annual Auction and Charity Auction
• Donate an item to our annual Spring Raffle
• Sponsor or attend a fundraising event!
• Buy Raffle ticket(s)
• Bid on an auction item

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Fundraise

• Team up with friends, coworkers, or your church & create a 5/10/15 donation club (5 friends, 10 months, $15/month each)

• Initiate $5 Jeans Friday at work ($10 if you don’t wear jeans?)

• Put on a community event - concert, picnic, car wash, walk-a-thon, etc.

• Take up a collection at your holiday party, bunco group or bridge party, church group, etc.

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Donate an Item
Blue Skies is able to accept the following items at this time. We are unable to accept USED items due to space and capacity constraints. Thank you for understanding.

• Donate your gently used musical instruments to our Instrument Loaner Program .
  • Each donated instrument saves us $360 to $720 in instrument rental costs per year.

• Donate brand new socks or athletic shoes to our Shoe Give Program (sizes from youth to adult for our teens feet)
• Donate a brand new backpack to our Back-to-School Backpack Program
• Donate a warm coat, hat, gloves, scarf or blanket to our Winter Warm Up Program
• Donate a brand new toy (ages 6 to 11) or a gift card or experience (ages 12 to 18) to Holiday Giving
• Donate brand new pajamas to our foster closet
• Donate office supplies:
  • Ream(s) of white copy paper 8.5 x 11 -or- 8.5 x 14
  • Postage stamps
  • Donate a gift card to Office Max/Office Depot, Staples, or Fred Meyer.

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​Consign Clothing
Consign your used clothing at any of the following consignment stores and tell them you are donating the items to Blue Skies for Children. They will forward proceeds from the sale of your items to Blue Skies for Children. 
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Kids Clothing:                                                                                                   Teen Clothing:
     WeeOnes ReRuns - 2450 James Street, Bellingham 98225                The Clothes Rack - 2426 Yew St., Bellingham 98229; 
      Phone: 733.6794        (acct #B596)                                                           Phone: 738.7759         (acct #1151)