“We loved this camp! I’ve never seen our kids so happy after camp. They learned so much and camp home eating much healthier. I hope to send them to more camps with you!
“This was our first camp with you. We’ve tried other camps, and never had the same excitement that we did with this camp. The kids were excited for each day!”
Assistance League of Bellingham’s philanthropic program Eating Healthy provides volunteer support and funds for approximately 25 elementary school gardens, where children learn to grow, harvest, cook and eat fresh vegetables.
We are partnering with a local nonprofit Common Threads Farm which is dedicated to “growing good eaters” by exposing young children to the joy of eating fresh produce.
Young children participate in activities that are dedicated to
“growing good eaters” by exposing them to the joy of eating fresh produce.
On Monday, July 14th, ten Assistance League of Bellingham volunteer members toured school gardens at Alderwood and Cordata elementary schools. Sarah Wheatley, from Common Threads Farm, led the tour and explained how the gardens are planted and maintained. Sarah shared some of the learning strategies that CTF staff use in the gardens to help students […]
The Community Co-op featured Assistance League of Bellingham during the month of February for their Community Shopping Day. Two percent of all sales from both stores were donated to our Eating Healthy Program on Saturday, February 15th. We received over $2800! Thank you to those who shopped that Saturday as well as the Community Co-op […]
One of the ways Assistance League of Bellingham extends our impact in the Whatcom County community is by partnering with other philanthropic organizations. One such partnership is between our Eating Healthy program and Common Threads Farm. Common Threads Farm was founded by Laura Plaut in 2007 on Lummi Island as a summer farm camp to […]
