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2019 – Join Us for a Celtic Christmas
“Close the Gap” Fundraising Goal = $13,000Admission is by DonationArrive Early – Excitement starts at 6:00 PM with traditional Christmas carolingDoors open at 6:30 PMReserved Seating Now Available Featuring Affiniti and Howard CrosbyDecember 17, 2019 at 7PM St. Paul Cathedral Parish15 S. 12th Ave, Yakima WA All proceeds to benefit Parish Religious Education Programs through the…
Read More2019 Annual Appeal
Dear Friends,Blessings to you this Advent Season! As we enter into the Christmas Season, I ask you to help further the mission of the Central Washington Catholic Foundation by responding to our End of Year Appeal with a generous “Gift of Faith”. The Catholic Foundation provides support through the Celebration of Faith event and the…
Read MoreA Heart for our Sisters
In 2015, Rick Pinnell established the Catholic Sisters of the Yakima Diocese Fund with the Catholic Foundation. Here is his story – “In 1969 In Ving Long, Vietnam, I saw firsthand what Catholic Sisters can do to change lives. Four Irish Nuns raising 200 orphans in a war torn environment. Their ability to give these children hope, love and…
Read MoreRandy & Jane, Donor Story
It is critical that we accept and continue the mission Christ gave us, so these are the words that Randy and I considered when we established the Our Lady of Fatima Education Fund.” – Randy & Jane DickinsonEmeritus Trustee, Central Washington Catholic Foundation
Read MoreJane Baldock, Donor Story
What is the relationship between the Church, the Catholic Foundation and faith? As a Foundation trustee for nine years, I believe the Foundation is now poised to be strategically important, if not critical, to the future of Catholic education in the Diocese of Yakima. The triangle, as we know, is the very strongest shape of support.…
Read More2017 – Stop the Violence
A Faith & Civic Leader Forum presented by Fr. Gregory J. Boyle, S.J. If you would like to participate in a discussion group about how to incorporate Fr. Boyle’s message of Boundless Compassion into the Yakima Community initiatives, please contact the office of TrueLaw. True Law Group, P.S.303 E D Street Suite 2Yakima, WA 98901(509)…
Read MoreDave & Mary, Donor Story
“While serving as director for the Central Washington Catholic Foundation (CWCF), I was honored to meet some of the most remarkable people in Central Washington. David R. Mahre would be high on anyone’s list of remarkable people. Dave visited my office on a regular basis until his death. Sometimes to add to his wife’s named…
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