SEATTLE PORTLAND SACRAMENTO PLEASANTON IRVINE 2013 Our charitable mission is to improve the quality of life in the communities where we live and work by supporting organizations that address vital community needs and issues in the areas of human services, animal welfare and the environment. DEACON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT FEATURED: In May of 2013, the Seattle Giving Committee made a major grant of $9,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County to keep the summer programs open at four of their locations. TO OUR FRIENDS The ability of the Deacon Charitable Foundation to make a difference in the communities in which we live, work and play is a direct result of the success of our parent company, S.D. Deacon Corp. The members of each of our four Giving Committees are Deacon employees whose daily focus on service, teamwork and communication makes our charitable giving possible. Deacon’s corporate culture is one of support, humility and encouragement of personal growth. We value open-mindedness and encourage change as a way to improve. We are driven by the entrepreneurial spirit of our people, who in turn are supported by the resources of our company. Everyone is encouraged to pursue his or her passion, to learn, to grow and to give back. And give back we do. The Giving Committees meet monthly to review grant proposals from local non-profits. They award grants to organizations and causes that touch their hearts and match the interests of our fellow employees. In 2013 we launched our new online grant proposal system. It is easy to use for both the non-profits applying for grants and the volunteers who review them. Our employees are also personally generous and the Foundation matches their families’ giving, dollar for dollar, and their volunteering with a matching gift of $10 per hour served. We support organizations that address vital community needs in the areas of human services, animal welfare & the environment. In 2013, we launched Community Service Days in each office. Through this program, groups of S.D. Deacon employees volunteer together to give hands-on support to help an organization get a project done in one or two half-days during the work week. So far, groups from three offices have completed their first Community Service Days. Their smiles of satisfaction and accomplishment are a testament to their success. Though the company gives the Foundation four percent of its profit each year (more than double the national average), we are by no means the biggest corporate donor in any of our communities. Even so, we have been able to make some strategic gifts this past year that allowed small non-profits to accomplish big things that might not have been possible without our support. Susan Bender Phelps, who has served as Foundation Executive Director since 2009, has stepped down to pursue other projects. We thank Susan for all that she has done to elevate the performance and effectiveness of our foundation and our giving committees, and welcome Julie Earnest as our new Executive Director. Julie is also a member of the S.D. Deacon Business Development team in Portland. We are ever grateful to our clients, subcontractors and our people for their part in making our charitable giving possible. With gratitude, Deacon Charitable Foundation Board of Directors: Paul Cunha Kendra Howell Steve Deacon Anke Rind Jarrod Fogle Richard Smith MAJOR GIFTS AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC Our Irvine Giving Committee was excited to meet with the staff from the Aquarium of the Pacific. Through a variety of public lectures, K-12 educational programs and more than 500 species of very special animal ambassadors, the Aquarium provides opportunities for scientific learning that transcend the traditional classroom. We recognized what an amazing resource the Aquarium is and were pleased to award a grant of $8,000 to support their fine educational programs. 2012 – 2013 learning during the school year as well as food and clothing for their students. The school employs four part time bus drivers and a coordinator who tracks the bus routes. Our $5,000 grant supported the transportation program which includes bus maintenance and repairs, insurance and of course fuel. The buses go all over the Portland metro area and are the only way these children get to school. Sacramento office - Mustard Seed School and Wind Youth Services. MUSTARD SEED SCHOOL A recipient of an AmTrykeTherapeutic Tricycle. AMTRYKETHERAPEUTIC TRICYCLES (a program of the National Association of American Business Clubs – AMBUCS) Seattle made a major grant of $11,000 and granted the wishes of 12 children in Washington State who had been on the waiting list for an AmTrykeTherapeutic Tricycle for three years. These trykes are for individuals with disabilities who are unable to operate a traditional bicycle. The AmTryke allows them to experience the fun and freedom of riding their own bike. COMMUNITY TRANSITIONAL SCHOOL The Portland Giving Committee visited this 23 year old school. The current principal was the school’s first teacher in 1990. The children attending this school are homeless and low income with no permanent address. They provide continuing The Sacramento Giving Committee chose Mustard Seed School for a major grant. Established in 1989, it is a free, private school for children three to 15 years old which provides a safe, nurturing and structured environment, a positive learning experience and happy memories. Additionally, resources such as survival provisions of food, clothing and shelter referrals, medical and dental screenings, immunization updates, counseling for children and their parents, and assistance entering or re-entering public schools are provided. Many homeless children are not enrolled in school because the places their families find to sleep are often far from their child's school. Sometimes the school needs an address or updated immunizations which homeless families cannot provide. From 15 to 35 children attend Mustard Seed School each day. A major goal of the Program is to prepare and enroll homeless children into public schools, MAJOR GIFTS 2012 – 2013 continued and preschool for younger children, when families have found housing stability. Since the school began, more than 4,500 individual children have participated in Mustard Seed. In the past year, the school has seen a 40% increase in attendance. Deacon’s grant of $10,000 will help the school provide services to meet this increased need. WIND YOUTH SERVICES Wind Youth Services is another major grant recipient of the Sacramento Giving Committee. They provide support to homeless teenagers and young adults. There are an estimated 1,700 homeless youth in the Sacramento region, many as a result of aging out of the foster care system. One in five youth discharged from foster care at age 18 will be homeless within three years of leaving the system. Wind Youth Services’ mission is to engage youth experiencing homelessness who need safety from the streets and access to resources to help them move from crisis to healthy functioning and independence. A warm meal, a hot shower, clean clothes, drug and alcohol counseling and the opportunity to graduate from high school are just some of the services and programs they provide for homeless and at-risk youth. Deacon’s $10,000 grant will help support Wind’s Public Health Nurse, as well as medical supplies and vaccinations for the youth they serve. Portland office - Friends of the Children. A thank-you note from Friends of the Children to the Portland office. FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN The Portland Committee has made grants to friends of the children since 2008. Founded in 1993, the organization currently serves 400 children by providing them with a mentor and comprehensive program to support their success in school and life. Ninety percent of the children in the program are low income, 74% are of a racial minority, 70% have at least one parent with a known history of substance abuse and more than 50% are known to have been impacted by domestic violence. The mentors work with students from kindergarten through high school. Originally, they requested a grant of $5,000 to support Camp Friends, an educational program that serves more than 100 children each summer. Ultimately, our Giving Committee voted to make Friends of the Children the recipient of our major gift of $10,000 and gave them the freedom to use the grant towards their greatest need! EVENTS 2012 – 2013 GIVING TREE Sibling House helps foster families with everyday items they need to help the kids in their care and aims at keeping siblings together while in foster care. Seattle had a giving tree in the office and received dozens of gifts for all family members. One family was a single mom who had adopted one foster child and was also fostering two little boys. One of the boys was so excited by all the presents, he said, “Santa didn’t come last year but this year he doesn’t need to come because we have so many presents already!” Sacramento office participants for 2013 Movember USA. MOVEMBEARD During the month of November, to support raising awareness for prostate cancer, many of our male employees in each office participated in a variation of Movember by growing a beard or mustache. The Foundation donated $100 per participant to Movember USA. The Foundation also matched gifts to Movember that employees made to support their colleagues. Collectively, we donated $7,440 — and had a lot of fun too! Portland office - Candlelighters Toy Drive. CANDLELIGHTERS FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER Portland employees gathered toys during the Holiday Season and donated them to Candlelighters, a group that supports local families walking the painful journey of childhood cancer. This year Candlelighters anticipated serving 250 family members at their seventh annual Candy Cane Lane. The purpose of this event is to provide a special holiday event where these families come together to enjoy friendship, make memories, visit with Santa, make holiday crafts, have their faces painted, play bingo and enjoy delicious food. They provide a secret shopping room just for the parents, where they can select gifts for each child in their family at no cost. This helps relieve the financial burden a family faces while battling their child’s cancer. Seattle office - March for Babies. MARCH FOR BABIES WALK Seattle participated in the March for Babies Walk. President Scott Olson’s son Mikey was born premature and the Olson family received a lot of help from March of Dimes. The money they raised and donated helped fund the important research and programs that help babies begin healthy lives. Next year the Olson family is going to be the Puget Sound Ambassador for the 2014 March for Babies Walk! EVENTS 2012 – 2013 continued CINCO DE MAYO HALF-MARATHON / WALK MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM Our Irvine team came together for the annual Cinco de Mayo half-marathon event benefiting the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation. This event was designed to heighten public awareness and raise funds to improve the care, quality of life and survival rate of children with cancer. They had the option of running, walking or biking in a half-marathon, 5K or 10K through Irvine's tree-lined streets. There were donuts, water and sore feet aplenty—and a whole lot of fun for a great cause! Forty-three employees participated in our Employee Matching Gift Program donating a total of $6,077 in cash and 80 volunteer hours to local and national charities. The Foundation matched each gift, dollar for dollar, and $10 for every hour volunteered. Seattle office - Ronald McDonald House. Portland office - Children First for Oregon. CHILDREN FIRST FOR OREGON The Portland Giving Committee invited Oregon Foster Youth Connection (OFYC) to one of our meetings where we surprised them with a donation they were not expecting. OFYC, a program of Children First for Oregon, is a statewide, youth-led advocacy group of current and former foster youth ages 14-25 whose mission it is to improve the foster care system. Founded in 1991, Children First is a highly respected non-profit, non-partisan child advocacy organization committed to improving the lives of Oregon’s vulnerable children and families. We have donated to their program, the Oregon Foster Youth Connection for quite a few years. They made a powerful and inspiring presentation to our committee, sharing their stories of both success and sadness. Irvine office - Project Hope Alliance. Sacramento office - Canine Companions. Portland office - Oregon Food Bank. EVENTS 2012 – 2013 continued COMMU NITY SERVICE DAYS Three of our offices held their first Community Service Days. Deacon employees are given two separate four-hour slots to do a community service project together. The Foundation covers the cost of their time to do the projects. Our employees had a very fulfilling time supporting these causes. to provide Sacramento area homeless veterans access to shelter, food, showers, clothing, other social services and referrals to helpful resources. Seattle office - Community Service Day - Operation Sack Lunch. Irvine office - Community Service Day - Giving Children Hope. Irvine kicked off the program with two visits, March 31st and April 5th, to Giving Children Hope. Our employees rolled up their sleeves to sort and clean some very special backpacks. Then they filled and sealed dried beans in packets that would later fill those backpacks. Every Friday, during the school year, Giving Children Hope delivers the filled backpacks to elementary schools in the Anaheim area for homeless kids to take home for the weekend. The program, called “We’ve Got Your Back,” makes sure students who receive free breakfast and lunch at school have protein-packed, healthy meals on the weekends as well. The young people return the empty backpacks each Monday along with a homework assignment that teaches them about good eating habits, nutrition and healthy lifestyle options. Giving Children Hope promotes family sustainability, economic independence, and self-sufficiency so that children can grow in stable environments. Sacramento volunteered at an event called Stand Down Sacramento, a three-day event held annually Seattle chose Operation Sack Lunch as their charity for Community Service Day and gave them a grant as well. Our volunteers helped make lunches for homeless people in downtown Seattle. This charity feeds homeless people three meals a day, seven days a week. They also provide sack lunches for the residents who are working and transitioning from being homeless. It was inspiring to see the compassion and caring that goes on between the homeless men and women. One man came late to the lunch they made and everything was already packed up. They felt badly but had nothing to give him. As he was walking away another man offered him his plate and said, “You can have this, it’s my second helping anyway.” Sacramento office - Centers for Fathers and Families. A thank-you note from School on Wheels to the Irvine office. Seattle office supporting March for Babies 2013. WASHINGTON $ 62,500 ANIMALS Brigadoon Service Dogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000 Canine Companions for Independence . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000 Save a Forgotten Equine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000 Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services . . . . . . . . $ 1,000 Olive Crest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500 HOUSING / HOMELESSNESS CHILDREN / FAMILIES AmTrykeTherapeutic Tricycles – A program of the National Association of American Business Clubs (AMBUCS) . . . . . . . . . . Boys & Girls Club of Skagit County . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boys & Girls Clubs of King County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County . . . . . . . . Boys & Girls Club of Tustin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Family Law CASA of King County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friends of the Children – King County . . . . . . . . . . . Helping Hand House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Make-A-Wish Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March of Dimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olive Crest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation . . . . . . . . . . Sparrow Clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Olympics Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vision House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Year-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YMCA of Greater Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Jubilee Women’s Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500 Operation Sack Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000 $ 11,054 $ 9,000 $ 4,344 $ 1,000 $ 2,500 $ 1,500 $ 5,000 $ 500 $ 1,000 $ 6,000 $ 500 $ 2,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 Hunger Northwest Harvest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000 MEDICAL / DISEASE Movember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,1 00 Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation . . . . . . . $ 1,000 YOUTH / TEENS Camp to Belong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000 VETERANS / MILITARY Brigadoon Service Dogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000 Friends of the VA Puget Sound Fisher House . . . . . . $ 1,000 Portland office volunteering at Oregon Food Bank. OREGON $ 79,000 ANIMALS DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500 CHILDREN / FAMILIES Big Brothers Big Sisters, Columbia NW . . . . . . . . . . . Boys & Girls Aid Society of Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . CASA for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canine Companions for Independence . . . . . . . . . . . Central City Concern – Letty Owings Center . . . . . . Children First for Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Transitional School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dougy Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edwards Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lifeworks NW – Children’s Relief Nursery . . . . . . . . . Friends of the Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosewood Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tucker Maxon Oral School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,000 $ 2,500 $ 5,000 $ 1,500 $ 3,000 $ 1,500 $ 2,500 $ 1,500 $ 2,000 $ 1,500 $ 10,000 $ 1,500 $ 750 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Bradley-Angle House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000 Volunteers of America –Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000 EDUCATION Community Transitional School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northwest College of Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds Education Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tucker Maxon Oral School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 1,000 $ 750 HOUSING / HOMELESSNESS Impact NW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,500 My Father’s House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,000 HUNGER Full Gospel Pentecostal Association/ Emmanuel Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500 Meals on Wheels People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500 MEDICAL / DISEASE American Diabetes Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Children’s Cancer Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Children’s Developmental Health Institute . . . . . . . . Movember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North by Northwest Community Health Center . . . . Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center & Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ $ $ $ $ 2,500 2,500 2,500 2, 1 00 3,000 $ 2,500 SENIORS Housecall Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500 Meals on Wheels People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500 YOUTH / TEENS Children First for Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,400 Playworks Portland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000 Wind Youth Services check presentation in Sacramento. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA $ 85,800 ANIMALS Redrover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000 Sacramento Zoological Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000 CHILDREN / FAMILIES Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Sacramento . . . . Canine Companions for Independence . . . . . . . . . . . Children’s Receiving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christmas Promise / Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friendship Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roseville Home Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sierra Forever Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WIND Youth Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000 $ 2,700 $ 3,500 $ 1,000 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 5,000 $ 10,000 EDUCATION Sacramento Loaves & Fishes – Mustard Seed School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000 River City Community Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500 Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services . . . . . . . . $ 5,000 Senior Gleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,250 MEDICAL / DISEASE Canine Companions for Independence . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,700 Movember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,200 Northern California Children’s Therapy Center . . . . . $ 5,000 SENIORS Seniors First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,000 Senior Gleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,250 VETERANS / MILITARY Wounded Warriors Family Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,000 YOUTH / TEENS HOUSING / HOMELESSNESS Christmas Promise / Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lazarus Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . River City Community Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roseville Home Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HUNGER $ $ $ $ 1,000 5,000 2,500 2,500 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Sobriety Brings a Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000 Canine Companions for Independence . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,600 Christmas Promise / Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000 Friendship Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500 Irvine office Toy Drive for Giving Children Hope, Christmas 2013. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA $ 40,000 ANIMALS Pacific Marine Mammal Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500 CHILDREN / FAMILIES Aquarium of the Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boys & Girls Club of Tustin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coachart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From Maddi’s Closet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grandma’s House of Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project Hope Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ $ $ $ $ $ 4,000 2,500 2,500 3,200 2,500 3,200 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON BEHALF OF ALL GIVING COMMITTEES $ 13,500 DISASTER RELIEF All Hands Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . City Meals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Food Bank of New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ $ $ $ 5,500 2,500 2,500 3,000 WISEplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,000 EDUCATION Aquarium of the Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,000 School on Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000 Thinking About Tomorrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000 MEDICAL / DISEASE Movember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600 Pediatric Cancer Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500 SENIORS Acacia Adult Day Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000 VETERANS / MILITARY Veterans First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,500 TOTAL GRANTS $ 280,800 WWW.DEACONCHARITABLEFOUNDATION.ORG SEATTLE PORTLAND S.D. DEACON CORP. OF WASHINGTON 2375 130th Avenue NE, Suite 200 Bellevue, WA 98005 S.D. DEACON CORP. 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