Hello Friends of SAVE,

We are pleased to announce that our Kids Biz Club economics course will be offered to 5th grade students at Roosevelt Elementary School in Bellingham this fall!

How you can help to bring this program to 5^th graders in Bellingham.

We are offering this program at a cost of $200 per student. This covers the cost of teachers. You can help with a direct donation to SAVE at https://savenw.org/donate or mail a check to SAVENW, PO Box 29753 Bellingham, Wa 98227-1753. Name KBC on your donation and it will go directly to this program.

We would like to hire another Tech Teacher to work with us and learn the program so that we can expand the program. If you know someone who has time on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons have them contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Our thanks to John Westerfield, from Yeager’s Sporting Goods for volunteering to be the guest speaker for our course at Roosevelt Elementary this Fall. If you know someone who would also like to assist us at Roosevelt as a volunteer, have them contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For the fun part, check out Roosevelt PTA’s Pint Nite, Tuesday, September 24th, 6-9 PM. The PTA will be using funds for scholarships to the Youth Enrichment programs, including Kids Biz Club.

Roosevelt Elementary Enrichment including

Kids Biz Club Build a Website

Tuesdays and Thursdays

You are invited to attend Beer and Bingo - an opportunity to support Kids Biz Club Build a Website and Roosevelt School Scholarships - on Tuesday September 24, 2024 from 6 pm to 9 pm

Join SAVE in Supporting

Roosevelt Elementary After School Programming Scholarships.

See you there!

Social Alliance for a Vibrant Economy (SAVE) POB 29753 Bellingham WA 98227-1753

Many people say that they donate to charitable causes to “give back” for being successful in business or their life.  We assume that their success was due to luck or rich parents.  Yet if you look at their circumstances more closely, it probably was because of hard work, ethical principles and choosing an education that prepared them for success.

We give because we can.  Many causes and many people need our help.  We are privileged to be able to pick and choose which endeavors match our philosophies of life.  We choose to give locally to organizations that serve where we live.  It is not because we dislike the big national charities.  It is because we can see where the money and time is going and the good that it is doing.  A dollar given locally will probably be spent locally for goods or services, which means that it is going to benefit the local economy as well as benefit the charity.

We support organizations which cater to our young people.  The better the start a child can get through exposure to ideas, education and cooperation the better chances they have to make a good life for themselves. 

We support organizations which cater to adults who find themselves on the fringes of society.  If we can provide an environment for mental and physical wellness to happen, then education and skills have a chance to be shared as well.  To learn more about SAVE’s business education courses for organizations like the Lighthouse Mission, below are some short videos about the need for this program:

SAVE Interview with Hans Erchinger-Davis

This is our interview with Hans Erchinger-Davis, the Director of the Lighthouse Mission regarding the importance of SAVE’s Economic Education program.

 

 SAVE Interview with Bridget Reeves

This is our interview with Bridget Reeves, the Program Director of the Lighthouse Mission, regarding the importance of SAVE’s Economic Education program.

 

 SAVE Interview with Jennifer Sefzik

This is our interview with Jennifer Sefzik, a Whatcom County community leader, regarding the importance of SAVE’s Economic Education program.

 

 Finally, we support local food drives simply because no one in our community should go hungry.

We don’t give for recognition. Sometimes we do not want the recognition because we fear our mailboxes will explode with more requests, but mainly it is because we understand that charitable help comes from people working together, not just a sole provider.  We know that if the cause is important and matches our interests, then we will find them and combine our efforts with others in our community to help.

We each have our own needs, interests and life philosophies.  We are grateful to be in the position to have the ability to share some of our wealth (time or treasure) to support local organizations. We understand that more than anything the ability to give back (no matter the size) is the true measure of success in being a member of a community.

Sometimes you must look around to see who is fulfilling your community’s needs. 

Sometimes you just need to open your eyes and they are right in front of you.

Wishing you all the feeling of success!

~Dave Courtney, SAVE Board Member, retired