The Salvation Army Eastside Corps will host its second annual fundraising breakfast from 7:30-9 a.m. Thursday, April 18, at the Westin Hotel in Bellevue Money raised at the event will benefit The Salvation Army Eastside programs and services.
Cary Bozeman will present the keynote address at the breakfast. Bozeman is well known in the community. He worked for the city of Bellevue from 1976 through 1993, including three terms as Bellevue’s mayor. He later was elected and served as mayor of Bremerton from 2002 to 2009. He was subsequently appointed to CEO of the Port of Bremerton, retiring in 2011.
King County Councilmember Jane Hague will join the event as emcee. The Bellevue Westin is located at 600 Bellevue Way NE.
Northwest Divisional Commander Major Doug Tollerud and Eastside Corps officer Lt. Darryck Dwelle will offer insight to The Salvation Army work on the Eastside. The program will include an update on the programs and services and stories about the lives changed by the organization.
Established in 1992, The Salvation Army Eastside Corps serves people in Bellevue, Redmond, Issaquah, Bothell, and Woodinville.
In 2012, The Salvation Army continued hosting a daily Community Supper and served more than 14,000 meals. Each night (Monday through Friday), a home-cooked dinner is served at 5:30 p.m. to the homeless, senior citizens, and others.
“Even on the Eastside, many working families struggle to make ends meet,” Dwelle said. “Our programs and services are vital to the families that need our help and support.”
Among other programs with increased attendance at The Salvation Army Eastside include the after-school homework tutoring, computer lab, and music lessons; summer camps for kids; rent and utility bill assistance; grocery bags of non-perishable foods; personal hygiene kits for the homeless; infant diaper and formula distribution; and Thanksgiving and Christmas meals.
Individual tickets for the event are available for $100 each. The breakfast fundraising event will begin at 7:30 a.m. and includes a sit-down, plated breakfast. Complimentary three-hour parking is available in the adjacent parking garage.
The annual breakfast is sponsored by many members of the community. The Platinum Sponsor is The Ellison Foundation; Gold Sponsors include Sally A. Nordstrom, Rainier Welding, and Polygon Homes; Silver Sponsors are Dick Rosenkranz, Puget Sound Bank, and Overlake Rotary; Bronze Sponsors are Ankrom Moisan Architects, Inc., Big Dog Realtors, Cassan Enterprises , Cross of Christ Church, Darrell Davis, The John N. Gehlen Memorial Foundation , and Muriel Phillips.
Sponsorship of the event is still available at all levels. Corporations, organizations, and individuals interested in supporting The Salvation Army and the event should contact Dwelle at 425-802-9429. Event sponsors receive tickets and prominent seating for the event, and exposure throughout the event. For a complete list of sponsor benefits, please visit www.SalvationArmyEastside.org.
Friends who can’t attend the event, but still wish to make a donation, should send contributions to The Salvation Army, 911 164th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA, 98008. Or donate online at www.SalvationArmyEastside.org.
