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For Immediate Release
Community Foundation of North Central Washington
Pateros Treehouse Early Education Organization Awarded Grant from Confluence Health and Wenatchee Valley Medical Group Community Partnership Fund
PATEROS, WA: Confluence Health and the Wenatchee Valley Medical Group recently announced that their Community Partnership Fund has awarded a grant this year to Pateros Treehouse Early Education Organization (PTEEO).
Funded jointly by Confluence Health and the Wenatchee Valley Medical Group (WVMG), the largest physician group affiliated with Confluence Health, the grant is administered by the Community Foundation of North Central Washington. The fund aims to award up to $500,000 each year in grants that focus on health and wellness, education, or arts and culture in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan counties.
Eligible applicants must be either a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, a public agency, or a public school serving students in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, or Okanogan counties. After applying this past summer, PTEEO was awarded a grant by the Community Partnership Fund Committee which reviews all submissions to determine awards.
As described in the application, Treehouse will use the funds for purchasing shade trees and outdoor learning stations and an indoor/outdoor hydroponics gardening system with age-appropriate curriculum.
“We are incredibly thankful to the contribution to this work from Confluence Health and the Wenatchee Valley Medical Group through their Community Partnership Fund,” commented Gene Dowers, Center Director of Operations. “This grant will do a great deal to help better our community and advance this important work.”
Grants are awarded each year and can be submitted starting June 1st of each year with an application deadline of July 31st. Questions about the application or the process can be directed to Jennifer Short, director of community grants at the Community Foundation, either by email to jennifer.s@cfncw.org or by calling (509) 663-7716. More information and the grant application itself can be found on the Community Foundation website at https://cfncw.org/CommunityPartnershipGrant/ and all eligible groups and organizations are encouraged to apply.
About Pateros Treehouse Early Education Organization
Our mission is to provide a safe, nurturing, child centered, and quality educational environment that fosters a child’s individual success and a love of learning in collaboration with parents and the community. The Pateros Treehouse Early Education Organization is a 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to bringing quality childcare and early education opportunities for all families to our community. As a non-profit organization, our goal is to keep our rates affordable and pay our staff well. How do you get involved? You can become a contributor to our cause or participate yourself.
About Confluence Health
Confluence Health serves the largest geographic region of any healthcare system in Washington State, covering over 12,000 square miles of Okanogan, Grant, Douglas, and Chelan counties. Confluence Health is one of only two locally-lead healthcare systems in the state with the purpose of maintaining availability and access to high-quality, cost-effective healthcare services for North Central Washington. The Confluence Health Board of Directors provides governance for Confluence Health and includes nine community board members and six physician board members.
About the Wenatchee Valley Medical Group
Wenatchee Valley Medical Group serves North Central Washington as the largest physician group affiliated with Confluence Health. Its history began with the founding of the Wenatchee Valley Clinic (WVC) by three physicians in the 1940s, born from a vision of bringing high-quality, multispecialty, integrated healthcare to the Wenatchee Valley. Over the next 70 years, WVC grew to become Wenatchee Valley Medical Center (WVMC) a large healthcare system that provided care across its four-county region and included 300 physicians in roughly 50 primary care and specialty disciplines. In 2013, WVMC and Central Washington Hospital affiliated to form Confluence Health with the vision to continue to provide high level, comprehensive care locally.
About the Community Foundation of NCW
The Community Foundation of North Central Washington’s mission is to grow, protect, and connect charitable gifts in support of strong communities throughout Chelan, Douglas, and Okanogan counties. Established in 1986, the Community Foundation manages $163 million in assets through 690+ individual funds and has awarded over $63 million in grants and scholarships.
For More Information
Pateros Treehouse Early Education Organization, 128 N. Independence Street, P.O. Box 206, Pateros, WA 98846
Contact Gene Dowers, Center Director, at (509) 733-4383
Pateros.treehousecenter@gmail.com
