Big thanks to all for generous help

Housing Hope held the 13th annual Stone Soup dinner, our largest fund-raiser of the year, on May 16 and had phenomenal results. With the assistance of 60 fantastic table captains, we had the highest attendance in our history (600 guests!) and we were able to net more than $238,000! Thanks to the incredible support of our event sponsors, 100 percent of the donations received at the event go directly to supporting homeless and low-income families in Snohomish County.

A very big thank you to premier sponsors: BECU, Boeing, The Everett Clinic and Kirtley-Cole Associates. Thank you also to: Adams &Duncan, Anderson Hunter, Arlington Rotary, Bank of America, Banner Bank, Brent Planning Solutions, Brien Ford, Cascade Coffee, Cascade Lumber, Cascade Skagit Health Alliance, Cascade Valley Health Foundation, CHEF, Coast Real Estate, Coastal Community Bank, Columbia Bank, Dwayne Lane’s, DYKEMAN, Group Health, HUB International, Judd &Black, Kantor Taylor, Lamoureux Real Estate, Lenz Earthworks, MHT Insurance, Molina Healthcare, Moss Adams, Mountain Pacific Bank, National Equity Fund, NorthWest Plus Credit Union, One PacificCoast Bank, Opus Community Foundation, Pacific Crest Savings Bank, Pacific Topsoils, Peoples Bank, PugetWest Construction, Reliant Homes, Rubatino Refuse, SagePoint Financial, Schenk Packing, Sundquist Homes, Union Bank, Vine Street Group, Watson &McDonell, Whidbey Island Bank and Windermere Foundation. A special thank you also to: Absolut Hair Salon, Balloon Splendor, Everett Floral and StockPot for the in-kind services and donations provided. Thank you to our community for keeping hope alive.

Kelsey Dosen

Special Events &Marketing Manager

Housing Hope

Everett

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