CURRENT NEWS

Our back pack distribution resumed when school started again after the holidays. We have found that during the holidays families are often out of town or not needing as much help from us, so to save food we have chosen not to make any special meals for the back pack program, knowing any family in need can still pick up our lunches at the Food Bank, which is where they would access them in any case when the schools are closed.

IN THE NEWS

WIN participated in the Whidbey Institute's very exciting and inspiring inaugural Thriving Communities Conference, the first in a series of annual conferences exploring the critical issues facing small communities. The Whidbey Institute has generously made a video of each of the participating organizations with WIN's 6 minute video on the home page.

Click here for more about the conference.
Click here for an article about it by Val Easton

Commons Article About WIN
Nonprofits collaborate to feed and empower youth

UPCOMING EVENTS

An Empty Bowls Event- a collaboration with WIN and the South Whidbey High School Ceramics Department, with the idea of making service learning part of production ceramics training. The concept for Empty Bowls was created by The Imagine Render Group as a grassroots, international, and simple way to address and eliminate hunger. The events operate on a simple premise and structure: The problem of hunger is symbolized by the Empty Bowl; created by craftspeople to be exchanged for a donation to benefit those in need of food assistance. At the event, guests are invited to select among the handcrafted bowls and to enjoy a simple, modest meal of soup and bread. The bowls are taken home as a reminder of those whose bowls are often empty, or lacking in well-balanced nutrition. "Teenagers helping their peers- it's such a great outreach opportunity".

Stay tuned for the early Spring event!

 

 

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