Author: Edmonds Woodway High School Parent Staff Organization

Thank you for all the support. So far we have raised $5,785.64 toward our $6000. We have just a few more days to go! Please consider helping out. Thank you for helping bring warmth and hope to our Warrior community. The money, gifts, and volunteer support will help 40+ families be supported over the holidays. 💜

We’re not done yet — we still need:
🧦 Physical donations
💵 Funds to meet our $6,000 goal
🤝 Volunteers to help with packing, gift wrapping, and distribution

✨ One easy way to help: see if your employer offers donation matching.
📣 Another: share this post to amplify the Joy of Giving!

Links to donate, shop, and volunteer are below.

How to Help

💵DONATE

Make a tax-deductible contribution to help us reach our $6,000 goal by December 17th so we can help early in the season. Every dollar goes toward food, gas, and essentials for EWHS families in need.

Donate to Joy of Giving 2025

🎁 SHOP THE AMAZON WISH LIST

Purchase directly from our Amazon Wish List to provide specific gifts and essentials selected by Esther. It’s an easy, tangible way to make a difference.

View the Wish List

Also need donations of wrapping paper, gift bags, gift tags and scotch tape. Drop off your donations to office at anytime!

🤝 VOLUNTEER

 Sign Up to Volunteer in December

Dates: December 15th & 16th
Time: 9:00 AM – 11am/ 12pm-2:30 PM
Location: Career center 
Volunteers Needed: 3–4

Details:
Volunteers will help run gift bags up to the main office for parents.
Shifts can be split — volunteers may help all day or part of the day.

Gift Wrapping help needed on Friday, December 12th!

We would love to have you anytime! Add your name and tell us when you can be there, the more the merrier! Link to Volunteer

📣 PSO Meeting – January 15th @ 6:30 PM (EWHS Library)

Join us for our first PSO meeting of the new year!

🗓 Date: Thursday, January 15
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: EWHS Library
💻 Virtual Option: If you can’t attend in person, Zoom Link

Agenda Highlights:

• 🗳️ Voting in the new PSO board
• 💡 Review of grant requests
• 🎤 Special guest Greg Schwab and/or Curtis Campbell from the district office, who will share information and answer questions about the upcoming levy

We hope to see you there—either in person or virtually!

🎉 Thank you, EWHS community!
In just one week, we’ve already raised $700 to support students facing food and housing insecurity. Your generosity is making a real difference! 💜

We’re still collecting:
📦 Physical items
💵 Monetary donations
⏰ Volunteer time

👉 Don’t forget to check whether your employer offers donation matching — it can double your impact!
And please share this post to help spread the word.
Links to help are below!

How to Help

💜 DONATE

Make a tax-deductible contribution to help us reach our $6,000 goal by December 17… ideally before Thanksgiving so we can help early in the season. Every dollar goes toward food, gas, and essentials for EWHS families in need.

👉 Donate to Joy of Giving 2025

🎁 SHOP THE AMAZON WISH LIST

Purchase directly from our Amazon Wish List to provide specific gifts and essentials selected by Esther. It’s an easy, tangible way to make a difference.
👉 View the Wish List

🙌 VOLUNTEER

Join us in wrapping, packing, and distributing food and gifts in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and Winter Break.

👉 Sign Up to Volunteer in November: Thanksgiving Food Bag Distribution
Dates: November 21st & 24th
Time: 9:00 AM – 11am/ 12pm-2:30 PM
Location: Career center
Volunteers Needed: 3–4

Details:
Volunteers will help run gift bags up to the main office for parents.
Shifts can be split — volunteers may help all day or part of the day.

👉 Sign Up to Volunteer in December: December Food Bag Distribution

Dates: December 15th & 16th
Time: 9:00 AM – 11am/ 12pm-2:30 PM
Location: Career center 
Volunteers Needed: 3–4

Details:
Volunteers will help run gift bags up to the main office for parents.
Shifts can be split — volunteers may help all day or part of the day.

Join us as we learn about the Joy of Giving with Family Resource Advocate Esther Eligio and Principal Allison Larsen 🎁✨
We’ll turn the evening into a little celebration with a White Elephant gift exchange and a raffle 🎉. Come to learn, chat, and enjoy time with our community 🤝.

When: Wednesday, November 12 at 7 PM 📅
Where: Brigid’s, 188 Sunset Ave S, Edmonds, WA 98020 📍
What to bring: A White Elephant gift and your party spirit 🎈

Here is a virtual link if you can’t attend in person: https://meet.google.com/hvx-yrqk-mgo?hs=122&authuser=0

Join us in making the holidays brighter for students facing housing and food insecurity.

The holidays should be a time of warmth and joy — but for many Edmonds-Woodway families, this season brings extra challenges.

This year, the need is greater than ever. With the federal government shutdown, interruptions in SNAP benefits, and economic uncertainty affecting many local families, our Joy of Giving Campaign is more vital than ever.

At EWHS, we see the impact firsthand:

• 1 in 40 students are actively experiencing housing insecurity
  
• 33% of our students come from low-income households
  
• Many more quietly face housing or food insecurity

Through Joy of Giving, the EWHS PSO partners with Family Resource Advocate Esther Eligio to ensure every dollar goes directly toward meeting urgent student needs — from holiday meal kits and grocery packs to gas and gift cards for clothing and essentials.

Your support helps fill the gap when other programs can’t.

How to Help

💜 Donate

Make a tax-deductible contribution to help us reach our $6,000 goal by December 17… ideally before Thanksgiving so we can help early in the season. Every dollar goes toward food, gas, and essentials for EWHS families in need.

👉 Donate to Joy of Giving 2025

🎁 Shop the Amazon Wish List

Purchase directly from our Amazon Wish List to provide specific gifts and essentials selected by Esther. It’s an easy, tangible way to make a difference.
👉 View the Wish List

🙌 Volunteer

Join us in wrapping, packing, and distributing food and gifts in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and Winter Break.
👉 Sign Up to Volunteer in November: Thanksgiving Food Bag Distribution
Dates: November 21st & 24th
Time: 9:00 AM – 11am/ 12pm-2:30 PM
Location: Career center
Volunteers Needed: 3–4

Details:
Volunteers will help run gift bags up to the main office for parents.
Shifts can be split — volunteers may help all day or part of the day.

👉 Sign Up to Volunteer in December: December Food Bag Distribution

Dates: December 15th & 16th
Time: 9:00 AM – 11am/ 12pm-2:30 PM
Location: Career center 
Volunteers Needed: 3–4

Details:
Volunteers will help run gift bags up to the main office for parents.
Shifts can be split — volunteers may help all day or part of the day.

Join the Kickoff!

📅 Wednesday, November 12 at 7p.m.
📍 Brigid’s Bottleshop

Come learn how this campaign changes lives from the EWHS Family Resource Advocate, Esther Eligio and our Principal Allison Larsen, and see how you can help us reach more students this year.

Together, we can make sure every Warrior family feels cared for this season.

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