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09.29.09 - Three homes for deserving Missoula families undergo construction
It wasn’t tough to convince a dozen or so employees to drop their work and head out of the office for a day of manual labor on a sunny fall day in Missoula....
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09.03.09 - Photography program seeks to encourage expression through the arts and storytelling, build self esteem
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation recently provided a grant to Our Community Record (OCR) at Two Eagle River School in Pablo, Montana...
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09.01.09 - Dennis and Phyllis Washington Native American Graduate Fellows’ Stories
Stay up-to-date on the Foundation's current events as well as Washington Companies' employee programs with the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation Newsletter!
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08.17.09 - The Cornerstone, July/August 2009
Stay up-to-date on the Foundation's current events as well as Washington Companies' employee programs with the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation Newsletter!
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07.30.09 - Missoula Area Youth benefit from Bitterroot Venture's free Sk8 Camp
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation works to improve lives through funding projects in the areas of eduction, health and human services, arts and culture, and community service. The Foundation recently provided a grant to Bitterroot Ecological Awareness Resource (BEAR)....
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05.29.09 - Students Across Montana gain knowledge and experience in world affairs issues, Billings Skyview team places fourth at national competition in Washington, D.C.
With support of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, the World Affairs Council of Montana sponsored and organized an annual "Academic WorldQuest"....
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05.27.09 - Montana Shakespeare in the Parks launches summer tour
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks is set to begin their 37th Montana Summer season this June. The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation provided...
05.18.09 - Phyllis Washington Receives University of Montana’s Highest Honor
Phyllis J. (Peterson) Washington received an honorary doctorate of education at the 2009 Commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 16...
05.07.09 | Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation selects Adventures of the Mind students
Held every two years, Adventures of the Mind is a three day conference that affords exceptional high school students the opportunity to meet and interact with approximately 50 renowned...
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4.28.09 - What can you CANstruct? Announcing Canstruction, 2009!
Canstruction is a design/build competition currently held in cities throughout North America. Teams compete...
4.20.09 - The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation Donates to Billings Food Bank Capital Campaign
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation presented the Billings Food Bank with a grant for their new facility...
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4.13.09 - Foundation Donates to Mariah's Challenge Scholarship Fund in Butte
With college education dollars harder and harder to find, Mariah’s Challenge Scholarship...
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4.17.09 - Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation now on Social Networking site, Facebook!
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation is proud to announce their new space on Facebook. This is a great resource...
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4.13.09 - The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation pledges to support home-based autism treatment program
The Foundation recently partnered with several other philanthropic organizations in support of the Easter Seals-Goodwill..
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3.18.09 - The Cornerstone, March 2009 d
Stay up-to-date on the Foundation's current events as well as Washington Companies' employee programs...
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3.11.09 - Your 2009 Pay it Forward Stories!
240 employees were randomly selected to receive a $250 giving card which could be used to donate to any charitable cause. Read their giving stories...
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01.30.09 - Donation of refrigerated trucks will allow for the speedy transportation of food to charities across Montana
It was a crisp but sunny January day at the Missoula Rail Road Depot as the keys were handed to the proud owners of 7 new refrigerated trucks ...
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01.05.09 - Announcing Pay It Forward 2009!
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation is pleased to announce the start of the 2009 Pay It Forward program...
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12.22.08 - Montana Rail Link Awarded 2nd Place in Heart Walk
Congratulations to Montana Rail Link employees who participated in the American Heart Association's 2008 Heart Walk....
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12.12.08 - The Southwestern Montana Mammography Program: Prevention Yields Success and Support
Barrett Hospital and HealthCare is located in Dillon, Montana in the heart of Beaverhead County, the largest county in the state of Montana....
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12.08.08 - Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation provides grant to Butte’s Orphan Girl Theatre
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation recently awarded Orphan Girl Theatre (OGT), a children’s theatre operating in historic uptown Butte, a recurring grant in the amount of $10,000....
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12.02.08 - Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation Makes Largest Gift Ever to Young Life for Camp in Oregon
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation has made a gift to Young Life of $30 million ...
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11.07.08 - The Cornerstone, November 2008
Stay up-to-date on the Foundation's current events as well as Washington Companies' employee...
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9.16.08 - Volunteers Needed to Help Build Community Playground.
The planning committee for the future Clinton Cougar Kingdom Playground is looking for volunteers to help build the new community playground to be built on the Clinton School grounds.
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9.06.08 - Horatio Alger Montana Scholars Summer Stories.
In the summer of 2008 four Horatio Alger Montana Undergraduate scholars ...
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8.01.08 - Statewide sponsorship of the Smuin Ballet supports pioneering medical research at the McLaughlin Research Institute.
Medical research in a state without a medical school and an internationally renowned dance company with strong Montana ties the two may seem an unlikely pair, but in fact they are more connected than they first appear.
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8.01.08 - The Traveling Medicine Show provides cultural outreach to thousands of Montana’s schoolchildren.
Once the par fleche case was used as a means to transport goods by the Northern Plains Indians. Today it is used to transport ideas and transform understanding of Native culture and history in Montana.
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While no stranger to the state of Montana’s seven tribal colleges, the American Indian College Fund’s first interaction with the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation occurred when they applied for a grant toward funding scholarships in the state.
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7.18.08 - Second Annual Child Development Center Summer Program: Ensuring a successful program lives on despite budget cuts.
In the summer of 2007, the Child Development Center (CDC) located in Missoula, held its inaugural Summer Program offering a camp experience...
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7.16.08 - The Helpful. The Heartfelt. The Handy. We’re looking for you.
Habitat for Humanity volunteer opportunity Friday, August 15 and Friday, August 22...
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7.10.08 - Volunteer to participate in the American Heart Association Missoula Heart Walk.
The walk is scheduled for October 11, 2008...
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6.27.08 - Expanded capacity leads to boundless opportunities for Butte’s BSW, Inc....
When the 1920s building housing BSW Inc’s sewing and woodworking facilities faced a serious structural challenge...
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6.19.08 - Employees Get to know your Foundation...
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation is possible because of the hard work and dedication of the Washington Companies’ incredible employees - that means you...
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6.17.08 - An integral part of Butte’s mining...
For Floyd Bossard, the completion of the Miners’ Memorial Wall at Butte’s World Museum of Mining is both a professional and a personal triumph...
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6.12.08 - Keeping it cool...
Refrigerated trucks and expanded cooler/freezer space bring quality nutrition to thousands of Montanans....
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6.04.08 - Partnering to make early childhood education...
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation has joined in a unique partnership with the Montana Governor's Office...
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6.04.08 - Children's bike clinic helps to repair a community...
Julie Rodda is the Children's Program Director at the Living Water Church in Billings and the main coordinator of...
- 5.30.08 - In 13 rural and tribal Montana communities...
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In February of 2008, The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation awarded a grant to Hopa Mountain, a Bozeman-based...
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5.27.08 - Employees share their special experience...
The trek to the 2008 Montana Special Olympics was yet another successful and rewarding experience. This was the...
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5.27.08 - Washington Companies' Employee Food Drive...
Thanks to all Washington Companies Employees who participated in this year's food drive. We will have more...
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5.06.08 - New Dennis R. Washington Horatio Alger Fellows Announced...
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation is pleased to announce the 2008 Dennis R. Washington Horatio Alger...
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5.01.08 - Pay It Forward...
The 2008 'Pay It Forward' program put the role of philanthropist in the hands of the employees. Awarding a total of $55,000 to 220 randomly selected employees for donation to charities of their choosing. Employees from Modern Machinery, Envirocon, Montana Resources, Montana Rail Link, Washington Corporations, and Coast Engine and Equipment ...
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4.28.08 - Expanding a Violence-free Future: Youth violence prevention...
The first interaction Domestic and Sexual Violence Services for Carbon County (DSVS) had with the Washington...
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4.25.08 - Trucking across the Treasure State: Grant bolsters rural...
The Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT) is an institution in the city of Missoula and an internationally...
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7.28.08 - $10,000 grant expands scholarship opportunities to all seven of Montana’s tribal colleges
