Tag: Bainbridge Community Foundation

BI Senior Center Looking at Options for a Major Expansion of its Facility

Bainbridge Island Senior and Community CenterThe Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center (https://biseniorcenter.org/) has occupied the same basic footprint at 370 Brien Dr. S.E., – just above Waterfront Park – going on four decades now.

Members have come and gone, executive directors have come …

Island Poet Laureate Michele Bombardier to host Open Mic Night at the BARN

BARNWhat do Poet Laureate’s do when they’re not reviewing poems or thinking up a new verse or two? Michele Bombardier, the island’s first-ever Poet Laureate, has come up with an unusual twist to her new gig.

She’s hosting a

Bainbridge Island Park District’s Student Conservation Corps wraps up a bigger-than-ever season

biparks_logo-2021The Student Conservation Corps (SCoCo) is a paid Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District (BIMPRD) employment opportunity enhanced with conservation education for local High School age students. Through SCoCo, our young people learn about environmental concerns around the island …

Community Grants Cycle Awards Record $561,492 in Local Grants

BCF signBainbridge Community Foundation’s 2022 Community Grants Cycle (CGC) awarded a record-setting amount of $561,492 in grants to local nonprofits, which greatly exceeds the previous high mark of $507,313 awarded in 2020. Not only was BCF proud to award these grants, …

Bainbridge Community Foundation – Growing a Vibrant Community for Generations to Come

What do trees and nonprofits on Bainbridge Island have in common? The answer: We have a lot of both. On the surface, trees and nonprofits are very similar as they are essential and beneficial to any community. However, just like …

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