June 2017
Hi - here's your June newsletter!  We're excited to be approaching a landmark 5,000 birthdays celebrated since our inception in 2009! Check out what else is happening at Birthday Dreams. 
BirthdayDreamsGalaBirthday Dreams Gala 2017
Early-Bird Tickets Available Now


We've got an exciting Gala event planned for this year, you won't want to miss it!

New - VIP pre-party ticket - limited quantity!

Birthday Dreams Gala 2017
w/ Dinner and Silent/Live Auctions
featuring
Emcee:
Meeghan Black
Auctioneer:
Jay Fiske

Saturday, October 14, 2017 @ 6 PM

  At the all new

Sponsored By:



Mustard Seed Communications, LLC
John and Linda Middlebrooks


Make a child's Birthday Dreams come true by sponsoring our fundraising event, opportunities are available here.
RRDRenton River Days - Volunteers Needed

July 21st - 23rd, 2017 @ Liberty Park
 
Renton's exciting, annual Renton River Days weekend will be upon us before we know it! We are looking for volunteers to have fun helping us run our booth and share the vision of Birth day Dreams with the community.

Contact us today for more information and to sign up! New volunteers will always be paired with an experienced volunteer.

Contact Shannon:
shannon@birthdaydream.org 
HelpWantedHelp Wanted  
Party Coordinator for Tacoma Shelter

Help make a difference in the lives of homeless children. Come put your creative and organizational skills to work with Birthday Dreams!

We have a fun opportunity available for a volunteer Party Coordinator for our Tacoma shelter. This individual will be responsible for coordinating volunteers, supplies and supply delivery, as well as running the onsite party. You can learn more about this exciting position here.

If interested, please contact shannon@birthdaydreams.org

RicardoLocketteA Sweet Surprise At Our Mary's Place Party 

Look who stopped by our recent Mary's Place party! Doug Baldwin and Ricardo Lockette of the Seattle Seahawks! The kids at the shelter sure enjoyed their visit, just one more thing that brightened these kids' day! 
GiveBIGGiveBIG Results

This year was a record breaking year for us with GiveBIG. Thanks to all of our supporters who gave, shared and those that matched our funds, we were able to raise over $9,000 to help us give birthdays to homeless children.

We can't express how grateful we are for your support! Thank you for another great year of Giving Big!

BusinessExcellenceBusiness Excellence Award Winners
OUTSTANDING NON-PROFIT
 
Thank you to all our supporters who voted for us! We are so honored to have received the Best of Renton, Business Excellence Award for Outstanding Non-Profit. We love serving our community!
VolunteerOrientationsVolunteer Orientations
Interested in being a part of Birthday Dreams? Join our team of wonderful volunteers. Our mission to provide homeless children with fulfilling birthday experiences would not be possible without the help of people like you.  
 
Join us
 
Tuesday, June 13, 2017 @ 6 PM
Saturday, June 17, 2017 @ 11 AM
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 @ 6 PM
Saturday, July 15, 2017 @ 11 AM
VolunteerHighlightVolunteer Highlight
Geri Buchman

Our volunteer highlight this month is Geri Buchman. Geri not only donates a great amount of time to handwriting our Thank You Cards, but she also generously donates the stamps for the cards as well. Her handwriting is so perfect, it's hard to tell her writing from printed material!

"When I started volunteering in February of 2012, Birthday Dreams was three years old. Since then, the organization has had tremendous growth in parties and donors." - Geri Buchman 

From June 2014 until the end of that year, she wrote and sent 351 cards, 2015 was 562 cards and 2016 was 498 cards, and year to date she's written 136 and still has 125 to go!

WOW! Geri, we are so grateful for all your do for us here at Birthday Dreams! Thank you for your continued support. You are a gift to us!  
JoinACommitteeJoin a Committee
 
Mark your calendars and join the party crew at Birthday Dreams headquarters!  We are located at 1101 Bronson Way N. Renton, WA 98057. Feel free to invite or share what's happening with your family & friends!

Upcoming Dates:

Marketing/Development Committee - Thursday, June 29th @ 6:30 PM
Website Re-Design Meeting - Thursday, June 29th @ 7:30 PM 
SoManyWaysToGiveSo Many Ways to Give... 
Don't forget to update your Fred Meyer Community Rewards account via the link below to add Birthday Dreams as your charity of choice! Such an easy way to give.
(*This does NOT impact your personal rewards) 
Fred Meyer
Community Rewards
Learn more about Fred Meyer Community Rewards here.  
Amazon Smile
Learn more about Amazon Smile here.

CharityGiftCertificates.org
Learn more about Charity Gift Certificates here.

Foremost

Foremost Printing Donates 10% of Proceeds from your Orders!


 


Foremost Printing
helps give the gift of a birthday party to homeless children by donating 10% of the sales of all printing businesses to Birthday Dreams when you use promo code BDD2K017.

Whatever your printing needs, big to small, call Foremost Printing at 206-501-5372. Files or
inquiries can be emailed to ken@foremostprinting.com 

Owner, Ken O'Brien, started this family business years ago and is truly passionate about what he does. See his story of how it all began here.  
Offer E xpires 12/31/2017.