2023 Annual Report
What’s Inside Reflections Our Mission & Vision Our Team Our Programs Our Special Events
Our Impact Financials Looking Ahead Our Supporters How You Can Help
Reflections
As I reflect back on this last year, I can’t help but be incredibly grateful for this organization and all of you for your steadfast support. It has been a year full of changes. Through all of them, Thrive continues to maintain and grow its three main programs. This is only possible because of board members, donors, volunteers and partners who wholeheartedly believe in this organization’s mission and vision. One of our greatest strengths at Thrive is our ability to draw people into the mission and have them stay with us across a variety of roles. We have past board members and Thrive pioneers who are now monthly donors, volunteers who transition to board roles, and Thrive students who we once served that are now Teen Center volunteers and mentors. It’s a powerful thing to be a part of something that is making such a huge difference in such a crucial time in life. Thank you for your ongoing trust and support. I look forward to continuing this mission with all of you in 2024! With Sincere Gratitude, Stefani Morgan Executive Director
Thrive Chelan Valley’s mission is to serve, empower and advocate for Lake Chelan valley youth. Our vision is that all Chelan and Manson youth would have everything they need to reach their full potential.
Serve | Empower | Advocate
MEET OUR TEAM
Nesha Bremmeyer
Liz Martinez
Board Co-Chair
Board Co-Chair
Erik Helleson Board Vice Chair
Kylie Schmitz
Stacy Bjarnason
Board Secretary
Board Treasurer
“The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others.” -Mahatma Gandhi
Anna Caddey
Morgan Grimm
Board Member
Board Member
Stefani Morgan
Jennie Dalgas
Executive Director
Program Coordinator
OUR PROGRAMS
Thrive Cares
Thrive Mentoring
Thrive Teen Center
Thrive Cares creates opportunities for the community to break down barriers and meet immediate needs for youth, like warm clothing, food on the weekends, athletic gear/fees, hygiene items, blankets, and more!
Thrive Mentoring is a program that connects local middle & high school students to safe and caring adult mentors in the Lake Chelan valley. This program inspires personal growth, provides access to resources, and brings awareness to our community.
Our flagship program provides a safe and relaxing environment for teens to enjoy a snack, study, socialize, listen to music, play games, eat dinner, and connect with positive adults. They also have access to free coat/clothing & hygiene closets.
Thrive Cares was established in 2009 by people who saw kids without proper clothing, food, and other basic needs in our local schools. They also saw these kids wanting to participate in the same activities as their peers, but they lacked the funds or resources to do so. Through our amazing donors and volunteers, we have filled over 300 requests and handed out thousands of weekend meal bags to local students.
Thrive Mentoring is a program that connects local youth to safe and caring adult mentors in the Lake Chelan valley. We aim to inspire and support personal growth for participants by providing opportunities for mentor/mentee pairs to consistently spend quality time together and establish relationships built upon trust and a safety net of open communication.
Our Thrive Teen Center (at the Lake Chelan United Methodist Church) is a safe space for local middle and high school students to play games, work on homework, listen to music, and eat a meal together. We have a coat closet, clothing closet, and hygiene closet that are stocked through donations and are free to the students. We also started Workshop Wednesdays in 2023 (sewing, cookie decorating, website design, etc.). These are free classes for the students.
BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR2023
Our 2023 Back to School Fair was a success! We gave away about 350 backpacks filled with school supplies the day of the event. Our partnerships with both Chelan and Manson schools allowed us to deliver additional backpacks to family homes, bringing our total backpacks provided to over 400! Our sponsors, volunteers, and resource booths are what made this event truly triumphant.
FORMAL Ann1st ual DRESS
GIVEAWAY Thanks to Lizzy Knight for bringing the idea to us, we had our first Formal Dress Giveaway last year! It was absolutely priceless watching the students try on dresses & pick out their favorites. Thank you to our community for stepping up & donating the dresses & Chelan’s Todos United Club for volunteering at the event! We gave away 32 dresses! We’ve had more donations since, & have 150+ dresses for them to choose from in 2024!
2023 OUR IMPACT 38
TEENS MENTORED
350
BARRIERS REMOVED THROUGH CARES REQUESTS FILLED
4,210
WEEKEND MEAL BAGS DELIVERED
#2023CHELANVALLEYMAKINGADIFFERENCE
1,162
VOLUNTEER HOURS
100+
LOCAL STUDENTS REGISTERED AT THE TEEN CENTER
350+
BACKPACKS GIVEN OUT, FILLED WITH SCHOOLS SUPPLIES
#2023WEARETHRIVECHELANVALLEY
Tabatha Mires Manson School District Superintendent
As the year draws to a close, it is an opportune moment to reflect on the impactful collaboration between THRIVE and the Manson School District. This partnership has significantly contributed to the well-being of the student community and their families. THRIVE generously provided numerous winter coats, snow pants, hats, and gloves, ensuring that students were well-equipped to face the cold weather. The organization played a crucial role in stocking pantry food for counselors in both school buildings, directly aiding in meeting the nutritional needs of students. In a remarkable display of support, THRIVE assisted a family who lost their possessions in a fire by supplying essential furniture and clothing, demonstrating the partnership’s commitment to emergency aid. THRIVE’s contributions extended to various aspects of student life by providing clothing suitable for school, concerts, club competitions, senior presentations, and athletic events. This initiative significantly aided students in participating in diverse school activities with confidence. Recognizing the importance of mental health, THRIVE helped fund virtual counseling sessions for some Manson students, thereby addressing critical psychological and emotional needs. The partnership successfully organized the Annual Back to School Fair, which became a cornerstone event in preparing students for the academic year. A notable highlight was the inaugural Formal Dress Giveaway event, an initiative that provided formal attire to students, fostering a sense of pride and belonging during special school occasions. In summary, the partnership between THRIVE and the Manson School District has been a beacon of support, inclusivity, and care for the student community. The diverse range of assistance, from basic necessities to mental health support, underscores the commitment of both entities to nurturing a supportive and thriving educational environment. The year has been marked by significant accomplishments, and the foundation laid promises even greater collaborative efforts in the years to come.
I met Mags when I taught her in 3rd grade. We clicked instantly and continued to stay in touch even after she moved on to the next grade. We made it officially official a few years ago through Thrive. Thrive Mentoring offers us a space to continue to grow and foster our relationship. Through their unwavering support and exciting activities like Pumpkin Painting at Chelan Valley Farm, sip and paint nights and tubing at Echo Valley, Maggie and I have developed a bond that will never be broken. Mentoring has created a safe place for us to build the beautiful relationship we have today. Being a mentor has changed my life for the better. Mags is an incredible young woman, and I am so beyond blessed to have her in my life
Kendra & Maggie Manson Mentoring Pair
When I was in 3rd grade I met Mrs.Farnsworth, and she has been my best friend since then. I didn’t have the best friends and I was a super anxious person, but I knew that I could always go to Mrs.Farnsworth for support and someone I could trust. To this day I know that if I ever need anything or anyone to talk to I have Mrs. Farnsworth. She always supports me at my games, fair for FFA, and other events I am involved in. Joining Thrive has given us so many fun memories and a place to check up on each other and grow our relationship. I am so incredibly thankful to have someone like Mrs. Farnsworth as my mentor and I don’t know what I would do without her!
Brad Wilson Lake Chelan School District Superintendent
Our district feels very fortunate to have THRIVE Chelan Valley as a partner in serving our students. On a weekly basis, they support over 100 students with weekend meal bags. They also have over 100 students accessing the positive and supportive environment at the Teen Center which includes activities, games, homework help, free hygiene products, and dinner. This is in addition to the amazing contributions THRIVE makes to students on an individual basis that include heaters, blankets, clothing, virtual counseling, formal dress giveaways, and the epic Annual Back to School Fair that helps positively jumpstart students' school year. The team at THRIVE continually amazes me with their resourcefulness and willingness to make the extra effort in order to help students, whether it be one or many. Thank you THRIVE Chelan Valley!
Aubrey & Jenna Chelan Mentoring Pair
Aubrey and I have really been enjoying getting to know each other these last few months. Being Aubrey's mentor and spending time with her has become one of my favorite parts of my week. Aubrey is a very sweet, intelligent, funny, hard working and caring person. We enjoy chatting about school, all the sports she is trying, her family and friends, and I even got to see her play the clarinet in concert! The more time we spend together the more she has opened up and shared about her life, goals, and everything in between. Aubrey says that it was really fun getting to meet me the first time (we were at High Trek for a Thrive Together event), and that her favorite memory of our time together so far has been the first time she came over to my house and got to meet my dog and cat (who both loved her immediately)! We are both looking forward to spending more time together, participating in more Thrive Together events (always so much fun), and continuing to grow our mentor/mentee relationship!
As we look back on 2023, we had some unique challenges. Luckily, thanks to generous supporters throughout the years, we had enough to cover those extra expenses that arose. This next year, we will focus on striving to continue to grow our mechanisms of financial support, so that we can continue to meet the growing needs of youth in the valley.
Revenue: $206,000.23 Beneficiary Donations 4.1% Events 19.9%
Grants 34.6%
BTSF 5.8% Corporate 2.3%
Individual 33.2%
expenses: $213,955.55 Fundraising 5.2%
Operating 33.7%
Programs 61.1%
Looking ahead to 2024... Here are a few things that we dream of implementing or growing this next year: Programs
Youth Summit (student input) Workshop Wednesdays Mental Health Education Elementary Age Group Mentoring Fundraising Efforts
Monthly Donors Grants Corporate Donations Our Big Fundraiser! “Together We Thrive“ Save the Date: 06/28/2024 If you have any questions for us, please reach out anytime; executivedirector@thrivechelanvalley.com
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OUR MONTHLY GIVING CIRCLE Adelina Grageda
Heather Ireland
Nate and Favi Williams
Anna Caddey
Jacque and Barry
Nesha and Adam
Cassie and Jim
DePaoli
Bremmeyer
Williams
Jason and Erin Morin
Nick and Amaris
Dale and Tara
Karel Sahlberg
Longmire
Terwedo
Karen Feek
RaeAnne and Dale
Dan and Mary Hodge
Kate Sorenson
England
David Glick
Kelsey and Ricardo
RealLife
David and Betty Pettit
Chavez
Robert and Lynne Sailer
Debbie and Tom
Kenneth and Ann
Ruth Escalera
Knaub
Knight
Salvador and Mikayla
Dinah and Ed
Kylie Schmitz
Gonzalez
Corrigan
Leah and Rich
Stacy and Greg
Elbert and Hannah
Thompson
Bjarnason
Hubbard
Liz Martinez
Stefani and Kevin
Erik and Kayla
Lucas and JeeYoung
Morgan
Helleson
Dobbs
We are so thankful for your continuous support of youth in our valley!
BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR SPONSORS Allisons of Manson Cashmere Valley Bank Coldwell Banker Columbia Valley Community Health Lake Chelan Chamber Lake Chelan Community Services Council Lake Chelan Health & Wellness Foundation Lake Chelan Lions Club Lake Chelan Rotary Lake Chelan School District Lakeview Drive In Manson School District North Cascades Bank Obadiah Salon RealLife NCW Rockit- Chelan Fresh Valley Barber VIP Insurance Wheatland Bank
TEEN CENTER DINNER SPONSORS
Andante Apple Cup Cafe Cairdeas Winery Campbells Resort Candace Farnsworth CJ’s Grill County Line Dan & Mary Hodge Jan Artim, Loa Servis, & Stacy Bjarnason Ladies Division of Chelan Golf Club
Layla's Marcela's RealLife- Dinner & Devo RealLife- Wheaties Ruby Theatre Sarah Rundell Sigillo Cellars Stormy Mountain Brewing Teresa Hambelton Westside Pizza
CORPORATE SPONSORS City of Chelan
Community Foundation of North Central Washington Culinary Apple HDCA Lacy’s Belamour Clothing Boutique Lake Chelan United Methodist Church Looking Out Foundation Medina Optical Network For Good Seattle Silk Aesthetic Dermatology Sunshine Farm Market
2023 BLOCK PARTY SPONSORS & DONORS 12 Tribes Colville Casinos
Jennifer Tada
Mikayla Olsen
Aimee Sheridan
Jill McKinnie
Molly Hill
Amy Walker
Juan Lopez
Nesha Bremmeyer
Anna Caddey
Julie Allison
North Cascades Bank
Anne Halvorsen
Karel Sahlberg
Pam Banks
Arlene Abbott
Karley Foreman
Randal and Yan Koetje
Brad Nelson
Kate Howard
Ray and Kathryn Dobbs
Brooke Stodghill
Kelli Horner
Rose Clark
Caitlin Crawford
Krystina and Erik Nelson
Rotten Apple
Candace Farnsworth
Kylie Schmitz
Roxanne Emerson
Cashmere Valley Bank
Lake Chelan Chamber of
Sherry Fisk
Cheryl Koenig
Commerce
Staci Mann
Chris and Ron Housh
Linda Hahn
Stacy Bjarnason
Craig Elsner
Lisa Miniken
Stacy Willoughby
Debra Dolphin
Liz Coleman
Stefani and Kevin Morgan
Debra Feist
Liz Martinez
Sunset Bar & Grill
Emily McLean
Loa Servis
Tami Hansen
Greg King
Lon and Joan Carlson
Tipsy Canyon Winery
Hope Pettinger
Marcia Rose-Ritchie
Tom and Debbie Knaub
Jan Artim
Mark and Tami Garvin
Tracy and Dominic Kistner
Jeff Ballod
Mark Crawford
Your Place Physical Therapy
Jenna Morrison
Mary Ann Comiskey
and Wellness
Maura Brown
Aimee Sheridan
2023 DONORS Herold and Vicki Peebles
Mary Ann Comiskey
Anita & Grant Nesvacil
Hilary Richmond
Mary C Groth
Arlene Abbott
Hope Pettinger
Mary Flood
Barbara F McAllister
Jeannie Kapple
Mihkaela Overbay
Brady Krukar
Jeff and Barbara Fehr
Mike and Chris Rupp
Briana Clark
Jennifer and Patrick Kelly
Nancy Farmer
Chelan United Methodist
Jennifer Tada
Nevin Booth
Women
Jennifer Walker
Pam Banks
Cheryl and Jim Koenig
Jesse Howard
Phyllis Hill
Cheryl Downs
Jim and Megan Stebbins
Ray & Kathryn Dobbs
Chris Housh
Joan Carlson
Robert Hargadon
Christina Sloan
Joe and Dee Strecker
Ron Housh
Chuck Orrestad
Joe and Susan Fiala
Rose Clark
Concie Luna
John and Colleen Corbin
Roxanne Garzon
Cristin Kingman
John and Lori Laughlin
Sam and Louise Hanson
Cristina Bigby
Julie Allison
Sarah Rundell
Cristine Kollmeyer
Julie M Mathews
Shannon Kane
Dan Aewing
Karen Whitney
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Dave and Denise Nichols
Kimberly Curtis
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Dean Miller
Krista Francis
Women
Fraternal Order of Eagles -
Kristen Morones
Stephanie Lindsay
Ladies Social Fund
Ladies Division of Chelan Golf
Tara and Craig Elsner
Frederick Crase
Club
Tom and Mary Ann Warren
Gail Mueller
Larry Hibbard & Mary Murphy
Tom Gray
Gregory Hobson
Madison McPherson
Vicki and Dale Hoffman
Gretchen Froelich
Addie Grageda
2023 VOLUNTEERS Dia Galvan
Jimena Oregon
Aly Becker-Nowicki Stratton
Diana Mendoza
Joan Pierce
Amanda Mattingly
Diana Soliday
Jody Petersen
Amy Walker
Dwight Otto
Jon Horner
Anita Johanson
Eli Becerril
Joselin Nunez
Anna Caddey
Ellen Boyer
Kaylee Novich
Ari Bremmeyer
Emily Rivera
Kendra Farnsworth
Armando Davila
Erik Helleson
Keria Gjerde
Briceida Lopez Paz
Erika Anaya
Kevin Morgan
Brittany Sivertson
Eva Marron
Kimberly Curtis
Carlos Blanco
Geoff Dalgas
Krystina Nelson
Carlos Saucedo
iselle Martinez Salazar
Kyla Otom
Cassie Williams
Hailey Sandoval
Kylie Schmitz
Catherine Martinez
Harper Helleson
Leslie Burns
Cathy Jones
Holly Moody
Liz Coleman
Chantell Johnson
Janet Kristiansen
Liz Martinez
Cindy Knight
Jazmine Banuelos
Lizbeth Sanchez
Courtney Hansen
Jeanie Rieke
Lizbeth Vazquez
Craig Elsner
Jenna Worthen
Lizzy Knight
Crystal Aber
Jennie Dalgas
Lori Laughlin
Dale Terwedo
Jennifer Puckett
Louise Swinney
Darwin Mayorga
Jess Poland
Margot Sanchez
Debbie Knaub
Jessica Shook
Maria Andrade
Deyanira López
Maria Zaragoza
2023 VOLUNTEERS Rubi Chavez
Tania Palestino Carmona
Mary Ann Comiskey
Ruby Garcia
Tara Agostinelli
Melinda Reeves
Salvador Gonzalez
Tara Elsner
Mey Broome
Sandy Calicoat
Tara Terwedo
Michelle Barker
Sarah Wiggum
Tom Knaub
Morgan Grimm
Shannon Peebles
Tracy Shaw
Nellie Solari
Sharon Bleitz
Valerie Munch
Nesha Bremmeyer
Sierra Conrad
Valerie Rohrich
Rachel Benson
Stacy Bjarnason
Yajaira Munoz
Rob Rainville
Susie Hepner
Yessica Patiño
Roger White
Tammi Larson
Zach Hileman
Rosey Burkhard
Tammy Hunter
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