WHO WAS DON BLESSING?
Don began his career in public service
with the Peace Corps, assigned to help establish a Mental Health
Hospital in the Middle East. During his professional career, he
earned his PhD in Psychology from Pacific University, and later
retired after 25 years as a Los Angeles County probation
officer. He then moved to the Wenatchee area to be closer to
family, and wanted to stay involved in the community, gave
numerous hours to the CASA/GAL program.
WHAT IS THE DON BLESSING MEMORIAL
FUND?
A
foster child on Don's case wanted a viola to play at school.
Believing that all children should be able to experience music
and the little "extras" in life, Don gave and asked for
donations to buy a used but so appreciated viola.
Upon his untimely death due to heart failure, Don's family
established a memorial fund with the Chelan/Douglas CASA
program. This Fund was established to buy special things for
foster kids that they or their families might not be able to
afford.
Often foster children are placed away from everything they know:
family, home, friends, clothes, and toys. These "things"
that make up their life give them their own identity. This
fund is used specifically to purchase items for foster children
that cannot be provided by other agencies or providers.
The "extras" that this Fund has purchased include summer camp,
swimming lessons, teddy bears, sports uniforms, "cool" tennis
shoes, journals, bicycles, musical instruments, prom dresses,
tuxedos, yearbooks, and senior pictures.
HOW DO I GIVE TO THE DON BLESSING
MEMORIAL FUND?
The Chelan/Douglas
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) Program
monitors and distributes monies from this Fund. All taxable
donations can be made to:
THE CHELAN/DOUGLAS CASA
PROGRAM
c/o The Don Blessing Memorial Fund
PO Box 2027
Wenatchee, WA 98807
Tax ID #91-1643408
Or you may conveniently
donate secure online using Visa or MasterCard. Simply
enter the amount you would like to donate and click on "Proceed
to Checkout"
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