Pullman Regional's Women's Leadership Guild Awards $14,000 in Grants

PULLMAN, WA – Pullman Regional Hospital’s Women’s Leadership Guild held its annual Grant Award Celebration on Thursday, November 20 and distributed $14,000 in grant awards to seven regional nonprofits that advance women’s and children’s health and wellness. This year’s recipients, voted on by Guild members, include:

• Extra Pelvic, Not Rare—funding an A-Zumbathon event to celebrate women and empower the community to learn the A–Z’s of endometriosis.
• Family Promise of the Palouse—funding immediate needs of homeless families, including healthcare, hygiene essentials, and transportation.
• Palouse Habitat for Humanity—funding tools to support home repairs that provide safe and affordable housing across the Palouse.
• SUPER Colfax—funding weekend meal support and on-campus food access initiatives for youth.
• Twin Rivers Child Advocacy Center—funding trauma-informed digital resources and individualized victim advocacy for children who have witnessed domestic violence.
• United Way of Whitman County—funding a high-quality, age-appropriate book each month for every enrolled child from birth to age five, at no cost to families.
• Willow Center for Grieving Children—funding Camp Erin, a grief-support camp for kids.

To date, the Women’s Leadership Guild has raised and donated $362,550 to support Pullman Regional Hospital’s highest needs and local nonprofit partners.

About the Pullman Regional Hospital Women’s Leadership Guild:

Established in 2015, the Women’s Leadership Guild empowers regional nonprofit agencies in support of women’s and children’s health and Pullman Regional Hospital’s highest needs through member contributions.

The Guild is chaired by Katie Van Wyngarden and includes board members Jenna Brozik, Karen Karpman, Cheryl Oliver, Stacey Swift, and Sandra Woodrow. To learn more about the Guild, visit pullmanregional.org/wlg or call Stephanie Pierce at (509) 332-2044.

Media Contact:

Alison Weigley, Director of External Relations

Pullman Regional Hospital

Office: (509) 332-2041 / Cell: (509) 330-0242

alison.weigley@pullmanregional.org