Thank You to ALL
Our Tending the Grassroots fundraiser last Saturday was a huge success! We are still buzzing with energy after enjoying such a lively event with so many of you incredible supporters and community members.
For those who may have missed the event, we celebrated the hard work of local organizations sponsored by and partnered For The People, including Kicking Gas, United Student Leaders, rePurpose Whidbey, Whidbey Compost Collective, and Salish Sea Cooperative Finance. These organizations have done amazing work to support and strengthen our communities. Our Tending the Grassroots event allowed us to showcase the successes of each organization and hear about their upcoming goals for the new year. It was an exciting opportunity for many to get to know these organizations and the work they have been doing. Thank you again to our organizers, volunteers, and sponsors, Airganic and Blossom Solar, for helping to bring this event to life.
This year, the Tending the Grassroots fundraiser centered our Kicking Gas Campaign to support its work to electrify homes and decarbonize communities. With your support, the Kicking Gas Campaign has helped over 400 Washingtonians replace harmful and polluting gas systems with safe, affordable, electric options and showed what’s possible when we follow the leadership of youth and organize for collective care.
We are excited to announce that the event brought our fundraising total to nearly $42,000! This is only $8,000 away from our $50,000 goal to meet our organization’s barebones needs, and even closer to our stretch goal of $60,000 to support the rest and sustainability of our Kicking Gas team after this big event. Reaching this stretch goal will allow our organization to close its doors for the holidays so teammates can take time to rejuvenate themselves and spend valuable time with family and loved ones before zeroing in on our goals for 2026.
If you are able to make a contribution to help us reach our fundraiser goal, please send a donation HERE. To help increase your impact, share our donation link with others and encourage them to support our end of year fundraiser.
Every dollar raised supports community organizers, cultural workers, and climate stewards who are creating equitable climate solutions from the ground up. Thank you so much for all your support—we couldn’t do it without you!
We look forward to seeing you again soon!