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Ryther Child Center League
Since 1936, the Ryther Child Center League has been supporting the work and children of Ryther Child Center. The League is an auxiliary volunteer group comprised of around 24 groups scattered throughout the Puget Sound region. For 60 years, League members have supported the children and programs at Ryther Child Center through fundraising, volunteer work and financial donations to the Center. The League is a separate 501(c)(3) organization, run by a volunteer Board of Directors.
Members come from all walks of life - businesspeople, teachers, stay-at-home parents, students, civic leaders and more. Some have been involved with the League for 40 or more years; others are just starting out, forming their own units with friends, family or co-workers.
The benefits of membership are many. Members form close and often long-term bonds with the others in their unit. League members learn about the challenges facing our community's children, and take a leadership role in providing solutions. Most of all, League members enjoy providing those “touches of home” that Ryther's kids have often missed.
Today the Ryther League continues to build upon its extraordinary legacy of support and partnership with Ryther Child Center.
Current League activities include:
- The Hope Auction is a gala dinner with silent and live auctions held each March. This year's Hope Auction at the Seattle Waterfront Marriott raised over $70,000.
- The R-Shoppe is a volunteer-run thrift shop located at 5435 Ballard Avenue. All proceeds benefit Ryther's programs.
- Calico Unit's ongoing quilt-making project has created over 100 hand-made quilts for the children at Ryther's Acute Stabilization Program cottage.
- League members bring dozens of home-baked cookies to Ryther every week, providing that special “touch of home” that we want all Ryther's kids to experience. For birthdays, League members donate made-to-order birthday cakes and candles.
- The Holiday Store is run by League volunteers and stocked with gifts donated by League members. Each year, Ryther kids can choose free gifts from the store to give to their families and friends.
- Individual League groups run fund raisers ranging from crafts sales and bazaars to holiday luncheons, bingo nights and wine tastings.
Get involved with the Ryther Child Center League! To learn more, contact the League Liaison at (206) 517-0215.
BOMA of Seattle/King County back to top
BOMA, the Building Owners and Managers Association of Seattle and King County, is a professional organization comprised of individual and corporate members who either own or manage commercial real estate, or provide goods and services to the industry. Since 2001, Ryther Child Center has been BOMA's official Community Partner.
BOMA's Community Outreach Partnership mission statement: To "build community" and assist children in need by utilizing BOMA members' volunteer efforts, trade expertise, products and/or services.
BOMA member contributions include fundraising events, numerous group volunteer days, financial contributions, in-kind donations, and gifts of professional services and supplies. The combined impact of these contributions is immeasurable. Thank you to BOMA!
Sixth Annual Ryther Day
In August 2007, over 80 volunteers from 34 companies came together to lend their time
and expertise to help improve Ryther's Campus.
Thank you to all BOMA members for giving your time and energy for this important day. Your hard
work and dedication showed the children at Ryther that people in their community really do care about them. BOMA has set an outstanding example for all businesses to follow. On behalf of the staff and children at Ryther, thank you!
2007 BOMA's Ryther Day Achievements:
- New station for ropes course
- New picnic tables
- Safer play areas with new wood chips
- New dresser drawers for cottages
- Freshly painted bedrooms and living areas in boys' cottage
- New outdoor benches where children may enjoy campus
- New patio seating area adjacent to administration building
- Trees trimmed and weeds pulled throughout campus
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Electrical Needs:
- Rewire Administration building ceiling fixtures. Replace wiring from 1950s
- Thank you, VECA, for updating outlet wiring!
- Rewire East Unit. Replace wiring from 1950s
- Emergency generator
Locksmiths:
- Re-key campus
- Thank you, Jim Shadley of Clise Properties, for consultation and project planning!
Asphalt & Concrete Contractors:
- Resurface parking lot and access road, about 30,000 square feet
- Asphalt the new parking areas, east and west end of campus
- Expand parking along the access road for the cottage staff
General Contractor:
- Kitchen cabinets with heavy-duty hinges to replace 40 year old cabinets in one of the four residential cottages
- Double-paned windows for school building, East Unit, West Unit, and Administration
- Enclose the North End stairs of the Administration building
- 10' x 14' storage shed for the Nest Cottage
- 2 car garage size storage sheds for Maintenance Dept.
- Professional painting for interior and exterior of residential cottages
HVAC:
- Replace 1 split heat pump – Luxaire/Westinghouse 4 tons
- Clean ductwork in all residential cottages
- Replace three gas rooftop split units (Mitsubishi, 2 tons each) - they are at the end of life cycle - East Unit
- Replace gas rooftop heating unit at end of life cycle and make up air handler above central kitchen, East Unit
- Replace two refrigeration units at end of life cycle (Copeland, 5 tons each) for walk-in cooler and freezer in central kitchen, East Unit
- Install gas rooftop A/C unit(s) for wing of meeting rooms - we now have electric baseboard heating units
- Add A/C to Girls' Treatment and Acute Stabilization cottages
Plumbing:
- Replace small gas water heater with high efficiency gas hot water heater, end of life cycle at the Girls' Treatment Cottage
- Convert domestic hot water heaters from electric to gas in up to 3 cottages - conversion necessitates extending gas line approximately 550 feet
Vehicles:
- New Mini Van to transport small groups of kids to fun outings and appointments
- New 12 passenger van
- Used full size pickup truck for the Maintenance Dept.
- Used or new station wagon or passenger car to take kids to appointments
Miscellaneous Needs:
- Carpet cleaning
- Thank you, COIT, for cleaning carpets in residential cottages!
- Wooden bookcases – small, medium, or large
- Two or four drawer locking file cabinets
- Heavy duty vinyl flooring for up to 50 bedrooms (Armstrong Translations preferred)
- Up to 40 upholstered guest chairs for therapy rooms -these do not have to match, as they will be used in separate rooms in groupings of two, four or more
- Stackable chairs
- One or two sofas for therapy rooms
- Roof and gutter cleaning
- New or used hand tools for the maintenance shop
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