Thank you auction and radiothon participants!

United Way of Clatsop County and the Nonprofit Partners with whom we work want to thank Radiothon interviewees, 94.9 The Bridge, Hits 94.3 KRKZ and all the donors who got online and text to give for a spectacular Radiothon event held 11/11/21!

Just as valuable to the effort, UWCC also wants to thank auction package donors and bidders for supporting of the only portion of Iron Chef Goes Coastal that UWCC was able to hold this year. Combined, the two events raised over $22,500 last Thursday!

The entire amount raised will help improve health, safety and education in Clatsop County.

Iron Chef Goes Coastal is UWCC’s signature event, beloved by foodies, craft beer aficionados, wine connoisseurs, auction bidders and socialites in the community. In 2019, the last year the event was held, it raised over $100,000.

COVID has kept the organization from holding the event in its entirety the last two years, but with the support from the Samuel S. Johnson Foundation, US Bank, NW Natural and Columbia Memorial Hospital, the online auction component went live for just under a week selling 25 of 27 packages ranging from kitchenware to Golf Excursions in Scotland.

Radiothon was a new venture for UWCC, where health care advocates, law enforcement, public officials and educators talked about the health, safety and education challenges Clatsop County faces. UWCC Nonprofit partners shared the ways they are addressing these challenges and helping struggling individuals get back on their feet to become self-sustaining members of our community.

Didn’t get to participate but still want to give? Click here to donate!

Thank you Radiothon interviewees: Bruce Jones, City of Astoria ; Rebecca Coplin, Providence Seaside Hospital ; Mark Kujala, Columbia Memorial Hospital ; Jarrod Karnofski, Columbia Memorial Hospital ; Brian Taylor, Camp Kiwanilong board member ; Taylor Davis, Camp Kiwanilong camper & counselor ; Chelsea Harper, Clatsop CASA ; Raven Walsh, Helping Hands Reentry and Outreach ; Alan Evans, Helping Hands Reentry and Outreach ; Vann Lovett, Clatsop Community Action board president ; Esther Moberg, Libraries Reading Outreach in Clatsop County (ROCC) ; Sharon Benson, SMART Reading ; Jason Plamondon, Providence Seaside Hospital ; Terri Steenbergen, The Harbor ; Liz Bartell, The Lighthouse for Kids ; Katrina Gasser, United Way of Clatsop County board president ; Pat Milliman, Columbia Senior Diners board member ; Allison Whisenhunt, Columbia Memorial Hospital ; Jessica Jacobsen, Libraries ROCC ; Rachel Rollins, Astoria Middle School Counselor, Shey Lionheart, The Healing Circle/VOCA ; Sheryl Redburn, Hope House ; Margaret Frimoth, Lives in Transition