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State employees pledge over $5.3 million through Combined Fund Drive

State employees pledge over $5.3 million through Combined Fund Drive

Despite yet another tough year, state employees in Washington proved once again that they could come together and help their community. The volunteers and donors of the Combined Fund Drive raised more than $5.3 million in 2012 for local, national and global charities through payroll contribution and agency fundraising events, nearly matching the total they generated in 2011. Once again, the University of Washington topped all higher education institutions by bringing in more than $2.1 million in pledges, eclipsing the…

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College civics tour, Day 7: Bellingham

College civics tour, Day 7: Bellingham

Bellingham was a busy destination for Secretary Reed on his annual college civics tour. After attending events late Wednesday at Northwest Indian College and Western Washington University in B-ham, Reed began the day with visits to Bellingham Technical College and Whatcom Community College (pictured above) in the morning before heading south for stops at Pierce College in Puyallup, Green River Community College in Auburn and the University of Washington’s branch campus in Tacoma.