Where the Money Goes!

All grant requests are administered by the Employee Recycling Program Board of Trustees. Since its inception, the Program has been able to fulfill all requests for financial assistance. It has never turned down a grant request that met the criteria of the Employees Recycling Program.

Below is a listing of disbursements made since 1995. Most, of the recipients of financial aid are teams that participate in Special Olympics. Most are sponsored by schools and local Parks departments. Others are organizations that provide services to people with disabilities. Some are individuals who have been provided with specially modified equipment, such as skis, racing wheelchairs and bicycles.

Spokane Superstars $182 Bowling shirts Spokane
East Region All Sports $459 Misc. equip Spokane
Mead Pride $342 Uniforms Spokane
Little Bits $1,050 Therapeutic riding Woodinville
Walla Walla Strikers $133 Bowling shirts Walla Walla
Ski Hawks $1070 (5) 7 week programs Seattle
Whatcom Evergreens $368 Volleyball equip Wathcom County
East Region WSO $329 Basketballs East Region
Everett Schools $652 Sweats, equip Everett
Auburn Parks $560 Uniforms, equip Auburn
Auburn Parks $1,884 Uniforms Auburn
MPH $125 Uniforms
Olympic Peninsula $2,170 Tandem/Trike bicycles Olympic Penninsula
Federal Way Special Pop. $909 Uniforms, balls Federal Way
Everett Schools $909 Sweats Everett
Grays Harbor WSO $975 Uniforms Grays Harbor
SkiForAll $2,500 Ski equip. Bellevue
Little Bits $870 Therapeutic riding Woodinville
Renton Parks $1,480 Uniforms Renton
Tri-Cities WSO $195 Uniforms, equip. Tri-Cities
Little Bits $1,395 Therapeutic riding Woodinville
Team Shadow $2,360 Racing wheelchairs Seattle
Seattle Parks $4,078 Uniforms Seattle
Robin Hood Tennic $1,337 Uniforms Bellevue
Sunnyside Grizzlies $846 Uniforms Sunnyside
Renton Parks $847 Equip. bags Renton
Cast-for-Kids Foundation $763 Fishing Gear Renton
Prosser WSO $564 Uniforms Prosser
Tacoma Parks $346 Softball equip. Tacoma
Ski-Hawks Racing Team $810 Individual assist. Seattle
Walla Walla Bombers $411 Ski repair equip. Walla Walla
Medical Lake Cardinals $2,295 Modified bikes Medical Lake
SkiForAll $2,450 Ski equip. Bellevue
Shaw Vikings $642 Shorts, shoes, balls Spokane
Spokane Blue Waxers $865 Jackets and Skis Spokane
Bellevue Parks $5,170 Uniforms Bellevue
Red Wings $403 T-shirts,shorts,balls Redmond
Athletics $525 Uniforms Vancouver
Issaquah Masters $380 Uniforms Issaquah
Vancouver Basketball $630 T-shirts (5 teams) Vancouver
Federal Way Soccer Team $166 Uniforms Federal Way
Federal Way Schools $908 Warm-ups Federal Way
Vancouver Soccer teams $1,000 Uniforms Vancouver
Bellevue Parks Basketball $2,720 Warm-ups,balls,bags Bellevue
Bremerton Red Devils $99 Volleyballs Bremerton
Port Orchard Bandits $467 Jerseys,balls,bags Port Orchard
Mt. Spokane P. Hounds $1,600 Jackets Mt. Spokane
Port Orchard Pacers $521 Jerseys, stopwatches Port Orchard
Lincoln lightfoots $1,475 Warm-ups Tacoma
Puyallup Mighty Ducks $600 Swim suits & warm-ups Puyallup
Kelso Kingfish $1,162 Swim suits & equip. Kelso
Evergreen Team $2,080 Uniforms
Lakeland Village $2,486 Uniforms Medical Lake
Longview Lionfish $1,000 Uniforms Longview
Cowlitz Lions $1,000 Uniforms Longview
Vancouver Dolphins $1,560 Swim couver-ups Vancouver
Vancouver Athletics $1,200 Uniforms Vancouver
Battleground Jammers $400 Uniforms Battleground
Issaquah H.S. Track $904 Warm-ups Issaquah
Issaquah Cycling $350 2 bicycles, helmets Issaquah
Woodinville Falcons $419 Uniforms Woodinville
East Catholic Crusaders $116 Soccer equip. Bellevue
Colville School Team $1,922 Uniforms Colville
Emerald City Gymnastics $474 Warm-ups Redmond
Salvation Army Tigercats $1,912 Uniforms/swim suits
Power-up Weightlifting $140 Uniforms Redmond
Yakima Firebombs $526 Fold-a-goal,net,balls Yakima
Goldendale Eagles $516 Softball gear Goldendale
Wapato Wolves $370 Fitness suits, trunks Wapato
West Seattle Indians $545 Equip. West Seattle
Seattle Eagles $785 Uniforms Seattle
Rowdy Rockets $200 T-shirts Kirkland
Peninsula Seahawks $825 Swimsuits, sweats, etc.
Shore Lions $139 Track & field gear Kirkland
Chief Sealth Seahawks $842 Warm-ups. equip Seattle
Elizabeth Scriven $1,965 Racing wheelchair Marysville
Rainer School $5,806 Uniforms Tacoma
Ferris Saxons $175 T-shirts, equip. Spokane
Graham Miller $1,440 Racing wheelchair Marysville