"This year, more than 800 BECU members nominated their favorite nonprofits serving the Puget Sound region and Spokane, as well as Charleston, South Carolina. The honored organizations tackle a broad range of important issues such as health and wellness, education, arts and culture and environmental welfare."

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"Sharon Chambers-Gordon was selected as Member Volunteer of the Year for her volunteerism with Raising Girls. Raising Girls’ mission is to provide South Sound girls with care bags of personal items. The nonprofit aims to help ensure all girls feel pride in who they are, to be unique and to understand the power they have to be individuals who can make a difference."