YOU CAN HELP: Fund to help students afford the basics

Some of the funds featured in the Giving Opportunities section of our Holiday Guide this past season are still open to donations, such as this one for Chief Sealth International High School, trying to ensure help for their most-vulnerable students. School staff asked us to publish this request:

Please consider donating to the CSIHS InvestEDF fundraising campaign. These funds are used to help our students that are struggling to fund the basic needs for a successful high school experience. Our current funds will not meet the many needs of our students this year so we are asking the community for help. The CSIHS InvestED fund helps provide students with necessities such as school supplies, clothing, emergency gear, and bedding.

Beyond the basics, these funds can help with test and activity fees too, so that students in need have the same opportunities as their schoolmates. Just use the drop-down on this page to designate that your donation is for Chief Sealth International High School. “Any donation is greatly appreciated!” they add.

7 Replies to "YOU CAN HELP: Fund to help students afford the basics"

  • good cause January 12, 2024 (11:58 am)

    Done – and the payment processing was pretty easy!  Just FYI for anyone considering it.

    • Sealth Teacher January 12, 2024 (10:46 pm)

      Thank you so much! Our students will benefit from your generosity! 

  • CJ January 12, 2024 (7:58 pm)

    Agree!  Super simple and money well spent for these young people.  

  • Mariem January 12, 2024 (8:36 pm)

    Hi, can I donate directly to the school or the school PTSA to help? The invest Ed website takes 15percent. Thank you. 

  • Cathy January 13, 2024 (7:01 pm)

    I donated last night but found their site a little tricky to navigate —- on the first attempt, I couldn’t target the funds to Sealth. I started over with their main website to target the donation. But thank you for the PTSA link! Many of us are happy to donate directly to a school organization. Teachers are the best decision-makers for using donations. Thank you, teachers and admins!!!!🙏🏻

    • WSB January 13, 2024 (7:15 pm)

      Just to be clear, the InvestED funds are administered by school staffers (explained on the linked website) – the request to publicize this donation drive came from school staff, including the social worker who works directly with the students who would be helped by the fund, not from the InvestED organization. (The PTSA obviously is great too and we’ve run requests for them in the past.) – TR

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