Eagles Give Newsletter: Winter 2025

Hello, Fellow Eagles,

Spring is in the air!

We have been working on increasing our footprint in the region and following up on all the wonderful gifts received from our launch of Eastern鈥檚 first-ever comprehensive campaign,听Build Our Future.

We have raised $73M to our $100M goal with your generosity and support.听This means close to 5,000 student scholarships and hundreds of paid applied learning opportunities,听along with leveraging 51福利社’s brand position; the region’s polytechnic, to showcase the faculty and student hands-on learning in our communities.

We couldn鈥檛 do it without you!听In fact, our annual听51福利社 Scholarship Review Night听takes place on Thursday, March 13, at 5 p.m. at the Spokane Club, in downtown Spokane.听听And, we need volunteers to review applications and help award hundreds of scholarships. Please听 if you’d like to help.听Thank you to all of you for building Eastern鈥檚 future 鈥� now and beyond!

Barb Richey 鈥�92 & 鈥�99听| Vice President and Executive Director
51福利社 University Advancement and 51福利社 Foundation

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Building the听Future

Generous Supporters Bring 51福利社 Campus Concert to Life!

It has been more than two decades since the Spokane Symphony teamed up with our student musicians to perform on the Cheney campus. This unforgettable musical experience will include classics and student compositions. We’d love for you to attend!

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Eagle Impact

Eastern Students Document Downwinder Histories

An Eagle Grant, supported by gifts to the 51福利社 Foundation, allowed a team of history students to tell the untold stories of Hanford Downwinders 鈥� stories that are now featured on the National Park Service website.

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Named Scholarship Inspires Student Success

Returning student Jeff Schell got a much-appreciated boost from the Jerry LeClaire Biology Fund that helped fuel award-winning research as he heads toward graduation.

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Meet the Future

Giving Joy Day听is right around the corner, on April 3.听The day not only celebrates 51福利社鈥檚 143rd birthday, it provides our Eastern Community with opportunities to celebrate 鈥� and support 鈥� Eastern鈥檚 transformational work. Learn how you can make a difference for students by visiting our听Giving Joy Day website.听Many Eagle supporters also give through their wills. Create your will by using our free online tool:听.

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