“Before, I have questions I cannot ask. Now, I raise my hand, I have my questions. My dream is to take the questions, lead a discussion.”
St. James ESL is a 501(c)(3)
Tax ID # 91-0567738
Give Today
FUND-AN-ITEM CAMPAIGN 2011Make an immediate difference in the life of a refugee or immigrant today |
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Item Wish ListBOOKS & CDs
$16 ...One book for a beginning-level ESL student
TUTORING PACKETS$50 ...One tutor and student
NATURALIZATION ASSISTANCE$60 ...Help one immigrant apply for citizenship ESL TUTORING$50 ...One hour of English tutoring |
Choose an item to fund from the wish list or let staff choose the most needed materials. We helped 437 immigrants& refugees last year so multiple copies of each item are needed. Fund-an-Item Online
Fund-an-Item By MailPrint the
St. James ESL Fund-an-Item Campaign 2011 wish list, check
off an item, and mail the wish list to:
St. James ESL Program, Fund-an-Item Campaign |
St. James ESL Giving Guide
Donate Online
A safe, easy way to support St. James ESL
- Go to Cathedral Giving and select your payment type
- Indicate your gift for the ESL Program
- SPECIAL NOTE: use this section to honor a loved one, purchase a t-shirt or cookbook or designate your gift to a certain campaign.
Donate by Mail
Please make checks payable to:
St. James ESL Program
804 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Workplace Campaign
Simple. Convenient. Efficient.
- United Way
- St. James ESL member code 12327.
- City of Seattle
- City employees can donate through the Combined Charities Campaign.
- Microsoft Employees
- Pledge online. Visit http://give at your intranet site.
- Boeing Employees
- Get a Positive Designations form from Boeing Employee Community Fund 206.655.4124.
Matching Gifts
Companies often match, double or triple their employees volunteer hours and cash donations
Go to our Matching Gifts Directory to see if your company matches gifts. If they do, ask your human resources department for a matching gift form and send it to:
St. James ESL Program
Attn: Mali Main
804 Ninth Ave
Seattle WA 98104
Planned Giving
Charitable gifts made from your IRA during 2009 tax year are tax-free.
Planned gifts to the ESL Program are processed through the Archdiocese of Seattle.
Contact the Archdiocese Planned Giving staff for more information:
JoAnne Strom, Director of Planned Giving
joanne.strom@seattlearch.org
Charisse Valtinson, Assistant Director
charisse.valtinson@seattlearch.org
(800)752-5902
Immigration-theme T-shirts
"Todos Somos Inmigrantes"
(We are all immigrants)
$20
sizes: L, XL, XXL
"Illegal Immigrants of the Bible"
$20
sizes: L, XL, XXL
To order t-shirts follow the Donate Online instructions or contact Mali at 206.382.4511
do you know about matching gifts?
Thousands of companies will double or even triple the value of donations made by employees, their spouses, board members, and retirees.
more about matching gifts...What Your Gift Can Do
- $150
- is a tutoring packet for a group of 5 students and their tutor
- $50
- provides a tutoring packet for one student and tutor
- $25
- is a civics textbook for a Citizenship student or an English in Action textbook for an ESL student
- $15
- buys a Picture Dictionary
