Community Foundation of South Puget Sound

Community Foundation of South Puget Sound · March 25, 2026 · Compliments of TVW.org

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Opening, sponsors, and Project Connect grant announcement

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Mindy Ruhle, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound, welcomed the audience, thanked sponsors (Heritage Bank; City of Olympia; Panorama; Port Blakely; Puget Sound Energy; South Puget Sound Community College) and media partners (TVW; The Jolt). She described the foundations mission, three priorities (engage communities, mobilize resources, advance well-being), and announced that the second year of Project Connect mini-grants opened this week.

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Mindy Ruhle, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound, introduced keynote speaker Doug Griffiths at a Community Foundation forum about rebuilding local communities. Griffiths urged local ownership of revitalization efforts, described practical examples (childcare, coopetition, beautification) and answered audience questions about housing, cohousing, youth engagement and homelessness.

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