Permission to Start Dreaming Foundation receives $10,000 grant from Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and Timberland Bank through the Member Impact Fund
Gig Harbor, Washington – November 20, 2024 the Permission to Start Dreaming Foundation is pleased to announce that Timberland Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines) have awarded them a $10,000 grant from the FHLB Des Moines Member Impact Fund. This matching grant program, which was introduced in 2023, provided nearly $12 million to eligible Washington organizations in order to strengthen communities in targeted areas of the FHLB Des Moines district.
Leslie Mayne, who began the foundation in 2011 says, “we are grateful to Timberland Bank for this generous grant and that allows us to provide hope and healing to veterans and first responders in the community. We also wish to thank FHLB for the Member Impact Fund that multiplies the support to allow our nation’s heroes to restore their lives and overcome the trauma they face while serving their country and communities.”
The Permission to Start Dreaming Foundation will use this grant to support their Annual Swing for a Soldier golf tournament that provides the funds for their Post Traumatic Growth training to active duty and retired military and first responders and their families. Jannae Mitton, Sr. Vice President at the Gig Harbor branch of Timberland Bank commented, “we are pleased to present this check to the foundation and the opportunity to more than double its impact with the FHLB Member Impact Grant.”
For more information about the Permission to Start Dreaming Foundation please visit their website at www.ptsdfoundation.org.
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