Whidbey Island Nourishes

11/03/2026

🎤EVENT REMINDER
Our final event of 2026 is the November 21 joint benefit concert with Whidbey Island Center for the Arts featuring “The Unknowns.”
Tickets are selling fast, get yours now!
https://www.whidbeyislandnourishes.org/nov-21-benefit-concert.html

The Unknowns are an award-winning five-piece band who combine the sound of vintage jazz, blues, and soul with a contemporary pop twist to create an upbeat and unforgettable sound. Featuring three-part vocal harmony backed by keyboard, guitar, ukulele, acoustic bass, and drums, they approach original songs and timeless jazz standards with the same contemporary polish. Take a peek at what their performances are like!

https://youtu.be/0Fw8IWysfnA?is=mMgPk5-KFrbvJMEK

This is a little taste of some of our originals.

10/30/2026

This weeks Weekend Meal Program meal is a Black Bean Soup Kit! 🥣🫘
Clients were sent these fresh ingredients to make a delicious black bean soup! Herbs from Swantown Farm were sent home for the second time this season, a perfect addition to this recipe!

Along with the soup kit, the Weekend Meal bag also included healthy Grab and Go items for the 5th week of the month. Blood Oranges are also in the bag for the Halloween weekend! 🎃

We have had many families sign up during the month of October! We are currently serving 210+ children in 100 households with our Weekend Meal Program thanks to YOU, our supporters!

If you want to help support our programs, consider a $19 donation for our 19th year!
https://www.whidbeyislandnourishes.org/

10/22/2026

We are just one month away from WIN’s final event of the year!

Happening on Nov 21 in partnership with WICA, our benefit concert “When We Collaborate, We All WIN” is selling fast! Featuring “The Unknowns,” a Bellingham-based soulful group of women, this concert is sure to entertain and inspire the heart!

Grab your tickets now: https://www.whidbeyislandnourishes.org/nov-21-benefit-concert.html
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts

Whidbey Island Nourishes at WICA: ft. The Unknowns WICA, in support of Whidbey Island Nourishes, hosts this necessary fundraiser, featuring a social at 7:00 PM with appetizers by Biercuterie and...

10/22/2026

Taco salads and bean burritos are on the Weekend Meal Program menu this weekend! Kids are able to use these ingredients to make either a bean burrito or a taco salad.

3 of our fresh items are locally grown here on Whidbey Island- Mini Romaine Lettuce and Red Onions are from Kettle’s Edge Farm, the Kale is from Steadfast Farm!

Over 200 children are receiving weekend meals thanks to the continued support of our Weekend Meal Program. If you want to help support our efforts, consider a $19 donation for our 19th year!

https://www.whidbeyislandnourishes.org/

10/15/2026

⭐️Staff Appreciation⭐️

This fall marks the work anniversaries for both Jennifer and Sara, and if you’ve been following along this past year, you already know how hard they work each week to make our food programs a success. Because of their dedication and success, both of these leading kitchen ladies have earned promotions!

👩🏻‍🍳Jennifer is now our Operations Manager
👩🏻‍🍳Sara is now our Kitchen Coordinator

Together, this team guides over 50 volunteers in carrying out 3 food programs that collectively feed 700-1,000 children each week on South Whidbey 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

10/12/2026

We’ve been seeing an increase in new clients this fall, which is no surprise among rising costs of food and living in our community. If you’re the parent or caretaker of a child on South Whidbey, we encourage you to consider signing up for our Weekend Meal Delivery Program, which provides supplemental food assistance - right to your doorstep - every Thursday morning!

https://www.whidbeyislandnourishes.org/weekend-meal-program.html

A few myths we want to dispel:
-You do NOT need to attend public schools - simply any child living in Clinton/Langley/Freeland can be enrolled.
-You can enroll if you’re between 18 months and 18 years old. If you’re 18, you can stay enrolled until your graduation date. (Sorry, we only offer solid foods, so we encourage the families of infants to check out the programs offered by our neighbor, Mother Mentors!)
-Parents do NOT get screened regarding income - you can work anywhere and still enroll your child! If you believe your child needs food support, then so do we 🧡

A few fun facts about this program:
-We invest 30% of our weekly food budget into locally-grown food and farms. We believe this makes our offerings not only nutritional, but also safe because we know how and who grew them!
-We provide kid-friendly recipes with the meal deliveries so that local children can learn new ways to make a meal (and this way, we can nourish both minds and tummies!)
-We are delivering meals this week to the doorsteps of 207 children! Our enrollment numbers have gone up each week.

Our 2026 Weekend Meal Program runs for the 2026-2027 School Year. This program is available to youth (ages 18 months to 18 years), who live within the boundaries of the South Whidbey School...

10/08/2026

For this month’s internationally-inspired recipe, our team cooked up a Chicken Shawarma Wrap 🫓

Local veggies this week from Foggy Hill Farm Kettles Edge Farm Outlying Farm and Rowdy Sprout Farm

Shawarma originated in the Ottoman Empire, and its delicious flavors hinge on the regional spices that Middle Eastern cultures use today. Our team thinks this is their best WIN Kitchen recipe yet!

Over 200 children are now receiving weekend meals thanks to the continued support of our Weekend Meal Program. That’s a lot of meals! If you want to help support our efforts, consider a $19 donation in honor of our 19th year:
https://donorbox.org/whidbey-island-nourishes

10/07/2026

Our final event of 2026 is the November 21 joint benefit concert with Whidbey Island Center for the Arts featuring “The Unknowns.” Tickets on sale now:
https://www.whidbeyislandnourishes.org/nov-21-benefit-concert.html

The Unknowns are an award-winning five-piece band who combine the sound of vintage jazz, blues, and soul with a contemporary pop twist to create an upbeat and unforgettable sound. Featuring three-part vocal harmony backed by keyboard, guitar, ukulele, acoustic bass, and drums, they approach original songs and timeless jazz standards with the same contemporary polish. Take a peek at what their performances are like!

https://youtu.be/0Fw8IWysfnA?is=mMgPk5-KFrbvJMEK

This is a little taste of some of our originals.

10/05/2026

This is a heartfelt thank you to all of you who supported and attended our biggest event yet, the October 3 Fun-Raiser. 💚

Our most competitive auction item of the night was the 20-person paella dinner prepared by the 3 chefs pictured above 👨🏻‍🍳 (I guess we will have to bring these guys back next year for the 20th anniversary!)

Did you miss out? We still have one event left in 2026. We are partnering with WICA to host a benefit concert featuring “The Unknowns” on Nov 21 and tickets are selling fast! Grab yours:
https://www.whidbeyislandnourishes.org/nov-21-benefit-concert.html

09/30/2026

There are only 20 tickets remaining before the purchase deadline tomorrow (Oct. 1 @ 8:00am)! This is truly your last chance to snag your spot at the Fun-Raiser!

Here’s a peek at the live auction items for Saturday, Oct. 3:
•A gourmet paella dinner (for up to 20 guests!)
•Dinner for 4 at the home of our esteemed co-founder, Dorit Zingarelli (and her husband, Vito!)
•Paint & Sip: Up to 12 guests will be delighted to a Laura Hudson paint instruction, with catering by FareMarket
•Winthrop vacation home!
•Mazama vacation home!
•An original Liz Axford hanging quilt
•A meaningful 4’x6’ pear painting that holds a piece of WIN history
•Dinner for two at Orchard Kitchen (includes w**e pairing!)

Tickets:
https://www.whidbeyislandnourishes.org/oct-3-happy-hour-fun-raiser.html