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If you’ve attended a KCT event and thought, “I’d love to be more involved in this,” the Youth Board might be your next step. Youth Board members do much more than volunteer. They help plan and lead events, create marketing materials, support fundraising and donor outreach, keep projects organized, and help shape what KCT does…
A New Executive Director to Lead KCT into the Future We are excited to announce that Laurie Miyauchi has been named the next Executive Director of Kids Coming Together (KCT). In this role, Laurie will mentor our outstanding Youth Board and partner with our Board of Directors to help lead KCT into its next chapter. As…
High Schoolers! Have you experienced summer boredom? You know, that feeling of being so bored that nothing sounds appealing anymore? Keep reading. I am having a blast beating summer boredom with Kids Coming Together. KCT During the School Year My name is Ioana and I have been on the Kids Coming Together Youth Board for…
Help Us Find a New Executive Director Deb Carmichael is retiring after 6 years at the helm of KCT Deb has announced that it is time for her to step down as KCT’s Executive Director. For nearly six years, she has led KCT, watching kids and teens build confidence, leadership skills, and compassion through service. …
Do you love dogs? Well, I sure do! My name is Parnitha. I am a freshman in high school, and I have been with KCT for almost three years now. Whenever I go to a dog toy-making event, I think about all the dogs that we give these to. I imagine their tails wagging with…
My name is Hartej, and I have been volunteering with KCT for over a year now. I have always cared about the environment. I like taking walks around my community and spending time in nature; it’s personally really calming and grounding for me.I had been to a litter cleanup event with KCT once before as…
Back in 2018, founder and parent Kimberly Freutel saw something that could spark change. We all know that moment in first grade, a clumsy fall followed by a tragic nickname that sticks. Reputations follow you throughout, and making friends is a battle. A question flashed in Kimberly’s mind, What if we just helped kids find…
“The scissors company lied to us. The cut isn’t very exact.” This insightful comment was made during our no-sew blanket event. One thing I have always noticed at each KCT event is that the high school leaders always have a smile on their faces as they listen to kids, because it’s like a breath of…
When I think about the giving season, I don’t just think about holidays or gifts. I think about people. For me, the holidays have always been tied to Kids Coming Together and the sense of community it creates.My name is Mira Asvin, and I’m a junior at Eastlake High School. I’ve been involved with Kids…
Did I Outgrow LEGOs? My name is Hartej, and I have been volunteering with KCT for over a year now. I absolutely love playing with Legos. It’s been almost ten years, and I still get the same excitement from building sets as I did when I first started. But over the past few years, I…