Feel Good Friday: Children’s Literacy, Wildfire Relief, and a Local Actor’s New Show
Aug 7, 2026, 8:00 AM
425 Magazine
Major Grants to Restore Washington Branch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
The Imagination Library of Washington has secured two grants intended to help revitalize its program and support its goal of providing free books to children 5 and under — a mission the broader organization has championed since singer-songwriter Dolly Parton founded it in 1995. Get more details here.
How United Ways of the Pacific Northwest is Helping Spokane Fire Displacees
UWPN has partnered with Airbnb to provide temporary housing for those who have been displaced. Additionally, the organization has set up the Greater Spokane Recovery Fund, whose proceeds will be used to support those impacted by the fires. Find out more here.
Edmonds School District Gets $240K Grant
The funds will enable the Foundation for Edmonds School District to expand Student Wellness, an afterschool program, from its original location at Alderwood Middle School to a second site at College Place Middle School. Learn more here.
OneRedmond Shares Details About Recognition Program
OneRedmond announced in a press release today that it’s inviting businesses and organizations to apply for the first edition of Redmond Spotlight 20. The initiative is a new, annual recognition program looking to honor 20 businesses and organizations who are helping mold Redmond’s future through leadership, community engagement, education, and more. Get more details here.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Has a New Show
Renton-born and Kirkland-raised actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan is starring in a new series. Prime Video’s “Sterling Point,” which premiered on Wednesday, revolves around a city teenager, Annie (Ella Rubin), who inherits the secluded Canadian island her late, estranged grandfather owned. Morgan plays a character from the family’s past, which Annie spends much of the show digging into. Watch the show here.
