WDRC 15th Annual Peace Builder Awards Recipient - Downtown Bellingham Partnership
Channel: Whatcom DRC
Date: 2017-12-04

COLLABORATION AWARD: DOWNTOWN BELLINGHAM
PARTNERSHIP

For their commitment to foster relationships and nurture unity among businesses and the community at large. 

A vibrant city center filled with stakeholders who collaborate in pursuit of a more resilient and peaceful community requires intention, passion, and action. Creativity and compassion are critical in bringing together people with different backgrounds and interests to address and resolve issues that affect us all. Through events like Downtown Sounds and the Commercial Street Night Market, the Downtown Bellingham Partnership has created fun and friendly events that bring many parts of the community together. Their #BeKind campaign has helped promote diversity and inclusion and has worked to address concerns expressed from the LGBTQ community, religious minorities, and people of color. These efforts, and many more, have helped contribute to a more peaceful and collaborative community.