Proceeds from the annual Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival are invested in projects within the Coupeville Community. Since 1964, the Coupeville Festival Association has donated over a half million dollars to local projects. Coupeville organizations that have benefited from CFA funds include The Town of Coupeville (paving, stairway down to the public beach, public restrooms, etc.), Coupeville Garden Club (the planters holding those colorful, seasonal plantings), Island County Historical Society (archiving shelves), Coupeville School District (trips to Seattle Repertory Theatre, National History Day, 4th grade book publishing projects, etc.) Boys and Girls Club, Coupeville Farmers Market, Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association, Gift's from the Heart Food bank, Keepers of the Admiralty Head Lighthouse, Penn Cove Water Festival, Readers are Leaders, Readiness to Learn, Senior Services of Island County (improvements to CamBey), Whidbey General Hospital (memorial grounds), WSU Coop Extension Office, Coupeville Library, Coupeville Arts Center, and many more.
2008 Community Grant Recipients
- Sound Waters (CHS one day university)
- Coupeville Arts Center (Equipment upgrades + some new supplies)
- Coupeville Middle/High School Drama (Produce Musical Fantastics)
- Island Tree Ranch (Create 10 – 20 gardens)
- Coupeville Middle School Science (Kill-o-watt meters, Solar power & Wood supplies)
- Coupeville Elementary School Wolf Pup Reporters program (purchase camera)
- Coupeville Elementary School Art History Project (Glass making education & materials)
- Coupeville School District High School Art Dept. (Silk Screen supplies)
- Gifts from the Heart Food Bank (Insurance/Fuel/Ferry passes for Food Bank Van)
- Coupeville Boys and Girls Club (Art supplies for Fine Art shows and programs)
- Lighthouse Environmental Programs (Restore portions of dining room and entry at Lighthouse)
- Historic Front Street Living History (Audiotapes scanning photographs and travel)
- Whidbey Island Giant Pumpkin Contest (Advertising)
- Sno-Isle Coupeville Library (Puppet Theatre for Early Release programs)
- Coupeville School District (History Day Research Trip to WWU)
- Penn Cove Water Festival (Expand youth activities)
- Island County Historical Society (Establish marketing fund for Museum)
- Central Whidbey Chamber of Commerce (Memorial Day Parade)
Community Project Grant Application Form
Festival Officers/Board Members/Committee Chairpersons
Volunteer Opportunities
Coupeville Community Project Grants
Educational Scholarships
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