Our Story

A history of caring for our community

Founded in 1948, the Wenatchee Valley Children's Guild (WVCG) is dedicated to making our community a better place to live and grow. Through the years we have embodied this ideal in many ways – staffing our hospitals, supporting our schools, and helping families in need, just to name a few, all with money raised through our famous follies shows and other fundraisers. We put every donated cent right back into the community, over one million dollars and counting. Today, we focus on enhancing the health and welfare of Wenatchee's most precious assets – our children.

Today we continue to support our Wenatchee Valley community in many ways, with a strong focus on helping children. We have four main programs, Youth-Program Assistance, General Assistance, School Connections, and the Eva Lauve Bowling Scholarship. We also have many smaller outreach programs - you can find our members serving at a local shelter, ringing Salvation Army bells over the holidays, taking pictures for senior citizens, organizing birthday parties for children who might not otherwise have one, and so much more. We feel that no need is too great or too small because we believe that service is a cornerstone to a strong community.

One of our main fundraising activities is our Follies shows! 100% of the money we raise from these shows go to our beneficiaries, as all our overhead costs are supported by membership dues.

FOLLIES 2026

By Wenatchee Valley Follies Guild and Childrens Foundation

FOLLIES 2026