🤠 Every Child Matters. Be a Foster Champ.

Saddle up for an unforgettable evening as we celebrate the first-ever Buckles, Boots & Big Hearts Gala benefiting Foster Champs of Washington!

This fall, we’re bringing our community together for a special Country Western evening dedicated to children and families connected through foster care, adoption, kinship care, guardianship, and at-risk youth.

At Foster Champs of Washington, we believe something simple:

Every child matters.
Every child deserves to feel safe.
And every family deserves a village.

Foster Champs of Washington is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit built around families helping families.

We support foster and adoptive families, grandparents and relatives raising children, guardians, fictive-kin families, at-risk youth, and families who have stepped up when a child needed somewhere safe to land.

Because not every child who needs help is officially “in care.”

Sometimes a grandparent steps in. Sometimes it’s an aunt, uncle, family friend, neighbor, coach, or another trusted adult.

Sometimes families are created in unexpected ways because people choose to put the safety and well-being of a child first.

That’s where Foster Champs comes in.

We help bridge the gap.

We connect families with resources, create community, provide experiences and events, help meet practical needs, and give children opportunities to simply be kids.

Because families shouldn’t have to navigate these journeys alone.

And children should never feel forgotten.

🤠 Join Us for Our First-Ever Gala!

📅 October 3, 2026
⏰ 5:00–9:00 PM
📍 Cedar Lodge | Maple Valley, WA

Put on your boots, grab your friends, and join us for a Country Western fall evening filled with fun, community, and a whole lot of heart.

Your evening will include:

🍽️ A delicious catered dinner by EJs Catering of Black Diamond

🤠 Heather’s Hats Custom Hat Bar — Create and customize your very own cowboy hat to take home!

👢 Boot & Buckle line dancing performance

🎶 Live entertainment

🎟️ Silent auction

🎫 Raffles and prizes

🍰 Dessert Dash

🎤 Special guests and stories

🍂 Country Western fall fun

❤️ An evening celebrating children, families, and community

But this isn’t just a party.

It’s about building the village.

Funds raised through the Buckles, Boots & Big Hearts Gala will help Foster Champs continue supporting children and families when traditional resources aren’t enough — or sometimes aren’t available at all.

Your support helps us provide resources when families need them.

It helps create opportunities for children and families to connect.

It helps give kids experiences where they can simply laugh, play, celebrate, and belong.

And most importantly, it reminds families that they are not doing this alone.

❤️ You Can Be Part of the Story

There are many ways to become a Foster Champ:

🤠 Attend the Gala — Come celebrate with us and help make our first gala a night to remember.

🍽️ Purchase a Table — Bring your friends, family, employees, or clients and enjoy the evening together.

🏢 Become a Business Sponsor — Partner with Foster Champs and invest in children and families right here in our community.

❤️ Sponsor a Family — Help make it possible for a caregiver or family to attend and enjoy the evening.

🎁 Donate an Auction or Raffle Item — Turn your business, product, service, or experience into support for local children and families.

💛 Make a Donation — Can’t attend? You can still make an impact.

🔄 Become a Monthly Foster Champ — Monthly giving provides consistent support that helps us continue showing up for families throughout the year.

You don’t have to be a foster parent to make a difference.

You don’t have to understand every part of the foster-care system.

And you don’t have to have all the answers.

You just have to be willing to show up.

Family isn’t always defined by biology or paperwork.

Sometimes family is simply the people who choose to stand beside a child when they need it most.

Every child matters.
Every child deserves a champion.
Every family deserves a village.

That’s what being a Foster Champ means.

🤎 October 3, 2026 • Cedar Lodge • Maple Valley

🤠 Grab your boots.
❤️ Bring your big heart.
Come be a Foster Champ.

Buckles, Boots, & Big Hearts Gala 2026