Community Giving

Giving back to the community

The Temple Family is proud of their heritage of being a family owned and operated Washington State company and has a strong history of giving back to local communities where they do business.

Following are some of the local charitable organizations and causes supported by the Temple Family and its companies (Columbia Basin Railroad and Central Washington Railroad):

Alliance for Education
Alzheimer’s Association
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Foundation
American Heart Association
American Stroke Association
Boy Scouts of Washington State
Boys & Girls Club of the Columbia Basin
Boys & Girls Clubs of King County
Capitol Theatre
Cascade Land Conservancy
Columbia Basin Herald Newspapers in Education Program
Children’s Village
Circle of Success
Easter Seals
First Tee
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Institute
Harborview Medical Center
Heritage University
Make-A-Wish Foundation
March of Dimes
Multiple Sclerosis Association
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Riverside Christian School
Spinal Cord Society
Washington Early Learning Foundation
Washington State Patrol
Washington Wine Country
Wellness House
Yakima Depot
Yakima Rotary Charities
Yakima Symphony Orchestra
YMCA / YWCA

In 2006, the Temple Family made a donation for the development of the campus of the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU). PNWU opened in 2008 and it is the first new medical school in Washington State in nearly 60 years.