Check out the some of the opportunities and reward programs for members of Teamsters Local 117!

• Local 117 Community Sponsorship Program
• Scholarship Opportunities

1.  LOCAL 117 COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIPS - APPLY NOW! 
Your Local Union is accepting applications from Local 117 members to sponsor community groups or organizations.  Groups may include but are not limited to labor rights groups, sports groups, musical groups, academic groups, etc. 

Sponsorship applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.  Sponsorship award recipients are announced quarterly at the Local 117 membership meetings.  Groups with a direct connection to Local 117 members and/or to organized labor will be given highest priority.

Some of the groups that have received sponsorships from Local 117 include:

• Hearts for Kids (Clyde McDaniel, Fred Meyer)
  Non-profit after school tutoring/programming for youth
• Federal Way Slam (Darrell Jacobsen, Golden State Foods)
  Girls fast pitch softball
• The Dolls Drill Team (Suzette Baker, King County)
  Girls drill squad
• Emerald Ridge Robotics (Paul Baxter, retiree)
  High school team that builds robots to compete in statewide competition
• Little Red Sox (Shaun Kendall, GP Gypsum)
  Boys baseball team
• Save our Fish/Puget Sound Anglers (Russell Carver, American Steel)
  Kids fishing derby
• Rogers Fastpitch (Kaysha Lybecker, AHCC)
  Girls fast pitch softball

View an application for this program here.

Completed applications should be sent to:  Teamsters Local 117 – Attn: Community Sponsorships, 14675 Interurban Ave. S. Suite, 307, Tukwila, WA 98168. For more information, contact Thomas Wray at 206-441-4860 ext.1267.

2. SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Scholarships currently available to members and their families include the Local 117 Jeff Alfieri, Teamsters Retiree Club, Union Plus, Hoffa, and America in Solidarity scholarships.  For more information on scholarships, click here.