Redmond Mom ‘Was The Driving Force’ Establishing Mother-Son Nonprofit

REDMOND, WA— Moms do so much for everyone around them. We try to celebrate them all year long, but Mother's Day is a perfect opportunity to shout it from the rooftops and post it on Patch: Mom rocks!

Here at Patch we've launched an initiative to help recognize the awesome moms and mom figures in communities like yours.

This submission comes from Deborah Tom who nominated Elizabeth Bono of Redmond.

What makes your Mom extra special?

Elizabeth was the driving force behind establishing a local chapter of Young Men’s Service League in greater King County — the first in Washington state! It’s a nonprofit for moms and their high school aged sons to spend time together serving the community. Now, just completed the chapter’s 4th year, nearly 20,000 hours of community service given to Eastside Audubon, Seattle Adaptive Sports, Jubilee Reach, Rainier Valley Foodbank and many others. Without Elizabeth, this chapter would not exist, and we need to celebrate her for being a mom who makes good things happen!! (Her own son is graduating ... so now she becomes an alumni mom with YMSL.)

Why do you feel your Mom deserves the spotlight?

She’s made a huge difference to the greater King County community by leading a group of moms and their high school aged sons into ongoing community service.

Happy Mother's Day to Elizabeth Bono, and thank you for all you do!

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