Chapter JC, one of 13 Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) chapters on the Olympic Peninsula, is once again turning their gifts and goods into hope and help for the future.

The group’s ninth-annual bazaar — set for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, in the foyer of Sequim Community Church, 950 North Fifth Ave., Sequim — raises funds for P.E.O. International scholarships, grants, awards and loans to help women enhance their lives through learning.

This year, Chapter JC highlights 2004 Sequim High School graduate Hailey Fox, who received a $2,000 Continuing Education Grant from the group in 2012 and after college studies, a two-year Peace Corps stint in Africa and internship in Uruguay has returned to the Olympic Peninsula.

The P.E.O. bazaar will feature handcrafted gifts such as quilted table linens, Christmas decorations, cards, sturdy toys, wooden cutting boards and more, plus a variety of home-baked goods. The bazaar will also feature gently used books, games, and puzzles and a raffle.

Members of Chapter JC donated three items for the raffle: a hand crafted 5-foot-by-7-foot quilt, a Lenox cookie jar filled with goodies and a basket stuffed with gifts for the holidays. Raffle tickets are $1; they are available now from Chapter JC members and will be on sale at the bazaar; three winning tickets will be drawn at 1 p.m.

This Philanthropic Educational Organization has been a pioneering force for women’s education since 1869. P.E.O. makes a difference in women’s lives with six different programs including the Continuing Education Grant and ownership of Cottey College for women in Nevada, Mo. Today, P.E.O. has more than 238,000 members in the United States and Canada. Find more information about P.E.O. at www.peowashing ton.org.

Fox’s family faced serious financial challenges after her father died in September 2002, and less than a year later Fox nearly died after a fall from a rope swing at a friend’s home near Siebert Creek. Fox persevered, earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington in 2008 in International Studies, a minor in Public Health. After graduation she joined the Peace Corps, teaching children at the Buea School for the Deaf in Cameroon, and helping to raise money for them. She enrolled as a graduate student at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. where she was able to interact with deaf students and become proficient in sign language while studying how to help deaf communities in developing countries. It was then she was able to receive more financial assistance, including the P.E.O. Continuing Education Grant.

Following an internship in Uruguay working with the Interamerican Institute on Disability and Inclusive Development (iiDi), she stayed in Uruguay for two years working with iiDi and teaching English. In 2015, she and her husband returned to the Olympic Peninsula where she worked as the interim Disability Services Director at Peninsula College.

Fox now works as a case manager and parent educator at First Step Family Support Center while still working remotely for iiDi. She hopes to continue her work with disability advocacy wherever that may lead her, Fox said.