Community News Briefs — June 25, 2025
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Volunteer Hospice orientation
Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County (VHOCC) will host in-person volunteer orientations for those interested in learning more about or volunteering with the organization.
The first session is scheduled for Tuesday, July 1, at 11 a.m. at a location in Sequim to be revealed at the time of registration.
A second orientation will be held Wednesday, July 2, at VHOCC offices, 829 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles.
Registration for both sessions is required by calling 360-452-1511 or emailing reception@vhocc.org.
Volunteers serve in a variety of roles such as front desk receptionist, in the organization’s lending closet or delivering medical equipment to patients’ homes.
They can also serve at the bedside of hospice patients or offer grief support and spiritual care or handle various tasks in the office or at fundraising events.
VHOCC is a nonprofit serving Clallam County from Joyce to Diamond Point, and all its services are free.
It provides end-of-life nursing care, loans medical equipment and supplies and offers education programs, grief support groups, one-on-one bereavement services and practical workshops on life after loss.
Spay/neuter clinic
Peninsula Friends Of Animals is sponsoring a low cost feline spay/neuter clinic for the cats of low income pet guardians.
The clinic is scheduled for Wednesday, July 9th at Sequim Animal Hospital, 202 N. Seventh Ave. Cost for neuter is $20 and spay is $80. FVRCP and rabies vaccinations are available for $10 each.
Pre-registration is required. Schedule your appointment with Sharon at 360-477-4076.
An unspayed female cat and her offspring can produce 370,000 kittens over seven years. Some of the benefits of spay/neuter are no unplanned litters, reduced risk of diseases, less aggression, less marking/spraying, increased lifespan and a decreased population.
Peninsula Friends of Animals is a cageless, no kill, donor supported, nonprofit animal welfare organization celebrating 25 years of rescue and spay/neuter. For more information: safehavenpfoa.org, pfoa@olypen.com, 360-452-0414, ext.3.
Soroptimists offer scholarships
Soroptimist International of Sequim is offering scholarships for those who have completed a year of post-secondary education (24 semester units or 30 quarter units) and are enrolled for the upcoming 2025-2026 college school year.
Applications must be submitted by Aug. 15.
More information on the application process is available at sisequim.org. Click on “Scholarships & Awards.” Applicants need not be enrolled in a four-year degree program.
Serving veterans
The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 5 office located at the Sequim Museum administration building, 544 N. Sequim Ave., is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday to serve all veterans with claims and information.
Veterans do not have to be a member of the DAV to receive assistance.
For more information, call 360-775-6482.
