Families check off supplies at Back to School Fair

By Matthew Nash • August 28, 2024 1:30 am
Tom Hall with the Sequim Sunrise Rotary was one of many volunteers helping fill orders for school supplies for families at the Back to School Fair on Aug. 24 in the Sequim Boys & Girls Club.
Tom Hall with the Sequim Sunrise Rotary was one of many volunteers helping fill orders for school supplies for families at the Back to School Fair on Aug. 24 in the Sequim Boys & Girls Club.

A bounty of backpacks, clubs galore and a sizable amount of services were available to Sequim families at the annual Back to School Fair.

Hundreds of Sequim families received full, free sets of school supplies, free vision tests, immunizations and more on Aug. 24, at the Boys & Girls Club.

The event was sponsored by the Sequim School District, Sequim Sunrise Rotary, Sequim Valley Lions, and United Way of Clallam County.

Sequim School District’s first day of classes is set for today, Wednesday, Aug. 28.

Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash Families fill the gymnasium at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club for the Back to School Fair to meet with various clubs, get updated vaccines, and more.

Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash Families fill the gymnasium at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club for the Back to School Fair to meet with various clubs, get updated vaccines, and more.

iara Amundson, a licensed optician with Sequim Walmart’s Vision Center, talks with Aubrey Dailey about a vision test at the Back to School Fair. Aubrey’s mom Sam said her family looks forward to coming each year to the event.

iara Amundson, a licensed optician with Sequim Walmart’s Vision Center, talks with Aubrey Dailey about a vision test at the Back to School Fair. Aubrey’s mom Sam said her family looks forward to coming each year to the event.

Nine-year-old Michael O’Hara is all smiles after getting a new backpack at the Back to School Fair on Aug. 24.

Nine-year-old Michael O’Hara is all smiles after getting a new backpack at the Back to School Fair on Aug. 24.

For the second year, Carol Rogers, a Sequim volunteer with the Baha’i Faith, helps at the Back to School Fair in the Sequim Boys & Girls Club. She said volunteering is part of her faith in “service to the community.”

For the second year, Carol Rogers, a Sequim volunteer with the Baha’i Faith, helps at the Back to School Fair in the Sequim Boys & Girls Club. She said volunteering is part of her faith in “service to the community.”