Yacht Club to meet
“Everyone at the Table,” the Sequim Food Bank’s first community fundraiser, is the topic for the Oct. 8 presentation at Sequim Bay Yacht Club by Andra Smith, the food bank’s executive director.
Open to the public at no charge, Smith’s talk starts at 6 p.m. in the Hendricks Room of John Wayne Marina, 2577 W. Sequim Bay Road.
Today the food bank employs 12 and has more than 250 active volunteers. Since Smith became executive director in 2016, the organization’s budget has grown from $800,000 to nearly $3 million. It relies on both donations and grants to serve an ever-increasing population, now almost 11,000.
Yacht club representatives welcome contributions of cash, nonperishable food items and fresh garden produce at the meeting.
Fundraiser for local student
A fundraiser for Sequim sixth-grader Ember Hanshaw and her family has been set for 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at Rainshadow Cafe, 157 W. Cedar St.
The daughter of Tim and Jennifer Hanshaw, Ember, the oldest of their two daughters, has patent ductus arteriosus, a congenital heart disease, as well as pediatric pulmonary hypertension in her lungs. She has right ventricle dysfunction and a genetic condition called hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). The conditions are classified as part of Eisenmenger syndrome, a life-threatening condition that affects one in 100 million people.
JFW Band will provide live entertainment and raffle tickets will be sold for $1 each, giving attendees a chance to win items donated by local businesses and individuals. All tips will be donated to the family.
Faith news
Joseph Bednarik, former co-publisher of Copper Canyon Press and a regular speaker for Universalist Unitarian congregations in the Salish Sea region, will speak on the topic “Gas Meets Fire” at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28 at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road in Port Angeles.
Bednarik will explore civil discourse in a time of polarizing politics.
One can attend the service either in-person or via Zoom.
For more information, please visit olympicuuf.com.
Cancer support
Olympic Medical Cancer Center Support Groups meet bi-monthly and are free to attend.
The Caregivers Support Group meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month and the Patient Support Group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.
Both groups meet from 1-2 p.m. in the second-floor conference room of the Medical Services Building located at 840 N. Fifth St. in Sequim.
For more information, visit olympicmedical.org/events.
