Summer meals begin June 20
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula sponsors free summer meals, a free lunch program for all Sequim-area residents aged 18 and younger, beginning Monday, June 20, and running Monday-Friday through Sept. 2.
Lunches are available from noon-12:45 p.m. at: Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.; Elk Creek Apartments, 90 S. Rhodefer Road; Mountain View Court, 303 S. Fifth Ave.; and, SeaBreeze Apartments, 525 McCurdy Road.
The Sequim Boys & Girls Club, 400 W. Fir St., also offers breakfast (8-9 a.m.) and lunch (noon-1 p.m.) on those dates.
Sequim schools take clothing donations
Staff with the Sequim School District are collecting students clothes (sizes 6T-adult XXXL) from June 20-Aug. 24. Donations can be dropped off 8 a.m.- 2 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays (except holidays) at the district office, 503 N. Sequim Ave.
Organizers are accepting gently-used or new shirts, pants, shorts, jackets, leggings, hoodies and sweatshirts,and new socks and underwear.
Clothes collected will be offered to district families at the Back-to-School Fair set for Saturday, Aug. 27, at the district athletic field on West Fir Street.
To help sort these items, fill out a volunteer application at sequimschools.org/ADE/volunteering.
For more information, email Merrin Packer at mpacker@sequimschools.org.
Thrift shop sales back medical needs
The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild’s thrift shop at 204 W. Bell St., will be open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 16-18.
All men and women’s pants are $1 and kitchenware, including china, is 50 percent off tag price. Shop items include a large collection of paintings and artwork, a freshwater kayak, a large classic wood dresser with mirror, and a collection of small lighthouses.
Donations are appreciated and accepted 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Monday and Tuesdays and when the shop is open.
All proceeds are donated to local medical needs, including the Sequim Free Clinic, Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, Fire District 3’s EMT needs, Olympic Medical Center and nursing scholarships at Peninsula College.
Anti-racist talk caps Studium series
Cheyenne Tuller, chair of the Adult Basic Education division of Transitional Studies at Peninsula College, presents the final Studium Generale of the academic year on Thursday, June 16, with “Thank You, America: My Personal Journey Toward Anti-Racism.” She will lead guests along her personal journey and invite them to engage in reflection as well via Zoom.
Guests can join the presentation at 12:30 p.m. at pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/88082575506 (meeting ID 880 8257 5506).
Through teaching and administrative support, Tuller helps PC students earn their GED, finish high school, or brush up for college. She has been an educator for more than 20 years.
Tuller, program organizers note, is also part of the 99.9 percent of white teachers in adult basic education and thinks that is a big problem. The solution, according to Tuller, is “coming to terms with white supremacy, white privilege and racism.”
The presentation is free and open to the public and sponsored in part by the PC Foundation.
For more information, email Dr. Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.
Local office to help disabled veterans
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) office in the Worksource building, 810 W. Brackett Road, is open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays to serve veterans who are needing help with claims or other information.
Services are free and veterans do not have to be members of DAV to receive assistance. The office is by walk-in; no appointment is necessary. Masks are required upon entrance.
For more information, call 360-775-6482.
