Learn about Rantz Rotary Youth Fund

Community members are invited to join the Sequim Bay Yacht Club for a complimentary presentation on the Joe Rantz Rotary Youth Fund, starting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, in the Hendricks Room at John Wayne Marina, 2577 W. Sequim Bay Road.

Sequim Sunrise Rotary’s Pat McCauley and members of the Sequim High School Interact Club will discuss their fundraiser, “Row for Joe.”

The fund was conceived in 2018 by the Sequim Sunrise Rotary Club after Daniel James Brown’s best-selling “The Boys in the Boat” was published. Rantz is the central character in the book which chronicles his struggles through life in his early years in Sequim, culminating with his Olympic Games gold medal win in eight-man crew in Berlin in 1936.

The goal of the Joe Rantz Rotary Youth Fund is to create a home for Sequim’s homeless youth, the Joe Rantz Rotary Youth House. For more about the Rotary project, see joerantzrotaryyouthfund.org.

For more information about Sequim Bay Yacht Club programs, including its spring learn-to-row sessions, May’s Opening Day festivities and the September races that raise funds for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, see sequimbayyacht.club.

‘Fill the Cart’ at Sequim Food Bank

The Sequim Food Bank hosts a “Fill the Cart” food drive starting Friday, March 15, and running through Monday, April 15.

Community members are encouraged to donate canned goods and other non-perishable items, and to consider donating nutritious foods like canned vegetables, whole grains and low-sodium items to promote healthier eating habits. Those unable to drop off donations at the food drive locations below can contribute financially to the cause at sequimfoodbank.org/donate.

Drop off locations include: Dungeness Courte Memory Care, 651 Garry Oak Dr.; Sequim Health and Rehabilitation Center, 650 W. Hemlock St.; The Fifth Avenue, 500 W. Hendrickson Road; Sherwood Assisted Living, 550 W. Hendrickson Road; The Lodge at Sherwood, 660 Evergreen Farm Way; Trustwell Living at Sinclair Place, 680 W. Prairie St., and Assured Hospice, 1102 E. First St., Port Angeles.

Office open to help disabled veterans

The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) office in the Worksource building, 810 W. Brackett Road, is open 9 a.m.-2 p.m. every Wednesday 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. For more information, call 360-775-6482.

Celebration of life set at PA villas

Assured Hospice of Clallam and Jefferson Counties is hosting a community Celebration of Life, starting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, at Park View Villas (Village Concepts Port Angeles), 1430 Park View Lane, Port Angeles.

“We are inviting all to come remember those we have lost and then plant flowers to remember those lost,” organizers said.

See facebook.com/AssuredHospice for more information.

Memory Café set in Sequim

East Clallam Memory Café is an opportunity for people living with memory loss and their care partners to get out of the house to be socially engaged, enjoy companionship, activities, fun and great food in a safe, relaxed and non-judgmental environment.

The Memory Café is held from 1:30-3 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the Big Elk Restaurant, 707 E. Washington St.

The gathering is free to all; however, food and beverages are the responsibility of the attendee.

The café is sponsored by Home Instead of Clallam and Jefferson Counties and Assured Hospice of Clallam and Jefferson Counties.

For more information, contact Chelsea Aitken at 360-912-4066 or Chelsea.Aitken@lhcgroup.com, or Pam Scott at 360-461-3402 or KalaniLeilani333@gmail.com.

Rally in Alley set for March 23

The City of Sequim, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County and Olympic Disposal, will host the next Rally in the Alley from 9:30-11:30 a.m. (or until dumpsters are full) on Saturday, March 23. Organizers ask that people do not show up early for the event.

Dumpsters will be located at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave., near the pickleball courts, and at the City of Sequim shop at Third Avenue and West Hemlock Street.

Volunteers will be on-site to assist City residents with discarding unwanted items at no cost to the residents. No tires, appliances, liquid paint, gas, fuel or oil will be accepted.

Volunteers are asked to meet at the Carrie Blake Community Park location at 9 a.m. for assignments.

For more information, contact Colleen Robinson, Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County executive director, at 360—775-3742 or colleen@habitatclallam.org.