Donations continue for Ukrainian refugees

By Matthew Nash • August 3, 2022 1:30 am
Photo courtesy of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church/ Volunteers compile kits with housewares at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church on July 26 for Ukrainian refugees now in Washington.

Local support for Ukrainian refugees continues at three churches this summer, with volunteers most recently compiling 88 kits with housewares at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church on July 26.

Church staff said volunteers built the kits with ongoing donations started at a kickoff collection drive on June 28.

Members of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and Trinity United Methodist Church started the effort for Ukrainian refugees in Washington state displaced by the Russian invasion.

Photo courtesy of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church Volunteers compile kits with housewares at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church on July 26 for Ukrainian refugees now in Washington.

Photo courtesy of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church Volunteers compile kits with housewares at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church on July 26 for Ukrainian refugees now in Washington.

All three churches accept monetary and donations of housewares for the refugees through Aug. 9, with the last assembly day set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16 at St. Luke’s. Volunteers are welcome.

Household items and monetary donations can be dropped off at:

• Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave.; 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 360-681-0946.

• St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Thursday; 360-683-4862.

• Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday; 360-683-5367.

T-shirts with the Ukraine flag’s colors and “Never give up” are available for $20 at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday with all proceeds going to the refugees.

All donations will be delivered later this month, organizers said.

Ukraine Asylum Concert

Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave., hosts a concert from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24 with a wide variety of music ranging from classical to popular hymn arrangements from the church’s pianists Brenda Jennings and Mark Johnson; Peninsula Singer’s ensemble Encore; pianist Rita Carrow; and Susie Herrick on flute. A free will offering for Lutheran Community Services will be taken for Ukrainian asylum seekers relocated to western Washington.

Photo courtesy of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church Volunteers compile kits with housewares at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church on July 26 for Ukrainian refugees now in Washington.

Photo courtesy of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church Volunteers compile kits with housewares at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church on July 26 for Ukrainian refugees now in Washington.

Photo courtesy of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church Kits with housewares at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church on July 26 are set for delivery later in August for Ukrainian refugees now in Washington.

Photo courtesy of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church Kits with housewares at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church on July 26 are set for delivery later in August for Ukrainian refugees now in Washington.