Toys for Sequim Kids helped hundreds of local children once again this Christmas season.

Organizers with Sequim Community Aid for the 69th annual event said 118 families with 400 children all in the Sequim School District area stopped in for free toys, clothes, bicycles, blankets and more on Dec. 14 at the Sequim Prairie Grange.

Jim Davis, president of Sequim Community Aid, said the event was very successful and families of babies to eighth-graders seemed very grateful.

This year, 40 volunteers helped at the event with assistance from more than 20 businesses, agencies and churches including Toys for Tots, Clallam County Fire District 3, tree donations at Grocery Outlet, Co-op Farm &Garden, Sequim Gym and QFC.

Blue Sky Realty and participating Realtors collected blankets as did Boy Scout troops 90 and 1103.

Sequim Community Aid, a nonprofit, provides year-round help with utility and rent for those in need. Call Sequim Community Aid at 681-3731 for assistance.

Monetary donations can be mailed to Sequim Community Aid, P.O. Box 1591, Sequim, WA 98382. On checks, write “Toys” on the memo line if the donation is for that purpose.

To donate for general year-round utility assistance, leave the memo line blank.

Sheena Touchard of Sequim looks for toys for her four children ages 6-13 with help from volunteers Joel Ogden and Anne Notman at Toys for Sequim Kids on Dec. 14. Organizers said 400 children in Sequim will receive items from the event. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash